Raul Oliveira
Sr. Associate, Executive & Board Search @ Vila Nova Partners
About
Executive Search and Talent Strategy professional with extensive experience delivering C-Level and senior leadership hiring across Technology and Corporate Functions on a regional and global scale. Background includes executive recruiting at Google (LatAm) and international search firms, supporting leadership mandates across Finance, Legal, Risk, Operations and Business functions in high-growth and transformation-driven environments. Recognized for combining deep market intelligence, structured executive assessment and data-oriented talent strategy to solve complex leadership challenges. Operate at the intersection of business strategy and talent, advising senior stakeholders on succession exposure, organizational capability gaps and competitive talent landscape. Fluent in Portuguese, English, Italian and Spanish. Brazilian/Portuguese citizen.
Brazil
São Paulo
Staffing & Recruiting
Stakeholder Management, Market Intelligence, Sourcing, Cross-functional engagement, Data Analysis, Project Management, Strategic Influence, Candidate Assessment, Problem Solving, Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, Candidate Experience, Employer Branding, Recruiting, Project Coordination, Calendaring, Applicant Tracking Systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, Diversity & Inclusion
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Sr. Associate, Executive & Board Search
São Paulo, Brazil
Vila Nova Partners is a boutique executive search and leadership advisory firm focused on C-Level and Board mandates across Consumer & Retail, Life Sciences and Financial Services. The firm partners with executive teams and founders to structure leadership capabilities aligned with growth, organizational development and long-term business priorities. Lead end-to-end executive and board-level search mandates, operating with high autonomy and full ownership of complex and confidential engagements. My role integrates strategic search design, deep market intelligence and senior stakeholder advisory. Key responsibilities: - Define search strategy and target company universe aligned with business objectives - Conduct comprehensive market mapping and competitive intelligence across Corporate Functions (Finance, Legal, HR, Commercial, Operations) and General Management roles - Lead executive sourcing and passive talent hunting across regional and cross-border markets - Conduct structured leadership interviews and competency-based executive assessments - Own and deliver high-quality client-facing materials, including position specifications, executive appraisals and progress reports - Participate in kick-off meetings and strategic alignment discussions with CEOs and senior leadership - Provide insights on succession exposure, organizational design and leadership capability gaps - Identify and support potential commercial opportunities arising from active mandates

Consultant, Executive Search
São Paulo, Brasil
Flow Executive Finders is an executive search firm specialized in finding the best talent for high-growth companies. Working closely with the Senior Partners, I’m responsible for end-to-end execution of searches across all markets, including identifying, engaging and assessing potential candidates, report writing, handling candidate interactions and providing support / getting involved in business development.

Sourcer LatAm, Executive Recruiting & GBO+F
São Paulo, Brazil
The Leadership Staffing team at Google is an exciting and focused group responsible for all the hiring at the leadership level across all parts of Google. The team's work is focused solely on the most critical leadership roles that will be responsible for the future of this amazing company. As a Sourcer on this team, I provided excellent service by identifying, mapping, engaging, and attracting exceptional leaders to help build and deliver innovative technologies and services, which will continue to drive customers toward the Google Platform. - Partner with executive level management on high-profile leadership requisitions and assist them in determining and fulfilling their talent needs; - Create and execute leadership search strategies across a variety of roles; - Identify, evaluate, and present leadership talent to management, providing a point of view on the talent and market landscape; - Build relationships with leadership talent in the marketplace. Source passive candidates through research, internal and external networking, and direct outreach; - Leverage strategic thinking, influencing, and coaching skills in order to drive a successful search process and help hire exceptional talent.

Researcher Associate, Executive Search
São Paulo, Brazil
ZRG is a global talent advisory firm among the fastest growing firms in the talent industry and provides a full suite of retained search, on-demand talent, and consulting and advisory solutions across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Australia. As a Researcher Associate, I was fully responsible for owning and executing executive level candidate research and talent intelligence to identify top talent for executive roles for our clients in different industries such as: Consumer & Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Private Equity, Professional Services and Technology. Some activities related were: - Conduct extensive talent mapping, market research, and competitive intelligence to discover top talent using a variety of sources and approaches; - Define the target company universe and prioritize based on client intake and key market insights; - Develop and execute outside-the-box research strategies in multiple disciplines and industries while managing a high volume of data; - Maintain close pulse on key executive moves, company realignments, industry conferences, and diversity organizations to expand talent discovery; - Participate in client update meetings on active searches; - Experience managing and prioritizing multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment.

Researcher Associate, Executive Search
São Paulo, Brazil
Expertise in strategic and selection processes executive (C Level) positions for Consumer and Life Sciences segments throughout the process flow: - Supported the project strategy, from the time the search is confirmed to the completion; - Working collaboratively with Consultants, Partners and other Team Members on the project in all stages of the execution process: Market Mapping and Intelligence, Sourcing and identification of candidates, Pre-screening and Follow-up; - Produce internal/external progress reports for discussion with internal team and clients; - Coordinate the process and progress of assignments; - Being attentive to market circumstances and internal needs.

Project Coordinator, Executive Search
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Responsible for supporting the Talent Acquisition - Executive Search team in the C-Level recruitment efforts in Brazil and Region. - Create a hightouch, “best in class” candidate experience; - Manage logistics for recruiting process, including travel arrangements and expense reimbursements; - Build and maintain relationships with Associates & Partners and candidates while continuously improving the candidate experience; - Manage the candidate process in the Applicant Tracking System (Searcher); - Create and generate materials to be used during the search such as Assessments Results, Interview Guides, Candidate and Progress reports; - Special assignments to Support searching candidates using different tools as internal database, Linkedin and hunting (mapping); - Additional project work on an as needed basis.

International College Program Intern
Orlando e Região, Estados Unidos
Responsible to provide guests with memorable dining experiences from outdoor vending to counter service to signature restaurants. - Selling food and beverages at outdoor carts and/or indoor restaurants; - Taking and filling orders, multi-tasking; - Preparing and assembling food items in a kitchen area; - Cash handling - both manual and using computerized registers; - Bussing tables, cleaning kitchen and counter equipment, and emptying trash cans; - Setting and stocking tables, outdoor carts, and restaurants.

International Business Intern
São Paulo, Brazil
Responsible for the group's import processes. From the purchase with the supplier abroad to customs clearance. - Cost analysis for new imports; - Assistance with necessary information for the products’ tax classification; - Contact with the main suppliers abroad; - Closing exchange rate for suppliers payment abroad guaranteeing the best rate in the market; - Logistical planning: choose the best shipping method according to the cost X urgency, quotation and closing with the freight forwarder; - Documents preparation for import customs clearance; - Process management with the customs broker, avoiding delays in clearance and extra costs with fines and storage.
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