Executive Recruiting Researcher

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.

Blue Origin is building a future where millions of people can live and work in space, and the leaders we hire today will define humanity's future among the stars. As an Executive Recruiting Researcher, you'll play a pivotal role in this mission by serving as the strategic intelligence engine behind our executive talent acquisition. This isn't traditional recruiting research, it's a high-stakes, high-visibility position where your insights, market intelligence, and talent mapping will directly influence the leadership bench that drives our most critical programs and business objectives. You'll partner with executive recruiters and senior company leadership to shape search strategies, deliver competitive intelligence, and build exceptional talent pipelines that ensure Blue Origin attracts the transformational leaders needed to make space accessible for the benefit of Earth.

This role offers a unique opportunity to operate at the intersection of strategy, research, and executive talent acquisition within one of the world's most innovative aerospace companies. You'll leverage your expertise in market research, competitive analysis, and talent intelligence to identify and engage C-suite and VP-level candidates across several business functions from engineering and operations to commercial and corporate functions. Your work will require both analytical rigor and relationship-building finesse as you map talent markets, assess candidate profiles, educate stakeholders on industry trends, and proactively build networks of exceptional leaders. If you're energized by complex research challenges, thrive in fast-paced environments, and want your work to have cosmic impact, this is your launchpad.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with executive recruiters as a thought partner, providing strategic input on search planning, market research, and talent intelligence to ensure recruitment efforts effectively address business priorities and stakeholder needs.
• Drive comprehensive search strategy and insights by conducting industry and market research to identify, profile, and map executive talent.
• Build and organize long- and short-term prospect pipelines, continuously calibrating talent pools with hiring managers and evolving business priorities.
• Develop and maintain detailed target company lists, and robust search strategies aligned with both immediate and long-term leadership needs.
• Engage and build relationships with executive-level candidates, providing initial assessments and candidate evaluations.
• Contribute to the executive recruiting team’s knowledge base by educating on industries, talent pools, and profiles.
• Participate in client update meetings on active searches and prepare comprehensive market and candidate reports.
• Build out talent networks, tap industry sources, and develop an initial pool of senior candidates for critical and succession-planned roles.
• Proactively identify and map leadership talent from varied backgrounds and experiences to build inclusive candidate pipelines.
• Maintain living repositories of market and talent intelligence assets for dynamic search execution.
• Actively monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to deliver cutting-edge insights and strategic recommendations that drive competitive advantage.
• Help foster a culture of innovation, high standards, and continuous improvement within the executive recruiting function.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in executive search, market intelligence, or research roles, ideally within a top executive search firm, in-house executive recruiting team, or market insights firm.
• Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative talent research.
• Proficient in data organization, pipeline development, and business writing.
• Experience advising and influencing senior stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Fluent with talent platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Recruiting CRM’s, market analytics tools, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card