EMESA Executive Talent Acquisition Manager

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As an Executive Talent Acquisition Manager within the EMESA Regional Executive Hiring Hub, aligned to Practice Areas (PAs) and Specialty Businesses, you will serve as a trusted recruiting partner to senior leadership, driving executive-level hiring for BCG. You will manage complex search mandates, engage senior stakeholders, and represent BCG to the external executive talent market.

Key responsibilities include:

• End-to-End Executive Search Management:
  Lead and execute executive-level searches independently, balancing speed, quality, and candidate experience.
• Strategic Partnering:
  Build trusted advisor relationships with PA leadership, RPALs, PA Nodes, Senior/Managing Directors & Partners (S/MDPs), and PA People Teams.
• Pipeline Development & Sourcing Partnership:
  Collaborate with sourcing colleagues to prioritize key pipeline initiatives, especially around senior and hard-to-fill roles.
• Diversity Focus:
  Drive a strong diversity agenda by embedding inclusive hiring practices and developing diverse candidate pipelines.
• External Market Engagement:
  Build and nurture relationships with senior executive candidates, acting as an ambassador for BCG’s values and culture.
• Stakeholder & Candidate
  
  Experience:
  
  Ensure an exceptional process and experience for both internal stakeholders and external candidates.
• Tools & Technology Adoption:
  Leverage recruiting platforms, analytics, and market intelligence to ensure efficient, data-driven decision-making.
• Strategic Projects:
  Partner with the Senior Director of Executive Talent Acquisition on regional and global strategic initiatives, e.g., centralizing headhunter budget and performance evaluation processes.

• 6-8+ years of executive recruitment experience, ideally within a professional services or global, matrixed organization.
• Proven track record of independently managing senior-level searches, including direct engagement with executive candidates and leadership stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge, and build trust with senior partners.
• Experience driving diversity-focused hiring strategies and outcomes.
• Deep knowledge of executive recruiting trends, search methodologies, and best practices.
• High proficiency in leveraging recruitment tools, CRM/ATS systems, and talent market intelligence platforms.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with professionalism and gravitas.
• Entrepreneurial, proactive, and collaborative mindset with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to balance operational excellence with strategic impact.
• Entrepreneurial, results-driven mindset with a passion for building enduring product capabilities.

• Senior Director, Executive TA (EMESA): on strategic, regional, and global initiatives.
• PA Leadership & RPALs: to align hiring with strategic business priorities.
• S/MDPs & PA Nodes: to nurture trusted advisor relationships and deliver tailored recruiting solutions.
• PA People Teams: to ensure integrated people strategies and processes.
• Executive Recruiting Sourcing Team: to build strong pipelines and deliver on critical roles.
• External Headhunters & Talent Market: to cultivate strong networks and bring top-tier executive talent to BCG.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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