PFM Executive Search
Senior Consultant

At PFM Executive Search, we don’t just fill boxes in organizational charts – we find the game-changing leaders who shape the future of Western Canada’s most reputable private, public, and not-for-profit organizations. For over 30 years, our boutique firm has been trusted to deliver world-class executive recruitment mandates, both locally and globally through our Panorama network.

But here’s the real secret to our success: our culture. While we are ambitious, highly accountable, and deeply professional, we completely reject the “lone wolf” recruitment model. We operate in a genuinely collaborative, team-based environment where we share knowledge, back each other up, and celebrate our wins together. Located in a beautiful waterfront office in the heart of downtown Vancouver, we’ve built a collegial space where coworkers have become true friends.

Due to our ongoing growth and a team member’s planned overseas relocation, we are looking for an ambitious, relationship-driven Senior Consultant to join our tight-knit crew. Working closely with the consulting team, you will take ownership of full-cycle executive search mandates from initial strategy right through to successful placement.

This is a highly impactful role that transforms and accelerates the careers of dozens of leaders each year while involving high level advisory work and fast-paced project management.

A day in the life:

• Lead Full-Cycle Mandates: As part of a three-person team on each assignment, manage and deliver multiple executive searches simultaneously across diverse sectors and geographies, keeping projects on track and client experiences flawless.
• Advise Dynamic Leaders: Partner directly with boards, CEOs, and executive teams to deeply understand your clients’ culture, leadership needs, and strategic goals.
• Facilitate Partner Consultations: Lead inclusive engagement sessions with client partner groups to build alignment and define the ideal candidate profile and leadership competencies.
• Craft the Narrative: Write compelling, high-quality Executive Profiles, proposals, and marketing copy that make opportunities stand out in the market.
• Evaluate Executive Talent: Conduct market outreach, qualifying calls, and in-depth behavioural interviews; facilitate client interviews and presentations; and complete comprehensive reference checks to identify and validate exceptional executive talent while assessing leadership alignment.
• Close the Deal: Navigate final stage discussions and complex offer negotiations to secure the most impressive and transformational executive talent.

You are an engaging and customer focused professional with an impressive track record delivering talent acquisition, executive search, or professional services engagements, backed by an undergraduate degree. You thrive in a highly collaborative, team-based environment where knowledge sharing is second nature, and you bring the organizational agility needed to balance competing priorities in a demanding workplace without breaking a sweat. An exceptional communicator, you build immediate trust and credibility with senior executives, keeping all parties seamlessly connected while operating with the highest ethical standards and absolute discretion.

Why Choose PFM? If you’re looking for an entrepreneurial home that values excellence but has no tolerance for internal competition or politics, you’ll love it here. We offer an environment focused on continuous learning, career development, and making a meaningful contribution to our community.