Executive Recruiting Director – EMEA

What youll do

The PMD Recruiting Director - EMEA is a new highly visible and critical role on AlixPartners Executive Recruiting team. Reporting to the Global Head Executive Recruiting you will lead the executive recruiting team and function in EMEA covering the UK DACH Italy France and the Middle East focused on Partner (non-equity) and Partner & Managing Director (equity) candidates. You will set the strategy for this dynamic function create trust-based executive stakeholder relationships implement best practices mentor and develop the team and personally manage multiple searches and candidate relationships.

An important focus of this role is building trusted relationships with the highly matrixed EMEA leadership team including regional and country leaders and heads of Practices Industries and Service addition this role will often work with global leaders in the Americas and APAC. Strong communication skills coupled with first-hand knowledge of local or country employment laws and customs are very important.

This role will be a culture carrier for the team and function reinforcing a forward-looking inclusive collaborative and creative work environment. You will create strong connections with candidates helping guide them through a rigorous process with care and excellent communication. We do not sell candidates on joining AlixPartners; we guide them and our colleagues on making the best decision for everyone.

This role is part of a close-knit global team that works across EMEA APAC and the Americas and has an opportunity to work across and provide guidance to all regions. At its core this role will work closely with the global executive recruitment team candidates and stakeholders to ensure all parties experience a caring inclusive efficient and high-quality recruitment process. You will also oversee elements of the executive onboarding experience in partnership with the People Office and IT teams. The role is vital to making sure everyone has the information they need when they need it while providing a seamless thoughtful experience for all addition you will play a meaningful role in ensuring our systems and processes work effectively and efficiently - and are compliant with firm policies and local laws and customs.

AlixPartners is committed to our peoples growth development and career progression. This role will be a key part of facilitating our forward-facing and collaborative culture. It is located in London Munich Dusseldorf or Berlin. Paid relocation is not available. Occasional travel may be expected.

Additionally you will:

• 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 firms reputation candidates 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 youll 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 teams 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.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment; physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday.
• Willingness to work outside of normal business hours as needed and in particular as unique projects/needs arise.
• Must become familiar with and promote and abide by our Core Values as defined by the AlixPartnersCode of Conductand foster an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization.

The firm offers market-leading benefits that provide flexible options to support our employees needs including health benefits to help prioritise their physical and emotional well-being time-off policies to help to recharge and financial/ retirement benefits that offer income protection and support long-term planning.

The benefit type and level differ per location.

AlixPartners is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to among other things race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age status as a protected veteran or disability.

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