Ash & Harris Executive Search

Executive Search Consultant -Recruiter

Ash & Harris Executive Search New York, New York, United States Today
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We are seeking an Executive Search Consultant to support market mapping, outreach, and search execution across senior leadership mandates. This role sits at the core of how we deliver value: understanding markets deeply, identifying the right talent pools, and engaging senior leaders with credibility, discretion, and sound judgment.

It’s an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys research, pattern recognition, structured thinking, and professional outreach—and who wants meaningful exposure to senior‑level executive search.

Core Responsibilities

Market Mapping & Research

  • Build detailed market maps for executive search assignments, identifying target organizations and senior leaders across relevant sectors
  • Analyze organizational structures to understand reporting lines, succession paths, and role adjacency
  • Develop long‑lists and talent landscapes that reflect capability, context, and market nuance—not keyword matching
  • Track market intelligence including leadership moves, compensation signals, and organizational changes

Candidate Identification & Outreach

  • Identify prospective candidates using LinkedIn, proprietary databases, and targeted research
  • Draft and execute thoughtful, discreet outreach to senior leaders on behalf of the firm
  • Conduct initial screening conversations when appropriate, capturing motivation, career context, and alignment
  • Maintain accurate records of outreach, responses, and market feedback

Search Execution Support

  • Support active searches through structured research updates and candidate tracking
  • Prepare first drafts of candidate summaries, market overviews, and client‑ready updates
  • Assist in calibrating talent pools based on client feedback and evolving role definitions

Firm & Practice Support

  • Contribute to ongoing talent‑mapping initiatives aligned with priority clients and sectors
  • Support business development research, including market scans, role benchmarking, and competitor analysis
  • Help maintain the firm’s research standards, templates, and internal knowledge base

What We’re Looking For

Experience & Background

  • 5+ years in executive search research, market intelligence, professional services, recruiting, consulting, or a similarly analytical role
  • Experience in financial services, insurance, pensions, asset management, or professional services is an asset (not required)
  • Undergraduate degree required

Skills & Attributes

  • Strong analytical and research capability; able to synthesize complex information clearly
  • Exceptional written communication skills, especially for professional outreach and candidate summaries
  • Comfortable engaging senior executives with discretion, professionalism, and confidence
  • Highly organized and able to manage multiple parallel workstreams
  • Curious, commercially minded, and detail‑oriented
  • Thrives in a small, high‑expectation, high‑trust environment with significant autonomy

Tools & Technical Skills

  • Strong LinkedIn proficiency (Sales Navigator an asset)
  • Comfortable working with databases, spreadsheets, and structured documentation
  • Able to learn and apply consistent research and assessment frameworks

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