Location: London
Salary: £36k - £50k OTE + added bonuses
Contact: Ellie Kiff
Executive Search Consultant
Join one of the UK’s leading Executive Search firms and accelerate your career through a unique 3- year rotational programme.
Gain exposure to some of the world’s most influential businesses, work alongside industry-leading Partners, and develop into a true market specialist.
The Company – Executive Search
Established in 2000, this globally recognised Executive Search and Leadership Advisory firm partners with some of the world’s most respected organisations to identify and secure exceptional leadership talent.
What sets them apart is their commitment to developing future consultants. Through a structured 3-year rotational programme, you’ll gain hands-on experience across multiple specialist markets before choosing the area where you want to build your long-term career.
You’ll rotate through sectors, including:
- Consumer
- Technology
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Industrial & Services
- Real Assets
- Leadership Advisory
This approach allows you to develop broad commercial knowledge, build an extensive network, and ultimately specialise in a sector that genuinely interests you.
What’s on Offer? – Executive Search
- £36,000 base salary
- Discretionary annual bonus (typically £6,000–£8,000 in Year 1)
- Private healthcare and dental cover
- Direct mentorship and training from senior Partners
- £500 annual personal development allowance for gym memberships, courses, subscriptions, and wellbeing initiatives
- Hybrid working (2 days from home)
- Exposure to senior leaders and board-level executives from global organisations
- 28 days annual leave plus a two-week office closure over Christmas
- Transparent progression framework with a clear route to Partner level
- Six-month paid sabbatical after five years of service
- Collaborative, high-performance culture focused on long-term career development
The Role – Executive Search
As an Executive Search Consultant, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-profile leadership assignments for clients across a range of industries.
Responsibilities include:
- Conducting in-depth market research and analysing industry trends
- Mapping target markets to identify organisations, leadership teams, and talent pools
- Identifying and engaging senior-level candidates through research, networking, referrals, and direct outreach
- Producing detailed market intelligence reports and candidate assessments
- Supporting Partners throughout retained search processes
- Building relationships with high-calibre candidates and industry leaders
- Delivering strategic insights and progress updates to clients
Who We’re Looking For?
- Degree educated
- Ambitious and financially motivated
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Resilient, proactive, and goal-oriented
- Competitive by nature, whether through sport, academics, or other achievements
- Eager to learn and develop within a high-performance environment
This is an intellectually challenging role that combines research, relationship-building, commercial awareness, and strategic consulting.
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