Senior Recruiting Director - Spectrum Search Partners

Spectrum Search Partners Overview:

Spectrum is a retained executive search firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado. We started our firm in 2009, and today, we employ 10 full-time professionals who build world-class leadership teams. Our team has deep industry experience, and we have been recognized consistently for outstanding performance. We have proudly grown every year. Since our inception, Spectrum has completed over 425 portfolio company searches, represented 100+ Private Equity firms, and has driven a repeat customer rate of 95%. Our assignments are based in the continental United States.

We believe we are only as good as our last search. By constantly optimizing our processes to solve our clients’ evolving needs and unique portfolio challenges, we maintain our industry-leading track record and earn their ongoing trust. In 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, we were named one of the Private Equity Recruiting Power 100 leaders by Hunt Scanlon, a leading global staffing and talent management data provider.

We primarily represent fast-growing, private equity-backed businesses with their leadership talent needs. 62% of our recruiting focus is at the C-Level, recruiting exceptionally talented individuals who are on the executive leadership teams of our client’s investments.Sample roles include Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer. The remaining 38% of our recruiting focus is on Functional Leaders and Key Individual Contributors, who hold roles as a Corporate Controller, VP of Operations, VP of Technology, VP of Sales, VP of Marketing, VP of Human Resources, or General Managers.

We represent several of the Country’s most prominent private equity firms and many innovative and disruptive businesses across a variety of industries – all of whom partner with us to professionalize and help enhance their existing teams. Our ability to identify, persuade, and evaluate executive leadership talent who can successfully grow these companies is paramount to our success.

For more information about Spectrum, please visit our website at www.spectrumsearchpartners.com

Position Overview:

Spectrum has a reputation for identifying world-class candidates for our clients. Due to the recent promotion of one of our most senior and skilled recruiting directors, the firm is seeking their replacement. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the founding partners and some of the firm’s most senior-level work. As a Senior Recruiting Director, you will collaborate with the partners and own the candidate/recruiting process end to end. This will include identifying, engaging, persuading, evaluating, and recruiting senior-level candidates who are the very best in their respective fields. Your workload and search assignments will depend on your capability and ability to adapt your experience to our organization and the excellence that our clients expect.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Construct recruiting strategies, identify the most efficient and impactful execution tactics, and drive success within your assignments
• Use your experience and creativity to research, comprehend, and articulate our client’s value proposition to potential candidates
• Directly recruit passive candidates through a targeted, focused, and omni-channel approach. Identify, persuade, and evaluate candidates that fit the domain relevance and key criteria for searches
• Work closely with the Partners and search team to provide market research and other support to successfully complete retained searches
• Constantly look for new or additional ways to recruit candidates that allow Spectrum to have access to candidates other firms can’t or won’t have
• Correspond with private equity clients, portfolio companies, and senior-level candidates via email, LinkedIn, phone calls, zoom/teams, and/or in-person meetings
• Master and utilize our various cloud-based software systems and tools
• Help to ensure that Spectrum’s internal CRM is up to date with the latest search information, including candidate details, status, resumes, and compensation information
• Assist in developing materials that support the search process (Position Profiles, Scorecard Assessments, Active Candidate Reports, and Meeting Recap Notes)
• Provide vital background information on prospects and potential new clients
• Develop Competitive Intelligence and Private Equity industry research
• Other ad-hoc projects as needed

Skills and Position Requirements:

• 5 to 10+ years of experience in a retained search firm or other high-level recruitment role required
• Must have expertise recruiting C Suite and high-level VP roles. Strong preference for those who have recruited CFOs and CEOs
• Strongly prefer experience with private equity clients
• Ability to devise effective recruiting strategies and then implement the necessary tactics for impactful execution
• Possesses significant horsepower and is capable of managing several projects concurrently
• Exceptional ability to persuade candidates and clients to achieve successful outcomes
• Extensive experience utilizing diverse recruiting methods, resources, and tools to drive results through multiple sources and have the breath to reach your target audience in a variety of ways
• Extremely strong with technology tools such as LinkedIn, Pitchbook, ATS, CRM, Microsoft Office, etc.
• Positive and enthusiastic disposition with a desire to develop a long-term, successful career
• Brings a self-starter mentality– must be reliable and able to meet deadlines (“do whatever it takes”)
• Must take pride in doing top quality work, brings a “strive for excellence” philosophy
• Intensely curious – must have a love for continuous learning about businesses and their industries, along with the understanding that the right talent drives outcomes
• Must be highly organized and able to multi-task, handle pressure situations, and communicate with sophisticated individuals (strong written and verbal communication skills)
• A collaborative team player with an honest and ethical mindset is critical
• Strong understanding of the latest technology platforms to support a remotely driven environment (social media, office productivity products, cloud solutions)
• Prior experience in a sports program or team environment is highly preferred

Education:

• Four Year Undergraduate Degree required

Travel:

• Limited travel is possible

Compensation:

• Competitive Base Salary along with monthly Commissions and eligibility for year-end Bonus
• Company-paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401k, Vacation Time, and Home Office Expenses

Why Join Spectrum Search Partners?

• We are recognized as a leader and a proven executive search firm focused on private equity
• Ability to support the firm’s most senior partners and learn from those who average 20+ years of experience and are willing to develop and grow your skillset
• Blue chip roster of client relationships in the Private Equity sector. You will work with some of the smartest Private Equity minds in the country. An opportunity to get an “On the Job” MBA
• Opportunity to work for a fast-growing firm with plenty of room to grow and prosper
• Our Recruiting Directors have far more direct access to our clients and much more frequent communication with them, creating more impact than you have at many other firms
• Opportunity to make a massive difference and be rewarded with monthly commissions