Executive Recruiting Director, IonQ

• This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-impact, evolving environment and is passionate about building a function for discovering, engaging, and hiring “the best of the best”
• 12 years in Talent Acquisition and or HR functions
• 8+ Years of executive search for emerging sectors: Experience finding, engaging, and hiring strong executive leaders for companies pioneering novel businesses and technologies
• Executive presence: Track record of building trust and consultative relationships with C-level hiring managers
• Strategic Design: Proven track record of building executive recruiting programs from the ground up
• Global Mindset: Experience navigating the nuances of global hiring and international relocation
• Management Potential: The desire and ability to eventually lead a team of executive and technical recruiters as IonQ’s headcount grows

Desirable

• As an Executive Recruiting Director at IonQ, you will play a critical role in shaping how we build executive talent pipelines and execute executive-level search
• This is a unique opportunity to both drive executive hiring efforts and lay the foundation for a best-of-breed executive search function
• The mission for this role includes partnering with IonQ’s C-suite and Board of Directors to both land world-class leadership and build a global talent scouting program. This role reports to the Director, Talent Acquisition for the US
• This is an individual contributor role with opportunity to expand in the future
• Identify and build relationships with high-impact, executive leaders whose backgrounds add to IonQ’s strategic growth
• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle for VP+ roles and "Individual Contributor" roles of equivalent impact, ensuring a high-touch, premium experience
• Design and lead recurring search reviews with executive stakeholders, providing data-driven updates on pipeline health and competitive market intelligence
• Lead the negotiation and engagement with external search firms when necessary
• Collaborate with Global Talent Acquisition leadership to define the vision, principles, and operating model for the executive recruiting function
• Establish best practices, tools, and workflows that scale with the company’s growth
• Leverage technology, AI, and automation to drive efficiencies, pipeline quality, and measurable outcomes
• Define and track key executive sourcing metrics to measure impact and continuously improve performance
• Transition our reliance on external search firms into an internal capability, building a database of long-term "silver medalist" talent for future leadership needs
• Partner closely with People Business Partners to integrate executive recruiting efforts with overall talent management, succession planning, and workforce planning strategies
• Drive the proactive identification, assessment, and cultivation of a long-term executive talent pipeline for critical and potential succession roles, ensuring readiness for future leadership needs
• Collaborate with People Analytics and HRBPs to define, track, and share data-driven insights on executive talent supply, demand, and bench strength to inform organizational strategy and long-term pipelining efforts