Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. MetLife is a global financial services company providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management. The Director, Executive Recruiting leads end-to-end executive searches for critical leadership roles, builds executive talent pipelines, and advises senior business leaders and HR stakeholders. The role also oversees candidate assessment, external search partners, candidate experience, onboarding support, and alignment with diversity and governance standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead full lifecycle executive recruiting efforts for AVP, VP+ roles
- Own search strategy development, candidate identification, engagement, and closing
- Build and maintain a robust pipeline of high-caliber executive talent aligned to enterprise priorities
- Leverage innovative sourcing techniques to identify and engage both active and passive executive candidates
- Conduct targeted market mapping to identify key talent pools, competitors, and succession pipelines
- Maintain strong external networks to surface top leadership talent across industries
- Partner closely with senior business leaders and HRBPs to understand talent needs and define role requirements
- Provide market insights, compensation trends, and competitive intelligence to inform hiring decisions
- Support the development of clear, compelling executive job specifications
- Conduct thorough and structured executive assessments, including evaluation of leadership capability, cultural alignment, and long-term potential
- Partner with stakeholders to facilitate calibrated, data-informed hiring decisions
- Ensure a consistent, high-quality assessment approach across all searches
- Collaborate with and manage executive search firms as needed to supplement internal sourcing efforts
- Ensure alignment on search strategy, candidate quality, and delivery expectations
- Deliver a best-in-class, high-touch candidate experience throughout the recruiting lifecycle
- Serve as a professional and credible ambassador of MetLife’s brand in the executive talent market
- Partner with HR and business stakeholders to help ensure a smooth onboarding and integration experience for executive hires
- Ensure all recruiting activities reflect MetLife’s values, diversity and inclusion priorities, and governance standards
- Promote equitable hiring practices and diverse candidate slates
Skills
- • 10+ years of experience in executive recruiting (in-house and/or executive search firm)
- • Demonstrated success placing senior leadership (VP+ and/or C-suite) roles
- • Strong capability in market mapping, candidate sourcing, and executive-level engagement
- • Experience partnering directly with senior business leaders and influencing hiring decisions
- • Familiarity with global executive search and complex organizational structures
- • Experience using data and insights to inform recruiting strategies
Benefits
- Eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation
- Medical/prescription drug and vision coverage
- Dental insurance
- No-cost short- and long-term disability
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid legal services
- Retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Group discounts on voluntary insurance products, including auto and home insurance, pet insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, and accident insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Digital mental health programs
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Volunteer time off
- Tuition assistance
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