Executive Search Senior Associate (United States)

About Falcon

Falcon is a growing executive search and talent advisory solutions firm that fuels value creation for the private equity-backed middle market. We are a tight-knit team of bright, spirited, and collegial professionals who test the limits of our potential while enjoying a dynamic culture firmly rooted in authentic core values. Falcon has completed over 750 private equity-backed executive placements across eight functions in seven core industries for dozens of funds.

The Position

As a Senior Associate, you are responsible for directing day-to-day search execution, upholding our brand promise, and demonstrating the rigor, mastery, and full comprehension needed to inspire client confidence. As the Slate Builder, you will partner with and mentor Researchers, set a comprehensive research strategy, and thoroughly vet candidates to ensure each search has the curated slate needed to lead to a successful close.

Responsibilities

• Pipeline Health: Monitor search-specific metrics to expertly gauge the current and future health of the candidate pipeline; effectively respond to early-warning signs or spec changes to maintain healthy searches; drive candidate movement through effective outreach and compelling communication.
• Research Strategy: Cascade the search strategy into a specific, targeted, multi-pronged research strategy to identify the applicable candidate universe for each mandate; lead and support search team members to deliver on this strategy.
• Initial/Deep Dive Interviews: Ensure every candidate sent to the Slate Owner has been fully vetted for spec/compensation alignment and deeply vetted for sponsor/opportunity fit and PE capability.
• Client Deliverables: Own the process to ensure all client documents are accurate, thorough, timely, and professional.

Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a driven, ambitious, dependable teammate who will be excited to solve complex leadership challenges, work collaboratively and cross-functionally, and directly contribute to the company’s growth.

Background

• 5+ years of experience in executive search is required
• Bachelor’s degree

Skills

• Ability to prioritize, delegate, and manage multiple projects at once
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated success in productive problem-solving
• Data tracking and management

Working at Falcon

We know that our people are our most important asset, so we work hard to invest in every employee at every level. Mentoring and training are critical components here at Falcon, and we prioritize promoting from within. In addition to our cultural values and our emphasis on continuous development, we provide the following employment benefits:

• Medical and dental insurance, with monthly employer health savings account contributions
• 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays, 15 days paid vacation, and unlimited sick days
• Up to 10 weeks of paid family leave
• 401k matching program
• Quarterly wellness bonus
• Paid volunteer time off
• Tuition assistance for full-time or part-time continuing education
• Salary of $103K; Expected OTE is $135-155K, but commissions are uncapped

Additional Information

• This is a remote role (within the US) with required travel 1-2x per year.
• We are unable to provide sponsorship for employment authorization.
• Business hours are M-F, 9-5 EST.
• Expected workload for this role is 50-60 hours per week. Work during evenings or weekends is sometimes required.