Executive Recruiter, GTM & Leadership

The role

You will own the full-cycle search process for executive and hard-to-fill GTM roles. You will partner with the executive team to build sourcing strategies, assessment processes, and an executive search playbook.

What you will do

• Own full-cycle search for executive and hard-to-fill GTM roles
• Build and execute a sourcing strategy including market mapping and direct outreach
• Partner with executives and hiring managers to define role outcomes and compensation
• Run a rigorous assessment process including structured interviews and reference checks
• Craft and deliver a compelling CoLab story to senior candidates
• Manage complex offer negotiations and closes
• Build and maintain a long-term executive and GTM talent pipeline
• Design the executive search playbook
• Decide when and how to engage external search partners
• Report on search health metrics

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of recruiting experience
• At least 4 years focused on executive or senior-level search (agency, retained search, or in-house)
• Track record of placing GTM roles and senior talent at B2B SaaS companies
• Strong sourcing skills for finding and engaging passive candidates
• Executive presence and business acumen
• Experience managing complex offers including equity and multi-stakeholder negotiations
• Excellent written communication

Nice to have

• Experience being the first executive recruiter at a Series B–D company
• Familiarity with Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, and AI-assisted sourcing tools

Benefits

• Executive stock options package
• Extended health and benefits package (Canada)
• Unlimited paid vacation (Canada)
• RRSP matching (Canada)
• Health and dental insurance covered at 100% for the employee (USA)
• Unlimited PTO (USA)

About the company

CoLab helps mechanical engineering teams bring products to market using AI. The company is based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and has a team of 250+.