Senior Manager, Executive

Remote

Full time

R13203

The Senior Manager, Executive Recruiting leverages executive search expertise, talent intelligence, and market insights to identify, attract, assess, and hire exceptional leadership talent across Otsuka. Reporting to the Director, Executive Recruiting, this individual serves as a seasoned executive recruiter responsible for managing executive searches, building pipelines, and delivering recruitment outcomes for Senior Director-level and above positions. The role partners closely with the business and HR leaders to build and maintain , talent market insights and candidate pipeline information to support workforce and talent planning discussions , monitor market trends, competitor activity, and talent availability to support recruitment strategies and execute best-in-class executive search processes that enable organizational growth and strengthen leadership capabilities.

• Strategic Talent Sourcing & Passive Pipeline Development: Partner with sourcing and recruitment partners and hiring managers to develop consultative sourcing strategies using the latest technologies and AI, conduct talent mapping, build candidate pipelines, and leverage sourcing tools and networks to identify strong talent.
• Candidate Identification & Engagement: Engage, assess, and nurture relationships with qualified candidates while delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
• Full-Cycle Recruitment Support: Support recruitment activities from sourcing and screening through interview coordination, offer support, and onboarding. Provide recruiting support for Associate through Director-level positions as needed, ensuring a positive candidate experience and alignment with organizational talent acquisition strategies.
• Stakeholder & Business Partnership: Develop effective working relationships with business leaders and provide market insights, hiring updates, and share recruiting insights and talent market information.
• Pharmaceutical Talent Expertise: Source executive talent (SD+) for scientific, clinical, technical, commercial, and pharmaceutical sales roles while maintaining strong industry knowledge.
• Talent Intelligence & Market Insights: Analyze labor market trends, competitor activity, compensation data, and talent availability to inform hiring decisions.

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in executive search, talent acquisition, and full-cycle recruiting, including experience recruiting Senior Director-level and above leadership talent.
• Experience recruiting within pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, or related industries.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical functions, drug development, regulatory environments, and industry talent landscapes.
• Demonstrated success identifying, engaging, and influencing passive executive-level candidates.
• Experience conducting talent mapping, succession-focused pipeline development, and executive market research.
• Proficiency with ATS/TMS platforms such as Workday or similar systems.
• Experience utilizing sourcing and talent intelligence tools including Linked In Recruiter, Seek Out, or similar technologies.
• Strong executive presence with excellent communication, relationship‑building, consulting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and manage highly confidential searches.
• Data‑driven approach to recruiting strategy, market intelligence, and decision‑making.
• Experience partnering with external executive search firms and talent intelligence providers preferred.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex executive searches simultaneously.
• Committed to delivering strategic…