Executive Search Researcher

About this role

Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Working Hours: US Business Hours
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Executive Search | Investment Banking | Private Markets
About the Opportunity
We are recruiting an experienced Executive Search Researcher to join a boutique international executive search firm specialising in Investment Banking and Private Markets.
This is an opportunity to work on high-level international recruitment mandates, identifying and engaging senior banking and financial services professionals across the US market.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in executive search research, talent sourcing or financial services recruitment, with excellent communication skills and the ability to engage confidently with senior professionals.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed market research and talent mapping across investment banking and private markets.

• Identify and source high-calibre candidates for retained executive search assignments.

• Proactively headhunt professionals across the US financial services market.

• Build and maintain targeted candidate pipelines and talent databases.

• Research investment banks, private equity firms and other financial institutions.

• Engage potential candidates through LinkedIn, email and direct outreach.

• Conduct initial candidate screening and qualification conversations.

• Prepare candidate profiles, market intelligence reports and research summaries.

• Work closely with senior search consultants to support live recruitment mandates.

• Maintain accurate candidate records and track recruitment activity.
Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience in executive search research, talent sourcing or financial services recruitment.

• Experience sourcing senior or specialist professionals.

• Strong research, market mapping and candidate identification skills.

• Confident using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches and recruitment databases.

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

• Professional and credible when engaging with senior-level candidates.

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple searches.

• Based in Cape Town and comfortable working US business hours.
Important: This is a specialist recruitment research position, not an administrative or virtual assistant role. Previous recruitment or executive search experience is essential.