Global Executive Search Senior Manager

Position Job Title: Global Executive Search Manager

Line Managers Job Title: Global Talent Acquisition Director

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Sant Cugat Barcelona fully on-site

The Global Executive Search Manager is responsible for defining and delivering the organisations global executive hiring strategy ensuring the attraction engagement and appointment of high-impact senior leaders.

As part of establishing a more centralised and in-house Talent Acquisition model this role will play a key part in building and embedding the organisations internal executive search capability.

Operating within the Global Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence the role partners closely with Executive Leadership HR and Regional TA teams to proactively identify and engage top executive talent. Acting as a trusted advisor the role combines high-touch search execution with strategic insight to strengthen leadership capability and ensure the organisation is competitively positioned to attract diverse high-calibre executive talent.

Owns and delivers global executive hiring (VP / critical roles)

Plays a key role in building internal executive search capability and approach

Works directly with Executive Committee senior business leaders and HR leadership

Acts as a core member of the Global TA Centre of Excellence

Leads proactive executive talent mapping and pipelining globally

Partners closely with Regional TA Heads and HRBPs

Defines approach to external search firm utilisation and governance

1. Executive Search Delivery

Lead end-to-end executive recruitment globally from role definition through to offer and onboarding

Manage confidential high-impact searches with professionalism discretion and strong stakeholder alignment

Partner with business leaders to define role requirements success profiles and tailored search strategies

Deliver a high-quality high-touch candidate experience across all executive hiring processes

Support offer development negotiation and closing of senior candidates

2. Proactive Sourcing & Talent Engagement

Proactively source and engage senior talent through direct sourcing networking and market mapping

Build and maintain strong relationships with executive talent industry networks and professional communities

Develop and embed proactive executive sourcing methodologies as part of the internal search capability

Deliver innovative engagement strategies to attract and influence passive executive candidates

3. Strategic Talent Advisory

Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership providing insight on talent markets competitor activity and hiring strategies

Influence hiring decisions through data-driven insights and market intelligence

Partner with stakeholders to shape hiring strategies aligned to long-term business and transformation priorities

Champion inclusive executive hiring practices ensuring diverse leadership pipelines

4. Executive Talent Pipelining

Build and maintain global executive talent pipelines aligned to critical roles and future succession needs

Conduct structured market mapping for key leadership positions across regions and functions

Establish scalable approaches to long-term executive talent engagement as part of building internal capability

5. External Search & Process Governance

Define and manage relationships with external executive search partners ensuring quality consistency and value

Establish clear guidelines for when and how external firms are used supporting a shift toward in-house delivery

Ensure effective use of ATS and talent systems for tracking reporting and compliance

Provide regular reporting and insights on search progress market conditions and hiring outcomes

6. Global TA Leadership Contribution

Contribute to the Global TA Leadership Team shaping overall TA strategy and capability

Support the development of a best-in-class globally aligned executive hiring model

Partner with Global Sourcing and Regional TA leaders to ensure consistent and scalable approaches

Share insights and best practices to continuously elevate executive hiring capability globally

Building an effective in-house executive search capability within a newly centralised model

Managing highly confidential and business-critical hiring processes

Influencing and advising senior stakeholders in a global matrix environment

Engaging passive high-demand executive talent in competitive markets

Balancing speed quality diversity and stakeholder expectations

Executive Committee and Senior Leadership

Global HR Leadership

Regional Heads of Talent Acquisition

HR Business Partners

Executive talent networks and communities

External executive search firms

Industry associations and leadership forums

Formal Qualifications and Experience

Significant experience in executive search (in-house or retained search firm ideally both)

Proven track record delivering complex senior-level global searches

Experience in building or evolving executive search capability or models is highly desirable

Experience operating in a multinational matrix organisation

Strong understanding of global talent markets and executive hiring dynamics

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

Specific Skills and Abilities

Strong proactive sourcing and talent engagement capability at executive level

Ability to build and embed new approaches and ways of working

Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills

Ability to act as a credible advisor to senior leadership

High levels of judgement discretion and professionalism

Data-driven mindset with ability to translate insights into hiring strategies