Executive Recruiting Associate Director

Executive Recruiting Associate Director

Grant Thornton is seeking an Executive Recruiting Associate Director to join the team in New York, NY. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Executive Search, the Executive Search Associate Director plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing strategic partner and managing director recruiting initiatives across all service lines. This position is instrumental in developing and implementing enterprise-wide executive search strategies that align with business priorities and drive competitive advantage in the talent market. The Associate Director will be pivotal to ensuring there is operational excellence within the function and instrumental to the delivery of high impact client service. By leveraging their notable experience in Executive Search, the Associate Director will help strengthen the firms reputation as a destination for top tier c-suite level talent.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Oversee end-to-end executive recruitment for Partner and Managing Director (PMD) roles, from strategic alignment with hiring leaders to final candidate onboarding.
• Lead delivery across all recruitment functions, including proactive sourcing, candidate evaluation, stakeholder coordination, offer negotiation, and preparation of board-level review materials.
• Design and execute targeted search strategies for senior leadership roles, leveraging direct sourcing to attract top-tier talent and minimizing reliance on external search firms.
• Innovate recruitment methodologies to optimize internal capabilities while managing retained search engagements when necessary, including vendor selection, contract negotiation, and fee structuring aligned with firm policies.
• Drive a high-touch, high-impact PMD admissions process, ensuring a seamless experience for candidates and internal stakeholders through rigorous assessment and efficient execution.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to national, market, service, and industry leaders on human capital priorities, aligning talent acquisition with broader business objectives.
• Ensure compliance with firm-wide recruitment protocols and governance standards.
• Coach and empower hiring leaders on advanced interviewing techniques, selection best practices, and offer negotiations to support informed decision-making.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with key firm executives, internal business partners, and external search firms to build a robust pipeline of executive talent.
• Utilize multi-channel sourcing strategies to identify and engage high-potential candidates, ensuring alignment with firm culture and leadership expectations.
• Deliver high-quality candidate assessments, presenting curated shortlists with comprehensive profile summaries to facilitate executive-level hiring decisions.
• Support candidate transitions, partnering with hiring leaders to ensure successful onboarding and integration into the firm.
• Act as a brand ambassador, fostering long-term relationships and promoting the firms value proposition to external talent and stakeholders.

Required Skills and Experience :

Preferred Skills and Experience :

The base salary range for this position in the firms New York, NY office is between $164,200 and $246,200 per year.

About Us :

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more : more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. Its what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better. In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities : Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ? and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services. In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture. Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.

About the Team :

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Benefits :

We understand that your needs, responsibilities, and experiences are different, and we think thats a good thing. Thats why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles, and aspirations that make you, well, you. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit : https : / / www.grantthornton.com / careers / rewards-and-benefits .

Additional Details :

It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions (including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, working conditions, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, evaluations, and termination) are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or civil union status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic predisposition or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of Grant Thornton to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. To make an accommodation request, please contact HR@us.gt.com. For Los Angeles Applicants only : We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with