Paula Keita

Senior Talent Acquisition and Executive Search professional with 10+ years of experience identifying, engaging, and securing high-impact talent across specialized and leadership roles. Experienced in full-cycle recruiting, executive search, strategic sourcing, talent mapping, passive candidate engagement, candidate assessment, and hiring manager partnership.

As Founder and Principal of Keita Consulting Firm, I lead executive and specialized searches across Pharma, MedTech, Biotechnology, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Affairs. I partner with founders, executives, HR leaders, and hiring managers to translate business needs into targeted search strategies, assess talent markets, build qualified pipelines, and manage searches from intake through offer.

A recent search success includes filling a long-standing Regulatory Affairs leadership role within 60 days by recalibrating requirements and targeting passive talent. I use recruiting metrics and market intelligence, including response rates, time-to-slate, interview-to-offer activity, offer acceptance, and talent availability, to guide search decisions and stakeholder conversations.

I bring a consultative, business-minded approach to complex and hard-to-fill searches, combining hands-on recruiting execution with market intelligence, disciplined pipeline management, and a strong focus on candidate quality and stakeholder communication.

Open to senior-level opportunities in Executive Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Strategic Sourcing, Leadership Search, and Talent Acquisition Consulting.