Senior Technical Search Consultant

Senior Technical Search Consultant

Senior Technical Search Consultant – Exeter

King Executive, specialises in Executive search across the South West. We work as a close-knit, collaborative team to support SMEs, and high-growth scale-up businesses to find the right leaders for their organisations.

We deliver managerial, senior leadership, and board hires whether it be for succession planning, M&A activity, growth, turnaround, diversification, or wholesale change.

Aligned to our core values of quality, teamwork, and innovation you will have the opportunity to work with our highly experienced team, who take pride in providing a holistic approach to senior hiring and search.

It’s likely that you either come from an executive search background and you are already in the South West or looking to relocate…

OR

You have earned your stripes as a recruiter either on the high street or within an independent and you’d LOVE to embrace a different style of working, that involves working on a retained basis and hiring ‘Heads of’ up to executive level in Tech. You may have specialised in Tech or simply touched on it a few times, and would like to specialise!

About King

King has evolved from an organically grown business to a fast-paced ‘scale-up recruitment and search firm, that is set to dominate the Southwest region with further plans for UK & International expansion.

Our markets are: Tech | Digital | Sales & Marketing | HR & Business Services | Finance | Executive.

We’ve recently moved to the high profile site of Winslade Park – and the team are seriously enjoying all of the benefits of working here, including great restaurants, gym, break out areas, free parking, a lively business community on site and a swimming pool coming soon.

Since its inception, King has gone from strength the strength. King Recruit received Private Equity backing from James Caan CBE’s award-winning investment firm; Recruitment Entrepreneur in 2021.

We launched King Executive in 2021 to assist clients with more strategic, high-performing positions, placing business leaders into leading businesses so that they can achieve a high-performance culture and superior results.

Working as a member of the Executive recruitment team, your responsibilities will include:

• Nurture long term relationships with clients, candidates, and partners
• Build a pipeline of roles, pitch and secure new assignments
• Deliver leadership and senior appointments.
• Develop knowledge and expertise within client sectors
• Become a trusted advisor, providing recruitment and retention support, and added value advice
• Support clients and candidates throughout the recruitment lifecycle and further develop the relationship thereafter
• Work in partnership with colleagues across King so that our client relationships are seamless, and where appropriate identify opportunities for colleagues
• Host and attend client and business advisor leadership events
• There is flexibility for you to define your core focus which could be based on professional discipline, geography, or sector
• We are seeking a collaborative, creative team player with excellent relationships.

Skills and qualities required:

• Previous senior management recruitment experience is essential, which could be within a consultancy or in-house role.
• High levels of empathy and EQ with excellent relationship building skills.
• A commercial, inquisitive mind which strong business acumen
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Resilience, positivity, proactivity, and a solution orientated outlook
• Pride in delivering a high quality, consultative service
• Professionalism and discretion
• Highly organised with the ability to multi-task and deal with ambiguity

At King we do things differently. We have created a dynamic, supportive environment where people work flexibly, in a hybrid model and a culture of teamwork is fostered.

We measure our success through repeat business and referrals developed from our established long-term relationships as trusted advisors.

We offer competitive remuneration packages including a comprehensive benefits programme.

We would consider part-time or compressed hours for the right applicants.

This position would ideally be based from our office in Exeter. If you believe you can contribute to King’s growth and our approach complements your values, we would love to hear from you. Please get in touch with Helen Plumridge our MD for an exploratory discussion.