Executive Researcher Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Is the opportunity to join a culture where "We Do the Right Thing," and "We Courageously Shape Our Future Together" important to you? If so, Guardian is seeking a motivated individual to join our team as an Executive Recruiting Sourcer/Researcher.

You will play a critical role in identifying, engaging, and developing top executive talent. Partnering closely with senior recruiting leaders and key stakeholders, you will own and drive the sourcing strategy and execution across high-impact leadership searches. This role sits at the center of market intelligence, candidate development, and search execution-serving as a trusted advisor to both internal partners and prospective candidates.

You will

Search Execution & Delivery

• Partner with Executive Recruiters and Business Leaders to deliver high-quality executive search engagements

• Drive the end-to-end sourcing lifecycle-from market mapping through candidate development

• Ensure rigorous execution, attention to detail, and a high standard of candidate experience

Market Intelligence & Talent Mapping

• Develop and execute research strategies to identify target companies and talent pools

• Build comprehensive talent maps aligned to business priorities and leadership competencies

• Maintain deep knowledge of industry trends, competitor landscapes, and executive talent movements

Candidate Identification & Engagement

• Execute on proactive outreach strategies to attract passive executive talent

• Qualify candidates through thoughtful screening, assessing capability, motivation, and fit

• Build long-term relationships with executive talent pipelines

• Partner with recruiters to calibrate candidate profiles and refine search strategies

Stakeholder Partnership

• Collaborate closely with executive recruiters to align on search strategy and candidate profiles

• Communicate insights, progress, and market feedback to inform decision-making

• Contribute to search updates and executive-level candidate presentations

Data, Reporting & Insights

• Maintain accurate and high-quality data within recruiting systems and talent databases

• Generate insights from search activity to inform future hiring and talent strategies

• Support the creation of candidate profiles, market summaries, and search progress reports

You have

Core Capabilities

• Strong executive sourcing and research expertise with a structured, strategic approach

• Ability to engage and influence senior-level candidates with credibility and professionalism

• Excellent communication skills, including written narratives and stakeholder presentations

• High level of ownership, accountability, and execution discipline

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent searches in a fast-paced environment

Experience & Qualifications

• 2-5+ years of experience in executive search, recruiting, or talent sourcing from a retained search firm or financial services is a plus

• Experience supporting or leading searches for senior-level or leadership roles preferred

• Demonstrated ability to operate in a highly consultative and research-driven environment

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

• Comfortable interacting with and presenting to senior stakeholders

Location

Hybrid role - 3 days in office in the Hudson Yards, NYC or Stamford, CT office; 2 days WFH

Salary Range:

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you'll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian's Purpose - to inspire well-being - we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits.Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MyHR@glic.com. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site.

Visa Sponsorship

Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.

Notice Regarding Guardian's Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

As part of Guardian's job application process, Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools ("AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening. This preliminary screening may be used to help identify applicant materials and resumes relative to their indication that the applicant meets the requirements for the specific job for which they are applying, as specified in the listing posted on Guardian's jobs website (Careers at Guardian at https://www.guardianlife.com/careers). At Guardian, we do not use AI Tools to substantially assist or replace human judgment or discretionary decision making in our hiring process. All hiring decisions will be made by Guardian colleagues.

Please be aware that if you apply for a specific position with Guardian, you will have the choice of opting out of Guardian's use of AI Tools during the job application process. If you would like to request an alternative process that does not utilize AI Tools or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, within ten business days of your position application, you must email your request to MyHR@glic.com, making sure to provide your name and job requisition identification number. Guardian will retain your applicant materials and resume and all information therefrom in accordance with Guardian's document retention policy, a copy of which you may request via MyHR@glic.com.

Additionally, at applicable times, Guardian will make public the most recent bias audit results for such AI tools, which may be found here.

Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.