Executive Search Associate (Temp-to-Perm)

Success Academy Charter Schools•New York, NY

9d•$80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Success Academy is a large, fast-growing, and high-performing network of public charter schools that is expanding in New York and Florida. They are seeking a meticulous and detail-oriented Executive Search Associate to manage knowledge capture and documentation for executive searches, allowing recruiters to focus on relationships, sourcing, and closing. This role is crucial for ensuring that all information related to a search is accurately captured, documented, and easily accessible.

Requirements

2 to 4+ years in executive search, high-touch recruiting, or a similar client-facing research and documentation role.
Strong writing skills with a track record of turning rough notes or verbal input into clear, polished, professional documents quickly.
Experience working cross-functionally with senior stakeholders (hiring managers, executives, or clients) and handling confidential information with discretion.
Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent searches and shifting priorities.
Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with an ATS or recruiting tech stack (Greenhouse, GEM, BrightHire, or similar) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Attend intake meetings, panel debriefs, and other key search conversations to take notes and send timely summaries.
Turn recruiter research and rough notes into clean, consistent candidate profiles, bios, and market/target-list documents.
Build hiring-manager and interviewer briefing documents from recruiter inputs ahead of each round.
Produce written candidate summaries and debrief synthesis after screens, HM interviews, and onsites.
Draft briefing documents and format candidate bios for senior-executive rounds.
Compile the weekly pipeline report and maintain the silver-medalist/bench tracker.
Maintain a complete, well-organized search record and close-out file for every search.
Contribute during intakes and debriefs by asking clarifying questions and flagging gaps, while leaving sourcing, assessment, and closing decisions to the recruiter, and scheduling/logistics to the coordinator.