Job Description

Ford & Stanley Executive Search sits within a privately owned, high-growth talent services group operating across recruitment, leadership, and performance consultancy. With a £30m turnover, sustained 40%+ growth, and multiple long-term retained partnerships, we advise organisations where leadership quality is business critical.

Our Executive Search business is retained and exclusive with every assignment being a true committed partnership. We have been on an incredible growth journey over the last three years that has seen us grow over 300% and are now at a point where we are looking to expand our exceptional team. Our culture is one of high performance. whilst ensuring honesty, integrity, longevity and genuinely enjoying what we do.

The Role

As a Managing Consultant, you will operate as a trusted advisor to partnered clients, delivering a full executive search lifecycle with a strong focus on premium, white-glove solutions. Ford & Stanley Executive Search works exclusively on a retained search basis across multiple disciplines and sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from initial client briefing through to offer management and onboarding
• Deliver executive and senior-level search assignments, including market mapping, headhunting, and candidate engagement
• Provide a white-glove service, ensuring an exceptional, tailored experience for clients and candidates
• Complete sales, business development and relationship development responsibilities to build and maintain long-term, strategic client relationships
• Offer insight and guidance on talent strategy, market conditions, and hiring trends
• Maintain the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, and service delivery

About You

• Proven experience managing the full recruitment cycle within a recruitment consultancy environment
• Background in Executive Search or senior-level recruitment
• Experience in retained search is an advantage but not essential
• Confident engaging with senior stakeholders and C-suite clients
• Consultative, relationship-led approach with a focus on quality over volume
• Commercially astute, well-organised, and results-driven
• Professional, credible, and articulate communicator motivated by quality, reputation, and long-term impact
• Aligned to a collaborative, values-led culture
• Desirable: Experience in retained or executive search is advantageous, but not essential.

About Ford & Stanley Executive Search:

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

Services advertised by Ford & Stanley Executive Search are that of an executive search and talent advisory business.