Banyan Software is the best permanent home for software businesses that serve specialized industries, their employees, and their customers. We are on a mission to acquire, build, and grow great companies worldwide, helping them modernize through shared AI expertise and operational discipline. The Banyan Software Foundation, endowed with $100 million in Banyan stock, leverages technology to build a greener and more equitable world. Banyan is Great Place to Work Certified, a five-time Inc. 5000 honoree, and a top 10 company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Banyan operates more than 100 portfolio companies across North America, the UK, EU, and APAC.
Principal Recruiter: Europe (Hybrid)
We’re building a portfolio of exceptional software businesses across the globe. As our European presence continues to expand through acquisitions and organic growth, we’re looking for a seasoned Principal Recruiter to independently lead and execute hiring across all levels, including executive search, across our portfolio companies and headquarters throughout Europe.
This is a highly visible, high-impact role where you’ll operate as a strategic talent partner to CEOs, senior executives, and business leaders. You’ll own searches end-to-end: scoping roles, mapping markets, engaging candidates, and closing hires without needing day-to-day guidance. Beyond individual searches, you’ll help shape how we approach talent across a growing, multi-country portfolio, bringing structure, best practices, and market intelligence that raises the bar for the entire function.
If you thrive on working autonomously, building trusted relationships with senior leaders, and solving complex hiring challenges across geographies, this is an opportunity to influence growth at both a regional and global level.
What You’ll Do
- Own and execute recruitment across all levels independently. Lead full-cycle hiring from intake through close, including executive-level searches (C-suite, VP, Managing Director, and other key leadership positions) across our growing European portfolio. You’ll manage your own requisition load, prioritize competing demands, and drive results with minimal oversight.
- Build proactive, long-term talent pipelines. Continuously map talent landscapes across multiple European markets, identify emerging leaders, and cultivate relationships with high-caliber professionals well before hiring needs arise.
- Serve as a trusted talent advisor to senior leaders. Partner directly with CEOs, executives, and leadership teams on talent market trends, organizational design, succession planning, and leadership hiring strategy. You’ll bring a point of view grounded in data and market intelligence, not just fill open roles.
- Bring structure and rigor to how we hire. Design and implement best-in-class recruiting processes that can be leveraged across portfolio companies, ensuring a consistent, high-quality hiring experience regardless of geography or business unit.
- Leverage data and competitive intelligence. Use market knowledge, compensation benchmarking, and talent analytics to inform hiring decisions and executive search strategies across diverse European geographies.
- Connect talent strategy to business outcomes. Work at the intersection of talent and business strategy, helping portfolio companies secure the leaders and key contributors they need to execute growth plans, drive transformation, and maximize long-term value creation.
- Elevate the broader recruiting function. Share expertise, mentor less experienced team members, and contribute to the development of scalable recruiting playbooks, tools, and standards across the organization.
What You Bring
- Extensive recruiting experience, with deep expertise in executive search, leadership hiring, and senior-level talent acquisition. You’ve led complex, high-stakes searches and closed senior hires in competitive markets.
- Proven ability to manage a complex full requisition load independently.
- Experience recruiting across multiple European markets with an understanding of diverse talent landscapes, cultures, labor regulations, and hiring environments.
- A track record of building and maintaining proactive executive talent pipelines in fast-paced, high-growth, or multi-business environments.
- Strong business acumen. You connect talent strategy to organizational growth objectives and can speak the language of the business leaders you support.
- Credibility with senior stakeholders. You’ve earned the trust of executives, CEOs, and board-level leaders through data, market intelligence, and strategic insight, not just speed of delivery.
- A strategic mindset paired with hands-on execution. You’re equally comfortable advising on org design as you are sourcing a niche candidate in a new market.
- In-house executive recruiting experience preferred. Agency or search firm backgrounds are valued, but you should understand the dynamics of partnering with internal stakeholders over time and building long-term relationships inside a growing organization.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Banyan: Banyan affirms that inequality is detrimental to our Global Teams, associates, our Operating Companies, and the communities we serve. As a collective, our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together, we unite for equality and equity. Banyan is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.
Beware of Recruitment Scams
We have been made aware of individuals fraudulently posing as members of our Talent Acquisition team and extending fake job offers. These scams may involve requests for personal information or payment for equipment.
Protect yourself by following these steps:
- Verify that all communications from our recruiting team come from an @banyansoftware.com email address.
- Remember, employers will never request payment or banking information during the hiring process.
- If you receive a suspicious message, do not respond — instead, forward it to [email protected] and/or report it to the platform where you received it.
Your safety and security are important to us. Thank you for staying vigilant.
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Banyan Software is a buy and hold for life acquirer of vertical market software businesses. Founded in 2016 by David Berkal, Banyan was created to offer software owners a third option beyond selling to a competitor focused on cutting costs or a traditional investment firm that would resell the business a few years later. As a private company with no fund timeline and no exit pressure, Banyan holds and grows its businesses for life. Unlike private equity firms, Banyan preserves the culture, brand, and autonomy of each business rather than consolidating or cutting costs to maximize short-term returns. Every acquired company keeps its management team, brand identity, and customer relationships intact. Banyan works closely with each owner to find the right path forward, whether they want to stay at the helm, transition to an advisory role, or make a graceful exit. Many owners choose to retire or move on, either at closing or within a year or two. In those cases, Banyan partners with the outgoing owner to recruit a new CEO who is the right fit for the team and culture. Every Banyan company is paired with a dedicated Operating Leader who provides strategic guidance and support. Companies also gain access to the Banyan Business Community, which includes CEO Summits, functional Guilds, an online portal, and peer networks. Growth Enablement resources are available across finance, technology, sales and marketing, HR, legal, and talent. Banyan also invests in AI capabilities across its portfolio to help modernize products and accelerate growth. Banyan acquires profitable, market-leading enterprise software businesses with annual revenues generally greater than $2M, a high proportion of recurring revenue, strong customer retention, and engaged employees. The portfolio spans vertical markets including education, government, financial services, healthcare, media and entertainment, and transportation, with businesses across North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand
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