Director, Global Executive & Strategic Recruiting

Fortive•Everett, WA

About The Position

Fortive is seeking a Director, Global Executive & Strategic Recruiting to lead and elevate executive and strategic hiring across Fortive and its 10 operating companies worldwide. The role will build a high-quality internal executive search capability combining the rigor, market intelligence, and candidate experience of a retained search firm with the business connectivity and long-term talent perspective of an in-house function. The Director will lead a team of executive recruiting professionals and personally partner with senior leaders on critical leadership searches. The Director will develop the team, search models, methodologies, playbooks, and assessment practices; advise senior leaders on talent needs and hiring decisions; build external leadership pipelines connected to succession and future business needs; and modernize executive recruiting through data, technology, and continuous improvement. The role will also manage external search partners strategically and expand internal search capabilities. This position may be based remotely in the United States or in Everett, Washington, and reports to the Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in executive recruiting, executive search, talent acquisition, or leadership hiring.
2+ years of experience leading an executive recruiting, executive search, or talent acquisition team.
Demonstrated success recruiting Director, Vice President, General Manager, and executive-level talent across multiple functions.
Experience advising senior executives and HR leaders on complex, high-impact talent decisions.
Deep expertise in executive search strategy, talent mapping, market intelligence, research, sourcing, candidate assessment, and executive engagement.
Experience leading sensitive and confidential executive searches from initial strategy through offer acceptance.
Strong executive presence and ability to influence, advise, and appropriately challenge senior stakeholders.
Experience recruiting across functional areas such as Commercial, Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Human Resources.
Experience using talent intelligence platforms, CRM technology, sourcing tools, AI-enabled recruiting solutions, and recruiting analytics.
Strong written, verbal, and executive-level presentation skills.
Experience within a retained executive search firm and/or an in-house executive recruiting function.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting global organizations and leadership hiring across North America, EMEA, and APAC.
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Lead Fortive’s global executive and strategic recruiting function across the enterprise and its operating companies.
Build, coach, and develop a high-performing team of executive recruiters, researchers, and recruiting support professionals.
Develop a scalable internal executive search model with the rigor, quality, market expertise, and candidate experience expected of leading retained search firms.
Establish executive recruiting playbooks, sourcing methodologies, talent mapping strategies, assessment frameworks, and search best practices.
Personally lead a portfolio of high-impact executive and strategic searches.
Partner with executive leaders, operating company presidents, HR leaders, and hiring managers to define leadership needs and develop search strategies.
Advise leaders with market intelligence, competitive insights, talent perspectives, and recommendations.
Help leaders define success profiles and required capabilities and experiences for critical leadership positions.
Lead candidate calibration, stakeholder alignment, and executive debrief discussions.
Use data and talent intelligence to challenge assumptions constructively and clarify hiring decisions.
Develop proactive external leadership pipelines aligned with succession priorities, capability gaps, and future business needs.
Partner with Talent Management, workforce planning, and HR leadership to connect external talent intelligence with long-term leadership and organizational needs.
Build sustainable talent communities and market maps across critical functions and geographies.
Establish metrics and reporting on search effectiveness, talent markets, stakeholder experience, and recruiting outcomes.
Explore and use AI, talent intelligence platforms, CRM technology, sourcing tools, and recruiting analytics to improve executive search effectiveness and efficiency.
Continuously improve executive recruiting processes, technology, governance, and operating practices.
Manage external executive search partners strategically, using outside support when warranted by capacity, specialization, confidentiality, or market requirements.
Expand internal search capabilities and reduce unnecessary reliance on external executive search firms.