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About Modern Executive Solutions
Modern Executive Solutions is a fully integrated talent management consultancy with a specific focus on developing diverse, modern leadership teams. We provide services that include talent and organization strategy, culture and change management, leadership assessment and development and executive search. Everything we do is forward-looking and focused on creating modern organizations, leadership team and leaders. We are headquartered out of Atlanta, Georgia but work on a remote-first basis with employees across the United States and a team also in the United Kingdom. As a part of our embedded purpose to change lives for the better we donate 10% of our annual profits to charities that support youth and education in order to develop the diverse talent of tomorrow.
The Role
We are seeking a Director (Senior Associate level) to join our Technology Practice. Directors typically have a primary and secondary Practice. Technology would be your primary practice.
This is a high-accountability role for an experienced executive search professional who wants to own research strategy and lead first-round executive assessment across complex, enterprise-level searches.
You will:
Own research and market mapping strategy across multiple retained searches
Conduct first-round executive interviews and lead the majority of first-stage assessments
Exercise strong judgment in candidate calibration and advancement decisions
Play an active role in client update calls, presenting market insights and candidate recommendations
Mentor Associates and Associate Directors
Maintain high standards of quality, rigor, and execution
Directors typically manage six concurrent searches and deliver approximately 14+ searches annually.
Our Technology Practice focuses on senior technology leadership roles — including CIO, CTO, CDO, CISO, VP Engineering, and related enterprise leaders — primarily within large, complex, and Fortune 500 organizations.
What We're Looking For
5+ years in retained executive search or senior-level executive recruiting Experience managing multiple concurrent executive searches Demonstrated ownership of research strategy and market mapping (90%+ accuracy expected) Experience conducting executive-level interviews (VP, SVP, C-suite) Strong executive presence and communication skills High standards for quality and accountability Technology executive search experience within enterprise environments is strongly preferred, but those with an interest in technology executive search will be considered.
Why Modern?
Purpose-Driven Work: Join a team that is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and gives back to the community by donating 10% of annual profits to support underserved youth and educational opportunities.
Impactful Projects: Contribute to meaningful projects that positively impact clients’ organizations, communities, and the development of diverse leaders.
Professional Growth: Gain exposure to various aspects of the business, with opportunities for mentorship, leadership development, and career advancement.
Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a robust benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with a 401(k) match.
Flexibility & Balance: Benefit from a flexible remote work environment, paid parental leave, and an office setup stipend to support your work-from-home needs.
Our Values
Be Bold: Think strategically, seeing implications and creative paths. Innovates commercially – seeks to understand client perspective to drive impact. Innovates internally - seeks to improve processes, procedures, and technology used within and across their teams.
Be Excellent: Deliver client ready work, with attention to detail, raising the bar of expectations within team and with data integrity to include the use of all company tools and systems. Motivated by excellence to the benefit of clients and our firm.
Be United: Be an inclusive ‘team player,’ willing to support, develop and ‘go the extra mile’ to deliver impact with others. Proactively develops trusting relationships both within and outside our firm.
Be Authentic: Demonstrate awareness, coachability and a desire to grow with continuous improvement. Motivated by a personal purpose aligned with our firm’s mission and values. Is accountable for delivery of client ready work.
The pay range for this role is: 110,000 - 115,000 USD per year with a 10% annual target bonus (Remote)
Modern Executive Solutions is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, religion, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, age, disability status, veteran or military status or care-giver status. Please contact us at if you need assistance completing this application.