Position Summary:
The Talent Acquisition Partner leads full-cycle recruiting for executive and senior-level searches across the firm, partnering directly with practice leaders and hiring executives to build high-caliber, confidential pipelines for critical, high-visibility roles. This position blends strategic sourcing, executive-level candidate management, and consultative partnership with firm leadership.
Primary Responsibilities
- Partner directly with hiring executives and practice leaders to define search criteria, scope, and success profiles for senior-level and executive roles
- Lead confidential, proactive outreach and relationship-building with senior-level and passive executive candidates
- Design and coordinate end-to-end interview processes for executive searches, including panel and stakeholder alignment
- Manage a white-glove candidate experience, maintaining discretion throughout confidential and leadership-level searches
- Conduct market mapping and competitive intelligence to inform search strategy and target lists
- Advise hiring leaders on offer strategy and provide consultative feedback throughout the process
- Deliver polished, high-touch candidate communications, including status updates and executive-level rejection/feedback conversations
- Guide offer structuring and negotiation support in partnership with leadership and compensation teams
- Lead executive onboarding strategy, including tailored pre-boarding engagement for senior hires
- Partner with onboarding and leadership teams to ensure a seamless, high-touch transition into the firm
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including demonstrated executive or senior-level search experience
- Proven ability to manage confidential, high-visibility searches with discretion and sound judgment
- Strong consultative and relationship-management skills with senior stakeholders and hiring leaders
- Experience with executive sourcing tools, market mapping, and competitive talent intelligence
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in retained executive search or a search-firm environment
- SHRM-CP or AIRS sourcing certification
Skills and Competencies:
- Strategic thinker with a data-driven approach to sourcing and search strategy
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an executive-level presence
- High degree of discretion and sound judgment managing confidential searches
- Strong relationship-management and consultative skills with senior stakeholders
- Uses recruiting data and pipeline metrics to guide decisions on sourcing channels, search strategy, and process improvements
- Excellence with AI-powered sourcing and recruiting tools, applying them to sharpen candidate identification and streamline the search process
- Stays current on executive hiring trends, compensation benchmarks, and shifts in the talent market to keep search strategy competitive
Compensation Range:
- $100,000 - $120,000
Why Cerity Partners:
Our people drive our success by working together to deliver exceptional service to our clients. Below is a glimpse of the key elements of our total rewards package:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance – day 1!
- 401(k) savings and investment plan options with 4% match
- Flexible PTO policy
- Parental Leave
- Financial assistance for advanced education and professional designations
- Opportunity to give back time to local communities
- Commuter benefits
Cerity Partners is committed to providing an environment where all individuals can be their authentic selves. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who respects each individual and supports the diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences of our colleagues. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
Cerity Partners is committed to working with and providing accommodations to applicants with disabilities or special needs. For those needing accommodations, please reach out to [email protected]. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
- Demonstrated executive or senior-level search experience
- Proven ability to manage confidential, high-visibility searches with discretion and sound judgment
- Strong consultative and relationship-management skills with senior stakeholders and hiring leaders
- Experience with executive sourcing tools, market mapping, and competitive talent intelligence
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
- Excellence with AI-powered sourcing and recruiting tools
- Prior experience in retained executive search or a search-firm environment
- SHRM-CP or AIRS sourcing certification
Cerity Partners Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cerity Partners and has not been reviewed or approved by Cerity Partners.
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Retirement Support — An employer 401(k) match is part of the package, supporting long-term savings. Feedback suggests retirement benefits are a consistent component across materials.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave are explicitly included, enabling time away when needed. Feedback suggests time-off policies are viewed as a strong element of the offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Hybrid work, commuter benefits, employee assistance resources, and optional spending accounts broaden the total rewards beyond base pay. Feedback suggests these perks contribute to perceived overall balance.
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