Job Search Specialist

Role & responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end job searches for Senior Management, Leadership and C-suite candidates.
• Understand each candidate's career history, target roles, industries, companies, geography and compensation expectations.
• Develop and execute a personalized job search strategy for each client.
• Identify relevant leadership-level opportunities across LinkedIn, Naukri, company career pages, executive search firms and other sources.
• Conduct targeted research to identify companies, hiring managers, recruiters and decision-makers relevant to each candidate.
• Apply to suitable positions on behalf of clients while maintaining high accuracy and relevance.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of potential opportunities beyond publicly advertised jobs.
• Conduct recruiter and hiring-manager outreach through LinkedIn and email.
• Identify potential referral opportunities and build relevant professional connections.
• Track applications, outreach, responses, interviews and follow-ups in the CRM.
• Follow up consistently with recruiters, hiring managers and candidates.
• Coordinate with the Interview Coaching, Resume/LinkedIn and Personal Branding teams to ensure the candidate's overall job search strategy is aligned.
• Monitor the market and identify emerging hiring trends, target companies and leadership opportunities.
• Maintain detailed records and provide regular updates on job search progress.
• Continuously optimize the job search strategy based on response rates, interview conversion and market feedback.

Preferred candidate profile

• 25 years of experience in recruitment, executive search, talent acquisition, job search management, sourcing or career services.
• Strong understanding of the Indian recruitment and hiring ecosystem.
• Experience sourcing candidates or opportunities using LinkedIn, Naukri and other professional platforms.
• Strong research and internet-search skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to understand senior-level profiles and identify relevant career opportunities.
• Strong follow-up and relationship-management skills.
• Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple clients simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail — especially when handling senior-level candidate profiles and applications.
• Comfortable working with CRM systems, spreadsheets and digital productivity tools.
• Proactive, target-oriented and willing to take ownership rather than simply complete assigned tasks.