Senior Associate, Consumer Practice; Retail, Direct to Consumer, Apparel & Luxury Goods

Position: Senior Associate, Consumer Practice (Retail, Direct to Consumer, Apparel & Luxury Goods)
SENIOR ASSOCIATE ROLESpencer Stuart is seeking to recruit a Senior Associate for the Consumer Practice.  This Senior Associate will have the opportunity to help solve Chief Executive Officer, Board Director, and other C-level functional executive searches, while working in partnership with several core Consultants, in the Retail, Direct to Consumer, Apparel & Luxury Goods sectors. Senior Associates are highly valued members of the Spencer Stuart team who are recognized for the quality of their work and impact related to delivering high-quality results – consistently.

Senior Associates are expected to work proactively and effectively on multiple client engagements through taking ownership of the search or assessment/advisory process. This includes having exemplary project management skills, industry and/or functional domain expertise, judgement and assessment skills, and commitment to the highest quality delivery orientation.

With excellent communications and assessment skills, Senior Associates will consistently demonstrate their skill and capability in identifying and bringing forward candidates, conducting in-depth assessments of business experience and professional capabilities of top executive talent, properly validating all candidates, and preparing insightful, client-ready documentation. The role of Senior Associate requires an individual with strong interpersonal skills who enjoys the challenge of working internally in a team-based environment and externally with a variety of candidates and clients, as well as diverse, senior-level executives and board members.

Senior Associates have earned a “seat at the table” in candidate and client interactions and are regularly contributing to discussions with candidate insight or market and/or subject matter expertise.

The Senior Associate will ideally be based in New York, Stamford, or San Francisco.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to:

Consumer Practice Leader Consultants (on an assignment basis)
Other key relationships:

Associate Practice Leader Market Leader Analysts, Associates, Senior Associates, and ConsultantsEEA’sTalent PartnerKEY RESPONSIBILITIES Build a Platform - strong industry or functional domain or subject matter expertise

Senior Associates are recognized as experts in an industry, functional or geographically based candidate pool. They will:

Contribute advice and input during the business development stage, to building qualifications packages by providing market information and potential profiles to demonstrate capability and knowledge of industry or functional area, as well as potentially in the client meeting itself, based on depth of experience in a specific industry, function or geography.

Contribute to the Firm’s knowledge management activities by owning and working a defined candidate pool both proactively and during normal search work.

Deliver Quality Leveraging strong judgement and assessment skills, Senior Associates play a key role in developing client deliverables, under the guidance of a Consultant. They will:

Demonstrate ownership of the assignment, define the search strategy, coordinate resources and meet all timelines.

Draft the position specification/proposal on designated assignments following the client briefing.

Develop and present outstanding prospects by routinely sourcing the market, conducting pre-reference calls, and thoroughly assessing experiences and critical capabilities for success.

Conduct initial assessments and/or co-interview candidates, with the Consultant, and draft candidate presentations with evidence of assessment against experience and  conjunction with the Consultant, take formal references on the final candidate and prepare supporting reference reports.

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