Ecolab is looking for Talent Acquisition Specialist II- Executive Sourcer with broad-based recruiting capabilities and passion for recruiting Executive Leadership and other business-critical roles. Sitting within Ecolab’s Global Talent Intelligence team, this role partners closely with Executive Recruiters and business stakeholders to develop talent pipelines, conduct market mapping, deliver competitive intelligence, and proactively identify leadership talent for current and future hiring needs. The ideal candidate is a strategic researcher, skilled talent scout, and trusted partner with a passion for finding and engaging top executive talent.
What You'll Do:
Partner with Executive Recruiters and stakeholders to develop and execute executive search and pipeline strategies.
Conduct talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and market research to identify executive talent pools across industries, functions, and geographies.
Identify, engage and build relationships with passive executive talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, networking, social platforms, and other sourcing channels.
Understand our talent and business priorities and communicate those to candidates as a compelling story
Build and maintain proactive executive talent pipelines aligned to current searches, future succession needs, and business priorities.
Assess candidate backgrounds, leadership experience, and potential organizational fit to support candidate prioritization.
Prepare candidate profiles, talent market insights, target company lists, and industry research for Executive Recruiters and stakeholders.
Maintain expertise in executive talent trends, competitive landscapes, and sourcing best practices.
Track activity and search details in a timely and accurate manner, maintain organized workflows using tools such as Phenom CRM.
Support continuous improvement of executive search, sourcing, and talent intelligence practices across the team.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree.
5+ years of sourcing, recruiting, executive search research, or talent acquisition experience.
Experience identifying and engaging passive talent through advanced sourcing techniques.
Strong proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, market mapping, and candidate research.
Ability to influence stakeholders, navigate ambiguity, and manage confidential work with discretion.
Experience using labor market data and competitive intelligence to inform talent strategies.
Preferred Qualifications
Executive search firm, executive recruiting, or leadership talent research experience.
Experience supporting VP, SVP, General Manager, or C-suite searches.
Expertise in market mapping, name generation, talent intelligence, and executive candidate engagement.
Strong executive presence, business acumen, and relationship-building skills.
High integrity, professionalism, and comfort handling sensitive information.
Goal-driven, proactive, resourceful, and comfortable working autonomously in a matrixed environment.
Annual or Hourly Compensation Range
Benefits
Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits.
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- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years sourcing, recruiting, executive search research, or talent acquisition experience
- Experience identifying and engaging passive talent through advanced sourcing techniques
- Strong proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, market mapping, and candidate research
- Ability to influence stakeholders, navigate ambiguity, and manage confidential work with discretion
- Experience using labor market data and competitive intelligence to inform talent strategies
- Experience with executive search firm, executive recruiting, or leadership talent research
- Experience supporting VP, SVP, General Manager, or C-suite searches
- Expertise in market mapping, name generation, talent intelligence, and executive candidate engagement
- Strong executive presence, business acumen, and relationship-building skills
- High integrity, professionalism, and comfort handling sensitive information
- Goal-driven, proactive, resourceful, and comfortable working autonomously in a matrixed environment
Ecolab Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ecolab and has not been reviewed or approved by Ecolab.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the company provides strong retirement programs, including a 401(k) with employer matching and a pension, alongside options like an employee stock purchase plan. Offerings such as retiree healthcare benefits and diverse investment choices reinforce long-term financial support.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests medical coverage is broad, with HSA plan options and company contributions, prescription benefits, dental and vision, and virtual care and mental health support. Company-paid wellness programs and income protection (short- and long-term disability, life and accident) further strengthen core coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-focused programs include fertility support, adoption assistance, and paid parental leave, complemented by counseling and resource services. These offerings are positioned as supportive of employee well-being across different life stages.
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What We Do
A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. With annual sales of $12 billion and more than 44,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com, or follow us on twitter.com/ecolab, facebook.com/ecolab or instagram.com/ecolab_inc.
