Principal Executive Recruiter

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end search lifecycle for all Director+ roles across Aurora's business groups, from kickoff and calibration through offer and close
• Design and calibrate executive interview processes, produce clear and thorough search briefs and candidate summaries for interviewers and leaders
• Advise executive leaders with talent intelligence, market mapping, and competitive insights that shape org design, role scope, and hiring strategy
• Structure and negotiate executive offers in partnership with Total Rewards and Finance, including cash, equity, and sign-on components
• Partner with People Business Partners, Finance, and TA leadership on succession planning and company-wide leadership workforce planning
• Share market intelligence and search learnings with broader TA team, strengthening hiring across all hiring
• Mentor and coach recruiters and sourcers, and lead training that raises the bar for our hiring practices across the broader Talent Acquisition team

Job requirements

• 10+ years of recruiting experience, with significant time owning executive search
• Proven track record owning end-to-end Director- to C-level searches
• Experience serving as the primary search partner to C-suite and VP-level leaders, influencing role scope and hiring decisions with data
• Hands-on experience structuring and closing executive compensation packages (base, bonus, equity, sign-on)
• Deep sourcing expertise, including experience building talent maps and market intelligence for niche and senior talent pools
• Tool agnostic - you can run an effective search independent of any specific tool
• Proven ability to run highly confidential executive searches with discretion and sound judgment
• Hands-on use of AI to accelerate research and sourcing, with a high degree of quality in all output produced