Role Guide

Head of RecruitmentOrg Chart: Reporting Structure & Use Cases

The Head of Recruitment at an executive search or recruitment firm uses org charts in a fundamentally different way from internal HR: they map CLIENT organisations to identify target candidates, understand reporting relationships, and brief search committees. For recruitment firms, org chart creation is a revenue-generating activity, not an administrative one.

Where the Head of Recruitment Sits on the Org Chart

Reports to

  • Managing Director
  • CEO
  • Head of Delivery

Direct reports

  • Senior Consultants
  • Researchers
  • Associate Consultants
  • Resourcers
  • Delivery Coordinators

How the Head of Recruitment Uses Org Charts

The Head of Recruitmentdoesn't just appear on the org chart — they actively use it as a management and communication tool. Here are the most common scenarios.

1.

Client mapping — building target company org charts from public data (LinkedIn, press, filings) to identify search candidates

2.

Search presentation — presenting the client current org chart and showing where the open role fits in the structure

3.

Market mapping — building industry-wide org charts to show clients the full landscape of potential candidates

4.

Pitch development — using org charts of previous successful searches to demonstrate methodology to prospective clients

What Recruiters Should Know About Head of Recruitment Org Charts

When presenting an org chart to a Head of Recruitment or mapping the Head of Recruitment's function, keep in mind that this role cares about different things than other C-suite positions. The Head of Recruitment wants to see their multiple reporting lines clearly distinguished, a clear view of their 5 direct reports, and how their function connects to adjacent teams.

An org chart that buries the Head of Recruitment's direct reports three levels deep, or that doesn't distinguish between solid-line and dotted-line relationships, will not land well in a boardroom presentation. Use OrgBrief to generate a clean, role-focused view that highlights the Head of Recruitment's span of control.

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