Boston Consulting Group
Executive Research Manager - Global Businesses & Functions
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Executive Research Manager - Global Businesses & Functions
Executive Research Manager – EMESA Region
Boston Consulting Group
Who We Are
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and drive growth. Founded in 1963, we help clients achieve total transformation—integrating digital and human capabilities to build competitive advantage. Our global teams deliver cutting-edge management consulting, technology, and design solutions, operating collaboratively across business levels to produce tangible results.
What You'll Do
The Executive Research Manager specialises in:
- Proactively sourcing high-caliber professionals for leadership roles across the EMESA region and beyond.
- Collaborating with the wider recruitment team to execute diverse searches.
- Leveraging multiple market channels to identify, attract, and assess critical talent for BCG’s high-growth business units.
- Supporting end-to-end leadership recruitment from pipeline creation to talent engagement.
What You'll Bring
We’re seeking a strategic talent specialist with:
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
- 6–8 years of in-house talent sourcing, headhunting, or executive search experience—preferably in professional services.
- Focus on delivering white-glove service tailored to senior roles.
- Research-driven approach: Own end-to-end pipeline creation and talent acquisition marketing, with expertise in candidate segmentation.
- Hands-on experience in discreet recruitment, from cold outreach to candidate conversion.
- Proven ability to source passive talent across industries, including business function builds in consulting environments.
- Strong grasp of sourcing technology, market trends, and talent strategy.
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Key Competencies
- Self-starter with an agile mindset, prioritising excellence and operational efficiency.
- Exceptional project management skills to juggle multiple searches.
- Ability to challenge norms and advocate for the best candidate experience.
- Digital-savvy: Leveraging social media and professional networks to engage passive candidates.
- Strategic Thinker: Contributing to talent intelligence initiatives, competitor analysis, and intellectual capital efforts.
Soft Skills
- Team player: Collaborating with internal hiring managers, recruiters, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Adaptability: Flexibility in methodologies to navigate evolving talent markets.
- Communication: Crystal-clear written and verbal skills for stakeholder alignment.
Who You'll Work With
- Delivery teams
- Program owners
- Cross-functional stakeholders ensuring operational readiness and scalable talent development.
Why This Matters
You’ll:
Key Responsibilities (At a Glance)
- Define recruitment strategy: Partner with hiring managers to articulate role requirements, target candidate profiles, and search strategy.
- Research & org design: Conduct high-level name generation and org chart creation; build longlists, talent pool mappings, and white-glove search reports.
- Executive advisory: Act as the Talent Advisor, guiding stakeholders on talent pool quality, availability, and fit.
- Proactive sourcing: Develop and execute a channel strategy to sustain high-quality candidate pipelines.
- Passive candidate engagement: Target passive talent via social media, direct outreach, and networking with personalised content.
- Intellectual rigor: Lead Talent Intelligence reports, including functional expertise assessments and BCG-fit evaluations.
- Database management: Maintain and update the candidate pipeline for sustained engagement with top talent.
- Global collaboration: Contribute strategic insights across BCG’s international functions and business units.
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