Manager, Executive Search

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* DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

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* * Build our Executive Search function and expand in 2027.
* Provide department leadership to ensure best in class practices, quality of hire, and stakeholder management.

Ensure Executive Recruiters are partnering with senior leadership deliver on executive search to performance standards.
* Lead a market mapping strategy, mitigating workforce risk, and business continuity;
Build and maintain a strong pipeline of executive talent through proactive sourcing and networking.
* Manage relationships with external search firms and ensure alignment with internal standards.
* Provide market intelligence, benchmarking, and insights to inform workforce strategy and hiring decisions.
* Report key performance outcomes related to executive hiring success.
* Experience curating and using market and candidate insights to advise clients.
* Experience with best in class platforms and resources.

Define, build and manage end-to-end processes for VP-level and above roles, ensuring candidate and senior executive experience. Manage stakeholder relationships, navigating and aligning requirements, internal parameters and candidate expectations. Ensure a high-touch candidate experience and maintain confidentiality throughout the process. Team Leadership Duties and Responsibilities  Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes. Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients.  

Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.
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* QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

** 5–8 years of experience in executive search. 5+ years of leadership experience.

- In-house executive search leadership experience in fortune 500 company.

- Strong understanding of executive compensation, assessment tools, and market trends.

- Experience working in complex, matrixed organizations or with global teams.
* Master’s degree in human resources, business, or related field.
* Experience in financial services, investments, or wealth management

At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers.

We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow.

For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work.

Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit  to learn more.  You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.
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