Job offer : Executive Search Recruitment Consultant (M/F)

Permanent contractLyon, 69000Hybrid

The role

Who we areActual Talent is the European specialist in Talent Acquisition and Assessment for Actual group, the 5th largest employment and labor player in France.

We support executives and management committees in their strategic recruitment, transformation, and performance challenges by combining Executive Search, Interim Management, and HR solutions.

Within the Executive Search activity, we work on high-impact recruitments: CEOs, CFOs, HRDs, BU Directors, and key experts, mainly for SMEs, mid-sized companies, and large groups.

Our conviction: a successful recruitment is not limited to identifying a profile, but to understanding a context, challenging a need, and supporting a decision.

The positionReporting to the General Manager, you will be involved in the entire mission cycle, from detecting mandates to successful recruitment.

You will support executives on high-stakes topics, with a demanding and committed consulting posture.

Your main responsibilities

  • develop and manage a portfolio of decision-makers (CEOs, HRDs, business line managers)

  • identify and qualify recruitment mandates for senior executives and experts

  • understand the business, organizational, and human challenges of clients

  • define and steer research strategies (direct approach, mapping, network)

  • conduct in-depth interviews focused on skills, leadership, and cultural fit

  • support clients in their decisions

  • follow up on the integration of candidates with a long-term consulting approach

Profile sought

  • Higher education (business school, HR, or equivalent)

  • Experience in executive/senior executive recruitment, consulting, or direct approach

  • Ability to intervene in both business development and mission management

  • Strong analytical capacity and understanding of business issues

  • Excellent consulting posture with high-level interlocutors

You are currently a recruitment consultant with a successful first experience in high-stakes recruitment and wish to evolve towards a more strategic positioning,

or you are already positioned in Executive Search with the desire to join a growing structure.

Why join us

  • High-impact missions with executives and management committees

  • A growing activity with real room for entrepreneurship

  • A differentiating positioning combining Executive Search, Interim Management, and HR consulting

  • The solidity of a group and the agility of a human-sized team

CommitmentActual Talent is committed to diversity and inclusion.

All applications are considered without distinction of origin, gender, age, disability status, or any other protected characteristic.

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