Executive Recruiting Researcher

The application window will be open until at least April 15th, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

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

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

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

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 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 (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA . Minimum qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in sourcing or equivalent experience working in Sales, Customer Service, Account Management, Business Development or Operations, Lead Generation or a related field.
• 1 year of of sourcing experience at a recruitment agency or in-house recruiting team.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience maximizing teams as well as individual performance while being a collaborative team player.
• Experience in executive recruiting (outreach, engagement, evaluation, and presentation).
• Experience delivering executive services such as board placement.
• Communication skills to influence senior colleagues and stakeholders without authority.
• Ability to be accountable, have integrity and authenticity.
• Open learning mindset and demonstrated capacity to quickly grasp new complex subject matter and to understand new markets, areas, roles, business initiatives.

About The Job The Executive Recruiting Team (ERT) helps find, engage and hire the next generation of leadership talent across Google. The team’s work is focused solely on the critical leadership roles that will be responsible for the future of the company.

As an Executive Recruiting Researcher, you will focus on identifying and cultivating leadership talent who will help build, deliver, and drive our innovative technologies and services. You will own the talent market for a particular business and/or function with Google, utilizing various tools, resources and best-in-class sourcing methodologies to uncover and engage the best talent in the space, to develop meaningful long-lasting relationships, and to ultimately match them with the leadership opportunities to which they are best aligned. In this role, you will be an analytical and detail-oriented problem solver, and a strong resourceful manager of projects and processes who delivers impactful outcomes.

Great just isn't good enough for our People Operations team (known elsewhere as "Human Resources"). We bring the world's most innovative people to Google and provide the programs that help them thrive. Whether recruiting the next Googler, refining our core programs, developing talent, or simply looking for ways to inject some more fun into the lives of our Googlers, we bring a data-driven approach that is reinventing the human resources field.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $111,000-$159,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Develop and own search strategies and deliver research against those strategies for executive searches across various technical functions (e.g., engineering, product management, etc.).
• Provide effective project management, driving searches forward and creating consistent equitable experiences for hiring managers, clients, applicants and colleagues.
• Partner with leadership recruiters and closely collaborate to provide domain and market insights and trends, and to advise executives on talent for their most exigent business needs.
• Build relationships for the future with passive candidates and talent.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and innovation in the efficiency and effectiveness of our systems, services, and processes.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .