Executive Search / Sales Consultant

• →Manage the candidate side of executive search assignments across the US investment banking market.
• →Proactively headhunt and engage senior banking and financial services professionals.
• →Identify suitable candidates through direct sourcing, market mapping and professional networks.
• →Conduct detailed candidate interviews and qualification discussions.
• →Build strong relationships with senior professionals and maintain ongoing candidate engagement.
• →Present career opportunities professionally and confidentially.
• →Assess candidate experience, motivations and suitability for executive-level opportunities.
• →Manage candidate communications throughout the recruitment process.
• →Develop and maintain talent pipelines across investment banking and private markets.
• →Collaborate with senior consultants on retained executive search mandates.
• →Provide market intelligence and candidate insights to support search strategies.

• Proven experience in executive search, headhunting or specialist recruitment.
• Strong track record of sourcing and engaging senior-level professionals.
• Experience recruiting within investment banking, financial services or private markets would be highly advantageous.
• Excellent candidate relationship management and interviewing skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of professional recruitment processes.
• Confident communicating with senior bankers, executives and decision-makers.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Professional presentation and strong interpersonal skills, particularly during video interviews.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple recruitment assignments.
• Based in Cape Town and available to work US business hours.

We are particularly interested in candidates who:

• Have a successful track record in headhunting and direct candidate engagement.
• Are confident approaching senior professionals in competitive markets.
• Can build credibility and rapport quickly.
• Understand the importance of discretion and confidentiality in executive recruitment.
• Are proactive, commercially driven and results-oriented.
• Present themselves professionally and communicate confidently with international clients and candidates.

Important: This is a specialist headhunting position. Candidates must have previous recruitment experience. Administrative, virtual assistant and general coordination backgrounds will not be considered.

• Work with an established international executive search business.
• Gain exposure to senior-level investment banking and private markets recruitment.
• Engage with experienced professionals across the US financial services market.
• Develop specialist expertise in international executive search.
• Work on high-value, retained recruitment assignments.