Associate, Technology, Media & Telecommunications – Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure

Spencer Stuart

. Participate in client kick-off meetings and assist with position specifications, search strategies, and target company lists .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-Level💰 $100,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in executive search processes and project management, with a strong ability to build relationships with clients and candidates. Proficient in researching industries and market trends while effectively communicating findings and insights.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Executive Search ProcessProject ManagementClient Relationship BuildingMarket ResearchTelecommunications & Digital Infrastructure Knowledge

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Hard Skills

ResearchData AnalysisCandidate EvaluationPosition Specification PreparationCompensation Data Analysis

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationAttention to DetailIntellectual CuriosityResilienceProactivity

Tools & Technologies

QuestPassportGlobal Information ServicesHooversLinkedIn

Industry Keywords

Executive SearchProfessional ServicesBusiness DevelopmentClient ServiceTelecommunications

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate in client kick-off meetings and assist with position specifications, search strategies, and target company lists
Guide analysts in research on industries and target companies
Track industry trends, activities, management changes, and marketplace developments
Identify prospects and sources, conduct reference and source calls, and represent clients to relevant executives
Build relationships with clients and candidates and develop qualified candidate slates
Provide search-related industry trends, market findings, compensation data, and candidate feedback
Prepare position specifications, candidate presentations, reference reports, and client progress materials
Advise on prospects and candidates against key selection criteria
Act as a thought partner to Consultants and communicate search developments to the team
Expand the firm’s candidate pool and maintain current assignment, company, and candidate information in the proprietary database
Contribute to new-business inquiries and business-development initiatives
Contribute to local, practice, and firm-wide initiatives and share practice information with colleagues

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of progressive business experience in executive search, strategy consulting, or a relevant professional services environment, with significant time spent in client service
Advancement of skills and knowledge evidenced through promotion or tenure
Superior project management skills in a high-performance environment with multiple projects and competing demands
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Undergraduate degree required; postgraduate degree a plus
Ideally, understanding of the Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure industry
Ability to manage multiple projects, competing deadlines, and challenging expectations
Understanding of the executive search process
Ability to research industries, target companies, candidates, and market trends
Ability to build relationships with clients, candidates, consultants, and stakeholders
Proficiency with Quest, Passport, Global Information Services, Hoovers, LinkedIn, and related research/database tools
Willingness to work in the office a minimum of two days a week
Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, resilience, proactivity, results orientation, and work ethic

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous performance-based discretionary bonus
Excellent healthcare benefits
Apprenticeship culture
Opportunity to work directly with the global practice leader and core Consultants
Exposure to a broad set of clients and leadership challenges