Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
Executive Recruiter
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Executive Recruiter is responsible for proactively sourcing, qualifying and managing candidates through the full selection process to recruit accomplished C-Suite executives ready to bring their leadership experience to a meaningful second act as a Vistage Executive Coach.
Vistage Chairs are a distinguished group of business leaders who have led organisations across a wide range of industries; many have owned businesses or served as CEOs of domestic and international companies, and all are united by a desire to share their insight and expertise to guide other business leaders toward personal and professional excellence.
This is a relationship-driven recruiting role that combines disciplined pipeline management with the ability to engage, educate, and inspire senior executives who may not be actively job-seeking. Success in this role means building a consistent pipeline of high-calibre candidates and guiding them through a distinctive, high-touch selection process.
ABOUT VISTAGE
Vistage is the world’s largest CEO peer advisory organisation, celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2027. Founded in 1957 and headquartered in San Diego, Vistage brings together more than 45,000 members across 40 countries through confidential peer groups, one-to-one executive coaching, and world-class thought leadership from expert speakers.
In the UK and Ireland, Vistage supports over 1,100 members: the CEOs, founders, and senior leaders of the businesses that build Britain and Ireland. These leaders are navigating a landscape of extraordinary complexity. AI is rewriting competitive advantage, capital markets are shifting, talent is harder to find and keep, and the pace of regulatory change shows no sign of slowing. For the leaders who get this right, the opportunity is immense. That is what Vistage exists to help them do.
In-person peer advisory has never been more relevant. When the decisions get bigger and the variables multiply, having a confidential room full of people who understand the weight of your choices, and who will challenge you to make better ones, is the highest-value resource a business leader can access. Members meet monthly in curated groups led by a Vistage Chair, an accomplished business leader who facilitates group discussion and challenges thinking. Beyond the group meeting, Chairs hold monthly one-to-one sessions with every member: private, structured conversations where the real coaching relationship is built and maintained.
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Backed by a network of more than 130 accredited speakers delivering over 600 sessions annually across the UK and Ireland, Vistage CEO members grow their companies 2.2 times faster than average SMEs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build and continuously qualify a healthy pipeline of candidates through proactive outreach, referrals, and ongoing nurture of prospective Chair relationships.
- Educate and inspire candidates on the Vistage Executive Coaching model and the purpose-driven nature of the work, positioning the opportunity in a way that resonates with senior executives who may not be actively looking.
- Conduct behavioural and performance-based interviews with C-level candidates by phone and video.
- Own the day-to-day candidate experience throughout the selection process, ensuring timely, professional, and consistent communication at every stage.
- Represent Vistage in the market and within relevant executive and professional communities with authenticity and credibility.
- Extend verbal offers and manage all downstream steps, including assessments, agreements, background checks, and enrolment in the Vistage Chair Academy.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date candidate records in Salesforce (or equivalent CRM/ATS) to support pipeline visibility, reporting, and forecasting.
- Partner with regional leadership, existing Chairs, and internal stakeholders to align on hiring priorities and local market needs.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Proven track record recruiting for, or selling to, senior executives in a competitive market, with strong skills in sourcing, qualifying, and closing high-level candidates.
- A genuine relationship-builder with a strong interest in people and what motivates experienced leaders to consider a career change.
- Ability to communicate a complex opportunity clearly and compellingly, in writing and in conversation, to busy C-level candidates.
- Strong candidate management and negotiation skills, with sound judgement on when to move a conversation forward and when to give a candidate space.
- Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-paced, evolving environment, adapting quickly as priorities shift.
- Experience with Salesforce or a comparable CRM/ATS for candidate tracking and pipeline reporting.
- Skilled in LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and other sourcing platforms, with comfort incorporating AI-assisted sourcing and research tools into day-to-day workflow.
- Experience building rapport with and influencing senior executives throughout a recruiting or sales cycle.
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WORKING PATTERN
London-based with two days per week required at the Vistage UK office in Southampton (Hedge End). UK-wide travel for NCM, CEO Tables Chair Edition, regional events, forums, and Chair community engagement. The National Chair Meeting and flagship events are non-negotiable in-person commitments.
COMPENSATION
Competitive base salary plus performance-related bonus. Full benefits package. Details discussed at interview stage.
THE VISTAGE CULTURE
Vistage UK & Ireland is collaborative, fast-moving, and energetic. We back self-starters who bring ideas, take ownership, and enjoy the work. People who thrive here are commercially sharp, professionally generous, and good company on a long event day. You’ll be joining a business that is being rebuilt for ambition, with the prestige of a 70-year-old global organisation and the agility of a UK leadership team that is determined to win. The market is there. The investment is there. The Chair community is there. What we are building now is the engine that matches the opportunity.
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