Wealth Management Executive Researcher

New York City, 3 days a week in the office (Hybrid)

Hours:

40 hours per week full time

Job type:

Permanent

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We work with leading organisations to design and deliver talent strategies that bring together people, process, data and technology, helping millions of people find meaningful work every year. Our diverse, connected community collaborates to create results for clients and opportunities for our people to learn, grow and make an impact.

At AMS, we look for people who bring more than experience, and we welcome different perspectives and ways of thinking.

We recognize that great talent isn’t defined by titles but by skills and mindset.

At AMS, we’re looking for people who bring more than experience - they bring capability, curiosity, and the drive to contribute and grow with the team.

As a responsible for researching, identifying, and engaging high-caliber, diverse executive talent for Executive Director and Managing Director-level opportunities across Wealth Management (WM). You will play a critical role in building leadership pipelines that enable the Firm’s long-term WM strategy and growth. You will join our growing Executive Talent Acquisition team, with a dedicated focus on Wealth Management leadership. In this role, you will research, identify, and engage high-caliber, diverse executive talent for Executive Director and Managing Director-level opportunities across WM.

This position requires deep executive sourcing expertise and a strong understanding of the Wealth Management leadership landscape, including the talent markets that support and enable WM growth (e.g., field leadership, regional/complex leadership, advisor workforce strategy, client experience, risk & supervision, operations, digital enablement, and other enterprise functions aligned to WM priorities). You will partner closely with Executive Recruiters and senior stakeholders to deliver awhite-glove search experience, from market mapping and candidate generation through screening, interview orchestration, and debrief support.

As a Researcher, you will help position the Firm to achieve its WM business strategy by developing sourcing strategies, building external benches, producing market intelligence, and delivering exceptional candidate and client experiences—while maintaining a strong commitment to diversity hiringand inclusive talent practices.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct targeted research and market mappingto build talent networks aligned to WM leadership needs, including competitor/adjacent firms, priority geographies, and role-relevant leadership profiles.
• Develop sourcing strategies for WM executive leadership searches, including proactive bench-building for recurring leadership segments and succession-relevant roles.
• Source active and passive executive candidatesusing creative and strategic methods (e.g., referrals, networking, research, and advanced search tools/technologies).
• Screen and qualify executive talent against role specifications and stakeholder expectations, assessing leadership scope, business impact, regulatory/supervisory orientation (as applicable), and cultural alignment.
• Partner with Executive Recruiters to manage candidate pipelines end-to‑end, including interview coordination, stakeholder communication, feedback capture, and follow‑up.
• Support interview and debrief processes, helping synthesize candidate insights and maintain momentum across senior stakeholder groups.
• Maintain accurate candidate documentation and contribute to search reporting, pipeline analytics, and market intelligence summaries.
• Deliver a high‑touch candidate experience that reflects…