Research Practice Principal, Executive Recruiting, VP Practice

Company: Google
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: January 8, 2026

Job Description:

Minimum qualifications: 5 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. 3 years of sourcing experience at a recruitment agency or in-house recruiting team. Preferred qualifications: Experience in executive recruiting (outreach, engagement, evaluation, and presentation). Experience maximizing teams as well as individual performance while being a collaborative team player. Ability to be accountable, have integrity and authenticity. Ability to deliver executive services, especially board placement. Ability to have an open learning mindset and to quickly grasp new complex subject matter and to understand new markets, areas, roles, business initiatives. Excellent capability, credibility, and consultative skills to influence executive colleagues and stakeholders without authority. About the job Our Sourcing Specialists tell the story of Google to the world. They care deeply about cultivating relationships, have lively, thoughtful conversations with their candidates, and know our organization and its products well enough to articulate life-changing opportunities. As an expert in the talent needs of our business, you’ll be an adviser to the extraordinary people you find, engage, and guide through Google’s hiring process. By the time you’ve introduced a would-be Googler to our partners in recruiting, they are comfortable, well informed, and excited about the possibilities that await them here. The demands of our company, as it continues to grow and transform the industry, are great. Your analytical mind, curiosity, and sincere approach to your work make you exceptional enough to meet them. Great just isnt good enough for our People Operations team (known elsewhere as "Human Resources"). We bring the worlds 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 $131,000-$192,000 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. 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, drive searches forward and create consistent unbiased experiences for hiring managers/clients, applicants and colleagues. Partner with leadership recruiters and 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.

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