General Atlantic
Senior Associate, Portfolio Talent Solutions
NEWš° USD 140,000 - 190,000/yr
Job Description
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You will support and project manage C-suite search assignments in close partnership with GA's portfolio talent team, portfolio company management teams, and GA investment professionals. Where appropriate, you will independently run searches for portfolio companies, including identifying, sourcing, and qualifying senior executives. You'll help scope senior roles, develop position specifications, and research new industries, market segments, and competitive landscapes to map talent ecosystems. Using a pre-defined spec, you will build a research strategy that outlines targeted industries and companies, and you'll become an expert on the markets and talent pools you research. You will proactively engage, assess, and introduce qualified executives to GA investment professionals and portfolio companies, while building an evolving external network of potential future talent. You'll also support quantitative and qualitative management assessments to identify capability gaps and learning opportunities, identify chances to syndicate processes across the portfolio for shared best practices and cost synergies, and leverage global tools such as scorecards, interview guides, and competency models. When external search firms are engaged, you will coordinate the search process, including firm screening, spec and scorecard development, preliminary interviews, and collating candidate feedback.
Requirements
- āBachelor's degree required
- ā4-6 years of relevant experience; background in executive search, a high growth company or chief of staff role preferred
- āExperience working in a leading executive search firm, preferably with exposure to services or consumer sectors
- āExperience supporting search engagements or talent projects, including producing clear deliverables
- āExperience engaging with external clients and candidates in the market
- āStrong project management skills able to manage multiple workstreams and align stakeholders
- āAnalytical and intellectually curious with strong intuition and good judgment
- āProficiency with AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT
- āStrong attention to detail and exceptional follow through
- āAbility to work independently and proactively in a global organization
- āDemonstrated maturity and professional presence with senior stakeholders
- āExcellent verbal and written communication skills
Responsibilities
- āSupport and project manage C-suite search assignments in partnership with GA PHC, portfolio company management teams and GA investment professionals
- āIndependently run searches for portfolio companies including identifying, sourcing and qualifying senior executives
- āSupport the scoping of senior roles and development of position specifications
- āResearch new industries, market segments and competitive landscapes to map the talent ecosystem
- āDevelop a research strategy that outlines targeted industries and companies based on a pre-defined spec
- āServe as an expert to the team on the markets and talent pools researched
- āProactively engage, assess and introduce qualified executives to GA investment professionals and portfolio companies
- āBuild an evolving external network focused on potential future talent for current and future portfolio initiatives
- āSupport quantitative and qualitative management assessments to identify capability gaps and learning opportunities
- āIdentify opportunities for syndicating processes across the portfolio to enable sharing of best practices and cost synergy
- āLeverage and utilize global tools and capabilities such as scorecards, interview guides and competency models
- āCoordinate with GA operating professionals on search processes run by external search firms including screening, spec and scorecard development, preliminary interviews and feedback collation
Benefits & Perks
- āComprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans
- āRetirement savings plan with employer matching