Executive Recruiters Alberta

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Alberta

Alberta Executive Search and Recruitment Services

Our Alberta executive recruiters help businesses across the province to find and hire talented professionals ready to lead them to new success.

Keller Executive Search is a leading executive search firm offering headhunting services to businesses of all sizes, finding the best candidates in Calgary and Edmonton to lead a talented workforce. We provide assistance to clients looking to fill top-level positions, including but not limited to, the executive director, vice president, and board members.

Our headhunters serve executive search clients in a broad range of industries, including agriculture, fishing, manufacturing, and renewable energy. That being said, our team of professional recruiters is well-equipped to assist clients in other sectors, too.

Our executive recruitment practice in Alberta employs consultants who take a proactive approach when searching for senior executives for our clients. This means setting up the means to communicate with potential candidates who may not be available for face-to-face interviews. Our consultants also screen the candidates for more than just their skills. We assess the candidates for their cultural fit and management style to determine whether they are the perfect talent for the leadership position.

The Executive Talent Market in Alberta

Calgary is home to over 110 of Canada’s largest corporate head offices including Enbridge, Suncor Energy, Imperial Oil, Canadian Natural Resources and TC Energy, making it the city with the highest concentration of head offices per capita in Canada. The province has the biggest economy in Western Canada and one of the most productive in the country with a GDP in excess of $450 billion. The provincial energy corridor, anchored by the Athabasca oil sands and Calgary’s downtown head office cluster, continues to be a hub of North American energy, with dominant producers, pipeline operators and an expanding array of technology and renewable energy companies vying for dominance.

A typical C-suite compensation package ranges from $250,000 at the VP level to $2 million or more at the CEO level, with equity typically comprising 60% to 80% of the total package. But this can be industry dependent. At Keller Executive Search we recruit talent for companies in a wide variety of industries such as Energy, Agribusiness, Financial Services, Technology and Logistics in Alberta.

Our Alberta headhunters work with clients in a variety of locations, including Calgary’s Financial District, Eau Claire and Beltline, and in downtown Edmonton and the Ice District, and in Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie. We also work with clients throughout the Calgary Metropolitan Region and the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, as well as in counties and municipal districts such as Rocky View County, Strathcona County, and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.

Successful Placements

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Transportation Company

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

Craft Brewing Company

Chief Sustainability Officer

Oil and Gas Exploration Company

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Healthcare Services Provider

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Agricultural Technology Company

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Mining Company

General Counsel

Renewable Energy Developer

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Food Processing Company

Chief Information Security Officer

Telecommunications Provider

Our Alberta Executive Search Perspective

Alberta

At Keller Executive Search, our process focuses on company needs and business culture. This makes finding the perfect match between exceptional candidates and excellent business operations much more straightforward.

We strive to deliver excellent Alberta executive search solutions. As such, we do our due diligence to be aware of all the unique challenges in our area of operation. Some of these challenges may include business culture, talent management, and the human condition.

The main industry we provide executive talent for in this Canadian province is agriculture, both livestock and crops. Our Alberta executive search consultants also place leaders throughout the fisheries and forestry industries, as the province is covered in a large expanse of forests that are commercially suited to paper, newsprint, wafer board, and lumber. Other prominent fields our Alberta headhunters find candidates for include energy, as the area is home to the main source of fossil fuels to be found in Canada.

The executive workforce in Alberta is highly educated and diverse. With a population of nearly 4 million, Alberta is home to a variety of employers that offer a range of employment opportunities to its residents. The province boasts some of the highest job satisfaction ratings in all of Canada, due to a strong focus on quality of life and a supportive and collaborative workplace culture. Employers strive to create a positive environment where employees feel valued, respected, and encouraged to reach their potential.

The Alberta executive talent pool includes a wide range of cultures, languages, and religions, which makes it a welcoming and inclusive place for all. In addition, Alberta has some of the most generous employee benefits and vacation policies in the country.

The province’s executive workforce culture is also characterized by a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. Our firm serves small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs, and the government in the region, that encourage benefit initiatives through grants, tax credits, and other incentives.

Overall, Alberta is an ideal place to work, with a diverse and supportive workforce culture and strong job prospects.

Overview: Our Alberta Executive Search Process

Alberta

The first step in our executive search process is understanding the ins and outs of our clients’ organizations. We begin by setting up a meeting between our Alberta headhunters and our client’s HR team. During this consultation, we aim to establish their hiring needs, their company culture, the short and long-term goals of their company, and what they expect from new hires. This includes their desired qualifications and credentials, experience level, work ethic, leadership style, and personality type.

The next step is the candidate search process. We use these insights alongside our executive search expertise to comb through our vast talent network and identify leaders ideally suited to our client’s requirements. It is our mission to match the right people with the right career opportunities, and we prioritize finding human talent that has what it takes to give our clients an edge over their competition.

For this reason, we also carefully vet the job seekers before recommending them to our clients. Our Alberta headhunters make use of a rigorous screening process during which we run background checks to ensure the authenticity of their references and resumes, and to rule out things like criminal records. We also use advanced psychometric testing to determine their leadership traits, work ethic, and cultural match with the organization.

The professionals who make it through our vetting process successfully are put on a shortlist of applicants, which our executive search recruiters then provide to the client so that they may proceed with the interviewing and hiring process.

This personal touch and commitment to quality has allowed our firm to foster and maintain lasting positive relationships with our clients. Outside of our executive recruitment services and staffing support, our leadership advisory firm also offers additional services such as leadership assessment, leadership development, workforce planning, payroll solutions, and assistance in developing strategies for employee retention and succession planning.

Client Testimonials

"Working with Keller Executive Search was a great experience. Their headhunters were attentive and hardworking. Couldn't have asked for better. Thanks!"

- Lucinda B., Head of HR

"We needed a replacement for someone who left our department quite suddenly, and Keller Executive Search was a huge help. They worked fast and we were able to find the right candidate."

- John A., CFO

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