Director, Executive Search

New York City, NY (On-site)

$148K/yr – $222K/yrFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Description

Summary

Chobani is seeking an exceptional Executive Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment for senior leadership roles across our Corporate and Commercial teams—including Marketing, Sales, Finance, Legal, Communications, Strategy, and other enterprise functions. This leader will serve as a trusted advisor to executives, building deep relationships, delivering a world-class candidate and hiring manager experience, and ensuring we attract the bold, curious, high-impact talent that fuels Chobani’s mission.

The ideal candidate is a strategic storyteller, a disciplined operator, a market expert, and a relentless closer—equally comfortable advising C-suite leaders, mapping competitive landscapes, and running fast, high-quality searches in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

Executive Search & Delivery

  • Lead full-cycle search execution for Sr. Director+ and other senior leadership roles across Corporate and Commercial functions
  • Build comprehensive search strategies including prospect mapping, target company lists, talent pools, and marketing narratives
  • Develop position profiles, success criteria, and evaluation frameworks in partnership with hiring executives and HRBPs
  • Drive disciplined search execution: sourcing, engaging, assessing, and moving candidates through the funnel with urgency and precision
  • Deliver consistently strong, diverse slates and hold search teams accountable for inclusive, equity-focused hiring

Stakeholder & Executive Partnership

  • Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, influencing talent decisions with data, insights, and market expertise
  • Coach hiring managers on assessment, interviewing, and decision-making best practices
  • Build and maintain trusted, collaborative relationships with key partners across People, Compensation, Inclusion & Belonging, Finance, and Communications
  • Manage expectations through clear communication, timelines, and search progress reporting

Market Intelligence & Talent Strategy

  • Develop and maintain deep expertise in the CPG and F&B talent markets—including competitive insights, organizational structures, compensation trends, and emerging talent
  • Build proactive pipelines for critical roles and future leadership needs
  • Advise executives on organizational design, succession planning inputs, and external talent trends influencing Chobani’s growth

Candidate Experience & Brand Stewardship

  • Deliver a signature Chobani candidate experience rooted in respect, transparency, and humanity
  • Represent Chobani’s values, mission, and culture in all external interactions
  • Ensure every candidate—regardless of outcome—leaves with positive brand affinity

Search Operations & Process Excellence

  • Maintain accurate candidate and search data in ATS and CRM systems
  • Champion disciplined process adherence while continuously identifying opportunities to improve speed, quality, and consistency
  • Partner with TA operations on analytics, reporting, and search performance insights
  • Manage external search firm partnerships when needed and ensure alignment with Chobani’s standards and expectations

Requirements

  • 8–12+ years of executive search or senior-level recruiting experience; mix of in-house and retained search firm preferred
  • Significant experience recruiting Sr. Director+ talent across Corporate and/or Commercial functions (e.g., Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Communications, Strategy, People)
  • Strong business acumen and ability to quickly develop fluency in functional domains
  • Demonstrated ability to influence executives, solve complex talent challenges, and drive decisions
  • Proven record of delivering diverse slates and building inclusive recruitment strategies
  • Exceptional communication, storytelling, and relationship-building skills
  • High urgency, strong ownership mindset, and comfort operating in a fast-moving, high-change environment
  • Experience in CPG or adjacent industries strongly preferred
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Chobani

Chobani is a next-generation food and beverage company on a mission to make nutritious food accessible to all. Since 2005, we have made food from natural ingredients, that tastes delicious and nourishes people. We’re proud to be America’s No. 1 yogurt brand – making yogurt without compromise – with all natural ingredients and no preservatives. Over the last 19 years we’ve continued to disrupt the dairy industry, adding oatmilk and creamers to our portfolio alongside yogurt. In 2023, La Colombe – a leading coffee roaster with a shared commitment to quality, craftsmanship and impact – became part of the Chobani family, adding coffee to our lineup and new opportunities to innovate. From the beginning, we set out to be a different kind of company, believing how we make our product is just as important as what goes into it. As a business, we put our people first, providing competitive wages, benefits that enable health and wellness, opportunities for growth and development, a commitment to keeping our people safe and fostering an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong. People are truly our magic ingredient. We also believe businesses can do well by doing good and are committed to giving back to the communities we call home. As a food company, we believe everyone should have access to good, nutritious food and are dedicated to fighting hunger and food insecurity. From volunteer initiatives to building infrastructure, and supporting organizations through our Community Impact Fund, we know that what matters most is the difference we make for others.

Founded in 2005
New Berlin, New York, USA
2.1K employees (163 in marketing)