About Modern Executive Solutions

Modern Executive Solutions is a fully integrated talent management consultancy with a specific focus on developing diverse, modern leadership teams. We provide services that include talent and organization strategy, culture and change management, leadership assessment and development and executive search.  Everything we do is forward-looking and focused on creating modern organizations, leadership team and leaders.  We are headquartered out of Atlanta, Georgia but work on a remote-first basis with employees across the United States and a team also in the United Kingdom.  As a part of our embedded purpose to change lives for the better we donate 10% of our annual profits to charities that support youth and education in order to develop the diverse talent of tomorrow.

Overview the Role 

Are you ready to kickstart your career in a dynamic, purpose-driven organization that is redefining leadership and talent consulting? Modern Executive Solutions is looking for a passionate Associate Director who is eager to make an impact and grow within a collaborative and innovative environment.  

You will play a pivotal role in delivering talent, advisory and intelligence solutions. This means delivering accurate intelligence to the client providing both competitive insights and candidate context in support of creating well thought-out sourcing strategies aligned to client expectations. As an Associate Director, you utilize internal and external networks systematically mapping through each of the target companies to ensure research is thorough and complete.  

This unique opportunity will empower you to build the skills needed to become a leader in the talent strategy space while contributing to meaningful projects that shape the future of organizations and modern leadership. 

Knowledge Needed for the Role 

• Talent and Organization Strategy: A foundational understanding of executive search, talent strategy, and organizational design processes 
• Business Development: Knowledge of how to support business development efforts, such as preparing proposals, researching markets, and developing client strategies. 
• Data Analysis and Market Insights: Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret market trends, client needs, and organizational challenges to inform decision-making and strategies. 
• DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion): Familiarity with DEI best practices and a commitment to promoting diverse leadership and talent in organizations. 

Skills Needed for the Role 

• Problem Solving: Proficient at defining a problem statement, structuring a problem analysis, developing solution options and selecting a course of action.  
• Analytical Thinking & Data Management: Skilled at collecting and analyzing large data sets, conducting research, and visualizing insights to drive strategic recommendations. Able to look at both qualitative and quantitative data and infer insights. Strong numerical and qualitative reasoning. 
• Client Engagement/Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills to engage effectively with clients, internal and external, understand their unique needs, and offer customized recommendations that drive results. 
• Project Management: The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring high-quality work is delivered on time and within scope. 
• Market Research and Data Management: Skilled in researching and collecting large data sets, analyzing and visualizing insights to drive strategic recommendations. 
• Communication & Presentation: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create clear, concise, and compelling presentations for internal and external stakeholders. 

Attributes Needed for the Role 

• Collaboration: A team player who thrives in a collaborative, remote-first environment and values exchanging ideas and insights with colleagues. 
• Adaptability: Ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt quickly in fast-changing situations. Flexibility to manage shifting priorities while maintaining productivity. 
• Growth Mindset/Resiliency: Openness to feedback and a desire for continuous improvement. Ability to reflect on past experiences and apply lessons learned to new challenges. 
• Attention to Detail: A commitment to delivering high-quality work with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in all aspects of your tasks. 
• Drive & Pace: Bring a high level of energy and personal drive to your work with a thirst for excellent execution and exceeding expectations.  

Experiences Needed for the Role 

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in business, social science, finance, data science or equivalent. 
• Work Experience: demonstrated experience in executive search, consulting, human resources, or related fields.  
• Client Interaction: Experience in a client-facing role, contributing to business development efforts, preparing proposals, and participating in client meetings is highly desirable. 
• Proficiency with Office Tools: Comfortable using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to create client-ready documents, presentations, and data analyses. 

Why Modern? 

• Purpose-Driven Work: Join a team that is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and gives back to the community by donating 10% of annual profits to support underserved youth and educational opportunities. 
• Impactful Projects: Contribute to meaningful projects that positively impact clients’ organizations, communities, and the development of diverse leaders. 
• Professional Growth: Gain exposure to various aspects of the business, with opportunities for mentorship, leadership development, and career advancement. 
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a robust benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with a 401(k) match. 
• Flexibility & Balance: Benefit from a flexible remote work environment, paid parental leave, and an office setup stipend to support your work-from-home needs. 

Our Values 

• Be Bold: Think strategically, seeing implications and creative paths. Innovates commercially – seeks to understand client perspective to drive impact. Innovates internally - seeks to improve processes, procedures, and technology used within and across their teams.  
• Be Excellent: Deliver client ready work, with attention to detail, raising the bar of expectations within team and with data integrity to include the use of all company tools and systems. Motivated by excellence to the benefit of clients and our firm.   
• Be United: Be an inclusive ‘team player,’ willing to support, develop and ‘go the extra mile’ to deliver impact with others. Proactively develops trusting relationships both within and outside our firm.   
• Be Authentic: Demonstrate awareness, coachability and a desire to grow with continuous improvement. Motivated by a personal purpose aligned with our firm’s mission and values. Is accountable for delivery of client ready work.  

Modern Executive Solutions is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, religion, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, age, disability status, veteran or military status or care-giver status. Please contact us at careers@modernexec.com if you need assistance completing this application.