Executive Search Director
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TECHNOLOGY & TRANSFORMATION EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Search Director
Build and lead a specialist technology and transformation executive search practice with Transformation Group wide influence.
This is a genuine specialist executive search leadership opportunity; a chance to shape the strategy, commercial model, delivery standards, team and market reputation of a technology and transformation executive search practice.
The Opportunity
Talenza is formalising and scaling a specialist Executive Search practice focused on technology and transformation leadership. Sitting within The Transformation Group, the practice will deepen relationships with CEOs, C-Suite executives and boards, create access to critical leadership conversations and open broader opportunities across Talenza, Tranzformd and the wider Group.
Reporting directly to the Talenza CEO and joining the Talenza Leadership Team, you will have overall accountability for the practice's direction, commercial performance, people leadership, delivery quality and market position. This is a hands-on role: you will continue to originate and lead senior assignments while building the operating rhythm and capability required for sustainable growth.
Why this role stands out
- A true build opportunity with the authority to shape proposition, methodology, team structure and go-to-market strategy.
- Direct access to the CEO and executive leadership team along with an active seat on the Talenza Leadership team.
- A distinctive specialist proposition at the intersection of executive search, technology leadership and enterprise transformation.
- The opportunity to remain close to the market while creating a scalable, high-performing practice around you.
What you'll own
Practice and commercial leadership
- Own the strategy, revenue, profitability and growth of a specialist technology and transformation Executive Search practice.
- Build a disciplined operating rhythm across pipeline, forecasting, assignment conversion, delivery quality and practice performance.
- Set clear individual and team expectations and make considered decisions about pricing, resourcing and investment.
Origination and senior client relationships
- Originate retained senior executive, technology and transformation leadership mandates through your network, existing TTG customers, market presence and disciplined business development.
- Build trusted adviser relationships with CEOs, executives, boards, investors and senior people leaders.
- Lead high-value pitches, proposals and commercial negotiations, developing repeat, referral and strategic account opportunities.
Search excellence and people leadership
- Lead complex, confidential C-suite and senior technology, digital and transformation searches from origination through completion.
- Establish a consistent retained search methodology, assessment standard and client and candidate experience.
- Lead, coach and develop consultants, associates and researchers, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and commercial ownership.
Group representation
- Represent the full Transformation Group in senior client conversations and connect clients with the right capability across Talenza and Tranzformd.
- Turn executive-level insight into meaningful opportunities across leadership, transformation, workforce and consulting agendas.
- Strengthen the market reputation and differentiation of Talenza Executive Search through visible, credible leadership.
What you'll bring
- A proven executive search track record across Executive, technology, digital and transformation leadership mandates.
- A strong senior technology and transformation network, with evidence of originating, converting and leading high-value search mandates.
- Commercial ownership: you are comfortable carrying practice-level responsibility for revenue, profitability, pipeline and forecasting.
- Experience leading and developing search professionals, with the judgement to set high standards and address performance directly.
- A consultative, advisory style and the curiosity to understand complex organisations, technology strategies, transformation priorities and leadership challenges.
- Executive-level communication, discretion and integrity, combined with strong follow-through and attention to delivery quality.
- The energy to build for the long term while staying active in the market and leading through personal example.
What success looks like
In your first year, you will be expected to:
- Establish a clear specialist search strategy, technology and transformation market proposition, commercial plan and leadership rhythm.
- Build a credible and predictable executive search pipeline across new, repeat and referral clients.
- Personally originate and lead mandates while improving team capability, accountability and productivity.
- Create consistent search methodology and delivery standards across every assignment.
- Deliver meaningful progress against the practice's revenue, profitability and growth plan.
- Generate senior access and qualified opportunities across Talenza, Tranzformd and The Transformation Group.
Ready to build a specialist practice with real market impact?
If you are an experienced search leader with deep credibility across technology and transformation or similar field and want the mandate to build a high-performing specialist practice, we would welcome a confidential conversation. Apply through the channel where you saw this opportunity.