​Our client is a specialist executive search consultancy focused exclusively on the global fresh produce industry. They are seeking a commercially driven and internationally minded Executive Search Consultant to join the business and work directly with founders, CEOs, and senior leadership teams across global markets.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants genuine ownership and influence. The successful candidate will manage retained executive searches from initial client brief through to successful placement while helping develop long-term international client relationships.

Global Market Coverage

You will work with senior executives and leadership teams across:

• UK

• Europe

• North America

• South America

• Middle East

• Africa

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct executive search assignments exclusively within the global fresh produce industry.

• Build and develop long-term relationships with founders, CEOs, and senior leadership teams.

• Act as a trusted advisor on senior and executive hiring decisions.

• Win and manage retained search assignments from initial briefing through to successful placement.

• Conduct research-led talent mapping to identify senior and executive-level talent globally.

• Approach and engage passive candidates across international markets.

• Manage end-to-end executive search processes, including market research, candidate outreach, assessment, and presentation.

• Support market intelligence projects, including compensation benchmarking, competitor analysis, and talent landscape reviews.

• Contribute to business development and the growth of strategic client accounts.

• Develop both new and existing international client relationships.

What We Are Looking For

• Previous experience within Executive Search, Recruitment, or a closely related senior-level hiring environment.

• Strong commercial and business development capability.

• Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders.

• Strong research, market mapping, and headhunting abilities.

• Comfortable recruiting internationally and working across different cultures and markets.

• Commercially minded, curious, and highly self-motivated.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Able to operate autonomously without relying on a rigid process or playbook.

• Ambitious and entrepreneurial, with a genuine desire to build something and have a measurable impact.

• Problem-solving mindset with a focus on achieving the right outcome, not simply completing a placement.

Cultural Fit

The ideal candidate will be someone who wants to build, influence, and make a visible impact within a growing specialist business.

You will be relationship-oriented rather than transactional, intellectually curious about the industries and people you work with, and comfortable solving complex recruitment challenges. The ability to take ownership, move quickly, adapt to different personalities and cultures, and operate independently will be essential.

What's on Offer

• Fully remote working.

• Commission for every confirmed retained search invoice.

• Additional share of company-generated fees.

• International travel opportunities.

• Opportunity to work directly with founders, CEOs, and senior leadership teams globally.

• Genuine autonomy and influence within a specialist international executive search business.

• Opportunity to build long-term relationships and develop strategic client accounts.

Location: Fully Remote (International / Global Market)