Role: Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Executive Search – UK, Ireland & Continental Europe

Location: Frankfurt, Madrid or Amsterdam

A Senior Executive Search Partner at CBRE is responsible for delivering best-in-class, end-to-end executive search activity across senior mandates throughout the region, owning the full lifecycle from initial brief through to offer, negotiation, successful hire and onboarding.

Working closely with the Head of Executive Search – UK, Ireland & Continental Europe, in collaboration with the wider team and European and in-country Talent Acquisition professionals, this role leads on a selected number of mandates to support senior-level growth of CBRE Advisory across all business lines. The role also involves supporting all search assignments, as well as exposure to multi-hire initiatives, search-related projects, and C-Suite activity.

This position acts as a trusted advisor to the business within CBRE and to senior candidates throughout the search process, ensuring adherence to search best practice and legislation, and applying sound judgment to deliver excellent service to senior candidates and C-Suite level stakeholders (including CEO, ExCom, and CHRO).

The role involves developing a strong understanding of current and future talent requirements within CBRE, providing high-quality market insights through networking, research, and knowledge-sharing, and maintaining confidentiality and professionalism throughout every mandate.

What You'll Need

• A well-rounded and in-depth understanding of the Real Estate market is highly desirable.
• A strong track record of hiring senior individuals, either within an executive search business, internal matrixed organization, or contingency practice, is essential.
• Prior experience managing senior, end-to-end mandates, from briefing through to long/shortlist, offer, and onboarding.
• Experience designing or applying candidate assessment methodologies, including competency frameworks and psychometric or personality assessment tools.
• A proactive approach towards internal and external business development.
• Effective project and workload management skills; the ability to prioritize tasks is essential.
• Ability to work in a matrix organization, prioritizing and effectively communicating with key stakeholders to achieve team goals.
• Maintains a comprehensive view across CBRE Business Lines whilst managing effective day-to-day delivery.
• Partners and participates actively across the wider Talent Acquisition team, ensuring the sharing and implementation of best practices.
• Inspires confidence and trust as a senior member of both the Executive Search and wider Talent Acquisition teams, including experience mentoring or guiding junior colleagues.
• Demonstrated stakeholder and customer engagement at all levels, both internally and externally, including C-Suite, ExCom, and CHRO-level stakeholders.
• High level of networking and relationship management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• In-depth resourcing knowledge and awareness of current sourcing trends and innovations.
• A passion for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in all approaches.
• Proven judgment and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge and experience using resourcing technologies and social networking to build diverse candidate/talent pools.
• Consistent demonstration of professional behaviours, applying judgment, initiative, and influence.
• Exemplary customer service and relationship management.
• Understanding of commercial and financial metrics.
• Recruitment technology expertise - ATS, varied search and sourcing methods, LinkedIn, talent pooling, and market mapping.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
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