Executive Search
Find the right people for management roles and above.
A focused search for the people who will manage teams, run functions and guide your business as it grows.
Discuss a management hire ↗The appointment
Start with the role and the business needs.
Before the search begins, we agree what the person needs to achieve, the decisions they will make and how the role fits into your organisation.
Middle management.
Find managers who can organise the work, develop their teams and take responsibility for day-to-day performance.
Heads of function.
Hire department heads with the expertise to run a function and connect its priorities to the wider business.
Senior executives.
Appoint executives who can set direction, make sound decisions and guide the business through change.
Our approach
How we run the search.
01Understand the business.
Understand your priorities, the team and what success in the role would look like.
02Define the brief.
Define responsibilities, essential experience and where there is room for flexibility.
03Identify and assess.
Find candidates through targeted research and business relationships. Assess their experience, management approach and reasons for considering the role.
04Support the decision.
Help you compare candidates, explore unanswered questions and weigh the strengths of each appointment.
What informs the search
Assessing the person behind the profile.
We look beyond job titles to understand what candidates have achieved and how they make decisions.
Relevant experience.
What has the candidate achieved in circumstances comparable to yours?
Management and judgment.
How do they make decisions, develop people and work through uncertainty?
Motivation and fit.
Why this role, at this stage, and how will they work with your team?
About ArchipelagoHR →Before you start a search.
What kinds of appointments is this for?
Managers, heads of department, functional leaders and senior executives. We agree on the role and requirements with you before taking on the search.
Where do you offer executive search?
We work with enquiries from startups and companies internationally. We agree the locations covered by each search with you at the outset.
How are fees and timelines agreed?
We agree on the work, fees and expected timetable for each search, based on the role and market. Executive search fees are separate from our employee and independent contractor hiring services.
Tell us about the role you need to fill.
We’ll discuss the appointment, market and how a search could work for your business.
Discuss a management hire ↗