Find your next role

Discover amazing opportunities across our network of companies committed to gender equality in the workplace.

Search

My job alerts

Executive Researcher

IBM

This job is no longer accepting applications

See open jobs at IBM.See open jobs similar to "Executive Researcher" WCT-FCT.

California, USA · Texas City, TX, USA

Posted on Jan 31, 2026

Introduction

At IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) and Other Functions, diverse teams such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more work together to keep IBM moving forward. These functions play a vital role in solving complex challenges, supporting our clients’ success, and creating collaborative environments for IBMers worldwide. Working in CHQ and Other Functions means contributing your expertise to a global network that values teamwork, problem-solving, and innovation. You’ll have opportunities to grow your career while helping IBM operate with excellence and scale its impact across industries. With a culture that emphasizes learning, inclusivity, and career development, IBM offers the platform to apply your skills where they matter most. At the heart of our business.

Your role and responsibilities

Functional Expertise & Strategic Research Leadership
• Leverage deep expertise in executive research methodology, tools, and talent intelligence to lead complex, high-impact research projects aligned with hiring priorities.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to recruiters and hiring leaders, providing market insights, talent mapping, and diversity research to support executive searches.
• Drive diversity-focused research strategies to ensure equitable and representative top-of-funnel pipelines.
• Lead and improve research operations by aligning with global standards, ensuring data integrity, and optimizing usage of tools and platforms.

Problem Solving & Business Partnership
• Recognize and solve complex functional challenges using a combination of analytical rigor, business acumen, and creativity.
• Build and maintain influential relationships with stakeholders across executive recruiting, HR, and the business to align research initiatives with broader talent strategies.
• Translate data and insights into clear, actionable recommendations that inform executive hiring decisions and long-term workforce planning.

Leadership & Team Contribution
• Provide mentorship and domain leadership within the research team and broader executive recruiting function.
• Lead special projects, initiatives, and cross-functional efforts to elevate research capability and executive hiring excellence.
• Inspire a high-performance culture by using data and feedback to drive continuous improvement, both individually and across the team.
• Actively contribute to shaping team culture, processes, and performance measurement.

Program and Business Impact
• Take ownership of projects that span functions and regions, contributing to business-critical initiatives and optimizing hiring outcomes at the executive level.
• Participate in strategic planning cycles (e.g., headcount planning, talent segmentation) and contribute to long-term talent intelligence strategies.
• Operate with high autonomy, proactively identifying opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and enhanced impact.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

8+ years of executive recruitment and executive research experience, with deep expertise in research methodologies, market analysis, and digital recruitment tools.
Proven ability to lead complex research and talent intelligence projects, consulting with executive-level stakeholders to guide strategic hiring decisions.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities, skilled in transforming data and market insights into actionable recommendations that influence executive hiring strategies.
Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing skills, with demonstrated success partnering across levels and functions to drive outcomes.
Experience driving diversity sourcing strategies and building inclusive pipelines, while mentoring others and contributing to high‑performing, collaborative team environments.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.
Understanding the executive search landscape will be advantageous
Familiarity with executive search tools, platforms (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, Hire EZ), and CRM/ATS systems.
Background in market intelligence, organizational mapping, or strategic sourcing at the executive level.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) team represents a variety of functions such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more, all working together to solve some of the world's most complex problems, help our clients achieve success and build collaborative work environments for IBMers.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

This job is no longer accepting applications

See open jobs at IBM.See open jobs similar to "Executive Researcher" WCT-FCT.

See more open positions at IBM

Privacy policy Cookie policy