Senior Level Search Specialist Jobs
Senior level search specialist jobs put experienced professionals in charge of search strategy, campaign ownership, and the technical decisions that drive measurable outcomes across paid and organic channels. Openings concentrate across Technology & Software, Retail, and Education, with 27% remote or hybrid availability, and employers like Amazon, Databricks, and Squarespace hiring at this level now.
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- Seattle, WA
Description and Requirements
Talent Acquisition Senior Manager- Executive Search
Who You’ll Work With
As a Talent Acquisition Senior Manager at Slalom, you will play a critical role in scaling our leadership teams. You will partner closely with leaders across the Americas to understand workforce needs, shape talent strategies, and build high-performing leadership teams that support our clients’ most complex transformation initiatives.
Your deep knowledge of the talent market and ability to identify niche and leadership skill sets will be pivotal in advancing Slalom’s growth and solution depth.
You will also lead strategic recruiting initiatives, contribute to our employer brand within key communities, manage stakeholders, and champion an exceptional candidate experience. Your work will directly influence Slalom’s growth strategy and ensure that our talent acquisition approach aligns with our culture of innovation, inclusion, and excellence. This role works across all capabilities and focuses on leadership-level hiring.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and execute innovative talent sourcing strategies to attract diverse, high-quality leaders across multiple platforms and domains.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and practice leaders to understand team priorities, role requirements, and evolving market landscapes, providing expert consultation on recruitment strategies.
- Build and maintain strong knowledge of the competitive talent market, including emerging industry trends.
- Manage the full-cycle recruitment process, including talent mapping, sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
- Cultivate and expand Slalom’s employer brand by engaging in technology communities, attending industry events, and nurturing long-term relationships with skilled practitioners.
- Use data-driven insights to refine recruiting approaches, improve funnel health, forecast talent needs, and enhance operational efficiency.
- Ensure an exceptional candidate experience through transparent communication, timely feedback, and a personalized, relationship-focused approach.
- Collaborate with and mentor other recruiters, sharing best practices and contributing to the evolution of our TA processes and capability hiring strategies.
What You’ll Bring
- At least 7 years of talent acquisition experience, including a strong track record recruiting executives and senior leaders.
- An established network of senior talent and the ability to build trusted relationships with passive candidates across capabilities and markets.
- Executive presence and sound judgment to advise senior stakeholders, shape search strategy, navigate complex hiring decisions, and manage expectations.
- The ability to assess leadership candidates beyond résumé credentials, including their motivation, leadership fit, and alignment with business needs.
- Success managing executive searches end to end, from talent mapping and outreach through offer negotiation and close.
- The ability to use market intelligence, recruiting data, CRM and ATS platforms, and sourcing tools to guide decisions and improve search outcomes.
- A commitment to building diverse leadership teams and providing a thoughtful, high-quality candidate experience.
About Us
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.
What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling—not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.
Compensation and Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, a 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, and vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short- and long-term disability.
We also offer a yearly $350 reimbursement account for well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:
- Senior Manager, National Tier: $115,000 to $145,000
- Senior Manager, Premium Tier: $125,000 to $155,000
In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at peopleone@slalom.com. Please note, this recipient is not able to support recruitment inquiries beyond this purpose.
This role will be posted until November 18th, 2026 or until filled.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process.
Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact accomodationrequest@slalom.com if you require accommodations during the interview process.
General Information
- Seattle, WA
Description and Requirements
Talent Acquisition Senior Manager- Executive Search
Who You’ll Work With
As a Talent Acquisition Senior Manager at Slalom, you will play a critical role in scaling our leadership teams. You will partner closely with leaders across the Americas to understand workforce needs, shape talent strategies, and build high-performing leadership teams that support our clients’ most complex transformation initiatives.
Your deep knowledge of the talent market and ability to identify niche and leadership skill sets will be pivotal in advancing Slalom’s growth and solution depth.
You will also lead strategic recruiting initiatives, contribute to our employer brand within key communities, manage stakeholders, and champion an exceptional candidate experience. Your work will directly influence Slalom’s growth strategy and ensure that our talent acquisition approach aligns with our culture of innovation, inclusion, and excellence. This role works across all capabilities and focuses on leadership-level hiring.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and execute innovative talent sourcing strategies to attract diverse, high-quality leaders across multiple platforms and domains.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and practice leaders to understand team priorities, role requirements, and evolving market landscapes, providing expert consultation on recruitment strategies.
- Build and maintain strong knowledge of the competitive talent market, including emerging industry trends.
- Manage the full-cycle recruitment process, including talent mapping, sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
- Cultivate and expand Slalom’s employer brand by engaging in technology communities, attending industry events, and nurturing long-term relationships with skilled practitioners.
- Use data-driven insights to refine recruiting approaches, improve funnel health, forecast talent needs, and enhance operational efficiency.
- Ensure an exceptional candidate experience through transparent communication, timely feedback, and a personalized, relationship-focused approach.
- Collaborate with and mentor other recruiters, sharing best practices and contributing to the evolution of our TA processes and capability hiring strategies.
What You’ll Bring
- At least 7 years of talent acquisition experience, including a strong track record recruiting executives and senior leaders.
- An established network of senior talent and the ability to build trusted relationships with passive candidates across capabilities and markets.
- Executive presence and sound judgment to advise senior stakeholders, shape search strategy, navigate complex hiring decisions, and manage expectations.
- The ability to assess leadership candidates beyond résumé credentials, including their motivation, leadership fit, and alignment with business needs.
- Success managing executive searches end to end, from talent mapping and outreach through offer negotiation and close.
- The ability to use market intelligence, recruiting data, CRM and ATS platforms, and sourcing tools to guide decisions and improve search outcomes.
- A commitment to building diverse leadership teams and providing a thoughtful, high-quality candidate experience.
About Us
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.
What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling—not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.
Compensation and Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, a 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, and vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short- and long-term disability.
We also offer a yearly $350 reimbursement account for well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:
- Senior Manager, National Tier: $115,000 to $145,000
- Senior Manager, Premium Tier: $125,000 to $155,000
In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at peopleone@slalom.com. Please note, this recipient is not able to support recruitment inquiries beyond this purpose.
This role will be posted until November 18th, 2026 or until filled.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process.
Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact accomodationrequest@slalom.com if you require accommodations during the interview process.
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Senior Level Search Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level search specialist job?
Employers hiring at the senior level look for candidates who can own a channel end-to-end, not just execute tasks. Demonstrating that you have set strategy, managed significant budgets, and improved performance metrics in a measurable way matters most. Experience mentoring junior team members and presenting recommendations to stakeholders gives candidates a clear edge over those with similar technical skills but narrower scope.
Which companies hire senior level search specialists?
Companies hiring senior level search specialists right now include Amazon, Databricks, and Squarespace, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this level, hiring tends to concentrate in organizations large enough to support dedicated search functions, including enterprise technology firms, agencies with performance marketing practices, and consumer brands with high digital advertising spend.
Are there remote senior level search specialist jobs?
Yes, remote and hybrid availability is strong at the senior level. About 27% of senior level search specialist openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how many organizations have shifted senior search roles to flexible arrangements. Fully on-site positions do still exist, particularly at agencies and companies where in-person collaboration with creative or sales teams is a priority.
What makes a search specialist role senior level?
Senior level search specialist roles are defined by ownership and scope rather than task execution. Responsibilities typically include setting the overall search strategy, managing campaign architecture across large or complex accounts, interpreting performance data to guide business decisions, and mentoring earlier-career specialists. Senior roles also carry cross-functional accountability, often requiring coordination with product, analytics, or leadership teams to align search investment with broader goals.
Which industries hire the most senior level search specialists?
Senior level search specialist roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Retail, and Education, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors tend to drive hiring at this level because they operate at the scale where search performance has a direct and measurable impact on revenue, making experienced strategic ownership a clear business priority.