Director, Executive Search, Amsterdam (NL) or Cambridge, MA (US)

Our client is a global leader in health technology, operating across more than 100 countries and driven by a mission to improve people’s lives through innovative solutions. The organisation continues to evolve its people and talent capabilities to ensure it has the leadership required to support its future strategy. As part of this agenda, the company is strengthening its executive search capability and is now seeking a Director, Executive Search. The role can be based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, or Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Reporting to the Head of Executive Search and Talent, the Director, Executive Search will lead senior-level searches across the organisation, partnering closely with business and HR leaders up to C-suite level to identify and attract high-calibre executive talent globally. The role will manage the full executive search lifecycle, from understanding leadership requirements and developing search strategies through to market mapping, candidate engagement, assessment and offer management. Beyond individual assignments, the Director will provide external market insight and talent intelligence, building pipelines and trusted relationships with senior leaders across relevant talent markets. Working in a highly international and matrixed environment, this is a visible role requiring strong judgement, discretion and the credibility to advise senior stakeholders on executive talent.

You will bring at least 12 years of relevant experience, including significant hands-on executive search experience, gained within a leading executive search firm and/or an in-house executive search function in a complex global organisation. You will have a strong track record of personally delivering senior and executive-level searches end-to-end, from search strategy and market mapping through to candidate engagement, assessment and stakeholder management. Experience within MedTech, healthcare, life sciences or other relevant innovation-led industries would be particularly valuable. Commercially minded, intellectually curious and highly credible, you will be comfortable advising senior stakeholders while remaining close to search execution. You will bring strong judgement, discretion and relationship-building skills, with the ability to operate effectively across international markets and a highly matrixed organisation.

A highly visible global executive search role with the opportunity to work directly with senior business and HR leaders, shape critical leadership appointments and build deep market intelligence within a leading global health technology organisation.

The role operates within a complex, highly matrixed global organisation and will require the ability to manage multiple senior stakeholders and searches while navigating changing business priorities.