Oversee and perpetually improve the candidate experience, from their first introduction to AlixPartners to their onboarding process.
Mentor and develop the EMEA recruiting team, including recruiters, researchers, and coordinators, maintain an engaging, developmental, forward-looking, and fun work environment.
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. This process involves complex candidate and senior stakeholder alignment and management and requires a knowledge of the key drivers for a consulting organization.
Vet and review / finalize contracts and relationships with contingent and retained external search firms, with a keen eye to the firm’s reputation, candidate’s experience, and relevant budgets.
Ensure recruiting data is collected, recorded, and documented in a timely, confidential, and legally compliant manner.
Be a “super user” of our current CRM tool, currently Greenhouse, finding ways to optimize the application to enhance the candidate experience, data management, scheduling, and reporting.
Additional responsibilities as identified. This description is not designed to encompass a comprehensive listing of required activities, duties, or responsibilities.
What you’ll need
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, taking on work as needed to meet goals and objectives.
A formidable knowledge of the consulting and related candidate pool landscape, including exec consulting firms or 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.
Experience working in an executive search firm is strongly preferred.
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. You understand their motivations and goals, and operate as their executive search subject matter expert.
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. Fluency in German, French and/or Italian considered a plus.
A sense of humor and humility.
Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Teams, Word, and Excel.
Responsibilities
Oversee and perpetually improve the candidate experience, from their first introduction to AlixPartners to their onboarding process.
Mentor and develop the EMEA recruiting team, including recruiters, researchers, and coordinators, maintain an engaging, developmental, forward-looking, and fun work environment.
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. This process involves complex candidate and senior stakeholder alignment and management and requires a knowledge of the key drivers for a consulting organization.
Vet and review / finalize contracts and relationships with contingent and retained external search firms, with a keen eye to the firm’s reputation, candidate’s experience, and relevant budgets.
Ensure recruiting data is collected, recorded, and documented in a timely, confidential, and legally compliant manner.
Be a “super user” of our current CRM tool, currently Greenhouse, finding ways to optimize the application to enhance the candidate experience, data management, scheduling, and reporting.
Additional responsibilities as identified. This description is not designed to encompass a comprehensive listing of required activities, duties, or responsibilities.
What you’ll need
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, taking on work as needed to meet goals and objectives.
A formidable knowledge of the consulting and related candidate pool landscape, including exec consulting firms or 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.
Experience working in an executive search firm is strongly preferred.
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. You understand their motivations and goals, and operate as their executive search subject matter expert.
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. Fluency in German, French and/or Italian considered a plus.
A sense of humor and humility.
Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Teams, Word, and Excel.