Senior Talent Consultant - Freelance - matteria

Selection process developed by matteria

Location and Work Mode

Remote (Preferably based in Latin America).

Who we are

We partner with mission-driven organizations and high-growth ventures to build leadership teams that move the world forward. Our approach blends rigorous executive search, data-informed market mapping, and a human, long-term relationship with both clients and candidates.

We’ve delivered 1,900+ placements across 15 countries (Latin America, North America, and Europe), worked with 600+ organizations across the private, public, and civil sectors, and host a talent platform with 90,000+ registered users. This scale helps us run sharper searches, faster, with a consistently excellent candidate experience.

Our impact

• 1,900+ executive and leadership placements completed.

• Active across 15 countries in Latin America, North America, and Europe.

• Trusted by 600+ organizations across the private, public, and social sectors.

• Community of 90,000+ professionals within our talent platform.

Purpose of the Position

The Senior Talent Consultant at matteria leads executive searches end to end, partnering with leaders who are changing the world, wherever they happen to be building. This person brings both the technical execution of headhunting and a strategic, consultative lens, listening closely to translate a client's ambitions into winning candidate profiles, and becomes the client's senior point of contact, able to navigate complex conversations fluently in English.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Client Advisory

• Lead executive discovery sessions to deeply understand organizational challenges and leadership needs.

• Translate loosely defined client expectations into structured search strategies and compelling leadership profiles.

• Serve as the senior strategic point of contact throughout every engagement.

• Facilitate executive-level conversations and decision-making in English with confidence and independence.

Executive Search Leadership

• Own the full executive search lifecycle, including intake meetings, role definition, compensation calibration, sourcing strategy, executive outreach, candidate assessment, client presentations, offer management, and successful placement.

• Design tailored search strategies for leadership positions across multiple industries and geographies.

• Conduct sophisticated market mapping and direct headhunting of passive executive talent.

Leadership Assessment & Consulting

• Conduct structured executive interviews and leadership assessments.

• Evaluate candidates based on competencies, leadership capabilities, cultural alignment, and mission fit.

• Advise clients on market dynamics, candidate trade-offs, and hiring decisions with sound judgment and objectivity.

Candidate Experience

• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through transparent communication, timely feedback, and respectful engagement.

• Lead executive negotiations and support successful onboarding and post-placement follow-up.

Market Intelligence & Operational Excellence

• Produce executive search reports, market intelligence, compensation insights, and pipeline analytics.

• Continuously leverage technology and AI tools to strengthen research, sourcing, documentation, and decision-making.

• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, methodology improvements, and mentoring of junior consultants when appropriate.

Requirements and competences to work with us

Education

• We prioritize proven capability over credentials. No specific degree required.

• What matters: a track record delivering end-to-end executive searches, sharp judgment, and consistent results.

• Advanced studies or certifications (e.g., executive coaching, org psychology, OD, analytics) are welcome but optional if your experience speaks for itself.

Experience

• 7–12+ years in executive search, senior recruiting, or leadership hiring—agency or in-house—delivering Director/C-Suite or hard-to-fill leadership roles.

• Proven track record of direct headhunting and closing passive candidates across multiple markets/time zones.

• Comfortable running multiple searches concurrently in a freelance/independent setup with clear SLAs and outcome accountability.

Knowledge and Skills

• Professional, fluent, bilingual English, able to lead client calls, negotiations, and written deliverables independently, with no translation support required; additional languages such as Spanish or Portuguese are an asset.

• Expertise in leadership assessment, behavioral interviewing, and talent mapping.

• Outstanding project management and organizational abilities.

• Fluency with technology and AI tools as a core part of how you work, not an afterthought, using them to accelerate research, sourcing, and decision-making.

• Proficiency in digital recruitment platforms, applicant tracking systems (ATS), and professional networking tools.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

Competencies

• Ownership & speed: bias to action, proactive risk mitigation, reliable on-time delivery.

• Judgment: sharp evaluation of leadership competencies and cultural/mission fit.

• Consultative seniority: the instinct to ask the right questions, truly listen, and translate loosely defined client needs into concrete, actionable deliverables.

• Global mindset: comfort working across cultures, languages, and sectors; high adaptability.

• Integrity & empathy: candidate-first approach with uncompromising ethics and confidentiality.

• Learning agility: iterate on playbooks, test new channels, and share best practices.

Our team profile

At matteria, Executive Search is fundamentally a people business. We believe outstanding results come from combining technical excellence with empathy, curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Our culture is built around ten guiding principles:

• We Connect with People: curiosity, empathy, and meaningful opportunities.

• We Solve for the Client: their impact is our impact; we exceed expectations.

• We Are World-Class: rigorous preparation, professional presence, never late.

• Responsible Autonomy: freedom with sound judgment; ownership and speed.

• We Solve with Data: evidence over opinion; reduce bias, decide better.

• We Take Care of EVERY Detail: impeccable deliverables; craft matters.

• Immediate Feedback: candid, caring, and frequent—growth is a team sport.

• Curiosity: learn daily, research proactively, elevate collective knowledge.

• AI Collaborates with Us: tech amplifies our creativity and execution.

• We Love to Laugh: humility and humor as resilience and connection.

Key interests for working with us

This role is designed for someone who wants to become a trusted advisor to organizations creating meaningful change around the world, not simply someone who fills executive positions.

Our team is inspired by organizations addressing challenges such as:

• Climate action

• Sustainable development

• Education

• Healthcare

• Economic inclusion

• Entrepreneurship

• Social innovation

• Technology for good

• Institutional strengthening

• Purpose-driven business

We believe leadership changes organizations, and organizations change the world.

Reasons to join our team

• Partner directly with founders, CEOs, Boards, and leadership teams driving meaningful impact.

• Lead sophisticated international executive searches with significant autonomy.

• Build a long-term consulting career with one of Latin America's leading executive search firms focused on impact organizations.

• Learn advanced executive search methodologies, leadership assessment frameworks, and AI-powered recruiting practices.

• Join a collaborative culture that values excellence, ownership, curiosity, and continuous improvement.

• Enjoy the flexibility of a fully remote work environment.

• Benefit from a performance-based compensation model with strong earning potential.

Relevant details before applying for this vacancy

• Fully remote position.

• Preferred location: Latin America.

• Independent Contractor / Freelance engagement.

• Project-based work with clearly defined deliverables and service agreements.

• Expected capacity to manage 2–4 executive search assignments simultaneously.

• Professional bilingual English is mandatory.

• Spanish is required; Portuguese is highly valued.

• Availability to collaborate across AMER and partial EMEA time zones.