Careers for experienced
search professionals
Build something meaningful in a market with room to grow.
Experienced recruiters join talisman to do more than inherit a desk. You will work inside specialist markets shaped by long-term investment and technical change, with the freedom to build commercial relationships while developing real market authority. Ownership is encouraged early, but it comes with access to partners who remain active in search and understand what it takes to grow a practice.
Build where the opportunity is real.
Energy and infrastructure are not short-term recruitment trends. They are markets being reshaped by investment, technology and the need for specialist capability.
That creates room for experienced recruiters to build genuine depth rather than compete inside an overcrowded generalist desk.
At talisman, you can join a defined vertical or business unit and develop it with the backing of an established platform. The opportunity is to become known for a market, grow commercially within it and help shape how the practice develops as demand evolves.
Technology that gives you more leverage
At Talisman, technology should help you spend less time on administration and more time building your business. Our approach is designed to give recruiters better access to market intelligence, established client relationships and the information they need to identify opportunities.
Rather than working in isolation, you’ll benefit from a connected platform where knowledge can be shared across specialist teams, opening doors to new clients and mandates. The aim is simple: give you the tools and insight to make better commercial decisions and get more from your desk.
What building at talisman looks like
Specialist knowledge carries weight here.
Consultants are expected to understand how their market works and where opportunity is developing. That means building long-term relationships with clients and candidates while taking increasing responsibility for the commercial direction of the vertical.
The more you understand the market, the more influence you can have over how it grows.
Ownership does not mean operating alone.
Partners remain commercially active and stay close enough to challenge thinking when needed. You are trusted to make decisions around your market while still having access to experienced leadership and coaching.
That balance allows people to move quickly without losing the benefit of senior perspective.
Individual ambition matters at talisman.
Strong performance is recognized, but success does not have to come at the expense of another consultant. Relationships and market intelligence are shared when it creates a stronger commercial outcome, with deals split fairly across practices.
The expectation is simple: build your own success while strengthening the platform around you.
talisman is growing, and experienced hires have a role in shaping what it becomes.
That could mean developing a vertical or helping improve how a practice operates. As the platform expands, there is room for strong people to influence where investment goes next and what good looks like within their market.
This is an environment for people who want to contribute, not simply plug into a finished machine.
Four business units. Specialist depth.
We are organized around the people behind critical energy and infrastructure markets, from those building assets to the capital and commercial expertise that moves them forward.
Energy
Technical and commercial search across power and gas, with deep reach into renewables.
Infrastructure
Specialist talent across the assets and projects shaping the built environment.
Trading
Specialist search across commodity and power trading, with additional depth in gas and origination.
Finance, Investment & Legal
The capital and counsel behind major energy and infrastructure investment.
Leadership that stays close to the work.
Every talisman partner remains active in the market. That means the people supporting your development still understand client conversations and the pressure of executing search well. Advice is grounded in current market experience rather than theory.
You are expected to think independently, but there is always experienced judgment within reach.
Andrew Harris
Managing Partner
Rory Maddocks
Managing Partner
Daniel Rose
Associate Partner
Tom Perkin
Associate Partner
Built in the US. Connected beyond it.
talisman has offices in Los Angeles and New York, with a growing presence in Houston.
Our teams are based in the US, but many support clients and hiring requirements that extend across international markets. The benefit is a platform with local market depth and wider reach when the work demands it.
New York
Houston
Los Angeles
Who thrives here
We are looking for experienced 360 recruiters who want to build, not simply inherit.
The strongest fit is someone with commercial instinct and the confidence to take ownership of a market. Curiosity matters because the industries are complex, and strong judgment develops through understanding them properly.
You should expect challenge and accountability, alongside the freedom to shape how you work.
talisman provides the platform and the market opportunity. What you build with it is down to you.