Senior Associate, Executive Search, Healthcare

Requisition ID  

18859

Country   United States of America Location type   Hybrid State / Province   Georgia City   Atlanta About Us  

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. We work with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.

Our 10,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core solutions:

• Organizational Strategy
• Assessment and Succession
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership Development
• Total Rewards

Job description  

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Currently we have developed deeper functional and industry-based expertise, particularly in 
Technology & Digital, Supply Chain, Energy & Utilities, Consumer & Retail, Life Sciences, 
Financial Services, Technology Officers, HR Officers, Financial Officers, Marketing Officers and 
Risk and Compliance. These specializations allow us to better solve the diverse talent needs of our 
marketplace.

The role of Associate/Senior/Managing Associate is critical for the identification and 
development of candidates for executive search projects, as well as assisting with market 
intelligence and development of presentations and documents for business development purposes. 

We strongly believe in developing our own talent and often a vacant role is due to one of our 
talented Senior Associate’s promotion to Principal. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

Working closely with engagement teams which can include Research Analysts, other 
Associates/Senior Associates, Principals and Partners, the primary responsibilities of the 
Associate/Senior Associate are to: 

• Provide engagement execution support to the client and the team. 
• Manage the various stages of the search process to always ensure the highest quality execution of client engagement. 
• Lead the identification, qualification, and communication with candidates during the search 
  engagement and informing the partner of progress and issues. 
• Capture and maintain accurate market, client, and candidate information in the company’s 
  systems so as to both facilitate the search process and help convert business development 
  opportunities. 
• Inform the engagement team of any potential business development opportunities identified 
  through the execution of the search process and support the appropriate partner in its 
  conversion. 

ROLE COMPETENCIES AND SUCCESS FACTORS:

The Associate/Senior/Managing Associate position at Korn Ferry is viewed as a critical position in 
identifying, qualifying, attracting, and managing candidates through the search process. Successful 
Associates/Senior/Managing Associates could advance within the firm to the Principal/Partner
level, where they will be responsible for generating new business and revenue. Associates/Senior 
Associates/Managing Associates will develop skills and competencies through three “levels” before 
being ready to progress within the firm.

These levels are:

LEVEL ONE CRITICAL COMPETENCIES AND SUCCESS FACTORS:
A “level one” Associate/Senior Associate has exposure to various parts of the search process, 
principally focusing on:

• Research: Participate in the creation of the source list/research strategy.
• Candidate Development: Mapping the market; calling/recruiting appropriate candidates; 
  relevant market sourcing; preparing reports.
• Referencing: Limited exposure/input in referencing as directed by the Partner.
• Data Capture: Collecting and entering appropriate information for the database; ensuring 
  highest quality standards.
• Report Preparation: Assisting Partner/Project Coordinator in creation of client facing 
  documentation (candidate appraisals, reference reports, search progress reports). 

LEVEL TWO CRITICAL COMPETENCIES AND SUCCESS FACTORS:
A “level two” Senior Associate has more exposure throughout the search and is expected to lead 
elements of the process, supporting the consultant. The role broadens out to focus on:

• Research: Create the source list/research strategy, for agreement with the Partner/Client.
• Candidate Outreach and Development: Fu