Global Executive Search Researcher

Global Executive Search Researcher (Specialist)

Do you want to be a part of the world’s biggest jewellery brand and support the hiring of our global leaders? Do you enjoy working in a truly international environment with colleagues around the world on a daily basis? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, agile and collaborative culture? Are you a highly organised and proactive individual who takes pride in your work?

If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking a Researcher / Specialist to join our Global Executive Search team based in Pandora HQ. The team advises and supports our executives and senior leaders on all hiring related decisions for our SVP and VP level positions. We identify, engage, assess, and hire exceptional leaders both from within the business and externally. Strategic talent mapping/pipelining are also part of our scope.

Your role as Global Executive Search Researcher :

You will lead and support the research and mapping phase for select VP+ Executive Search projects across all functions and geographies as well as for select talent mapping and pipelining projects. You will also support with candidate outreach and engagement, market insights and intelligence gathering, and additional ad-hoc support throughout the end-to-end executive search process.

Your responsibilities include :

• Conduct extensive, detailed and precise candidate mapping to identify top talent relevant to each search, including talent mapping and pipelining projects
• Support in developing role profiles and job descriptions, ensuring accuracy, clarity and market relevance
• Contribute to the development of search strategies, including providing market insights and knowledge from our internal and external networks
• Support with candidate outreach and engagement to ensure we connect and build lasting relationships with relevant talent and KOLs connected to Pandora’s areas of business
• Develop detailed search reports to outline progress, candidate insights and market intelligence
• Conduct and support with candidate introductory and networking calls with a view to introduce Pandora, discuss specific opportunities, assess relevance and potential, and nurture long-term relationships
• Maintain our Executive Search database and platforms, ensuring all relevant information is captured and categorised for future use
• Welcome and host guests visiting Pandora’s Global HQ, ensuring they have a memorable experience with us
• Support the Executive Search team with additional ad-hoc projects that are related to the team or requested from select internal stakeholders
• Act as an ambassador of the Executive Search team internally and externally and continually build rapport with stakeholders across the organisation

What is needed to succeed :

• Strong preference for previous experience working in an Executive Search firm or in-house Executive Search team with responsibilities for candidate identification, mapping, outreach, engagement, and process management for international Executive Search / Recruitment projects
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Highly proactive with a bias for action and ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
• Ability to multitask, prioritise and operate under time pressure and to strict deadlines
• Team player with a very strong drive to collaborate and quickly build relationships
• Strong communication skills – articulate, credible, clear, ability to be persuasive
• Confident interacting with key internal and external stakeholders
• Confident welcoming and hosting guests to global HQ
• Skilled in collating and organizing data and statistics
• Experience putting together concise and/or detailed summaries, reports and decks
• Strong skills with Microsoft Office (other CRM/ATS/Project Management software a plus)
• Fluent English (additional languages a plus)

About Pandora

Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand, specialising in the design, crafting and marketing of accessible luxury jewellery made from high-quality materials. Each piece is created to inspire self-expression, allowing people to share their stories and passions through meaningful jewellery. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 7,000 points of sale, including more than 2,800 concept stores.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs around 39,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery with 100% recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 32.5 billion (EUR 4.4 billion) in 2025.