Senior Associate, Portfolio Human Capital

General Atlantic•New York, NY

4d•$140,000 - $190,000•Onsite

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About The Position

General Atlantic is looking to hire a Senior Associate to join the Portfolio Human Capital team in our New York Office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
3-5 years of relevant experience; background in executive search, a high growth company or chief of staff role preferred.
Experience supporting search engagements or talent projects, including producing clear deliverables (status updates, candidate summaries, project briefs)
Experience engaging with external clients/candidates in the market
Strong project management skills — able to manage multiple workstreams, align stakeholders, and keep work moving through ambiguity; adapts quickly as priorities shift
Analytical and intellectually curious, with an eagerness to learn and connect dots across contexts; brings strong intuition and good judgment, and is not afraid to ask questions or challenge assumptions
Strong attention to detail, exceptional follow through and consistently delivers results
Ability to work independently and proactively in a high performing global organization. Highly collaborative and capable of working effectively cross functionally
Demonstrated maturity and professional presence, comfortable interacting with senior stakeholders
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Highly motivated and positive can-do attitude

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a leading executive search firm, preferably with exposure to services or consumer sectors.

Responsibilities

Support and project manage C-suite search assignments in close partnership with GA PHC, portfolio company management teams and GA investment professionals
Where appropriate, independently run searches for portfolio companies including identifying, sourcing, and qualifying senior executives
Support the scoping of senior roles and development of position specifications
Research new industries, market segments, and competitive landscapes to map the talent ecosystem in support of portfolio company needs
Based on a pre-defined spec, develop a research strategy that outlines targeted industries and companies
Gain an understanding of the functional breakdown and roles within various executive structures and serve as an expert to the team on the markets/talent pools researched
Proactively engage, assess and introduce qualified executives to GA investment professionals and portfolio companies
Build an evolving external network, with a focus on potential future talent that may be suitable for current and future portfolio initiatives
Support the team in conducting quantitative and qualitative management assessments to identify capability gaps and opportunities for learning & development
Identifying opportunities for syndicating processes across the portfolio, to enable sharing of best practices and cost synergy where appropriate
Leverage and utilize best practice global tools and capabilities (i.e. Scorecards, Interview Guides, Competency Model), when conducting research/search efforts
Where external search firms are engaged, work closely with GA operating professionals to support and coordinate the search processes including executive search firm screening, development of spec/scorecards, preliminary screening interviews, and collating/analyzing feedback from candidate interviews