Executive Search Consultant

The Role

ECB STAR, the executive search practice within a global consulting firm, is seeking an experienced Executive Search Consultant to join our growing team. You'll lead full-cycle recruitment mandates for C-suite and MD-level roles across professional services, consulting, private equity, tax advisory and industrial sectors.

Your day-to day includes:

• Candidate sourcing and assessment - Building high-caliber pipelines, conducting market research, evaluating fit against specific client requirements
• Client management - Partnering with hiring teams across A&M practices to understand role requirements, market context, and decision criteria; presenting qualified candidates and managing feedback cycles
• Market intelligence - Staying current on competitive landscape, talent movement, and sector dynamics across your focus areas
• Relationship building - Maintaining a strong network of candidates, recruiters, and industry contacts to support future mandates

This is hands on work. You'll own mandates from brief to placement, with exposure to high profile hires and the decision makers who shape them.

What We're Looking For Essential:

• 3-5+ years in executive recruitment, retained search, or equivalent recruitment focused role
• Proven ability to source, engage, and close placements at senior levels
• Strong stakeholder management skills - comfort presenting to and influencing senior leaders
• Self directed: you build process, manage timelines, and follow through independently

Preferred:

• Experience in professional services, management consulting, or private equity recruitment
• Track record working on competitive, high stakes mandates
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple concurrent searches