Associate - Executive Search - Spring/Summer 2026 Programme- London

As an Associate, you will build the foundations of a career in a retained executive search within a commercial, consultative environment.

This is a sales led role with a long term, relationship focused approach. You will develop the skills to operate credibly with senior stakeholders while contributing to high quality search delivery.

You will:

• Build market insight and map leadership talent
• Proactively engage C level and senior stakeholders through phone, video, email and face to face outreach
• Support both new business development and existing client growth, including repeat business and account expansion
• Contribute to a structured and transparent search process
• Support delivery of leadership hiring projects aligned to business outcomes

Our approach combines data led, tech enabled search with rigorous assessment, enabling us to deliver leadership hires Right First Time, On Time.

You will develop into a trusted partner, working as an extension of client teams to help future proof leadership capability.

We are looking for individuals with the potential to succeed in a high performance, commercial and consultative environment.

This programme is designed for two routes:

Early Careers / Graduates

• Strong academic or early professional track record
• Motivation to build a commercially focused career
• Curiosity about business, leadership and organisational performance

Sales to Executive Search

• Experience in sales, SDR or BDR roles
• Comfortable with outreach, pipeline building and working to KPIs
• Looking to move from transactional sales into a relationship led, advisory environment

Across both routes, you will demonstrate:

• Drive, resilience and accountability
• Confidence in proactive outreach and stakeholder engagement
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving ability
• Natural curiosity and a desire to learn
• Professional communication and attention to detail
• Alignment to our values of Collaboration, Entrepreneurial, Empathy and Excellence

No prior recruitment or executive search experience is required.

• A structured pathway into retained executive search
• A modern, technology enabled search model focused on quality and transparency
• The opportunity to develop consultative, high value sales skills
• Early exposure to C level stakeholders and leadership hiring
• A B Corp certified, values led business committed to long term impact
• A collaborative and diverse team environment
• Clear progression based on performance with defined career pathways from day one

We are building long term careers for individuals who want to combine commercial performance with meaningful impact.