Executive Recruiting Researcher - Contract

Workiva is looking for an Executive Recruiting Researcher to find the leaders who will shape our next chapter. You will build talent pipelines that put the right people on our radar before they’re looking. In this role, you will partner directly with leaders to map executive markets and surface passive candidates. Your research and strategy will drive the growth ahead of us.

What You'll Do

• Partner with hiring managers and recruiters to build search strategies for open executive roles
• Research, identify, and engage prospective leadership talent across targeted industries
• Test and adopt generative AI tools to sharpen sourcing workflows and outreach
• Analyze talent market trends across diverse business functions and regions
• Recommend sourcing channels and platforms to attract exceptional candidates
• Champion the Workiva brand to external networks and search partners
• Track search metrics and interview data to improve hiring workflows
• Guide hiring teams on competitive offer packages and market compensation
• Direct search partners, agency contacts, and vendor relationships

What You'll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of hands-on executive sourcing or recruitment experience in a high-growth environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing executive or specialized leadership talent
• Track record of sourcing passive talent across diverse functions, business lines, and technical domains
• Proficiency using modern sourcing platforms, candidate databases, and search techniques
• Hands-on use of generative AI tools to streamline candidate research and talent mapping
• Ability to prioritize complex sourcing projects independently with general guidance
• Background partnering with recruiters, cross-functional managers and senior leadership on hiring strategies
• Success conducting specialized technical or executive-level candidate searches
• Familiarity managing external agency partnerships and vendor contracts

Travel Requirement & Working Conditions

• Minimal travel required for team meetings and events
• Reliable internet connection for remote work environments

How You’ll Be Rewarded

✅ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

✅ Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

✅ 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Why Join Workiva

Workiva is the platform designed to bring confidence, control, and a competitive edge to the world’s most complex organizations. Our AI-powered platform unifies finance, risk, and sustainability on a single, secure foundation—ensuring data is trusted, traceable, and ready to act on. With an unbroken path from source to output, leaders gain confidence in their numbers, visibility into current and emerging risks, and the ability to move with speed and precision in a constantly changing world.

At Workiva, you’ll bring technology to market that executives, boards, and regulators depend on. The work you do here helps organizations navigate uncertainty, maintain trust, and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny. If you’re energized by meaningful challenges, inspired by collaborative teams, and motivated to help organizations turn uncertainty into advantage, we’d love to meet you.

Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email talentacquisition@workiva.com.
 

Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.