Executive Recruiter - Public Pension Executive Director Search
AlphaHire Open At a glance
Director-level Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at AlphaHire. Remote, United States · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $165,000–$237,625 across the United States.
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What you'll do
- Set the role’s scope with client leaders, including the executive director’s duties, priorities and experience needed
- Find and approach executives across public retirement systems and related pension organizations
- Judge candidates on pension administration, board relationships, organizational leadership and service to members
- Write candidate evaluations and help the client choose shortlist and finalist candidates
- Run interviews, references, background reviews and offer conversations while tracking progress and keeping candidates informed
What you bring
- You have recruited executive directors, chief executives or comparable leaders for public pension or retirement organizations
- You bring established connections in the public retirement-system community
- You understand pension governance and how executive leadership differs from investment leadership
- You have advised boards or executive search committees
Who this fits
This role suits an executive recruiter with public pension search experience, strong candidate evaluation and research skills, and confidence communicating with stakeholders. It is a full-time remote position in the United States.
From the employer
AlphaGov is seeking an experienced Executive Recruiter to lead an executive director search for a public pension organization. You will work with the client’s leadership and governing board to identify candidates with the experience to lead retirement-system operations and serve the organization’s members.
This search requires a recruiter who understands public pension leadership and can distinguish overall executive management experience from a background focused primarily on investments.
What you’ll do
- Work with the client to define the executive director’s responsibilities, leadership priorities, and required experience.
- Build a targeted candidate pool across public retirement systems and relevant pension organizations.
- Engage qualified executives through direct outreach and professional networks.
- Assess candidates’ experience in pension administration, board relations, organizational management, and member service.
- Prepare candidate assessments and guide the client through shortlist and finalist decisions.
- Coordinate interviews, references, required background reviews, and offer discussions.
- Maintain clear milestones, candidate communication, and regular reporting throughout the search.
Requirements
- Experience recruiting executive directors, chief executives, or comparable senior leaders for public pension or retirement organizations.
- Established relationships within the public retirement-system community.
- Familiarity with pension governance and the distinct responsibilities of executive management and investment leadership.
- Experience advising boards or executive search committees.
- Strong research, candidate assessment, and stakeholder communication skills.
Benefits
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