Executive Recruiting Leader

Scottsdale, AZ, United States Posted 20h Leaves the board in 7 days
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Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to solve some of the most complex challenges in aviation. Our stability, resources, and collaborative culture provide the foundation to build a meaningful career with a global team you can count on.

Position Summary

The Executive Recruiting Leader will lead executive recruiting for StandardAero's most senior and business-critical leadership positions while building and establishing a dedicated executive recruiting function for the enterprise.

Partnering directly with the CEO, Executive Leadership Team (ELT), Senior Leadership Team (SLT), and Human Resources leadership, this individual will personally execute high-impact executive searches while developing the strategy, processes, tools, and talent pipelines needed to create a sustainable internal executive search capability.

This highly visible role requires a hands-on executive search professional with the business acumen, executive presence, and entrepreneurial mindset to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership while building a best-in-class executive recruiting function.

What You'll Do

  • Lead full-cycle executive searches for ELT, SLT, and other critical senior leadership positions across all business sectors and corporate functions.
  • Partner with the CEO, CHRO, and senior leaders to understand business priorities, define leadership requirements, and develop effective search strategies.
  • Build and establish StandardAero's executive recruiting function, including its operating model, processes, tools, assessment practices, and reporting.
  • Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies through talent mapping, competitive intelligence, networking, and direct engagement with executive talent.
  • Build long-term external leadership pipelines to support anticipated hiring needs and succession planning.
  • Serve as a trusted talent advisor, providing senior leaders with market intelligence, candidate assessments, and strategic recommendations.
  • Lead executive candidate evaluation, selection, and offer negotiations in partnership with senior stakeholders.
  • Establish consistent executive recruiting standards that deliver an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience.
  • Manage external executive search firm relationships while expanding internal search capabilities and reducing reliance on external partners.
  • Establish measures of executive recruiting effectiveness and continuously evolve the function to support business growth and changing leadership needs.

Basic Qualifications

  • 7+ years of executive search experience within the Aviation / Aerospace industry.
  • Bachelor's degree

Desired Characteristics

  • Experience building, leading, or transforming executive recruiting functions or capabilities, ideally within a complex global organization.
  • Exceptional executive presence and the ability to influence and advise CEOs, CHROs, and senior business leaders.
  • Strong business acumen and the ability to translate organizational strategy into executive talent requirements.
  • Advanced executive sourcing, talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and assessment capabilities.
  • Proven ability to engage and build relationships with highly sought-after passive executive talent.
  • Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to balance hands-on recruiting with building scalable processes and capabilities.
  • Excellent communication, relationship management, judgment, and discretion.

Raising the Standard of Excellence since 1911

With over a century of proven excellence, StandardAero has become an industry leader in MRO services and customized solutions in the aerospace field. Our shared values and learning-based culture inspire our team to exceed their potential and power our customers’ missions worldwide. With on-the-job training, advancement opportunities, and excellent benefits, StandardAero invites you to experience a fulfilling and meaningful career with us.

Inclusivity Is Our Standard

It is StandardAero’s policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including transgender status, sexual orientation, and pregnancy) sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Our supportive environment celebrates diversity with no room for harassment or discrimination of any kind. We invite you to bring your authentic self to our team and experience our welcoming culture.