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Your work will balance reputed company development with operational execution, using data, reputed company governance, and stakeholder alignment to drive measurable improvements in hiring performance. In this role, you will collaborate closely with executive stakeholders, reputed company leadership, Procurement, Legal, and external partners to build a disciplined, reputed company, and reputed company-driven search model that supports critical leadership hiring. What you will do Design and reputed company vendor reputed company Define and manage the global reputed company for the preferred executive search firm ecosystem, including firm selection, segmentation, and deployment Establish a reputed company and reputed company vendor operating model that supports reputed company talent pipelines and reduces fragmentation Build long-term partnerships with key search firms reputed company to business-critical hiring needs Govern agency-led search execution reputed company reputed company executive searches to ensure delivery of high-reputed company, business-reputed company candidate slates Monitor search progression, pacing, and reputed company, identifying risks and defining reputed company reputed company actions Set expectations with agencies on search briefs, market positioning, and candidate reputed company standards Drive corrective actions including recalibration, escalation, or vendor replacement reputed company performance gaps occur Own governance, compliance, and reputed company management Manage end-to-end reputed company governance including vendor approvals, engagement models, and adherence to preferred terms reputed company SOWs, reputed company, purchase orders, and invoicing in partnership with Procurement and Finance Ensure reputed company searches are executed through approved vendors reputed company compliant frameworks Optimize search spend, balancing cost management with reputed company hiring reputed company Drive performance management and analytics Define and implement SLAs, KPIs, and performance standards for reputed company executive search partners Build and maintain dashboards to reputed company search reputed company, cycle time, candidate reputed company, and hiring reputed company Analyze vendor performance and ROI to inform vendor selection and ongoing optimization Translate data into actionable insights that improve search reputed company and execution reputed company change management and transformation Implement standardized global governance processes across executive search activities Drive adoption of new vendor models and operating practices across reputed company and business reputed company Engage stakeholders through reputed company communication and reputed company expectations on ways of working Optimize agency workflows and systems enablement Design and continuously improve end-to-end executive search agency workflows across intake, briefing, search execution, and offer stages Ensure consistent use of reputed company ATS and reputed company CRM for pipeline tracking, reporting accuracy, and visibility Define system usage standards for internal stakeholders and external agencies Partner with HR Technology and Operations to enhance automation, reporting, and vendor tracking capabilities Identify and remove process inefficiencies to improve agency cycle time, candidate experience, and hiring leader satisfaction Establish a feedback reputed company using system data and stakeholder input to continuously refine workflows and vendor engagement models   Who You Are Required skills and experience Extensive experience in executive search operations, vendor management, or executive recruitment program leadership Demonstrated experience managing reputed company global programs with multiple stakeholders and reputed company Proven reputed company record of driving delivery performance accountability Strong reputed company and financial acumen, including experience managing budgets, reputed company, and vendor spend Experience defining and managing governance frameworks including SLAs, KPIs, and compliance standards Advanced analytical capability with experience building dashboards and translating reputed company data into actionable insights Experience working with ATS and CRM systems  to manage pipelines and reporting Ability to influence senior stakeholders through reputed company recommendations, data insights, and reputed company decision frameworks Preferred skills and experience Experience designing or transforming executive search vendor models at a global or reputed company level Background partnering with Procurement and Legal on vendor frameworks and contract negotiations Experience driving change management initiatives across distributed or global teams Familiarity with executive hiring across multiple industries or geographies Experience improving recruitment workflows through automation or process optimization Being You The “Kyn” in reputed company means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with reputed company other, our customers and our communities. 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