At Stepstone we have a simple but very important mission: As one of the leading digital recruiting platforms and #2 most popular tech employer in Germany, we help everyone find the right job. Therefore, we need you!​

To accomplish our mission, we are looking for a Senior Executive Researcher (d/f/m) in London or Düsseldorf.

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group is critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop and keep the best talent on the market. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of your background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application or interviewing, please let us know.​

Join us and become part of one of the largest German digital enterprises with more than 4,000 employees. In addition to our international footprint, we are also part of the Axel Springer SE family and its unique European family of successful companies.

If your superpower is to identify and engage with top talent on the market and to build the most amazing networks then the Stepstone Group could be right place for you.

You primarily focus on proactive candidate engagement with a view to build our representation at leadership level, specifically women in leadership. Your deep market knowledge and ability to connect with senior professionals sets you apart and represents the organisation with thought leaders across sales, marketing and tech.

Working closely with the Leadership Recruiter and the People Partner to align with the business and organisational talent strategy you advise on the market and share insights on all aspects of talent.  You are sought out in the organisation to provide an external perspective and are adept at working in a matrix environment to provide guidance and work in partnership across the People team.

Your responsibilities:

• Candidate sourcing and engagement: you utilise your network, commercial acumen and market insights to identify and engage with candidates on the market. You ensure that we have representative long and short lists and are able to coach peers and leaders on DEI talent strategy.
• Community creation and succession planning: You build a talent community for The Stepstone Group through creative and level appropriate engagement including leadership ‘tech talks’, dinners and event engagement. You support our leaders to build networks and communities and coach them through their own engagement techniques. You partner across our People Partner and Learning & Development team to take an active role in succession planning of both internal and external talent.
• Talent insights: You have the ability to build research papers and insights on the talent in sales and/or tech in your market and across the EMEA region.
• Working in a matrix environment: You engage at all levels of the organisation, in partnership across the People team to enable the talent agenda and ensure we are presenting both an internal and external perspective of talent.
• Data Management and Reporting: You love data and provide insights and leadership updates on a regular basis

• Inhouse or agency leadership hiring and/or research experience preferred
• Communication skills: you communicate clear and concise to convey job details, company culture and expectations accurately.
• Analytical thinking: you analyze data, market trends, and candidate profiles to make informed decisions. You evaluate candidate qualifications, assess fit for specific roles, and optimize sourcing strategies.
• Research skills: you effectively identify and engage with potential candidates, utilizing various online platforms, databases, and search techniques.
• Boolean Search Techniques: Crucial for refining search queries. You conduct targeted candidate searches across various platforms and databases.
• Candidate Screening: you screen profiles based on job requirements, skills, experience, values
• Language Skills: you are fluent in German and English

• Your start at The Stepstone Group: We want you to feel comfortable right from the get-go and you can begin networking immediately. That's why we always start with an onboarding event lasting several days, during which you get to know your new colleagues, our products and our culture. After that, the onboarding continues in your department - with several weeks of individual training. ​
• Your further development: We are growing - and of course we want you to grow with us. We will support you with targeted training that will help you develop both personally and professionally. ​
• Big player with start-up flair: Even though we've grown quite a bit, we haven't lost our laidback attitude from the early days. In concrete terms, this means that we are on a first-name basis, we have short communication channels, flat hierarchies and super helpful colleagues. ​
• Social Days: Talk is silver, action is golden - which is exactly why all our employees have 2 Social Days a year. These can be used flexibly for social and sustainable commitment. And the best thing about it: you don't have to take any holidays. ​
• Holidays: While we're on the subject of holidays ... We offer 30 days of paid leave per year plus one customary day. And we always have Christmas and New Year's Eve off. ​
• Four-legged friends welcome! Would you like to bring your dog? With pleasure. Every day is "bring-your-dog-to-work-day"!​
• Our location? At the Medienhafen! For you that means we're easy to reach - whether by car, train or bike. By the way: We sponsor 50% of your parking space or job ticket. ​
• Job-bike: And we also have good news for all cyclists: with our Job-bike offer, we support you in getting to the office quickly and sustainably. ​
• Mobile Office: This is also possible with us! As a general rule, we offer two days of remote working per week. Feel free to ask directly during the interview to find out what the policy is for your role. ​
• Are you into fitness? Great! Whether it's in our own fitness studio, playing beach volleyball or running, you can keep fit with our wide range of sporting activities. ​
• Fancy a coffee? Then take a look at our in-house baristas. Whether Caramello, Cortado or Flat White lactose-free - everything is brewed fresh and free of charge. Speaking of fresh, of course, we also serve fresh fruit every day. ​
• Our in-house post office: Standing in line isn't your thing? Then simply have your parcels delivered to the office. ​
• Even more benefits: Christmas party, summer party, team events, incentives, subsidization on our company pension scheme and great offers at wholesale rates (e.g. for mobile phone contracts, Sixt and hotel bookings with HRS) - our list is long. There's bound to be something for you too!