Research Consultant

IMP is a specialist executive search and advisory firm with over 13 years’ experience advising leading private markets investors globally. We work exclusively on retained mandates across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real assets, and related strategies, supporting clients with senior hiring, market intelligence, and talent advisory.

As part of our continued growth, we are seeking an experienced recruiter (typically 6 months to 5 years’ experience) to join the firm as a research consultant. This role is designed for someone who wants to deepen their exposure to executive search, develop genuine market expertise, and work closely with senior clients and candidates across global private markets.

The position sits at the core of our search and advisory work. You will be involved end to end in live mandates, market mapping, and insight generation, while working closely with consultants and partners in a highly collaborative, low-hierarchy environment.

We invest heavily in development. Training is delivered on the job, with consistent coaching, structured feedback, and direct exposure to experienced search professionals. We view success as a shared outcome and expect the role to evolve meaningfully as capability and confidence grow.

We invest heavily in development. Training is delivered on the job, with consistent coaching, structured feedback, and direct exposure to experienced search professionals. We view success as a shared outcome and expect the role to evolve meaningfully as capability and confidence grow.

• researching, approaching, and interviewing candidates for live retained executive search mandates
• building detailed market maps across private markets strategies, functions, and geographies
• developing an informed understanding of private markets performance, fund structures, and hiring trends
• supporting the production and distribution of IMP’s research and marketing publications
• maintaining accurate records within the firm’s CRM and search processes
• contributing ideas to business development, content strategy, and internal best practice

• attitude
  : professional, proactive, and resilient, with a strong sense of ownership
• organisation and judgement
  : able to manage multiple priorities with precision and discretion
• communication skills
  : confident, credible, and comfortable engaging with senior professionals
• interest in boutique search
  : motivated by working in a small, specialist firm with high exposure and responsibility
• team orientation
  : collaborative, curious, and motivated to contribute to collective success

This role is well suited to someone who wants to move beyond transactional recruitment and build a long-term career in retained executive search and private markets advisory.