Principal Executive Recruiter

Babylist

United States
$181,770 to $219,000; not specified; compyny-pyid ...
On-site
Director through c-suite searches
End-to-end retained searches
Growth-stage or pre-ipo companies
As Principal Executive Recruiter, you will own the most consequential searches at Babylist, including Director through C-suite roles across Product, Marketing, Operations, and new business lines

Job Summary

  • As Principal Executive Recruiter, you will own the most consequential searches at Babylist, including Director through C-suite roles across Product, Marketing, Operations, and new business lines.
  • You will serve as a true thought partner to the executive team, helping them define needs, shape role narratives, and close senior leaders who will define Babylist's next chapter.
  • Babylist offers competitive pay with equity and bonus opportunities, company-paid insurance, retirement savings with matching, generous paid parental leave, and a remote work stipend.

Matching Summary

As Principal Executive Recruiter, you will own the most consequential searches at Babylist, including Director through C-suite roles across Product, Marketing, Operations, and new business lines.

Salary

$181,770 to $219,000; Not specified; Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plan with company matching, generous paid parental leave and PTO, remote work stipend

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Director through C-suite searches
  • End-to-end retained searches
  • Growth-stage or pre-IPO companies
  • Zero-to-one searches
  • Highly confidential searches
  • Shaping executive role narratives
  • Independent market mapping
  • LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Gem
  • Executive total rewards
  • Executive presence
  • External search firm partnerships
  • AI for market mapping and intelligence

Nice-to-have

  • Thought partner to executive team
  • Remote-first culture
  • AI as an expectation
  • Building internal executive search capability

Key Requirements

  • 15+ years of recruiting experience
  • 8+ years leading end-to-end retained searches
  • Experience placing executive leaders at growth-stage or pre-IPO companies
  • Proven track record on zero-to-one searches
  • Experienced running highly confidential searches
  • Skilled at shaping executive role narratives
  • Comfortable operating independently
  • Fluent in recruiting tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Gem)
  • Expert in executive total rewards
  • Strong executive presence
  • Experienced managing external search firm partnerships
  • Thrives in growth-stage environments
  • High editorial bar and AI fluency

Work Rights

Not specified

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