Executive Search Sourcer​/Researcher​/Associate Recruiter

Company description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

We are seeking an Associate Executive Recruiter / Sourcer to support senior executive searches across marketing, consulting, professional services, technology, and adjacent industries. This individual will come from a retained search firm environment and bring strong experience executing executive searches from market mapping through candidate outreach, engagement, and process management.

The ideal candidate is a highly driven talent researcher who knows how to identify senior leaders quickly, build targeted talent pools, and uncover non-obvious candidates beyond traditional advertising and agency networks. They will bring existing market maps, deep sourcing expertise, and the ability to move searches with speed and rigor.

• Lead talent mapping and candidate identification for executive searches across marketing, professional services, consulting, technology, commerce, AI, and related sectors
• Build and maintain robust pipelines of senior talent using advanced research methodologies, proprietary market maps, Linked In Recruiter, executive search databases, referrals, and direct outreach
• Drive executive search execution from kickoff through candidate delivery, ensuring strong project management, search momentum, and stakeholder communication throughout the process

Identify emerging and modern marketing talent, including leaders who sit outside traditional agency ecosystems across brands, consulting firms, technology platforms, commerce businesses, and growth-stage companies

• Develop competitive intelligence, organizational mapping, succession insights, and talent landscape analyses to support recruiting strategies

Partner closely with executive recruiters and hiring leaders to refine search strategies and continuously calibrate target talent pools

At times, conduct initial candidate assessments and screening conversations, ahead of them meeting the executive search team

• 5-10+ years of experience within an executive search firm, preferably supporting senior-level and executive searches
• Demonstrated experience recruiting within professional services, consulting, marketing, digital, technology, or customer-facing leadership functions
• Deep expertise in talent sourcing, executive research, market mapping, and candidate engagement
• Has independently managed significant portions of executive searches and understands how to maintain pace, quality, and candidate flow throughout a search
• Strong screening and assessment capabilities with the ability to identify leadership potential, organizational fit, and relevant experience
• Brings established talent maps, research methodologies, and networks that can be leveraged immediately
• Understands where modern marketing talent resides today, including consulting firms, technology companies, commerce platforms, digital product organizations, and high-growth businesses, not just traditional advertising agencies
• Naturally curious, highly resourceful, and energized by uncovering exceptional talent before competitors find them

Deliver high-quality candidate pipelines rapidly across multiple executive searches

• Expand access to talent pools beyond traditional agency networks
• Improve…