Senior Principal Executive Recruiter

Babylist is at an inflection point. As our Principal Executive Recruiter, you'll own the most consequential searches at Babylist, working directly with the executive team as a true thought partner. Many searches start with ambiguity: undefined scope, no comp benchmark, shifting organizational context. You'll be the one who brings clarity, writing the spec, building the market map, leading the intake, and managing the process end-to-end. If you've spent your career doing exactly this kind of work and you're ready to do it inside a company you actually believe in, this role was built for you.

Responsibilities

Own Director through C-suite searches across Babylist's most critical and complex hiring needs; Lead intake sessions that lock in role scope, leveling, scorecard criteria, and compensation parameters; Serve as the executive team's thought partner; Close with sophistication by leading executive compensation negotiations across full total rewards packages; Elevate every touchpoint from first outreach through offer close; Manage external search firm partnerships and build internal executive search capability

Requirements

15+ years of recruiting experience, with Director through C-suite searches as the sustained focus of your work; 8+ years leading end-to-end retained searches at a dedicated executive search firm; Deep experience placing executive leaders at growth-stage or pre-IPO companies; Proven track record on zero-to-one searches; Experienced running highly confidential searches; Skilled at shaping executive role narratives from scratch; Comfortable operating independently; Fluent in LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, and Gem; Expert in executive total rewards; Strong executive presence; Experienced managing external search firm partnerships; Thrives in growth-stage environments; High editorial bar and AI fluency; Genuinely excited about AI

Nice to have

Trained at True Search, Daversa Partners, Heidrick & Struggles, Spencer Stuart, or a peer firm of similar caliber; Ideally during periods of expansion into new business lines or verticals

Benefits

Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance; Retirement savings plan with company matching and flexible spending accounts; Generous paid parental leave and PTO; Winter Wonder Week (company-wide paid week off at end of year); Remote work stipend; Perks for physical, mental, and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning