Executive Associate, Global Practice

Working closely with the firm’s leadership on international executive search and leadership advisory assignments.

Fully remote | Full-time

Monday morning. The chair of a family company in Milan has read the shortlist over the weekend and wants to talk. A candidate in Singapore has gone quiet. The partner leading the assignment is somewhere over the Gulf.

Someone has noticed and brought the threads together. By the time the partner lands, the conversation is prepared and nothing important has been left unattended.

That someone is the Executive Associate we are appointing at Selion Global.

You may already be doing work of this kind in executive search or leadership advisory, a founder’s or family office, executive education, or a hospitality business where personal service and judgement are central to the work. You understand what matters to people and make sure that what was intended actually happens. Those professional instincts are the foundation you would bring, together with the curiosity to learn a new business and the ambition to take greater responsibility.

Selion Global advises boards, founders and chief executives on appointments and leadership decisions that carry lasting consequence. With our main office in Singapore and our hub in London, we work internationally with partner offices and senior advisors.

You would support search and leadership advisory assignments from beginning to end, working closely with the partners and taking responsibility for agreed parts of the work. Understanding the client’s business, the people involved and the purpose behind each assignment is central to your contribution.

The work brings together research, preparation and direct client and candidate contact. You would research companies, markets and leadership backgrounds, draw out relevant findings and help prepare briefs, candidate reports and client presentations. It calls for intellectual curiosity, sound sources and the ability to turn information into something useful.

Between partner conversations, you would often be the person clients and candidates hear from. You would prepare correspondence, keep people informed and ensure that commitments are followed through, with a clear sense of what you can take forward and what needs a partner’s attention.

Much of the contribution lies in what you notice: a question left unanswered, a change in tone or something that needs more thought before it leaves the firm. You would stay close to the detail while keeping sight of the assignment as a whole.

You bring several years of experience carrying client work, projects or professional relationships forward. Your contribution has involved understanding the context, exercising judgement and following matters through with a degree of independence.

Your background may be in search or advisory, another client-facing professional practice, a founder’s or family office, business or leadership education, or specialist hospitality. We are interested in what you have contributed and what you are ready to take on next.

Communication is a strength. Your spoken and written English is of a high order. You absorb complexity and express what matters with clarity, economy and a feel for tone. When an exchange becomes difficult, you remain courteous and precise.

You have meaningful international experience and are comfortable across business cultures. You understand the care required when working with senior people and sensitive information. Discretion is second nature.

You use AI and modern tools intelligently, learn new systems readily and apply your own judgement to the result. You are curious about business and people, resourceful when the route forward is unclear, and willing to see detailed work through. You can show where you have learned something new, acted on your own initiative and made a useful difference.

This is an opportunity to become closely involved in consequential leadership work and build a broader professional capability alongside experienced partners.

You would deepen your understanding of businesses, leadership and the judgements behind successful appointments. As that understanding develops, there is scope to take increasing responsibility for the delivery of assignments, with greater independence in managing the work and the relationships involved.

The appointment is fully remote, offering independence and close collaboration across an international practice. It suits someone who enjoys working this way and remains dependable and connected without constant oversight.

Please email your CV and LinkedIn profile link to careers@selionglobal.com, with a short covering email in your own words explaining what draws you to the appointment.

Only applications received directly by email will be considered.

We will be in touch with those we would like to meet.