Equity Partner

Equity Partner, Retained Executive Search

Confidential Leadership Advisory & Executive Search Platform

You’ve built and led talent acquisition functions inside successful organizations. You partner with leadership, influence hiring decisions, and drive outcomes. The question is - what’s next? This opportunity is designed for senior TA leaders who are interested in stepping out of an internal role and building their own executive search or advisory practice with the support of an experienced team of peers within an established platform.

The Opportunity

Join a collaborative leadership advisory and executive search platform where you operate as an equity-holding Managing Partner. This is not a traditional corporate role. It’s an opportunity to build and own your own business while leveraging an existing brand, infrastructure, and peer network.

This is a highly entrepreneurial, performance-driven model designed for professionals who want meaningful financial upside tied directly to the business they create. Rather than a traditional base salary structure, compensation is centered around revenue generation, partnership economics, and long-term ownership - ideal for leaders motivated by autonomy, upside, and true equity participation.

You will:

• Build and manage your own client portfolio
• Lead retained executive search engagements
• Partner directly with senior leadership teams, including C-suite and Boards
• Expand into leadership advisory (succession planning, assessment, organizational design)

Why TA Leaders Make This Move

• Move from executing hiring to advising on leadership strategy
• Influence multiple organizations instead of a single company
• Gain autonomy over your work, clients, and priorities
• Monetize your network and expertise directly
• Build long-term ownership and financial upside

What Sets This Apart

• Work alongside former CEOs, senior executives, and experienced advisors from the Fortune 500 and Big 4 Consulting
• Deliver integrated solutions combining executive search and leadership advisory
• Operate in a highly autonomous, entrepreneurial environment
• Collaborate with a peer group of senior professionals
• Access the tools, research, and support needed to scale your practice

What You Will Do

• Originate and grow retained executive search mandates
• Lead senior-level and C-suite search engagements end-to-end
• Advise clients on talent strategy and leadership decisions
• Partner with advisory colleagues on broader organizational initiatives such as talent assessment projects, executive and team coaching, and board/succession planning projects
• Build your personal brand and market presence

Who This Is For

• Senior Talent Acquisition leaders (Director, VP, Head of TA) who have had executive search firm experience
• Professionals with strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Individuals with a consultative mindset and commercial curiosity
• Leaders interested in building something of their own
• Those ready to transition from corporate roles into an entrepreneurial model

What You Gain

• The ability to build your own practice without starting from scratch
• Access to an established platform, brand, and infrastructure
• Collaboration with experienced operators and advisors
• Research, delivery, and execution support
• A high-reward, performance-driven economic model with significant upside potential

The Bottom Line

You’ve built talent strategies inside organizations.

This is your opportunity to step into a more entrepreneurial role - owning your client relationships, expanding your impact, and building something of your own.

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