The client is seeking an experienced recruiting and mission-aligned professional to join a collaborative team as a Vice President. This role is focused on building strong client and candidate service, bringing a proven track record in business development, cultivating leads, and converting new business. The Vice President is expected to maintain a consistent level of revenue generation and continuously manage a full board of searches.
Key responsibilities include serving as the primary strategic partner to clients throughout the search process by leading day-to-day interactions with executive leadership, hiring managers, and HR/recruiting business partners. The role will manage a full book of concurrent searches end-to-end, including coordination, client briefings, candidate preparation, reference checks, reference reporting, and support through offer negotiation and start date. It also involves partnering with leadership and project management staff to align on search strategy, ensure quality and consistency of service, and drive continuous improvement opportunities that strengthen client relationships and generate additional search engagements.
The Vice President will maintain relationships with hiring managers, placed candidates, and HR/recruiting contacts to anticipate future hiring needs and potential skill gaps, and will collaborate with project management and research staff to develop multi-channel search strategies based on marketplace knowledge. The role includes presenting qualified candidates through an unbiased, competency-based interview process, ensuring timely and constructive candidate communication, proactively building a referral network to strengthen the candidate pipeline, and demonstrating excitement about new technology and AI tools used to increase efficiency while preserving human judgment and expertise. Ideal experience includes 8+ years in recruiting and business development in a client-facing role; an established client base and the ability to grow prospects with existing clients are considered a plus.