About the Role
The Executive Research Manager focuses on the proactive sourcing of high-quality professionals for key leadership roles across the EMESA region and beyond. In collaboration with the wider recruitment team, the role will support a diverse range of roles, leveraging varied channels in the market to identify, attract, and assess critical talent for our high-growth business.
Responsibilities
- Working in collaboration with internal hiring managers and recruiters to understand role requirements, to define target candidate profiles, and to own candidate identification strategy for each position
- Partnering with stakeholders to conduct research on specific search assignments including high-level name generation and org chart creation, building target longlists, completing talent pool mappings, and identifying potential candidates
- Providing a white-glove executive search experience to stakeholders
- Acting as Talent Advisor to senior stakeholders throughout the recruitment process, advising them on availability, calibre, and cost of potential talent pools and candidates
- Developing and leading the proactive search and channel strategy to ensure the continued flow of high-quality candidates through the process
- Targeting passive candidates through various acquisition channels including social media and professional networks.
- Challenging conventional recruitment thinking and processes, being prepared to push back on stakeholders where necessary to ensure the best candidate experience possible
- Owning the candidate outreach strategy, producing and disseminating targeted marketing content to ensure maximum engagement pre-application
- Conducting in-depth assessments of identified talent in line with stakeholder requirements, to better understand functional expertise and BCG-fit
- Leading on the production of Talent Intelligence reports, providing detailed analysis in support of search projects and candidate talent-pool development, as well as internal talent assessments, competitor analysis, and intellectual capital efforts to stakeholders
- Maintaining and populating our candidate database to ensure we keep consistent communication with all BCG-fit/silver medallist candidates
- Collaborating internationally across BCG functions, business units, and cohorts, bringing creative ideas together and providing strategic input
Requirements
- 6-8 years of in-house talent sourcing, head-hunting, or executive search experience ideally in a professional services environment, with a focus on the provision of white-glove service
- Demonstrable experience owning pipeline creation, research-based talent engagement, and proven understanding of talent acquisition marketing and segmentation
- Experience of unearthing top-talent across industries, and of supporting the build of business functions in a Consulting context
- Strong drive for both success and excellence; a self-starter with a keen sense of responsibility who brings an agile mindset to day-to-day activities.
- A deep understanding of sourcing technology, market trends, and talent strategy
- Ability to work across multiple searches through strong project management and prioritisation skills
- Proven track record in guiding and converting candidates through a discrete hiring process, providing advice, and forming a trust-based relationship
- Flexible in adapting ways of working to an ever-evolving talent market, deftly navigating change and ambiguity
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
Skills
- Talent sourcing
- Head-hunting
- Executive search
- Pipeline creation
- Research-based talent engagement
- Talent acquisition marketing
- Segmentation
- Sourcing technology
- Market trends
- Talent strategy
- Project management
- Prioritisation
- Candidate outreach
- Talent Intelligence reporting
- Candidate database management
- Collaboration
Location
- EMESA region
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 6-8 years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
About the Company
- Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities.
- BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963.
- Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.
- To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities.
- Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change.
- BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose.
- We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.
Equal Opportunity
- Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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