Principal Search Consultant

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Ability is an award winning, boutique Executive Search, recruiting, staff augmentation, and consulting firm born and bred in Austin, TX. Founded in 2016, we specialize in filling executive, senior, and specialty roles for companies in software development, artificial intelligence, data science, machine learning, manufacturing, sales/marketing, and finance/accounting.

Our core values drive everything we do and embody who we are; check them out at

We PLAY TO WIN in our culture and for our clients and have proven this with the awards and recognition we have received throughout the industry. This includes winning the Best Places to Work several times over the last 5 years, The Fast 50 for being one of fastest growing companies in Austin, and most recently #10 on the Longhorn 100, which recognizes the fastest growing Longhorn-owned businesses in America.

Our MISSION is to simply make the lives of everyone we connect with better! We continuously prove this with our straightforward concept of “Recruiting Reimagined”, and it has been a game-changer for our clients and the employees we connect by aligning our interests with our partners and their new key employees. We simply LIVE TO SERVE!!

We are looking for a Principal Search Consultant to join our team who will be responsible for

managing the full lifecycle recruiting process, preferably based in Austin. The best fit for this role will have prior experience with a leading agency with a proven track record of excelling in finding AND filling roles. We want the best Players out there!

• Generous compensation package with aggressive commissions and accelerators based on performance
• Equity Incentive Plan
• Warm leads for you to pursue and sourcing/recruiting support from our Austin based Recruiting Operations Center, the ROC.
• Industry Leading and tenured Operational leadership as well as CRM and other tools to support anything you need to succeed
• Hybrid work schedule and unlimited PTO plan
• Company-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Develop business through sales/marketing efforts
• Source, screen, and manage candidates through the recruiting and hiring process; OR as appropriate utilize the ROC to assist in filling these roles
• Communicate with clients, present highly qualified candidates, and provide regular updates
• Collaborate with team members and support staff to ensure search projects success
• Maximize resources and tools available to establish and maintain a candidate pipeline
• Foster relationships with clients and candidates to ensure they have a positive experience

• 5-10+ years' experience as a Principal/ Full-cycle Recruiter (less experience is acceptable with stellar past results)
• Willingness to work in a metrics-driven environment
• Expertise in sourcing on platforms such as Linkedin
• Experience working with an applicant tracking system with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication.
• Infectious Energy and a willingness to try new ways of doing things