Executive search
An executive search firm that knows what good looks like.
Executive recruiters for C-suite, VP and director-level roles across the U.S. We take the stress out of hiring leaders, with a defined process and a one-year warranty on every placement.
Roles we recruit
Leadership searches from the C-suite to the plant floor.
C-suite
CEO, president, COO, CFO, CHRO and general manager searches for owners, boards and PE sponsors.
Retained searchFinance
CFOs, VPs of finance, controllers and FP&A leaders who can scale a finance function.
CFO recruitersHuman resources
CHROs, VPs of people and talent acquisition leaders, recruited by people who've held those seats.
HR executive searchOperations & engineering
VPs of operations, plant managers, engineering directors, supply chain and quality leaders.
Industrial searchSales & commercial
Chief revenue officers, VPs of sales and business development leaders who build pipeline.
Start a searchPrivate equity portfolios
Leadership for portfolio companies, from first-100-day hires to full management-team builds.
PE executive search
How we work
A partner runs your search, start to finish.
Every search is led by a partner with years in talent acquisition or HR leadership. They meet your stakeholders, build the search strategy, approach candidates directly and stay with it through references and the offer.
- Weekly progress reporting
- Competency-based assessment
- One-year warranty on every placement
Our search process
A search that is aligned in week one and presenting finalists by week three.
The key to a successful search is a successful initiation. Every engagement follows the same four steps, with weekly reporting so you always know where it stands.
Initiate
Week 1
Learn the organization, the role and what success looks like.
- Organization & role deep-dive
- Stakeholder interviews
- Search strategy sign-off
Identify
Week 2
Source, network and interview the top prospects.
- Targeted sourcing & networking
- Weekly calibration reports
- Behavioral interviews
Qualify
Week 3
Present a qualified slate, assessed in depth.
- Qualified slate presented
- Competency-based interviews
- Skills validation
Select
Week 4+
Finalists, references and the offer, through to the start date.
- Finalist meetings
- Competency referencing
- Offer negotiation & counseling
Executive recruiters who've been on your side of the desk
Our team has worked on the internal side of talent acquisition and the HR side of difficult business decisions. We understand what hiring managers expect from a search partner, and we run every engagement like we're still accountable to a CEO for the outcome.
That shows up in three ways:
- A real initiation. We don't start sourcing until we've met the stakeholders, understood the culture and agreed on what success in the role looks like.
- Candidates you couldn't reach yourself. The best executives are rarely applying for jobs. We map the market, network into it and approach people directly and confidentially.
- Assessment that predicts performance. Behavioral and competency-based interviews, validation of technical and experiential skills, and references taken around the competencies that matter.
Retained, exclusive and accountable
We work on a retained basis for executive roles, which means a dedicated search team, a defined timeline and weekly reporting until the role is filled. How retained executive search works.
A one-year warranty on every placement
Hiring a leader is one of the most expensive decisions a company makes. If the candidate we place leaves within a year, we redo the search. In 2025, 100% of our placements stayed past the one-year mark.
Trusted by
Companies that have trusted our search team
FAQ
Questions we hear most
A recruiting agency typically works contingency roles and fills many positions from candidates who are actively looking. An executive search firm works fewer, senior roles on a retained, exclusive basis and approaches leaders who usually aren't looking, with deeper assessment and a dedicated search team.
Retained search is an exclusive engagement paid in stages, rather than only on placement. It buys a dedicated team, a defined process and accountability for the outcome. Learn more.
Retained executive search is usually priced as a percentage of the role's first-year cash compensation, paid in installments across the search. We'll quote a fixed structure up front once we understand the role.
We present a qualified slate in week three and begin finalist meetings from week four. Total time to an accepted offer depends on the role, the market and interview availability.
C-suite, VP and director-level roles across finance, HR, operations, engineering, sales and general management, with particular depth in manufacturing, aerospace and defense, and engineering and construction.
Start a conversation
Let's find your next leader.
Tell us about the role. A partner will call you within one business day to talk through the search.