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

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