Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lumen Technologies is a trusted network provider building secure, high-performance connectivity for AI, cloud, edge, and enterprise workloads. The Principal Executive Recruiter will lead complex VP+, SVP, and C-suite searches, develop executive talent pipelines across technology domains, and advise senior leaders on strategic hiring. The role also focuses on rigorous executive assessment, stakeholder alignment, and improving leadership quality across the enterprise.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end executive searches for VP, SVP, and C-suite roles, from talent strategy and market mapping through assessment, offer negotiation, and onboarding
- Build and engage world-class executive talent pipelines across AI, software, cloud, cybersecurity, digital, product, data, and technology leadership domains
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing market intelligence, talent insights, competitive benchmarking, and strategic hiring recommendations
- Drive a talent density mindset by identifying and attracting exceptional leaders who elevate organizational capability, innovation, and business performance
- Assess executive talent using structured, evidence-based evaluation methods while ensuring a high-touch candidate experience and rigorous hiring standards
- Influence and align executive stakeholders, compensation partners, and interview teams to enable high-quality, data-driven hiring decisions
- Continuously improve executive hiring outcomes through market insights, talent analytics, and best-in-class search practices
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- 7+ years of progressive recruiting experience with significant responsibility for VP+, SVP, and C-suite searches
- Demonstrated success recruiting executive talent in technology, software, AI, cybersecurity, digital, cloud, network, product, data, or transformation-intensive environments
- Proven track record identifying and closing exceptional passive talent in highly competitive markets while maintaining rigorous quality standards
- Deep knowledge of executive search methodologies, market mapping, talent intelligence, structured assessment, and offer negotiation
- Ability to assess both leadership capability and technical credibility, including the executive's ability to build high-performing teams and lead through transformation
- Exceptional communication, executive presence, stakeholder influence, discretion, and integrity
- Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, talent intelligence platforms, applicant tracking systems, and relevant sourcing channels such as GitHub and other technical communities
- Experience recruiting leaders from high-performance technology, AI, cloud, cybersecurity, software, digital-native, or venture-backed organizations
- Experience building executive talent maps across frontier AI, enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital product, data, and network technology ecosystems
- Familiarity with talent density cultures, bar-raising hiring practices, structured executive assessment, and interviewer calibration
- Experience advising senior leaders during rapid growth, enterprise transformation, organizational redesign, or capability-building initiatives
- Working knowledge of modern technology platforms, architectures, development environments, and emerging AI trends sufficient to credibly assess executive leadership context
- Self-directed, highly organized, and effective in a remote environment, with a strong commitment to clarity, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Benefits
- Fully remote position open to candidates based anywhere in the U.S.
- A comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.
- Bonus structure including short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation.
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