Associate, Industrial Practice
Pubblicato il 17-08-2026 - Spencer Stuart in Turbigo
Spencer Stuart is seeking to recruit an Associate for the Industrial Practice in the Italian Office. This Associate will have the opportunity to help solve Chief Executive Officer and other C-level functional executive searches, working across sectors, and will develop a specialization over time. With exposure to a broad set of clients and leadership challenges, this Associate will help to identify and develop diverse candidate slates as an essential member of the global search team. The Associate role combines project management, research, assessment, sourcing, validation, and relationship‐building skills to deliver extraordinary service and value to Spencer Stuart clients. Successful candidates for the Associate position will have strong project management ability, writing skills, results orientation, rigorous attention to details, intellectual curiosity and ideally, an understanding of the industrial sector. The Associate will enjoy the challenge of working internally with a variety of Consultants across geographies, and externally with diverse,
senior‐level executives and board members. Associates will be expected to acquire deep and insightful candidate pool knowledge over time. The Associate will ideally be based in Milan or in Rome. There is an expectation of being in the office a minimum of three days a week. In the early stages, it will be beneficial for the individual to spend more time in the office to build relationships, engage with colleagues and participate in the local office community. The Role As an Associate in the Industrial practice in the Italian office, you will play a critical and visible role on the team. Associates are expected to work pro‐actively and efficiently on multiple client engagements through the combination of solid project management skills, proactive and quality search execution, ownership mentality and strong, team‐oriented delivery to specific client needs. Each assignment is driven by a team, including at a minimum a Consult