Executive Search Consultant | Scrabble

Job Summary

As an Executive Search Consultant at Scrabble, you will lead high-impact leadership hiring mandates that significantly influence the trajectory of client companies. You will engage directly with senior executives, founders, CXOs, and investors to understand business needs, map markets, assess leadership talent, and drive hiring decisions. This role offers client and international exposure, providing an opportunity to build a career based on merit and deep expertise in senior leadership recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Own executive search mandates end-to-end, from understanding client requirements to closing candidates.
• Collaborate directly with founders, CXOs, business leaders, and investors to align hiring strategies with business goals.
• Analyze the business context behind each role, including growth plans, organizational structure, leadership gaps, and market dynamics.
• Build comprehensive talent maps and identify relevant senior leaders across companies, sectors, and geographies.
• Engage with senior professionals to assess their experience, motivations, and suitability for leadership roles.
• Present shortlisted candidates to clients and manage the recruitment process through interviews, reference checks, negotiations, and closure.
• Develop and maintain long-term relationships with senior executives and clients.
• Cultivate expertise in sectors such as technology, SaaS, artificial intelligence (AI), fintech, cybersecurity, and other high-growth industries.
• Manage international search assignments, including opportunities across the US and other global markets.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in executive search, with a strong ability to identify, assess, and close senior leadership talent rather than just sourcing profiles.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of holding thoughtful conversations with senior professionals and quickly building credibility.
• Demonstrated ownership and accountability for managing mandates end-to-end, ensuring the right outcomes.
• Experience working with global clients, candidates, or markets is a significant advantage.
• Strong understanding of business dynamics, leadership requirements, and market contexts relevant to senior roles.
• Ability to build and maintain extensive professional networks within senior leadership circles.
• Educational qualifications typically expected include a bachelor’s degree; advanced degrees or certifications in business, human resources, or related fields are beneficial.

Preferred Skills

• Expertise in sectors such as Enterprise Technology, SaaS, AI, fintech, and cybersecurity.
• Familiarity with international leadership hiring practices and cross-border recruitment.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills to manage complex hiring processes.
• Capacity to work in a performance-driven environment focused on meritocracy.

Experience

• Experience in executive search or senior leadership recruitment.
• Exposure to working with founders, CEOs, CROs, CMOs, CTOs, investors, and senior executives.
• Experience handling international mandates and understanding leadership hiring across different geographies.

Environment

• The role involves direct interaction with senior leadership teams and clients.
• Exposure to international markets including India, the US, Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
• Work environment emphasizes ownership of mandates rather than volume recruitment.
• Likely a hybrid or office-based setting with opportunities for remote client engagement.

Benefits

• Direct client exposure and ownership of mandates.
• International search assignments providing global market experience.
• Access to senior leadership networks.
• A performance-driven culture where merit and quality of work define career growth.
• Opportunity to build a strong sector and leadership network.

Growth Opportunities

• Career advancement is based on merit, quality of work, and outcomes delivered rather than tenure.
• Opportunity to develop deep expertise in executive search across high-growth sectors.
• Potential to build a strong professional network and leadership presence internationally.
• Ability to handle increasingly complex and high-profile mandates, enhancing professional stature.