Executive Search, Lead

Executive Search, Lead About Us: Here at Ambience, we never set out to be just another scribe. We’re building the AI intelligence platform that restores humanity to healthcare and drives meaningful ROI for health systems across the country. Our technology helps providers focus on delivering great care by removing the administrative burden that pulls them away from patients and away from their most impactful work. Ambience delivers real-time coding-aware documentation and clinical workflow support across ambulatory, emergency and inpatient settings at the top health systems in North America. Our teams operate relentlessly with extreme ownership to build the best solutions for our health system partners. We value candor, positivity and deep thought — and we expect a lot from each other because we know the problems we’re solving truly matter. Ambience was ranked #1 for Improving the Clinician Experience in the KLAS Research Emerging Solutions Top 20 Report, recognized by Fast Company as one of the Next Big Things in Tech, named one of the best AI companies in healthcare by Inc., and selected as a LinkedIn Top Startup in 2024 and 2025. We’re backed by Oak HC/FT, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), OpenAI Startup Fund, and Kleiner Perkins — and we’re just getting started. Location: SF, CA | Reports to: VP of People & Talent The Role The Executive Search Lead at Ambience owns executive-level hiring for the Office of the President and CEO. You'll design the search process, personally source and engage candidates, manage external firm relationships, and drive closing motions — all in close partnership with the CEO, President, and VP of People & Talent. There is no inherited playbook here. You're building Ambience's executive hiring capability from the ground up — the architecture, the relationships, the pipeline, the closing motions. The work is demanding, the hours aren't always predictable, and the bar is high. Executive searches don't run on a 9-to-5 schedule, and neither will you. This is a role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast without sacrificing craft, and treats every open search like their reputation depends on it — because at this level, it does. What you get in return is uncommon: direct partnership with the CEO and President on the hires that will shape this company, full ownership of a function you'll build from the ground up, and the autonomy to build it your way, with the expectation that your way produces exceptional results. Few search professionals get this kind of access, scope, or seat at the table, especially at a company growing this fast in a space this consequential. If you want to put your name on something meaningful, keep reading. Who Thrives Here The people who do their best work at Ambience operate at every altitude, designing the strategy and doing the work, often in the same day. They execute relentlessly, own outcomes end to end, and communicate with sharp clarity in writing and in person. They don't wait for direction and they drive things to completion through ambiguity and setbacks, not because someone is checking, but because they can't operate any other way. If something is broken, they fix it. If something is unclear, they bring structure. If that sounds like you, you'll love it here. What You'll Accomplish - Design comprehensive search architectures (MOCs, scorecards, interview processes) for every executive and OOTP role — bringing structure and rigor where ambiguity exists, before any sourcing begins - Personally source, research, and engage executive-level candidates — owning full-cycle top-of-funnel through activation. This is a hands-on role, not a delegation role. - Select, engage, and manage external search firms, VC talent partners, and professional networks — owning all relationships, communications, and performance management. You hold firms to a high bar and aren't afraid to pull a search back when they're not delivering. - Proactively build and maintain a passi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)