Partner

About This Role

This Partner role involves managing client relationships and leading executive searches for C-suite and board-level positions within AI-native and advanced technology companies. The position combines business development, client advisory, and leadership of multi-level search teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow a portfolio of client relationships across AI-native companies, scaled technology businesses, and venture or private-equity investors.
• Originate retained executive search mandates through disciplined outreach, referrals, and high-quality delivery on existing assignments.
• Advise clients on leadership architecture, succession planning, role definition, and market positioning for senior roles.
• Lead end-to-end execution of retained searches, from mandate framing and search strategy through shortlists, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Set research priorities, target company focus, and candidate evaluation criteria for each assignment.
• Maintain a deep view of AI leadership markets, including compensation trends, organization design patterns, and leadership moves across key companies.
• Represent Christian & Timbers in select forums, private events, and confidential networks relevant to AI, software, and capital formation.
• Mentor and develop Principals, Senior Associates, and researchers, providing clear feedback, coaching, and role-modeling for high standards.
• Contribute to practice development in AI, engineering, product, data and go-to-market leadership.
• Support internal initiatives related to knowledge management, process improvement and technology tools that enhance our search capabilities.

Requirements

• Significant experience in executive search in technology, AI, or adjacent sectors, or investment/strategy/operating leadership with senior network access.
• Strong relationships or relationship-building capability with founders, CEOs, investors, and senior functional executives.
• Deep interest in AI infrastructure, applied AI, software platforms, and the broader innovation ecosystem.
• Ability to structure complex information about companies, markets, and leaders into clear recommendations and search strategies.
• High standard for written communication, documentation, follow-through, and professionalism under pressure.
• Comfort leading multi-project portfolios and guiding teams through complex, time-sensitive assignments.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in executive search with a track record leading senior-level assignments in technology, AI, or adjacent sectors, or a background in investment, strategy, or operating leadership with proven access to senior networks.