🚀 Executive Search

Principal Associate – Executive Search

About the Firm

A long-established global executive search and leadership advisory business, with a strong track record across the industrials, technology, and digital transformation sectors. The firm partners with boards, chairs, management teams, and investors to deliver senior-level executive search and advisory services, supported by affiliates worldwide.

The Role

The Principal Associate role sits between Senior Associate and Consultant, with responsibility for driving high-quality search execution and supporting business growth. This position offers progression to Consultant or the opportunity to specialise and build a sector focus.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of executive search assignments, from client briefing to candidate placement.
• Manage search processes, timelines, and quality control.
• Identify, assess, and engage candidates; conduct competency-based interviews.
• Prepare role briefs, reports, and client-ready documentation.
• Support Directors with business development, pitches, and practice growth.
• Build and maintain strong client and candidate relationships.
• Mentor and coach Associates and researchers.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, process improvement, and cross-practice collaboration.

Success Measures

• Effective delivery of 15–20 projects per year.
• Consistently high-quality execution and reporting.
• Positive client and candidate feedback.
• Recognition as a collaborative role model within the team.

Ideal Candidate

• Degree-educated, with 10+ years’ executive search experience.
• Strong project management and client service skills.
• Commercial, strategic thinker with C-Suite relationship experience.
• Highly collaborative and detail-oriented.
• Experience or interest in industrials or related sectors.
• Fluent in business English.

The firm is committed to diversity, inclusion, and delivering transformational outcomes for clients, candidates, and colleagues.