Job Description

A high impact role at the centre of our growth strategy—working directly with senior leaders to identify, engage, and secure top executive talent. This is a chance to shape leadership pipelines, influence hiring decisions, and bring the best talent into the organisation to power our next phase of growth.

The Senior Talent Partner will lead the end‑to‑end executive hiring across Europe, partnering closely the enterprise executive TA team and senior stakeholders.

This role combines hands‑on search delivery with proactive market mapping, providing talent intelligence that informs both hiring and broader workforce and succession planning.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive Search Delivery (End‑to‑End)

• Lead the full lifecycle for executive hiring, from role intake and search strategy through to offer and close ensuring that candidate and client experience are at the forefront.

• Partner with senior leaders to define role requirements, success profiles, and selection criteria

• Design and execute sourcing strategies to identify and engage diverse executive talent

• Build and manage relationships with executive search and research partners

• Lead search firm engagement, including briefing, calibration, and ongoing performance management

Proactive Market Mapping & Talent Intelligence

• Lead market mapping for priority and succession‑critical roles to build forward‑looking talent insights

• Develop and maintain pipelines of executive talent through research, networking, and targeted engagement

Strategic Talent Advisory

• Contribute to the development of recruitment strategies aligned with organisational priorities

• Support continuous improvement of executive recruitment practices, ensuring they are effective, equitable, and aligned to business goals

• Participate in broader talent or organisational projects as required

What You Bring

• Strong experience leading executive‑level hiring or search delivery in a complex, international environment

• Expertise in sourcing strategies, candidate assessment, and stakeholder advisory at senior levels

• Proven ability to translate market insights into actionable talent strategies

• Experience managing external search partners and driving high standards of delivery

• Strong relationship‑building skills with senior stakeholders

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to quality and detail

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.