Executive Talent Acquisition Manager

Overview

Executive Talent Acquisition Manager – Global

Location: Georgia

Employment: Permanent

Salary: $160-$180,000 USD + bonus + benefits

Middlemore has been retained to appoint an In-House Executive Search Lead (Global) for a multinational Fortune 200 business, based on the US East Coast.

This is the first role of its kind and has been designed to differentiate the organisation in the market from a candidate identification, assessment, and integration perspective. This role will elevate how the company identifies, engages, and hires top executive and senior leadership talent globally. Acting as a strategic partner, the incumbent will provide deep market intelligence, competitive insights, and succession planning support—building executive-level credibility within the organisations leadership team.

• Lead the establishment and standardisation of global identification and talent assessment processes — introducing behavioural profiling tools and implementing new ways of working to enhance both stakeholder and candidate experience (think AI, UX design, digital platforms, and tooling).
• Personally manage end-to-end executive search processes for priority leadership roles, ensuring exceptional candidate and stakeholder experiences.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CPO, ExCo members, and senior business leaders, advising on market conditions, talent availability, and succession planning
• Build and lead a talent market intelligence capability to deliver insights on:
  • Competitor leadership movements
  • Emerging talent trends
  • Compensation benchmarking
  • Diversity representation within executive talent pools
• Deliver quarterly executive market briefs to CPO and senior TA leadership.
• Translate data into actionable insights to inform workforce and succession strategies
• Identify and establish strategic partnerships with executive search firms and talent intelligence providers
• Introduce advanced selection methodologies, including:
  • Behavioural and competency-based interview frameworks
  • Psychometric and leadership potential assessments
• Partner with Leadership Development and Organisational Effectiveness teams to ensure alignment with the organisations leadership success profile.
• Coach and upskill stakeholders on executive selection best practices.
• Develop and launch an Executive Employer Branding program in partnership with Recruitment Marketing, creating a “HALO effect” that elevates visibility and attractiveness.
• Curate differentiated, high-touch candidate and stakeholder experiences, positioning the business as an employer of choice at the executive level.

• Experience at VP–Director level with search experience from Telco, Retail, and B2C/B2B2C environments (ideal)
• Proven track record managing C-suite or VP-level searches across multiple markets.
• Deep understanding of leadership assessment methodologies, psychometric tools, succession planning frameworks and diversity strategies.
• Strong executive presence, credibility, and consultative influencing skills.
• Expertise in market mapping, competitor analysis, and talent intelligence tools.
• Experience partnering with CPOs, ExCo members, and external executive search firms.

If this is something of interest then please do apply.