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Cushman & Wakefield · 9 hours ago

Senior Researcher, Executive Talent Acquisition

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$102K/yr - $120K/yr

5+ years exp

Cushman & Wakefield is a global leader in real estate services, and they are seeking a Senior Researcher to support their Executive Recruiting team. This role involves identifying top talent, developing sourcing strategies, and enhancing executive research capabilities to drive growth across the company's business lines.

CommercialCommercial Real EstateConsultingLeasingLegalProperty Management

Responsibilities

Partner with Executive Recruiters and business leaders to define role requirements, develop ideal candidate profiles, and align sourcing strategies with organizational priorities

Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to identify, engage, and present qualified and diverse executive-level talent across multiple business lines

Build and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive research, networking, and relationship cultivation with passive candidates

Conduct, build and enhance talent and market mapping research to surface insights on industry trends, competitor activity, and emerging leadership talent

Collaborate on the development of new talent research and market intelligence products that enhance stakeholder decision-making and strategic workforce planning

Proactively identify and gather competitive intelligence relevant to supported business areas and share insights with the broader Executive Recruiting team

Manage and optimize the use of CRM system(s), research databases and other subscription-based intelligence tools to ensure accurate data capture, tracking, and reporting

Deliver data-driven insights, dashboards, and pipeline analytics that highlight trends and inform sourcing effectiveness

Identify and implement innovative sourcing tools, techniques, and technologies that strengthen executive talent acquisition capabilities

Support special projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the firm’s executive search and sourcing function

Qualification

Executive-level researchMarket intelligence researchTalent mappingCRM system managementClient relationship managementEnergyDriveStrategic thinkingTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree

5+ years' executive-level research/sourcing and competitive research experience

Background in research techniques with expertise in developing and analyzing market intelligence research, talent mapping reports, confidential candidate search experience, data base management and on-going research strategy and development

Strategic thinker, ability to develop, evaluate and articulate HR strategies that address business and operational goals

Search agency or internal executive talent acquisition experience

Strong skills in client relationship management at the executive level

Energy and drive to present a compelling story to a passive candidate