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Daniel Akinlabi

Daniel Akinlabi

Executive Job Search Specialist

Summary

Over 13 years, I have worked with more than 70 senior executives, spanning Finance, Banking, Fintech, and FMCG, to navigate leadership job searches with structure, discretion, and speed. Where the average executive search runs six to nine months, my clients consistently land in three to four. That outcome is not accidental. It comes from treating every search as a strategic campaign: sharp positioning, a targeted outreach plan, and relentless follow-through at each stage of the process. I work globally, advising executives across continents who are moving into C-suite, VP, and Director-level roles. My approach is built on candour, most clients come to me because past searches stalled, and they need someone who will tell them exactly what needs to change and help them change it. Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder & Principal Executive Job Search Specialist

Daniel Talent Partners
01.2023 - Current
  • Lead all client engagements personally, advising C-suite and VP-level executives on search strategy, narrative positioning, and confidential opportunity identification across global markets.
  • Design and execute targeted outreach campaigns to hiring leaders, retained search firms, and strategic industry contacts, consistently compressing search timelines to three to four months.
  • Develop executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and supporting collateral tailored precisely to each client's target role and sector, with particular depth in Finance, Fintech, and FMCG.
  • Prepare clients for senior-level interviews, executive panel formats, and compensation negotiations, with a focus on confident articulation of leadership impact.
  • Manage end-to-end opportunity pipelines for clients, providing structured weekly accountability and real-time strategic adjustments as searches evolve.

Senior Executive Career Consultant

Daniel Executive Advisory
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Advised senior professionals navigating confidential leadership transitions, developing bespoke search strategies grounded in market intelligence and hiring network relationships.
  • Built a growing referral network by delivering consistently strong placement outcomes, the majority of clients came through word of mouth from former clients.
  • Coached executives through multi-stage selection processes, including case study presentations, psychometric assessments, and compensation package negotiations.
  • Refined and expanded personal branding frameworks used across engagements, producing measurably stronger response rates from cold and warm outreach.

Executive Search and Career Strategist

Daniel Career Partners
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Worked with mid-to-senior level professionals transitioning between sectors, developing positioning strategies that reframed career history for target audiences in competitive markets.
  • Introduced a structured pipeline management approach for clients, reducing time-to-first-interview through disciplined outreach sequencing and follow-up cadences.
  • Identified and engaged confidential opportunities through direct relationships with hiring decision-makers, bypassing publicly advertised roles where appropriate.
  • Supported clients in evaluating competing offers and negotiating executive-level packages, including long-term incentives and non-financial terms.

Leadership Career Consultant

Daniel Professional Placement
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Provided career strategy and transition support to professionals at leadership level across multiple industries, with early specialisation in finance and consumer sectors.
  • Developed and delivered workshops on executive job search strategy, personal branding, and interview performance for professional audiences.
  • Produced executive-quality resume and LinkedIn materials that consistently generated stronger engagement from hiring contacts and search consultants.
  • Built early relationships with executive recruiters and industry hiring managers that would underpin later practice growth.

Senior Talent Advisory Specialist

Daniel Talent Hub
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Advised professionals on career positioning within relationship-driven, competitive hiring markets, developing an early discipline around network-led search over application-led search.
  • Managed client relationships across extended engagements, providing strategic counsel at each decision point from outreach through to offer acceptance.
  • Developed a working knowledge of executive hiring patterns across industry cycles, informing targeting decisions and sector-specific messaging for clients.

Career Transition Consultant

Daniel Workforce Solutions
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Delivered one-on-one career transition support to professionals across industries, building foundational skills in structured search methodology, candidate positioning, and employer engagement.
  • Developed tailored job search strategies and application materials for each client, learning early that generic approaches consistently underperform bespoke ones.
  • Collaborated with employers and hiring contacts to surface relevant opportunities, developing the outreach instincts that would define the later practice.

Education

Master of Arts - Career Development & Executive Coaching

Royal Roads University

Bachelor of Business Education - Human Resource Management

Roosevelt University

Skills

  • Search Strategy
  • Positioning & Branding
  • Outreach & Networking
  • Client Advisory
  • Sector Depth

Timeline

Founder & Principal Executive Job Search Specialist - Daniel Talent Partners
01.2023 - Current
Senior Executive Career Consultant - Daniel Executive Advisory
01.2021 - 01.2022
Executive Search and Career Strategist - Daniel Career Partners
01.2019 - 01.2020
Leadership Career Consultant - Daniel Professional Placement
01.2017 - 01.2018
Senior Talent Advisory Specialist - Daniel Talent Hub
01.2015 - 01.2016
Career Transition Consultant - Daniel Workforce Solutions
01.2013 - 01.2014
Royal Roads University - Master of Arts, Career Development & Executive Coaching
Roosevelt University - Bachelor of Business Education, Human Resource Management
Daniel AkinlabiExecutive Job Search Specialist