Principal or Partner | Global Technology Practice | London | Odgers Executive Search
Principal or Partner | Global Technology Practice | London | Odgers Executive Search
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About the role
Principal or Partner Global Technology Practice London
About the Practice
Odgers Technology Practice is a highly innovative global team. We have consistently been one of the fastest-growing practices over the last five years reflecting the enormous growth and trajectory of the tech sector overall. Leveraging the firms 60 offices worldwide Odgers Technology Practice has global capability and insight.
In the last 12 months weve continued to expand in North America with new Partners joining our offices in San Francisco Austin Dallas Boston and Washington DC. Today the practice has over 30 Partners across North America EMEA and Asia Pacific with the extended team numbering over 55 members.
We work with hyper-growth clients at various stages of their evolution from early-stage VC/PE backed disruptors to global icons of the industry. Our job is to support our clients visions and strategy by securing diverse dynamic and talented executives building winning leadership teams of tomorrow.
We are proud to support firms like Google DeepMind NVIDIA Qualtrics AWS and many others including early-stage disruptors who are the next unicorns. Alongside this we lead on important industry and D&I initiatives including our Rebus Mentoring Programme co-sponsored by Google and Avanade as well as our support of the African Gifted Foundation.
Like the sector we serve our Technology Practice is agile forward-thinking and possesses a passion to make a positive impact for clients and candidates alike.
About the Opportunity
This is a standout opportunity to join a market-leading team delivering some of the most high-profile senior complex and impactful work that exists in our space. We are looking to appoint a Principal or Partner to our team who will bring experience of working within the B2B enterprise technology space.
Ideally this person will have experience in either the industry consulting advisory recruitment or executive search. We are happy to consider candidates interested in making a lateral move into Executive search.
Key elements of the role will be to:
- Strengthen our presence in the Global Technology market with opportunities to lead a segment and explore new markets.
- Driving business development managing client relationships and delivering high-quality work.
- Building networks to secure retained mandates and expand Odgers reach.
- Contributing to a high-performing innovative team and supporting our diversity goals.
- Establishing long-term relationships with clients and candidates alike and building a strong personal brand.
- Leading multiple client engagements from start to finish guiding and supporting the search team.
- Gaining deep client insight to broaden our service offering and connect colleagues across our global network.
- Collaborating closely to ensure an exceptional experience for clients candidates and colleagues.
About you
What you will bring to this role:
- Experience in the B2B Enterprise Technology sector with a strong track record in client service sales and business development.
- Proven ability to build lasting relationships with senior stakeholders including Board and Executive Committee members.
- A reputation for delivering excellence and becoming a trusted advisor bringing insight and innovation to client work.
- A consulting mindset with strong project execution skills sound judgment and patience.
- Entrepreneurial energy self-motivation and a collaborative approach.
- Intellectual curiosity creative thinking and a strong commitment to diversity equity and inclusion.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively across global teams.
- Confidence to challenge constructively and encourage diverse perspectives.
- Comfort working autonomously in a flat collaborative and non-hierarchical environment.
About us
Odgers is one of the worlds leading Global Executive Search firms. Our reputation for excellence and integrity has been established over 60 years and we are a partnership-driven by the client candidate and employee experience. We function as trusted advisors to our clients and candidates and engage with a diverse range of leaders for the most influential roles across a wide variety of industries. The service we deliver is creative insightful and most importantly in partnership; we pride ourselves on maintaining personal relationships.
At Odgers we are proud of our progressive diverse meritocratic and collaborative culture where you will find support training and career development working with colleagues striving for excellence in all they do. We are UK headquartered with colleagues across 58 Offices in 32 countries specialising in over 50 sectors and functions.
Hybrid Working
Our Hybrid working policy is based on the principles of empowerment mutual trust and flexibility recognising that we work best when we make choices about when where and how we work. At the same time we are reminded that time together is so important. We are a client-service business in which our relationships and our culture provide a significant advantage. Our offices remain critical to how we work; they are a place for collaboration learning and support and an anchor for the culture of which we are so proud.
We operate a hybrid working model which would typically see you spending a minimum of 3 days working from the office and the rest remotely. Your work pattern will be reliant on business demands and we would expect you to manage your time accordingly.
At Odgers we are committed to fostering a work environment that is safe and respectful of all individuals. We have and will always stand with and support the inclusion and equity of our colleagues candidates and clients and are committed to improving diversity in all its forms within Odgers.
Unlimited embodies this philosophy and our commitment to inclusion.
We have several initiatives that ensure equity is practised at all levels of our organisation including our Allies programme an equitable recruitment process designed to ensure opportunity our Next Generation council and a meritocratic promotion process.
Sustainability
Modern businesses have a duty to be environmentally responsible and operate sustainably. We believe this represents not only sound commercial sense but also recognises our ethical responsibility to minimise the impact of our activities on the environment and to leave a positive legacy for future generations.
We have committed to and set science-based decarbonisationtargets and have received verification of these goals from the Science Based Targets initiative(SBTi). These targets will hold us accountable to our sustainability strategy while enabling us to measure our progress. This is complemented by us continuing to provide sustainability insight to our clients and cultivating a track record within sustainable businesses and in placing sustainability leaders.
Corporate Social Responsibility
We take Charity seriously but like to have fun too. Our CSR team are always thinking up new events and activities to get involved in and raise funds for our chosen charityBritish Heart Foundation.
We also have a variety of social clubs and learning opportunities to suit everyone such as the Brunch and Learn Session Odgers choir the book club or one of the many sports clubs
Whats on offer
A competitive base salary supplemented by our benefits package and discretionary bonus
- 25 days Annual leave 3 gift days for the Christmas closure bank holidays
- Private Medical Insurance with Bupa and cash plan with Simply Health
- Group Company Pension
- Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to work scheme
- Give As You Earn
- Group Income Protection
- Group Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Charity Day
- Wellbeing Programmes support and speakers
- On-boarding induction training and ongoing professional development
- Corporate member discounts and benefits available through Bupa and Simply Health including Gyms Discounts
Applications
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Eligibility
You must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
