Director, Executive Talent

About the Role

Camber Partners is developing a unique executive talent function within its portfolio and seeks a Director of Executive Talent to lead its evolution. This role covers a broad scope, including executive search, operator network cultivation, talent intelligence, and search infrastructure enhancement. Collaborating closely with Camber's VP of Talent and portfolio CEOs, you'll oversee high-quality executive search processes while establishing systems, relationships, and market insights that continually enhance executive hiring efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with portfolio CEOs and hiring teams to translate company strategies into clear executive role mandates, compelling narratives, and effective scorecards.
• Build alignment among stakeholders on leadership profiles and success criteria for hires.
• Design search strategies involving market mapping and candidate research.
• Select, onboard, and calibrate external search partners and manage the overall search process.
• Synthesize candidate feedback and facilitate assessments, referencing, backchanneling, and closing strategies.
• Develop and maintain a trusted network of SaaS executives, subject matter experts, potential candidates, and advisors to support talent market insights and future leadership needs.
• Conduct executive talent market intelligence by function, company stage, operating model, geography, and leadership archetype, using insights to guide search strategies, compensation planning, and candidate evaluation.
• Create and maintain systems that capture institutional knowledge including candidate trends, market insights, search partner performance, leadership risks, and candidates relevant for future searches.
• Drive the adoption of AI-powered workflows enhancing research, mapping, candidate evaluation, scorecard analysis, search tracking, operator network management, and leadership visibility across the portfolio.
• Contribute to senior or specialized internal Camber hiring initiatives when required.

Candidate Profile

• Proven executive search experience at Principal or Senior Associate level, or substantial in-house experience supporting executive hiring within growth-stage B2B SaaS companies.
• Familiarity with environments such as venture-backed, private equity-backed, or portfolio companies, especially in the B2B SaaS space.
• Strong judgement in evaluating executive calibre, functional leadership skills, and appropriateness for company stage.
• Experience in crafting role mandates, scorecards, and comprehensive search strategies.
• Excellent abilities in research, sourcing, market mapping, and synthesizing talent data.
• Proven capability in working alongside CEOs, investors, search partners, and senior executives.
• A driven, humble individual comfortable balancing strategic and operational priorities.
• Systems-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for AI-enhanced talent acquisition processes.
• Passion for cultivating long-term relationships with top-tier SaaS leaders.

About Camber Partners

Camber Partners is a growth equity firm managing roughly $350 million, partnering with ambitious B2B SaaS companies at pivotal scaling stages. Their Growth Team comprises talent, data science, engineering, revenue operations, and marketing experts who directly collaborate with portfolio companies to solve challenges and accelerate growth. The company culture is collaborative, low-ego, and deeply committed to building lasting companies and empowering exceptional leaders. While headquartered in Manhattan and Minneapolis, this role supports a remote-first work model.