Executive Search Researcher
VirtuHire · Remote · South Africa only
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About the job
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Working Hours: US Business Hours
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Executive Search | Investment Banking | Private Markets
About the Opportunity
We are recruiting an experienced Executive Search Researcher to join a boutique international executive search firm specialising in Investment Banking and Private Markets.
This is an opportunity to work on high-level international recruitment mandates, identifying and engaging senior banking and financial services professionals across the US market.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in executive search research, talent sourcing or financial services recruitment, with excellent communication skills and the ability to engage confidently with senior professionals.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed market research and talent mapping across investment banking and private markets.
- Identify and source high-calibre candidates for retained executive search assignments.
- Proactively headhunt professionals across the US financial services market.
- Build and maintain targeted candidate pipelines and talent databases.
- Research investment banks, private equity firms and other financial institutions.
- Engage potential candidates through LinkedIn, email and direct outreach.
- Conduct initial candidate screening and qualification conversations.
- Prepare candidate profiles, market intelligence reports and research summaries.
- Work closely with senior search consultants to support live recruitment mandates.
- Maintain accurate candidate records and track recruitment activity.
Candidate Requirements
- Previous experience in executive search research, talent sourcing or financial services recruitment.
- Experience sourcing senior or specialist professionals.
- Strong research, market mapping and candidate identification skills.
- Confident using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches and recruitment databases.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Professional and credible when engaging with senior-level candidates.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple searches.
- Based in Cape Town and comfortable working US business hours.
Important: This is a specialist recruitment research position, not an administrative or virtual assistant role. Previous recruitment or executive search experience is essential.
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