Senior Associate (Executive Search)

Location: Brussels, Belgium; work is based in the Brussels office with international assignments and collaboration across countries.

Company

hirify.global provides executive search, talent intelligence and leadership advisory services for senior leaders, CEOs and boards.

What you will do

• Support international executive search assignments from strategy through completion.
• Conduct market analysis, talent mapping and candidate identification across technology, telecommunications and digital infrastructure.
• Assess candidates and determine progression through the search process.
• Engage with senior executives and clients by telephone and through direct professional communication.
• Prepare candidate profiles, market reports, status reports and client presentations.
• Coordinate multiple assignments, stakeholders and deadlines while maintaining accurate information in internal systems.

Requirements

• Experience in executive search, recruitment, talent intelligence, leadership advisory, research, consulting or a relevant professional-services environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organisational and project-management skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English required.
• Confident communication with senior executives and clients, including proactive telephone communication.
• Practical experience using AI tools for research, analysis or content development.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement, maintain discretion and produce accurate executive-level reports and presentations.

Nice to have

• German language skills.
• Knowledge of technology, telecommunications or digital infrastructure.
• Experience with international markets, retained executive search, market intelligence or leadership advisory.
• Exposure to senior leadership, CEO or board-level assignments.
• Experience working with complex systems and databases.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct involvement in international CEO, board and senior leadership assignments.
• Close collaboration with an experienced Senior Client Partner and the international hirify.global network.
• Autonomous work with responsibility for moving assignments forward and making informed decisions.
• Regular use of AI and modern research tools in the search process.
• Potential pathway towards broader client responsibility and a consulting career.
• Opportunity to build relationships with senior executives and clients across multiple countries.

Hiring process

• Initial recruiter conversation.
• Interview with the Senior Client Partner and an international team member, followed by a hirify.global assessment.
• Further conversation with Brussels office colleagues and, where appropriate, a final office leadership conversation.