Grant Thornton (US)
Executive Recruiting Associate Director – New York, NY
Grant Thornton
is seeking an Executive Recruiting Associate Director to join the team in New York, NY. The Associate Director reports directly to the Senior Director of Executive Search and plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing strategic Partner and Managing Director recruiting initiatives across all service lines.
Position Summary The Associate Director will develop and implement enterprise-wide executive search strategies that align with business priorities and drive competitive advantage in the talent market. The role ensures operational excellence within the function and delivers high impact client service, strengthening the firm’s 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 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 firm’s value proposition to external talent and stakeholders.
Required Skills and Experience
Bachelor degree in Business, Human Resources, Psychology, or a related field or professional equivalency.
10+ years of diversified recruiting experience, with at least 5 years focused specifically in executive search.
Experience servicing clients in retained search or consulting.
Specific network strength in the consulting industry.
Demonstrated ability to source and acquire executive talent in the areas of Tax, Audit, Transaction Services, Consulting, Risk and Compliance.
Demonstrated effective and professional interaction with top‑level executives.
Experience in developing and executing a recruiting strategy, implementing best practices in recruiting, and demonstrated ability to lead others by example.
Extensive knowledge of employment law and hiring practices, behaviorally based interview techniques, tracking processes for applicants and open positions, and metrics.
The ability to establish priorities, manage deadlines, exercise a high degree of professionalism in interactions with all levels of internal and external contacts.
Attributes that include a strong client service mentality, detail orientation, a positive team‑oriented attitude.
Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.
Full proficiency with MS – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Preferred Skills and Experience
Prior Executive Talent Acquisition experience in professional services, boutique consulting or retained search.
Taleo application tracking system knowledge strongly preferred.
CIR, ACIR, PHR, or SPHR – a plus.
Agency search experience as a client is a plus.
Professional Services experience a plus.
Compensation The base salary range for this position in the firm’s New York, NY office is $164,200 to $246,200 per year.
About Grant Thornton 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, which exclusively provides non‑attest offerings, including tax and advisory services. The firm is part of a multinational platform that offers a premier Trans‑Atlantic advisory and tax practice with a global network of more than 1,200 professionals.
About the Team
Consistent with the firm’s hybrid work model, this position will require in‑person attendance at least two days per week, either at a GT office or client site.
We empower you with options to work in the way that best serves your clients and your life.
We support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you.
We are committed to doing more than checking boxes. Explore all the ways we’re taking action for diversity, equity & inclusion.
Benefits
Health, dental, vision, and dependent care coverage.
401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
Paid time off, holidays, and sick leave.
Discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance.
Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.
EEO Statement It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions 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. We 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.
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is seeking an Executive Recruiting Associate Director to join the team in New York, NY. The Associate Director reports directly to the Senior Director of Executive Search and plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing strategic Partner and Managing Director recruiting initiatives across all service lines.
Position Summary The Associate Director will develop and implement enterprise-wide executive search strategies that align with business priorities and drive competitive advantage in the talent market. The role ensures operational excellence within the function and delivers high impact client service, strengthening the firm’s 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 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 firm’s value proposition to external talent and stakeholders.
Required Skills and Experience
Bachelor degree in Business, Human Resources, Psychology, or a related field or professional equivalency.
10+ years of diversified recruiting experience, with at least 5 years focused specifically in executive search.
Experience servicing clients in retained search or consulting.
Specific network strength in the consulting industry.
Demonstrated ability to source and acquire executive talent in the areas of Tax, Audit, Transaction Services, Consulting, Risk and Compliance.
Demonstrated effective and professional interaction with top‑level executives.
Experience in developing and executing a recruiting strategy, implementing best practices in recruiting, and demonstrated ability to lead others by example.
Extensive knowledge of employment law and hiring practices, behaviorally based interview techniques, tracking processes for applicants and open positions, and metrics.
The ability to establish priorities, manage deadlines, exercise a high degree of professionalism in interactions with all levels of internal and external contacts.
Attributes that include a strong client service mentality, detail orientation, a positive team‑oriented attitude.
Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.
Full proficiency with MS – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Preferred Skills and Experience
Prior Executive Talent Acquisition experience in professional services, boutique consulting or retained search.
Taleo application tracking system knowledge strongly preferred.
CIR, ACIR, PHR, or SPHR – a plus.
Agency search experience as a client is a plus.
Professional Services experience a plus.
Compensation The base salary range for this position in the firm’s New York, NY office is $164,200 to $246,200 per year.
About Grant Thornton 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, which exclusively provides non‑attest offerings, including tax and advisory services. The firm is part of a multinational platform that offers a premier Trans‑Atlantic advisory and tax practice with a global network of more than 1,200 professionals.
About the Team
Consistent with the firm’s hybrid work model, this position will require in‑person attendance at least two days per week, either at a GT office or client site.
We empower you with options to work in the way that best serves your clients and your life.
We support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you.
We are committed to doing more than checking boxes. Explore all the ways we’re taking action for diversity, equity & inclusion.
Benefits
Health, dental, vision, and dependent care coverage.
401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
Paid time off, holidays, and sick leave.
Discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance.
Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.
EEO Statement It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions 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. We 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.
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