Head of Talent Intelligence (CDI)

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Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
Hybrid
Senior level
Information Technology • Software • Analytics
The Role
Lead and build Dedale's new Talent Intelligence practice: own P&L, run end-to-end senior advisory mandates, manage 20–40 active searches, define screening methodology, hire and mentor associates, oversee APAC sourcing, develop commercial pipeline and cross-sell opportunities, and contribute to the people intelligence data layer.
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About Dedale:

Dedale is the differentiating source of strategic intelligence in the technology space.

With a unique team of over 100 full-time research analysts & planners, Dedale leverages a network of over 10,000 market professionals to deliver on-the-ground strategic intelligence to investors and corporates, with a core focus around North America and Europe.

Our team gathers top talents with diverse and international backgrounds. Our Research & Investment team has the strongest expertise in the ecosystem on B2B Software due diligence, and we are surrounded by a network of mentors including high-profile tech founders and investors.

Our Culture:

Dedale gathers a group of highly talented international individuals (incl. US, Chinese, Filipino, French, Moroccan, Latvian, Lebanese nationalities among others).

The leadership team is composed of experienced investment professionals & management consultants (ex-McKinsey, BCG Project Leaders & managers).

Our advisory board is extremely high profile, including some of the most successful investors worldwide (incl. Managing Partners of the largest PE and Growth Equity funds, and Tech unicorn entrepreneurs).

We seek to develop a dream team of outstanding investment analysts with strong academic and professional achievements and a passion for investing and technology.

Your Opportunity:

Dedale is launching a Talent Intelligence practice and we are looking for one senior person to lead it from the ground up.

You will own the P&L of a new business unit, build the team, define the methodology, and develop the client base — with the full backing of an established intelligence platform and an existing network of 100+ leading investment firms and corporates behind you.

This is the right role for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset who wants to build something real, take ownership of outcomes, and grow a practice that bears their mark.

Your Role:

1. Build the Vision for the Talent Intelligence Business at Dedale

Own the strategy and growth of the Talent Intelligence practice, from where it stands today to where it needs to go.

Short term:

  • Launch and anchor the practice around Senior Advisor sourcing

  • Animate and build the team, set the culture and ways of working from day one

  • Own smooth, high-quality delivery across all active mandates

Long term:

  • Expand the Talent Intelligence stream beyond Senior Advisors into adjacent streams such as Board Placement and Executive Search

  • Build the practice into a standalone, scalable business unit within Dedale

2.Commercial Development & P&L Ownership

  • Own the revenue and cost line of the Talent Intelligence practice

  • Work closely with the Sales team and VPs to expand the mandate pipeline across existing and new accounts

  • Identify cross-sell opportunities between intelligence mandates and Talent Intelligence mandates

  • Represent Dedale's Talent Intelligence capability in client conversations with PE Partners and fund managing directors

3.Data & Platform

  • Contribute to building the people intelligence data layer in our platform to strengthen the long-term people intelligence asset

Your Profile:
  • 4–6 years of experience in advisory sourcing, executive search, or talent intelligence

  • Proven experience engaging and managing relationships with C-level executives, board members, and senior leaders across complex, high-stakes mandates

  • Proven track record of running mandates end-to-end and managing client relationships independently

  • Entrepreneurial mindset — energised by building from scratch, owning outcomes, and taking initiative without a safety net

  • Comfortable owning a P&L and being accountable for revenue targets

  • Experience managing or mentoring junior team members

  • Structured, data-literate, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment

  • Fluent in English — French and other European languages a strong plus

Cherry on the Cake:
  • You like collaborating as a team and delivering your best as an individual

  • You are passionate about technology, innovation, and investment

Recruitment Process:
  • Introductory call with our Head of HR

  • Pre-case with our Senior VP

  • 1 Case Study

  • Final on-site interview with Managing Director, CEO, and coffee chat with the team

Skills Required

  • 4-6 years of experience in advisory sourcing, executive search, or talent intelligence
  • Proven experience engaging and managing relationships with C-level executives, board members, and senior leaders
  • Proven track record of running mandates end-to-end and managing client relationships independently
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and experience building or scaling a practice from scratch
  • Comfortable owning a P&L and being accountable for revenue targets
  • Experience managing or mentoring junior team members
  • Structured, data-literate, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment
  • Fluent in English
  • French and other European languages
  • Passion for technology, innovation, and investment
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The Company
HQ: Paris
318 Employees
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

Dedale Intelligence is the differentiating source of strategic intelligence in the technology space. With a unique team of over 100 full-time research analysts & planners, Dedale leverages a community of industry veterans to deliver on the ground strategic intelligence to investors and corporates, with a core focus around North America and Europe. Paris | New York | London | Munich | Cebu | Cairo | Ho Chi Minh City

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