Principal Executive Recruiter (18mth FTC)

Our Board & Executive Talent Team enables us to deliver on our mission by ensuring we have the best leaders for our current & future needs.

Were looking for an experienced Executive Recruiter to join us. Youll partner with our senior leaders to hire exceptional engineering product data and design leaders who will shape the future of Wise.

What youll do.

• Own and drive executive search strategies for critical leadership roles globally.

• Advise senior stakeholders on candidate requirements market dynamics and search strategy.

• Develop inclusive search strategies to identify and engage exceptional leadership talent.

• Assess executive talent identifying leaders who will thrive in Wises environment and have a meaningful impact on our business.

• Partner with senior stakeholders to shape hiring and succession strategies.

• Build long-term relationships with executive talent maintaining external leadership pipelines.

• Guide candidates through our hiring process delivering an exceptional candidate experience.

• Negotiate and close executive offers.

• Partner with talent development leads and people partners to develop strategies to minimise succession risks build external succession pipelines and maintain long term relationships with passive candidates.

• As a recognised expert in your field you will develop a trusted advisor relationship with hiring managers and key stakeholders across our people and recruitment teams.

• You will use market & competitor intelligence to ensure that we identify target and engage with key talent.

• Youll continuously advocate our inclusive hiring practices and help drive our diversity sourcing initiatives.

• Acting as a mentor to others you will seek growth and share what you learn.

• We are a fast growing team and company. You will be expected to lead and contribute to broader talent initiatives across the organisation.

The experience background and competencies needed to succeed in this role.

• You are an experienced executive / senior leadership recruiter with a proven track record of leading complex end-to-end leadership searches including search strategy market mapping direct sourcing executive assessment stakeholder management and offer negotiation.

• You have significant experience recruiting senior leaders across engineering product data and/or design within a product-led technology company with particular expertise in engineering leadership recruitment.

• You have recruited senior engineering leaders (Director VP or C-level) across multiple geographies and understand how product-led technology organisations are structured.

• You have in-house executive recruitment experience within a product-led technology company. Experience combining search firm and in-house executive recruitment is highly desirable with a proven ability to operate as a trusted adviser inside a business.

• You consistently deliver an exceptional experience for candidates.

A bit more about you.

• Youre curious and continuously look for ways to improve how we hire assess and develop leadership talent..

• You use data market insight and evidence to shape decisions and influence others.

• You enjoy working collaboratively across the People team and building trusted partnerships with senior leaders.

• You thrive in ambiguity take ownership and are comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.

We support flexible working. During your onboarding youll spend more time in our London office to build relationships across the business. Once established youll typically spend around three days a week in the office.

Additional Information :

For everyone everywhere. Were people building money without borders without judgement or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse equitable and inclusive.

Were proud to have a truly international team and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1