The executives we hire today will define our strategy, shape our culture, drive innovation, and influence outcomes for thousands of employees, customers, and patients around the world.
We're seeking an accomplished Executive Recruiter to lead the identification, assessment, and acquisition of exceptional leadership talent across our global organization. This is a high-visibility role operating at the heart of strategic decision-making, partnering directly with C-suite leaders, Executive Committee members, HR executives, and external advisors to deliver world-class executive hiring outcomes.
If you thrive in complex environments, enjoy influencing senior stakeholders, and possess the confidence and credibility to engage at the highest levels of an organization, we'd like to hear from you.
Why This Role Matters
- Every search represents a strategic business decision that can influence company performance, leadership culture, shareholder value, and organizational success for years to come.
- As Fortrea's Executive Recruitment Partner, you will lead the search and selection of senior leaders across our global enterprise, building trusted relationships with executives while navigating complex talent acquisition.
- You will sit at the intersection of internal talent activation, external search, business strategy, compensation, and executive decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end executive searches for C-suite and senior leadership roles.
- Partner with senior executives and HR leaders as a trusted talent advisor.
- Develop executive search strategies, talent maps, and leadership pipelines.
- Assess executive talent against leadership, culture, and succession criteria.
- Navigate complex hiring matters, including non-competes, notice periods, and restrictive covenants.
- Structure and negotiate executive compensation, incentives, equity, and sign-on packages.
- Deliver market intelligence and competitive insights to inform hiring decisions.
- Manage retained search firms and external executive search partners.
- Uphold the highest standards of confidentiality, judgment, and professionalism.
- Enhance executive recruiting processes, governance, and candidate experience.
- Support critical senior hiring needs across the organization as business priorities evolve.
- Mentor and develop future executive search talent and best practices.
- Bachelor's degree (or country equivalent).
- Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience and successful project outcomes in lieu of educational requirements.
- Deep knowledge of executive search practices, executive hiring governance, and seniorlevel assessment methodologies.
- Strong understanding of legal frameworks related to executive employment, including restrictive covenants, noncompetes, notice periods, and confidentiality obligations.
- Demonstrated ability to coach senior leaders and candidates through complex, highrisk hiring scenarios.
- Excellent negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills at executive level.
- Proven ability to manage confidential, sensitive, and highimpact work with sound judgement and discretion.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage credibly at Board and Executive Committee level.
- High levels of commercial acumen, pragmatism, and adaptability.
Experience (Minimum Required):
- Significant experience (typically 8+ years) in executive search, either within a retained search firm and/or an inhouse executive recruitment function.
- Demonstrated track record delivering successful Csuite and senior executive hires across complex organizations.
- Experience managing executive search firm partnerships and external vendors.
- Exposure to executive compensation structures and offer design is strongly preferred.
- Experience operating in a global or highly regulated environment is an advantage.
Preferred Qualifications Include:
- Experience supporting executive hiring in life sciences, healthcare, professional services, or similarly complex industries.
- Exposure to succession planning, leadership assessment, or executive development discussions.
- Familiarity with global executive hiring considerations across multiple geographies
Why Fortrea?
Fortrea is one of the world's leading clinical research organizations, helping bring life-changing therapies to patients across the globe.
Joining Fortrea means becoming part of a company where your work has a direct impact on our future leadership capability and strategic success. You'll have the opportunity to influence critical hiring decisions, engage with exceptional leaders, and help shape the next generation of executive talent across a growing global organization.
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Fortrea
Jul 29, 2026