Executive Search & Critical Hires
Executive Search & Critical Hires
If you need a C-Suite Senior Leader or there is a business critical position that will ensure your long term organisational success, then it's imperative you get it right and make sure you've secured the BEST person for the job.
At any time, around 15%-20% of the workforce are actively seeking a move. Statistically it is likely that the person you want (or need) is not seeing the job adverts and campaigns because they're simply not looking. That's why so many organisations use a retained search to explore, discover, and entice the people with the skills and experience you need.
Read on to find out why we have a 99% success rate (which is significantly better than the big boy SHREK headhunters!)
First steps, choose your tier...
“First hires, not first nervous breakdown”
You didn't start your business to spend your evenings writing Frankenstein job ads and guessing which CV won’t ruin your life.
Startup Mode is your safety net: a sensible monthly fee, 1–2 hires a year, and an on demand recruiter who actually knows what they’re doing. You get proper ads, real screening, organised interviews, and someone to hold your hand through offers and onboarding, so you can stay in “building the dream” mode instead of “why won’t this job board bloody work” mode.
“Proper grown up hiring without the faff”
You’re not trying to double headcount overnight, you just want the right people in the right seats without constant drama.
Maturity Mode is for established, steady away businesses who hire a few roles each year and want it done properly. You get a consistent talent partner who understands your teams, your culture, and your standards, plus a calm, repeatable process that keeps candidates happy and line managers sane.
Predictable costs, better quality hires, and no more last minute scrambles because someone forgot to tell HR they needed a person three months ago.
“Rocket fuel, not recruitment chaos”
This is for the “we’ve got funding / big plans / mild heart palpitations” crowd.
Growth Mode gives you a high touch, embedded talent partner who lives and breathes your hiring roadmap, builds pipelines before you need them, and stops your scale up turning into a hiring bin fire. Multiple roles, hiring sprints, new teams – all handled under one subscription instead of a mess of 20% invoices.
You get proactive headhunting, smarter process, better data, trained hiring managers, and a grown up in your corner whose sole focus is scaling your team without torching your cash or your sanity.
Permanent & Interim Recruitment
Do you need a specific skill set or expert for a one-off project, to cover maternity leave, paternity leave, carer leave or long-term absence? Have you created a new role? Or is someone leaving or retiring and you need to fill their vacant post? Working across sectors, and taking a unique approach by collaborating with other independent recruiters, we've established excellent networks that mean our clients get access to the best people out there, not just the best that respond to adverts.
Read on to find out for yourself about our specialist areas - or if you think we're the ones that can find the weird and wonderful, the unicorns, the hard-to-fill roles that you've struggled with in the past.
We have a great track record for succeeding where others have failed!
First steps, choose your tier...
“Big bets, white glove treatment”
Sometimes you’re not just filling a job – you’re making a move that changes the whole business.
That’s where Bespoke comes in. C suite hires, £80k+ roles, big restructures, new markets, “we’re doubling in a year” plans – this is tailored, high touch, board level search and support. We’ll map the market, challenge your brief, run a proper exec level process, and help you think through the team and structure around that hire too.
Pricing is POA because the work is genuinely bespoke – but the vibe is the same: straight talking, zero fluff, and laser focused on getting the right humans into the roles that really matter.
What Our Customers Say
“Thank you so much for all your help and support throughout the process. This really is my dream job. The company impact and values resonate so well with me. You've been amazing! I can't wait to get started."
Head of Finance candidate placed with London-based client
Contact Us
If you need any help with your hiring, or people problems, get in touch and we can see how we can help you: