L

Search Director, Financial Executive Search

icon briefcase Job Type : Full Time

Number of Applicants

 : 

000+

Click to reveal the number of candidates who applied for this job.
icon loader
icon loader

Let AI Supercharge Your Job Hunt!

JobCopilot scans 500,000+ company career sites daily to find jobs for you

Never miss an opportunity Save hours by auto-filling applications forms Land more interviews with tailored applications
happy man
thunder iconActivate JobCopilot

Job Description - Search Director, Financial Executive Search

Responsibilities

Core Recruitment & Business Development

  • Win and fulfil executive search recruitment mandates for new and existing clients
  • Manage the full 360 search lifecycle
  • Work towards and exceed targets relating to billings from candidates placed
  • Use business development techniques to attract business from new and existing clients
  • Manage an overall yearly target
  • Execute business development utilising the firm's resource
  • Develop a trusted and professional brand as a go-to person internally and externally
  • Take full ownership and responsibility for the successful execution of assignments from end to end

Research Leadership & Innovation

  • Lead team members in research mapping, including macro analysis (companies and environments) and fundamental skills analysis
  • Evolve and shape the research process for future needs
  • Think strategically about research re-use to feed into the leadership team
  • Balance pursuing both "near field" targets (easy and timely opportunities) and "far field" ambitious targets
  • Be ambidextrous in switching between business development/exploratory mode and role acquisition/fulfillment
  • Maintain commercial awareness while pursuing long-term ambitions
  • Partner with other team members on roles (minimal solo work expected)
  • Participate in our measurement system tracking role attribution across 14 attributes
  • Be hyper-vigilant in predicting market shifts and opportunities in the coming months

Strategic Business Growth

  • Work closely with the Managing Director and other members of the leadership team to help formulate growth and strategically expand search function and other new business lines
  • Help formulate a market approach consistent with the firm's business development strategy
  • Set targets to generate income from existing, potential or new relationships
  • Contribute to research that can be bundled into marketable documents for direct sale to companies
  • Support partnerships with organisations like Financial Times, Ignites desk and CFA Society
  • Help elevate the company beyond "just a search firm" to become recognised as industry connectors, think tanks, and research providers
  • Organise and facilitate industry speaker events (budget approximately £1,500 per event)

Team Development & Mentorship

  • Work with researchers to help place roles and oversee process providing advice and guidance
  • Convey the company's aims, goals and values at all levels
  • Support junior team members to maximise their recruitment activity performance, improve service levels, and achieve their financial targets
  • Provide coaching and mentoring for more junior staff
  • Collaborate in a team-based partnership model, with minimal solo work
  • Support knowledge sharing and teaching as part of your role
  • Help develop team members to take on more responsibility over time

Industry Knowledge & Leadership

  • Maintain asset management knowledge and remain at the forefront of industry news and developments
  • Balance immediate role fulfillment with strategic thinking and market positioning
  • Contribute to the company's profile as an industry thought leader beyond traditional recruitment
  • Work with the leadership team to ensure we are always looking for the best way to find talent for Logan Sinclair
  • Act as head of office and proxy for the Managing Director in their absence
  • Review recruitment best practices to ensure efficiency and contribute to process/technology improvements

Requirements

  • Proven experience in your career of delivering mid and senior exclusive and retained searches
  • Proven asset management or finance experience
  • High level of self motivation and excellent written and verbal communications skills
  • Strong time management skills
  • Highly organised with demonstrated ability to multi-task and dynamically prioritise, managing multiple search processes at one time
  • Ability to build and maintain professional relationships (both internally and externally)
Original job Search Director, Financial Executive Search posted on GrabJobs ©. To flag any issues with this job please use the Report Job button on GrabJobs.
Share Job
Share Job

Auto-Apply to Search Director Jobs with your AI JobCopilot

thunder icon Auto-Apply with AI

Similar Search Director Jobs in the UK

GrabJobs is the no1 job portal in the UK, connecting you to thousands of jobs fast! Find the best jobs in the UK, apply in 1 click and get a job today!

Mobile Apps

Copyright © 2026 Grabjobs Pte.Ltd. All Rights Reserved.