Executive Search Recruiter

Social Discovery Group is seeking an Executive Search Recruiter to manage end-to-end executive searches for senior and executive roles. This involves building talent pipelines, sourcing passive candidates, running structured interview processes, negotiating offers, and ensuring recruitment compliance. The role requires 5-7 years of executive search experience, preferably in technology or high-risk industries, with a focus on MENA and CIS markets.

Must Have

• Run hands-on end-to-end executive searches for senior and executive roles.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines and market maps.
• Source passive candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, events, and targeted outreach.
• Run structured interview processes and advise hiring managers on assessment.
• Negotiate offers and manage closing process, including compensation benchmarking.
• Track, report, and improve recruiting KPIs and candidate experience metrics.
• Coach hiring managers on hiring best practices and diversity-aware sourcing.
• Own candidate data hygiene in ATS and ensure recruitment process compliance (GDPR / local laws).
• 5–7 years of progressive hands-on recruiting/executive search experience.
• Proven track record closing mid-senior to executive level roles.

Good to Have

• Experience hiring for technology companies (SaaS, Platform, FinTech, Consumer Tech / Marketplace).
• Experience hiring for high-risk industries such as gambling, dating & gaming companies.
• Experience recruiting across MENA and a good understanding of the CIS technology landscape.

Perks & Benefits

• Remote opportunity to work full time.
• 28 calendar days of vacation per year.
• 7 wellness days per year for personal matters or recovery.
• Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants.
• 50% payment for professional training, international conferences and meetings.
• Corporate discount for English lessons.
• Health benefits: up to $1,000 gross per year for health insurance or doctor’s fees.
• Workplace organization: equipped workplace in offices/co-working, or reimbursement up to $1000 gross every 3 years for home setup/co-working.
• Internal gamified gratitude system for bonuses and rewards.

Your main tasks will be:

• Run hands-on end-to-end executive searches (brief → search strategy → shortlist → offer → closure) for senior and executive roles.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines and market maps for core functions and products (source, outreach, manage scheduling, interviews, communication with Hiring Managers, candidate relationship, offer management).
• Source passive candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, events, and targeted outreach; manage outreach cadence and employer brand touchpoints.
• Run structured interview processes and scorecards; advise hiring managers on assessment and calibration.
• Negotiate offers and manage closing process (including compensation benchmarking and reference checks).
• Track, report, and improve recruiting KPIs and candidate experience metrics; partner with People Analytics to measure quality of hire and time-to-productivity.
• Coach hiring managers on hiring best practices and diversity-aware sourcing.
• Own candidate data hygiene in ATS and ensure recruitment process compliance (GDPR / local laws).

We expect from you:

• 5–7 years of progressive hands-on recruiting/executive search experience (in-house or within retained search firms).
• Proven track record closing mid-senior to executive level (Director / VP / C-suite or equivalent).
• Preferably experience hiring for technology companies (SaaS, Platform, FinTech, Consumer Tech / Marketplace) or high-risk industries such as gambling, or dating & gaming companies.
• Experience recruiting across MENA and a good understanding of the CIS technology landscape.

What do we offer:

• REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full time;
• Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
• 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
• Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
• 50% **payment for professional training, international conferences and meetings;**
• Corporate discount for English lessons;
• ​Health benefits. According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
• ​Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
• Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for our merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.

Sounds good? Join us now!