Executive Search Consultant

Executive Search Consultant - £30K - £35K Basic Salary - £50K 1st year OTE - 2nd year £100K OTE

Virtus Talent are working with a leading Executive Search firm covering Board and Director level placements across Finance Services and the Private Equity . They are consistently retained on 'C-Suite Level' searches by some of the most prestigious institutions across EMEA, North America and Asia.

Established in 2000 with an ambition to become unrivalled in their market knowledge and reputation, they have succeeded in building a brand respected by clients, candidates, and competitors alike. They are widely considered one of the industry's best boutique retained search firms.

As a business, they promote organic growth and foster a genuine meritocratic environment, with almost all current Partners having started within the business as Associates and grown with the company.

As you develop, you will be given responsibility for more significant parts of mandate management and delivery, including; Identifying, referencing, and assessing potential candidates for retained mandates

• Ongoing research and networking to source top performers from talent pools across their core markets
• Creating forensic competitor analysis, including strategic overviews, benchmarking, bespoke market and product intelligence reports through referencing and profiling market leaders
• Assisting and running the client side execution of active mandates
• Conducting pre-pitch/origination research and due diligence, as well as proactively supporting strategic projects
• Active outreach and long-term relationship building with the top talent in the market

The typical profile of a successful candidate would include the following:

• Excellent research and academic credentials with a degree or postgraduate qualification
• A naturally inquisitive, well-organised, structured, resilient, and disciplined personality with a high level of attention to detail
• An analytical thinking process coupled with a polished and well-rounded communication technique
• Exceptional rapport-building skills and the ability to excel from day one in a commercial, professional and driven environment
• A drive to build a career in retained 'C level' executive search within a respected industry leader

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!

Virtus Talent are here to guide you through the interview process, make sure you are fully prepared for interviews and coach you on how to get your transferable skills and traits across in the interview. We will aim to secure you several interviews with several companies that you like the look of with the view of securing you several job offers.