§Executive & specialist search for the United States
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Ten practice areas

The specialisms where our network is deepest.

If your search sits next to one of these but not exactly inside it, ask. We will refer rather than fake it.

i.

Technology Leadership

VPs of Engineering, CTOs, Heads of Product, Heads of Data, Engineering Directors, Principal Engineers, Platform Leads, AI / ML Heads. Series A through public.

ii.

Finance & Treasury

CFOs, VPs Finance, Controllers, FP&A Directors, Treasury Heads, Investor Relations Leads, Finance Transformation Directors, Audit Directors.

iii.

Professional Services

Partner-track consultants, practice leaders, specialist advisory hires across management consulting, accounting, restructuring and corporate development.

iv.

Life Sciences & Healthcare

VPs Clinical Operations, Heads of Regulatory Affairs, Quality Directors, Medical Affairs Leads, Healthcare Operations Directors, Commercial Heads. Non-clinical only.

v.

Sales Leadership

CROs, VPs Sales, Heads of Revenue, Enterprise Sales Directors, Field Sales Leaders, Strategic Account Heads, Channel Leadership, RevOps Heads.

vi.

Marketing Leadership

CMOs, VPs Marketing, Heads of Brand, Heads of Demand Gen, Heads of Product Marketing, Communications Directors, Growth Leaders, Lifecycle Heads.

vii.

Operations Leadership

COOs, VPs Operations, Heads of Customer Success, Heads of Supply Chain, Operations Directors, Transformation Leaders, PMO Heads, Strategy Directors.

viii.

HR & People

CHROs, VPs People, Heads of Talent, Heads of Total Rewards, L&D Directors, DEI Leaders, People Operations Directors, ER Heads.

ix.

Legal & Compliance

General Counsel, VPs Legal, Heads of Compliance, Privacy Officers, Heads of Regulatory, In-house Litigation Leaders. Non-partner search only.

x.

Specialist & Niche

One-of-one specialist roles where conventional sourcing has failed. Bring us the search no one else has been able to close in three months.

How a retained search runs end to end

The practice area shapes the network and the assessment criteria, but the discipline of the engagement is the same across the board. Whether the brief is a CRO for a Series C SaaS or a VP Regulatory Affairs for a clinical-stage biotech, the principal walks both sides through the same four-phase process so nothing slips.

1. Brief calibration

A two-hour kickoff with the principal, plus the hiring decision-maker and the highest-stakes stakeholder. We come away with a written brief covering role, success criteria, comp band, ideal candidate profile, and the slate calibration markers we will reject.

2. Network and outreach

Network first - candidates we already know - then a targeted longlist with messaging signed off by you. Weekly written progress reports, full transparency on who has been approached and the response.

3. Calibrated shortlist

Three to five candidates, presented as a written slate with a one-page assessment per candidate covering capability, motivation, fit, risk and reference triangulation. Each is interview-ready by your second slate-review call.

4. Offer and placement-success

We coordinate offer, manage counter-offers, broker the start date, and run 30/60/90 placement-success calls with both sides. The placement holds because we stayed close.

Practice areas we deliberately decline

Junior individual contributors. Contingent searches against three other firms. Partner-track legal hires inside law firms. Clinical healthcare roles. We will refer rather than try to compete in adjacent waters.

Got a search that fits one of these?

Talk to a principal directly. We come back same business day with a clear answer on whether a Prodigy retainer is the right way to land it.

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