Director, Executive Recruitment, Talent Intelligence & Advisory

AXIS • Princeton, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director, Executive Recruitment, Talent Intelligence & Advisory serves as AXIS' lead advisor on executive talent acquisition, external succession intelligence, and strategic leadership hiring. Reporting to the Global Head of Talent Acquisition, the role partners directly with the CEO, Executive Committee, senior business leaders, and Human Resources leadership to identify, assess, attract, and advise on executive talent decisions supporting the organization's long-term business strategy and leadership objectives.

The role combines executive search, talent intelligence, market mapping, competitive talent research, leadership assessment, and executive advisory. It leads highly visible executive and mission-critical searches and builds external succession pipelines for critical leadership positions across the enterprise. The Senior Director provides senior leadership with external market perspectives to inform executive hiring decisions, succession planning, organizational design considerations, and future leadership capability needs. The position calls for exceptional judgment, executive presence, intellectual curiosity, discretion, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders through data, insight, and market intelligence.

The role typically involves global travel as business needs require; handling highly confidential executive, succession, and organizational information; regular engagement with senior executives, external leadership candidates, and search partners; use of talent intelligence, market research, and executive recruitment technologies; and participation in a hybrid work environment consistent with organizational requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in executive search, executive recruitment, talent intelligence, talent advisory, or related talent acquisition disciplines.
• At least 7 years leading executive or senior leadership searches, with direct responsibility for search strategy, market mapping, executive assessment, candidate engagement, stakeholder management, and offer completion.
• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with C-suite executives, Executive Committee members, or equivalent senior business leaders.
• Demonstrated experience conducting executive market mapping, talent intelligence, competitive talent analysis, or succession-related research initiatives.
• Experience developing executive candidate assessments, market intelligence reports, leadership profiles, and executive presentations.
• Experience identifying and recruiting passive executive talent.
• Experience managing retained executive search firms and external talent partners.
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple concurrent executive searches and confidential talent initiatives.
• Experience advising senior business leaders on executive talent decisions.
• Working knowledge of executive recruiting technologies, applicant tracking systems, talent intelligence platforms, CRM systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and executive research tools.
• Ability to travel globally as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within insurance, reinsurance, financial services, professional services, consulting, or similarly complex global organizations.
• Experience supporting CEO, Board, Executive Committee, or enterprise-critical recruitment initiatives.
• Experience conducting external succession planning and executive talent benchmarking projects.
• Experience advising senior executives regarding organizational design, leadership capability, and executive talent strategy.
• Experience recruiting leaders with significant P&L responsibility and enterprise-wide accountability.
• Experience conducting executive recruiting and talent intelligence activities across multiple geographies and international markets.
• Experience managing highly confidential leadership, succession, or organizational-change initiatives.
• Experience utilizing AI-enabled recruiting, talent intelligence, or market research tools.
• Advanced degree or professional certification related to executive search, leadership assessment, human resources, talent acquisition, or organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive and senior leadership searches globally across all business functions.
• Partner with the CEO, EXCO, Board-facing executives, and senior Group/P&L leaders to define leadership requirements and develop search strategies.
• Design and execute search plans covering market mapping, target company identification, candidate engagement, assessment methodology, stakeholder alignment, and offer strategy.
• Personally identify, engage, assess, and recruit senior executive talent, including highly passive candidates.
• Develop and present executive candidate slates supported by market intelligence and candidate assessment insights.
• Facilitate executive interview processes, stakeholder calibration discussions, and finalist evaluations.
• Partner with Total Rewards, Legal, HR, and business leaders on executive offer development, negotiation, and closing strategies.
• Deliver an executive candidate experience reflective of AXIS's leadership brand and culture.
• Develop and maintain executive talent maps and external succession pipelines for enterprise-critical leadership roles.
• Advise senior leadership on executive talent strategy, market intelligence, organizational capability, and succession planning.
• Manage executive assessment processes, external search firms, and strategic talent intelligence partnerships.
• Drive operational excellence, governance, compliance, reporting, and continuous improvement across executive recruitment activities.
• Take on additional duties, responsibilities, and activities appropriate to the nature of the role.

Benefits

• Competitive target incentive compensation, with awards based on overall corporate and individual performance.
• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical plans for the employee and family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior