Associate Consultant

WHATS ON OFFER

Were seeking a high-potential Associate Consultant to join our executive search team.

• This is a research-led, judgment-driven role for someone who combines strong analytical ability with compelling storytelling skills and can contribute meaningfully across the full lifecycle of a senior search mandate.
• If youre looking to step into a role with real exposure to Private Equity, Venture Capital, and senior leadership mandates - this could be your next big move.

ABOUT US

Aidentifi is a boutique executive search firm and technology-enabled recruitment solutions provider, partnering with leading global funds and financial services firms to deliver strategic talent acquisition outcomes. Our model combines deep industry expertise with proprietary recruitment technology to deliver strategic, scalable talent solutions.

WHY JOIN US?

Exposure with Depth: Work on high-impact mandates spanning investment and operating leadership roles, with direct visibility into how senior hiring decisions shape capital deployment and value creation.

Early Ownership: Play an active role in search strategy, talent mapping, candidate evaluation, and client insights contributing to judgment and direction, not just execution.

Career Growth: Early ownership, structured learning, progressively increasing mandate responsibility, and the opportunity to build depth across high-impact search mandates.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Research & Market Intelligence

• Build and lead structured market and leadership mapping to generate actionable insights for live mandates.
• Apply analytical rigor to evaluate talent pools, competitive dynamics, and overall mandate viability.
• Develop insight-driven perspectives that strengthen search positioning.

Search Strategy & Execution

• Partner with senior consultants to design and execute bespoke search strategies.
• Develop and refine longlists aligned to client objectives and investment context.
• Contribute to mandate direction through critical thinking and data-backed judgment.

Candidate Assessment & Stakeholder Management

• Drive outreach, engagement, and coordination with senior candidates.
• Assess senior professionals across investment, strategy, and operating roles.
• Translate complex career trajectories into clear, structured, client-ready candidate briefs.
• Support client reporting and maintain high-quality documentation standards.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

• 0-2 years of experience in client-facing, research, consulting, marketing, or strategy roles.
• Final-year students and recent graduates with strong academic exposure are considered.
• Demonstrated strength in written and verbal communication, research, and structured problem-solving.
• Strong ability to synthesise information into clear, compelling narratives with a high-ownership, intellectually curious mindset.
• Curious, driven, and collaborative professionals eager to learn.
• Good to have people interested in the PE/VC, strategy, and leadership hiring space

Benefits

• Competitive salary with a strong performance-based bonus structure.
• High ownership and direct exposure to high-impact leadership mandates across Private Equity, Venture Capital and senior leadership mandates.