Executive Recruiting Director – EMEA
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Job description
The PMD Recruiting Director - EMEA leads AlixPartners' executive recruiting team and function in EMEA, focused on Partner (non-equity) and Partner & Managing Director (equity) candidates. The role sets strategy, builds executive stakeholder relationships, mentors the team, and personally manages searches and candidate relationships.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Hybrid · Munich, Germany · Dusseldorf, Germany · Berlin, Germany
- Languages
- English – fluent, German, French, Italian
What you'll do
- Lead the executive recruiting team and function in EMEA, covering the UK, DACH, Italy, France, and the Middle East, focused on Partner (non-equity) and Partner & Managing Director (equity) candidates
- Set the strategy for the function, create trust-based executive stakeholder relationships, implement best practices, mentor and develop the team, and personally manage multiple searches and candidate relationships
- Build trusted relationships with the highly matrixed EMEA leadership team, including regional and country leaders, and heads of Practices, Industries, and Service Lines
- Work with global leaders in the Americas and APAC
- Act as a culture carrier for the team and function, reinforcing a forward-looking, inclusive, collaborative, and creative work environment
- Create strong connections with candidates, guiding them through a rigorous process with care and excellent communication
- Oversee elements of the executive onboarding experience, in partnership with the People, Office, and IT teams
- Ensure systems and processes work effectively and efficiently and are compliant with firm policies and local laws and customs
- Oversee and perpetually improve the candidate experience, from first introduction to AlixPartners to onboarding
- Mentor and develop the EMEA recruiting team, including recruiters, researchers, and coordinators
- Partner with the Global Head of Executive recruiting on performance, budget, workflow, external search firm partnerships, and special projects
- Own key searches end-to-end, including research, candidate outreach, interview process (prep emails, debriefs, stakeholder alignment, etc.), evaluations, and candidate write-ups
- Facilitate the development of and write the long-form, detailed business cases for final-stage PMD candidates, which are evaluated by the CEOs and Board of Directors
- Vet and review / finalize contracts and relationships with contingent and retained external search firms
- Ensure recruiting data is collected, recorded, and documented in a timely, confidential, and legally compliant manner
- Be a "super user" of the current CRM tool, currently Greenhouse, finding ways to optimize the application
What we're looking for
- Problem solving – able to anticipate opportunities and obstacles and react / plan accordingly in a calm and engaging manner that maintains a motivated team and engages leaders
- A player / coach orientation, with experience leading geographically dispersed teams and colleagues through multiple, sometimes competing priorities and projects
- A formidable knowledge of the consulting and related candidate pool landscape, including exec consulting firms of all sizes working across Restructuring, Advisory and Risk
- Strong understanding of the core business drivers and executive considerations within a consulting or similar professional services organization, including utilization, client management, commercials, cultural alignment, etc.
- A strong orientation to develop and motivate a team; creative, consultative, constructive, collegial, and skilled at providing feedback and praise
- An eye to detail, especially in written communications, reports, and presentations
- Experience leading an executive search team / function in EMEA within a consulting or professional services organization, with depth in research, and candidate outreach and cultivation, offer negotiations, and onboarding
- A passion for prose - a proven ability to write concise, action oriented, clear executive communications, reports, and executive / Board-ready documents
- A strong sense of ownership - holds oneself personally accountable for the team's success and opportunities for improvement
- Excellent client-service orientation - able to influence, present to, and successfully collaborate with a range of executive stakeholders across a complex matrix
- Excellent organization and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and adapt to changing circumstances
- Ability to work independently to drive multiple, shifting priorities with a strong sense of urgency
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Teams, Word, and Excel
- Ability to travel, as required
- Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment; physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday
- Willingness to work outside of normal business hours, as needed and in particular as unique projects/needs arise
- Must become familiar with, and promote and abide by, the Core Values as defined by the AlixPartners' Code of Conduct and foster an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization
Nice to have
- Experience working in an executive search firm is strongly preferred
- Fluency in German, French and/or Italian considered a plus
Your team
Executive Recruiting team
A close-knit global team that works across EMEA, APAC and the Americas
Benefits
Market-leading benefits that provide flexible options to support employee's needs including health benefits to help prioritise their physical and emotional well-being, time-off policies to help to recharge and financial/ retirement benefits that offer income protection and support long-term planning
- The benefit type and level differ per location
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About AlixPartners
AlixPartners actively promotes an inclusive environment and strongly believes in the value that diversity brings to our experiences, committed to the perpetual enhancements of initiatives, policies, and practices. The firm holds itself accountable by providing the space for authenticity, growth, and equity for everyone. AlixPartners has embraced a hybrid work model to provide flexibility and support employees' work-life integration.
Mission
We solve the most complex and critical challenges by moving quickly from analysis to action when it really matters; creating value that has a lasting impact on companies, their people, and the communities they serve.
Key facts
- Embraced a hybrid work model combining in-person (AlixPartners office) and remote working
- Offers market-leading benefits that differ per location