Raw Selection
Senior Researcher
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Senior Researcher/Resourcer
£87k average search fee | C-Suite mandates | US Private Equity market | Join the journey of Raw Selection to £10M
Basic Salary: £35,000–£50,000
OTE: £60,000–£100,000
Location: Leeds City Centre – office based
About Raw Selection
Raw Selection is an executive search firm partnering with Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies to secure CEO, CFO, COO, and other senior executive talent across the US.
About the Role
We are in our next growth phase. Our first milestone is £10M in revenue. To get there, we are adding to the research team that is relentless on standards, disciplined on execution, and measured by outcomes.
We are looking for an experienced Researcher/Resourcer who already knows how to identify difficult-to-find talent, engage senior candidates, and turn challenging briefs into exceptional shortlists. Someone who wants to become one of the best executive search researchers in the market.
Why Raw Selection
#1 Raw Selection is fast-paced and fast-growing
We are building to £10M as the first milestone. That requires pace, ownership, and intensity.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
#2 Raw Selection is obsessed with best-in-class
We are building the standard for how executive search should be run. If it’s average, it’s not us.
#3 Raw Selection is people-development obsessed
We invest in training, coaching, and leadership development because people are the business. The standard is the product.
#4 Raw Selection holds people accountable to their goals
We don’t talk about ambition we operationalise it. Clear targets, clear feedback, clear outcomes.
Work on genuinely senior searches
Our average search fee is £87,000, with assignments focused predominantly on CEO, CFO, COO, and other senior leadership positions. You will spend your time identifying, approaching, and assessing senior executives — not working high-volume recruitment vacancies.
Own the candidate side of the search
Our model separates Business Development from Research. The BD team wins the search. Your job is to dominate the talent market.
Requirements
- 2+ years in recruitment/executive search in a researcher/resource or delivery role
- Desire to raise the bar and raise standards in sourcing and assessment of candidates
- Operating in a fast-paced and high-demanding environment
- Proven track record of delivering even in the tightest of searches
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Location:
Leeds city centre, office-based
Compensation:
- Basic Salary: £35,000 to £50,000 (Negotiable for the right candidate)
- Exceptional bonus and commission structure
Apply
Want to be part of the team who takes Raw Selection to £10M?
Send your CV to Alex.Rawlings@raw-selection.com
Do not apply if any of these are true:
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You struggle with change and rising standards
We grow fast. The bar moves. Standards are high. -
You want predictable hours and work-life balance as the priority
We focus on the US market. Evenings happen. We are in growth mode. -
Feedback makes you defensive instead of better
We are a feedback culture. Radical Candour. Direct. Specific. Actionable. -
You don’t like data
We use metrics to identify the constraint that will create the biggest ROI if fixed.
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