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THE ROLE
The Senior Associate, Interim - Talent Delivery plays an instrumental role in growing the talent network and finding and presenting talent. Key responsibilities include building and maintaining the talent network, providing deal flow support, support finding and presenting talent, managing talent placement onboarding and ongoing talent communications, and client communications, as well as assisting the interim leader with miscellaneous projects.
This position offers a base salary of $85,000 to $110,000 and is eligible for the Interim Bonus Plan. Salary within our ranges is determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as required by the role, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. WittKieffer offers a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, life and disability insurances, and generous paid time off.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Talent Network Management:
Actively drives the growth of the executive talent network, including developing and executing the growth strategy in partnership with the head of talent delivery.
Engages directly with potential interim talent, providing "white glove" treatment when processing their information for the network to ensure accurate completion; follows up with potential talent for additional detail as needed to better understand qualifications and interests.
Manages postings for interim roles outside the talent network (LinkedIn) and facilitates the flow of potential interim talent to the internal network.
Routinely analyzes interim talent network to identify any gaps in skillsets relevant to potential and existing clients.
Creates and manages network processes in partnership with the Interim team and maintains process documentation.
Interviews candidates to join the network and builds relationships with talent.
Develops and executes talent engagement strategy.
Communications with Potential and Current Interim Talent:
Contacts interim talent in network to elicit interest in client opportunities and collaborates within the Talent Delivery team on next steps.
Conducts interviews and competency assessments in partnership with the Talent Delivery team to determine fit with client-specific needs.
Coordinates meetings and interactions between potential interim placements and clients.
Provides support in resolving operational tasks as needed, including potential invoice/payment coordination, interim talent issues, and ongoing talent communication.
Deal Flow Support:
Collaborates in creating interim talent profiles and presentations as needed for both talent deal presentation and business development efforts.
May work with client lead on contracting execution.
Conducts industry-specific and client-company research, mapping the executive talent landscape to bring market insights to the table.
Develops presentation materials in PowerPoint and Word to support business development.
Develops preparation materials for talent as part of a potential deal.
Marketing Activities and Special Projects:
Supports marketing activities as needed such as LinkedIn postings, etc.
Assists in special projects as needed to provide growth opportunities.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree is required; Master's strongly preferred.
Five or more years in executive search, professional services, recruitment, or similar experience preferred; experience in life sciences or investor-backed healthcare preferred.
Specific Knowledge and Experiences Preferred:
Experience interacting with executive-level candidates and/or clients in a professional services firm preferred.
Experience working with a candidate management system (e.g., DFE, Bullhorn/Salesforce) preferred.
Leadership Skills and Competencies:
Strong verbal and written communication skills; is timely with information and able to communicate clearly and succinctly.
Capability and comfort in working with individuals at all levels, include executives.
Strong organizational skills; using resources effectively to manage multiple activities at once.
Collaborative, with skills in working closely with others as a part of a team.
Detail oriented and strong planning skills; developing schedules, anticipating issues, and proactively adjusting to challenges.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to quickly learn technology and systems.
Strong desire to help build a new service offering within an organization specifically with regards to building a talent network.
Witt/Kieffer Inc. ("WittKieffer") provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. WittKieffer will recruit, employ, train, promote and compensate our employees without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, pregnancy, military status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, disability or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. WittKieffer will endeavor to make reasonable accommodation, as required by law, for qualified individuals with known disabilities or religious practices unless doing so would result in an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
