Babylist is the trusted platform for millions of growing families. For over a decade, Babylist has been the technology solution for expecting parents and the community that supports them, expanding from baby registry into a full-service platform that helps parents make decisions with confidence, stay connected, and build happy and healthy families. Every year Babylist helps over 9M people make purchases through its registry, app, ecommerce shop, and comprehensive product guides. The Babylist ecosystem now includes Babylist Health, which provides access to products and services including insurance-covered breast pumps, Expectful, a new voice in health and wellness for pre-pregnancy through postpartum care, and The Push, a branded content studio that works with the biggest companies in the baby space. With over 59M monthly pageviews and 1.2M TikTok followers, Babylist is a generational brand leading the $88 billion baby product industry.
Principal Executive Recruiter
Location
United States
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
$181.8K - $262.8K / year
Job Description
Job Requirements
- 15+ years of recruiting experience, with Director through C-suite searches as the sustained focus of your work, including 8+ years leading end-to-end retained searches at a dedicated executive search firm; preferably trained at True Search, Daversa Partners, Heidrick & Struggles, Spencer Stuart, or a peer firm of similar caliber
- Deep experience placing executive leaders at growth-stage or pre-IPO companies, ideally during periods of expansion into new business lines or verticals
- Proven track record on zero-to-one searches: first-of-their-kind roles, newly formed functions, or revenue line leaders where scope and leveling were undefined when you started
- Experienced running highly confidential searches, including sensitive replacement hires, with the judgment and discretion those situations demand
- Skilled at shaping executive role narratives from scratch; you know how to partner with executives to surface what they truly need, not just what's on paper
- Comfortable operating independently; you can build market maps, competitive landscapes, and candidate theses on your own without a research team behind you
- Fluent in the tools of the trade: you use LinkedIn Recruiter for complex search strategy and deep sourcing, Greenhouse for ATS management and pipeline reporting, and Gem for outreach sequencing and campaign management; these aren't things you're learning, they're how you already work
- Expert in executive total rewards; you independently structure, benchmark, and negotiate full compensation packages including base, short- and long-term incentives, equity grants, and pre-IPO value modeling, and you can communicate that value to candidates in a way that actually lands
- Strong executive presence; you run calibration sessions with confidence, push back respectfully when market reality differs from internal expectations, and advise senior leaders without losing their trust
- Experienced managing external search firm partnerships; you know when to bring one in, how to hold them accountable, and how to course-correct when they aren't delivering
- Thrives in growth-stage environments where roles are fluid, comp benchmarks may not exist, and ambiguity is part of the work, not a problem to escalate
- High editorial bar and AI fluency; you use AI for market mapping, competitive intelligence, and to accelerate your work, but your candidate briefs, outreach, and executive-facing materials are always sharp, human, and unmistakably yours
- How You Will Make An Impact
- Own the searches that matter most. You'll run Director through C-suite searches across Babylist's most critical and complex hiring needs, including confidential, first-of-their-kind, and new vertical roles, from intake to close
- Bring clarity before the process begins. You'll lead intake sessions that lock in role scope, leveling, scorecard criteria, and compensation parameters so that when the right candidate surfaces, the team can move
- Serve as the executive team's thought partner. You'll push back on scope when the market doesn't support it, advise on org design when relevant, and bring independent market expertise that shapes how we hire at the top
- Close with sophistication. You'll lead executive compensation negotiations across the full total rewards package, structuring offers that reflect market reality, Babylist's comp philosophy, and what it takes to get a great person across the finish line
- Elevate every touchpoint. From first outreach through offer close, candidates will walk away with a strong impression of Babylist regardless of outcome
- Build something lasting. You'll manage external search firm partnerships with accountability while steadily building the internal executive search capability that reduces our reliance on agencies over time
- Why You Will Love Working At Babylist
- Our Culture
- We work with focus and intention, then step away to recharge
- We believe in exceptional management and invest in tools and opportunities to connect with colleagues
- We build products that positively impact millions of people's lives
- AI is intentionally embedded in how we work, create, and scale—supporting innovation and impact
- Growth & Development
- Competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
- We believe technology and data can solve hard problems
- We're committed to career progression and performance-based advancement