Talent Acquisition Manager - Executive Search (Location Flexible)

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients.

You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.

The Talent Acquisition Lead - Executive & Growth Hiring drives strategic recruitment for senior and executive-level roles that are high urgency, high impact, and directly tied to the firm’s growth priorities.

This role partners closely with business leaders to understand critical talent needs, advise on market conditions, and deliver disciplined search strategies for Director through Partner/Principal-level positions across Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Business Development, Firm Client Service, and other priority growth areas.

This position will focus on a wide range of specialized skill sets aligned to the firm’s top growth clusters. The ideal candidate is technology savvy, forward thinking, highly responsive, and comfortable engaging with key business leaders and senior candidates who may become future leaders of the firm and part of its growth engine.

This role also requires someone who can build strong, trusted relationships with high-caliber candidates, proactively develop long-term talent networks, and maintain a ready pipeline of potential leaders to support both immediate hiring needs and future growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact searches for senior and executive-level talent aligned to the firm’s most critical growth priorities.
• Partner with functional, regional, and line-of-business leaders to understand business needs, shape search strategies, and prioritize urgent hiring demands.
• Serve as a trusted talent advisor by providing market insights, competitive intelligence, candidate calibration, and recommendations that support informed hiring decisions.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior candidates, cultivate long-term candidate networks, and represent the firm’s brand, culture, and growth story in the external market.
• Proactively build and maintain talent pipelines for critical growth areas, ensuring qualified candidates can be quickly surfaced to business leaders as urgent or future hiring needs emerge.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for specialized and emerging skill sets, including technology, artificial intelligence risk, cyber, digital trust, risk analytics, and related growth areas.
• Maintain a disciplined focus on requisition prioritization, candidate pipeline health, stakeholder communication, and timely search progress.
• Partner with sourcing teams and talent acquisition leadership to ensure the right level of pipeline support for urgent and complex hiring needs.
• Provide regular updates to key leadership stakeholders on search status, market trends, risks, and recommended actions.
• Use recruiting technology, data, and market intelligence to improve search quality, speed, and stakeholder visibility.
• Guide, coach, or influence talent acquisition team members as needed to improve search execution, business alignment, and candidate engagement.
• Escalate risks, barriers, or resource needs quickly to Talent leadership to maintain momentum on critical searches.
• Consistently operate as a top individual contributor while supporting broader talent acquisition priorities and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of talent acquisition experience, including full-cycle recruiting for senior, executive, or highly specialized roles.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, high-urgency searches with strong stakeholder visibility and business impact.
• Experience recruiting for growth-oriented or specialized skill sets, such as technology, cyber, artificial intelligence risk, digital trust, risk analytics, consulting, or related professional services areas.
• Strong ability to build and leverage strategic networks, develop market intelligence, and translate talent insights into practical recruiting strategies.
• Executive presence and strong communication skills, with the ability to engage senior candidates, business leaders, and key stakeholders through clear, credible, and strategic dialogue.
• Technology savvy with experience using recruiting platforms, sourcing tools, data, and productivity technology to improve search outcomes.
• Strong prioritization and judgment, with the ability to manage multiple urgent searches and resolve competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence without authority, resolve operational barriers, and maintain momentum on critical hiring needs.
• Strong collaboration skills and experience working in a team-oriented, matrixed environment.
• Agility, adaptability, and a forward-thinking approach to talent acquisition.
• For Manager-level roles, prior people leadership or team leadership experience may be required based on business need.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting in a professional services, consulting, or high-growth business environment.
• Experience supporting executive or senior-level hiring across multiple lines of business, regions, or specialized practices.
• Working knowledge of growth areas such as technology consulting, cyber, artificial intelligence risk, digital trust, risk analytics, or related advisory services.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization with senior business stakeholders.
• Advanced skills with recruiting technology, sourcing platforms, data reporting, and Microsoft Office tools.

Location flexibility: baseline expectation that employees and owners may perform work from home, an office, a client site, or other relevant business locations, with in‑person attendance required when business needs, collaboration, client service, development, or travel warrant it. Working from home frequently or primarily does not change this expectation.

This role may support peak business periods across different time zones

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at careers@rsmus.com.

RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.

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At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc.

As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range

$102,800 - $176,000

Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.