• Promoted to Corporate Communications and Affairs Practice group• Reporting to the Vice President of Research, I played a pivotal role in expanding this team from two to three members• Collaborating closely with the Managing Partner of the Corporate Communications and Affairs team daily, I initiated and nurtured internal and external relationships to drive business development efforts• Spearhead the establishment of our infrastructure for enhanced organization and efficiency, overseeing all internal CRM systems• Maintained leadership in managing the executive search lifecycle for all incoming opportunities

• Reporting to the Global Head (Managing Partner) of Global Real Estate and a Vice Chairman I was responsible for the creation and implementation of each executive search lifecycle• Managed assignments across all phases of the process including go-to-market strategies,search launch documents, position descriptions, candidate sourcing, interviews, and supporting final stage offer negotiations• Oversaw the Managing Partner and Vice Chairman’s book of business from initial concept and execution for new/existing searches, track assignment progress, manage/mentor a team up to three DHR employees at the Senior Associate, Associate, and Coordinator levels. • From the CRM System I also provided thorough candidate evaluations, progress update reports, background checks, and references• Lead participant on all client calls which included presentation of active or potential candidates, market feedback, and any other relevant industry trends or data points pertinent to the search

Promoted to the Real Estate Practice as the lead Senior Associate. My primary responsibilities were to help relaunch the executive search lifecycle from inception to marketplace identification. This includes market research, industry assessment, recruitment, and qualifying talent.

Hired directly by the Managing Partner of the Practice to spearhead executive recruiting efforts with functional expertise in Investor Relations, Corporate Communications, and Public Affairs.

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