Director, Research
Alicia Flintzer
Alicia Flintzer joined CareerSMITH in 2007 and has over 25 years of global experience in research consulting, strategic sourcing, and executive search. She brings a wealth of knowledge from providing research and strategic business consulting services across multiple industries, including engineering and construction, aerospace, manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, and professional service industries.
As Vice President of Research at CareerSMITH, Alicia is responsible for managing and executing all primary research functions and leading an experienced research team. She obtains a strong understanding of each client and search engagement to develop position descriptions, identify target companies, direct and manage name generation, and develop sourcing approaches.
Prior to the launch of each search, she conducts a detailed and thorough client analysis and market sector evaluation to develop a customized and strategic research strategy that results in identifying, targeting, and recruiting the most qualified talent. Alicia also manages business development initiatives and maintains CareerSMITH’s extensive contact database. Prior to her position at CareerSMITH, Alicia was Research Director at a boutique executive search firm based in Southern California providing retained executive search services on a national basis. In this capacity, she managed all research functions for global clients in the engineering, aerospace, manufacturing, healthcare, and information technology market sectors.
Alicia earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder.