Manager, Leadership Recruiting & Strategic Search

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together.

Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

Talent is our competitive advantage at General Mills. The Manager, Leadership Recruiting & Strategic Search is responsible for identifying, engaging, and hiring predominantly Director-level talent across the organization. This role combines executive search expertise, strategic talent advisory, and hands-on recruiting leadership to help General Mills build exceptional leadership teams and strengthen its long-term talent pipeline.

The Manager will serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and HR leaders, bringing market insight, disciplined search strategy, and a high-touch candidate experience to complex and confidential searches. The role will manage the full recruiting lifecycle, from intake and search strategy through assessment, selection, offer, and transition.

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for predominantly Director-level roles and new capabilities across business segments and functions.
• Develop and execute tailored search strategies for complex, confidential, and high-impact leadership positions.
• Partner with senior leaders and HR Business Partners to clarify business needs, role scope, leadership capabilities, and success measures.
• Build diverse, high-quality candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing, networking, market research, referrals, and external search partners when appropriate.
• Assess candidates against defined requirements, leadership capabilities, cultural contribution, and potential for sustained impact.
• Manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining strong candidate and stakeholder experiences.
• Provide timely, informed recommendations throughout the search process and proactively manage risks, tradeoffs, and market realities.

• Advise leaders on talent markets, competitive intelligence, candidate availability, compensation considerations, and recruiting implications.
• Challenge and influence search assumptions to ensure roles are designed to attract the talent needed now and in the future.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and Global Talent Org teams to connect external hiring with broader talent, succession, and organizational priorities.
• Bring an enterprise perspective to leadership hiring and help leaders make thoughtful, equitable, and evidence-based talent decisions.
• Use data, insights, and market knowledge to shape recruiting recommendations and inform workforce and talent strategies.

• Establish clear search criteria and structured evaluation approaches with hiring leaders and interview teams.
• Facilitate effective, consistent, and equitable assessment and selection practices.
• Coach leaders on interviewing, candidate engagement, decision-making, and bias disruption.
• Lead candidate review and decision discussions, consolidating feedback and ensuring alignment to agreed-upon criteria.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality and discretion throughout sensitive searches.
• Partner with leaders and HR colleagues to support compelling, competitive, and well-informed offers.

• Build trusted relationships with candidates and serve as a knowledgeable ambassador for General Mills.
• Clearly communicate role…