Executive Recruiting Researcher

Google is hiring an Executive Recruiting Researcher to support executive search teams by identifying and cultivating L8+ leadership talent. In this onsite role in Boulder, CO, you will own key talent market research and search approaches across technical functions, partnering closely with leadership recruiters to surface domain and market insights.

Your work will help shape how searches move from strategy to execution, while also informing executive decisions for high-priority business needs. This position combines research depth, recruiting fluency, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority.

What you’ll do

• Develop and own search strategies, delivering research aligned to those strategies for executive searches across technical functions such as engineering, product management, and research science.
• Provide project management for searches, helping drive work forward and creating consistent experiences for hiring managers/clients, applicants, and colleagues.
• Partner with leadership recruiters to collaborate on domain and market insights and trends, and advise executives on talent for their most exigent business needs.
• Build relationships for the future by engaging passive candidates and maintaining a pipeline of talent.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and innovation to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of systems, services, and processes.

Minimum qualifications

• 3 years of experience in research or recruiting within technical executive search research at an executive search firm or in-house recruiting team.
• 1 year of experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, industry publications, or related sources for market mapping and talent identification.
• Experience in executive recruiting, including outreach, engagement, evaluation, and presentation.
• Experience maximizing team outcomes while also supporting individual performance, with demonstrated collaboration as a team player.
• Experience in research science/data science/PhD/fellows hiring.
• Capability, credibility, and consultative skills to influence senior colleagues and stakeholders without authority.
• An open learning mindset, with demonstrated ability to quickly grasp new complex subject matter and understand new markets, areas, roles, and business initiatives.

Required technology

• LinkedIn Recruiter

Compensation

• Salary (US): $111,000 - $159,000 (USD) per year
• Additional pay: 15% bonus target, plus equity and benefits
• Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle), including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• 13 paid holidays per year

Location details

• Primary location: Boulder, CO (onsite)
• This role may also be located in the Playa Vista, CA campus
• Upon applying, you can share a preferred working location from: Chicago, IL; Ann Arbor, MI; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Boulder, CO; Mountain View, CA; New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Washington D.C., DC

Application window

• Open until at least August 17, 2026
• The posting may remain online based on business needs, and may close before or after that date

Equal opportunity and accommodations

• Google is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.
• They consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
• For applicants with disabilities or special needs requiring accommodation, submit requests through the Accommodations for Applicants form.

Fair chance ordinances / criminal history consideration

• Los Angeles County: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.