Executive Search Consultant

The Company

PierceGray is an operator-led executive search firm for private equity and transformational business environments. We specialize in finding leaders for private equity backed environments, with long-standing relationships with investment firms like TPG Capital and Bain Capital. The business has been operating since 2006, and has served clients in nearly every industry sector in North America. The firm is made up of former leaders from Deloitte, ExxonMobil, GE, and Alvarez & Marsal and our broader organization consists of employees from all different backgrounds including consulting, search, and industry. We have a team focused operating model, where all of our work is executed through collaboration and value-based partnership. We are industry agnostic with functional specialties in Operations, Finance, Sales, HR, and Technology roles.

PierceGray is on an aggressive growth path to triple in size over the next 5 years across our two offices in Chicago and New York. We are currently seeking intellectually curious, collaborative, and hard working talent to join our team.

The Role

At PierceGray, Executive Search Consultants partner with a team to executive all day-to-day search operations and client management activities. PierceGray follows a disciplined search process that assesses client needs, develops a comprehensive market strategy, and actively screens high-caliber individuals against functional requirements as defined alongside their clients. This resource would own the market insights for the search with responsibility in sourcing and assessing the initial candidate pool.

Experience & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 1-6 years of professional work experience
• Project management expertise: comfortable with hands-on project execution
• Team focused operator
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a self-starter, able to operate with limited oversight
• Analytical and computer skills. Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint required
• Analytics, Research, Client Service, and/or Business experience is a plus.