Leadership hires for startups that can’t afford to get it wrong
Retained, mapped, referenced search for the handful of roles that set your next two years — run by one recruiter who stays on it from brief to day 90.
A search built around a small, deliberate shortlist
Full market map
Every plausible person in the market, named, ranked and reachable — including the ones not looking.
Scorecard-led assessment
A written scorecard per candidate against the competencies you signed off, not a gut feeling.
Backchannel references
Referenced through our own network before you ever see the profile.
Offer & onboarding support
We manage the negotiation, the counter-offer risk and the first 90 days.
Five weeks, four checkpoints, one shortlist
Your portal shows the market map, every conversation and the shortlist as it builds — so a search never goes quiet.
Commercials
Nothing upfront — 40 / 30 / 30 across the guarantee
Invoiced on your hire’s first day, at day 30 and at day 90. Search fee agreed before we start.
Calibration
Scorecard, comp range and the competing companies you are hiring against.
Market map
A named longlist with availability and comp signals, delivered for your review.
Shortlist
Four to five referenced candidates with written assessments.
Offer & guarantee
Negotiation, close, and 90 days of check-ins after the start date.
Leadership roles we fill
Executive search is right when…
How many candidates will I actually see?
Four to five, each with a written scorecard. We would rather defend a small shortlist than pad it.
Do you work confidential searches?
Yes. Most leadership searches we run are confidential, including backfills of a current employee.
What if we hire nobody?
You pay nothing. There is no retainer — the first invoice only lands when your hire starts.
Who actually does the work?
One named partner runs your search end to end. No researcher handoff, no junior takeover.