Associate

About Sheffield Haworth

Sheffield Haworth is a global talent consultancy founded in 1993. We have a history of placing executives in high impact roles year after year, giving clients a competitive advantage in a fast-changing world.

Our vision is to be the leading global consultancy in people and transformational change. We specialize in executive search and interim placements, leadership advisory, change management, and information and data services. Clients benefit from deep industry insights, our wide-ranging networks, and high standards of delivery from our global team. We work with private and public companies across financial services, professional and business services, high-growth technologies, and multinational corporates.

Sheffield Haworth has undergone significant growth and expansion since inception, now employing over 180 professionals in 15 global offices throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and disability confident committed employer.

Sheffield Haworth’s US Global Banking & Markets team is seeking to hire an additional Associate. Sheffield Haworth is one of the market’s leading financial services search franchises, with active business relationships with several of the market’s leading banks and advisory boutiques.

The team, led globally from New York by Julian Bell and also driven by Michael Nelson and Gene Swift as Consultants in the US, is actively engaged in senior executive search across investment banking, corporate and commercial banking, global capital markets, credit, macro/rates and FX, equities and derivatives and structured products supporting these areas. Examples of roles the team engages on include: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Global Head of Banking, Head of M&A, Head of Equity Capital Markets, Head of Credit Sales, Head of Equities, together with numerous roles in next-level management, MD and Director-level searches in all the disciplines listed.

This is a high-performance team based in New York and Los Angeles and candidates are expected to work in/from office the greater majority of the time and be proactive out of hours when needed. They will be managed and mentored by the New York-based Global Head of Banking & Markets and by the team 3 other key officers.

Associate Overview

Associates at Sheffield Haworth are responsible for research and search execution in their product area. In addition, they will be expected to proactively assist Consultants with marketing, pitching and candidate management. Early access to client meetings and dialogue can be expected.

A few of the key areas of search that Associates can expect to work on include:

• Knowledge management within our search database as well as within the team and firm Sharepoint and other systems
• Desk research, on LinkedIn and other research sources as well as via our proprietary database and company websites
• Telephone work, including candidate “cold calls” as well as candidate assessment and ongoing relationship management
• Written work including client-ready candidate assessments, job descriptions, client update notes, marketing materials, quarterly reports, etc.
• Candidate & client interaction
• Business development, which could include company and management research as well as presentation preparation

Sheffield Haworth is looking for an Associate who is proactive and innovative. A successful applicant will have:

• Experience working on Investment Banking and/or Global Markets search projects.
• Good telephone manners and excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels both verbally and in writing.
• An ability to prioritize when faced with tight deadlines and shifting client needs.
• An ability to exercise absolute discretion and professionalism with confidential information.
• A positive attitude, a love of problem-solving, and a high attention to detail.
• Well-developed skills in key office applications, including PowerPoint, Word and Excel, in order to efficiently produce presentations, reports, charts, graphical analysis, and written documents.

Skills & Attributes

In addition to the key skills for the role, we are always looking for team members who:

• Display a passion for the industry they work in and keep a finger on the pulse of industry news, key clients and the general business environment.
• Build strong relationships with team members, candidates and clients and ensure that they continually deepen and improve on these over time.
• Seek out and deploy best practices in all that they do.
• Display a consistently curious and inquisitive attitude.
• Focus on collaboration and mutual support. Individuals who prefer to work with others and emphasize achieving excellent results through teamwork will be strong cultural fits for our team.
• Are not afraid to challenge the status quo to drive improvements and support the culture of excellence.
• Bring a sense of humor and fun to the role. While we take our work and client service very seriously, we believe that we all do better when enjoying ourselves and one another.

Salary & Benefits

This is a permanent full-time position. The salary range for this position is 75,000 USD to 95,000 USD. Associates are also eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Compensation is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience and skills. We may consider higher salaries for overqualified and exceptional candidates.

Our Values

Sheffield Haworth employees adhere to the following set of values. The successful candidate will show attributes which will complement the firm’s ethos in this respect. These include: Trust, Humanity, Inclusion and Excellence.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with the Equality Act 2010, we value diversity at our company; it is an essential part of our success. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, pregnancy or maternity, marital/civil partnerships, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender or gender reassignment, disability or race including; color, nationality, ethnic or national origin.