Confidential HR Executive Search
Your Next HR Leader Is Not on a Job Board.
Here is how to find them.
Every search starts with a confidential conversation about your business, your situation, and what you actually need. You keep full control of the hiring decision at every step.
Schedule a Confidential ConsultationPrefer to write first? Email Zach directly
Chicago based. Retained nationwide.
What You Can Expect, and When.
Speed and quality climb together. Each slate is stronger than the last.
First Slate
Interview-ready candidates on your calendar while other firms are still writing the job description.
Premium Passive Slate
Leaders who are succeeding somewhere else right now. Reached through relationships, and open to the right conversation.
Strongest Slate
The most complete passive slate in your market. Three to five interview-ready finalists, each one vetted against every bar you set.
Slates continue until you meet someone you want to make an offer to.
Not until a quota is met. Not until a timeline runs out. The hiring decision stays with you the entire way.
What Happens When You Start a Search.
Seven deliberate steps. Full visibility the whole way through.
Schedule a confidential consultation.
A 15-minute call with Zach Nold to discuss your role, your business, and your timeline.
Define success outcomes.
We define 3 to 5 measurable outcomes for the role and align all stakeholders on what success looks like.
Map the market.
We identify qualified HR leaders across your target companies, industries, and geographies before making a single call.
Confidential outreach.
We approach passive candidates through relationship-based, confidential channels. Your search stays private until you decide otherwise.
Structured evaluation.
We evaluate across four dimensions that predict retention and performance. Credentials open the door. Fit closes it.
Shortlist presentation.
Three to five thoroughly vetted candidates with detailed profiles. Every one worth your interview time.
Close and transition.
We manage the offer, the negotiation, and the first 90 days, so your new leader lands strong and stays.
Ready to start step one?
Fifteen confidential minutes settles your role, your market, and whether we are the right partner.
Schedule a Confidential ConsultationPlacements Built to Last.
A Benefits leader we placed is still at the same company 8 years later. An HR Manager we placed is still there after 15. And when that company’s beloved CHRO retired, she made one call to find her own replacement: to us.
The searches end. The placements don’t.
The First Conversation Costs You 15 Minutes.
The wrong hire costs 3 to 5 times their salary. Fifteen minutes with someone who has spent 20 years inside the HR leadership community is the better trade.
Schedule a Confidential ConsultationCall or text +1 (312) 612-1981, or email Zach directly. Confidential from the first call to the signed offer.
Still Weighing It Up?
Three straight answers to the questions smart hiring leaders ask first.
What Does a Search Cost?
Straight answers on retained search pricing, fee structures, and what your investment covers.
HR Executive Search Pricing Guide →How Long Does It Take?
Realistic timelines for CHRO, VP HR, and Director searches. Honest answers beat artificially short ones.
Hiring Timeline Guide →Everything Else.
The questions smart hiring leaders ask before starting a search, answered in plain language.
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