Our Focus
Our Premium Retained Search model is designed for organizations that refuse to compromise — C-suite, VP, Director and Board-level leaders whose impact will define the trajectory of your business. When the cost of a wrong hire is significant, the process needs to match the stakes.
Strategic Partnership
We don't fill vacancies; we solve leadership problems. From day one, a fully dedicated CSS search team works shoulder-to-shoulder with your leadership to build a comprehensive strategy: rigorous market mapping, passive candidate outreach, and a structured evaluation process using Topgrading interviews and McQuaig psychometric assessments. Every search is calibrated to your immediate goals and your broader organizational direction and validated through regular calibration check-ins to ensure complete alignment throughout.
Confidential Search Process
Some of the most important hires are the ones that can't be made publicly. Whether you're filling a senior leadership role, navigating a sensitive succession, or replacing a key person without disruption, our retained model is built for discretion. We manage the entire process including finalist candidate profiles and presentations and full due diligence with the professionalism those situations demand.
Our Edge
Retained search with CSS means a dedicated specialist team, deep industry networks across North America, EMEA, and APAC, and an unwavering commitment to the outcome. We bring Topgrading methodology and McQuaig psychometrics to every search — tools that consistently deliver A-Players over 90% of the time and cut mis-hire rates by more than half. We don't walk away at the offer; we support onboarding through the first 90 days, backed by our 12-Month Placement Guarantee. When the hire is critical, the process should be too.
