How We Work & Pricing
The Price Is on the Page, Where It Belongs.
Most executive search firms make you schedule a call before they’ll tell you what anything costs. Here is every model, every fee, and every guarantee, in the open.
Contingency Search
Pay only when your person starts.
25%
of first-year base salary
- Cost to start: zero. Review candidates and conduct interviews at no cost, and pay only when you hire.
- Guarantee: 60-day free replacement
- Payment: 30 days after start date
Best for: first-time partnerships, defined roles, lower-complexity searches
Our Highest Commitment
Classic Retained Premium
Full-year protection on the hires that matter most.
35%
of first-year base salary
- Guarantee: 365-day full replacement
- Payment: three stages across the search
- Priority: the full system, front of the line, start to close
Best for: CHRO and CPO searches, confidential replacements, high-stakes executive hires
Standard Hybrid-Retained
Priority search. Shared commitment.
30%
of first-year base salary
- Guarantee: 6-month replacement
- Payment: split, engagement fee plus placement fee
- Commitment: dedicated search with skin in the game on both sides
Best for: VP-level searches, competitive markets, complex profiles
Multiple Placement Package
Building an entire HR function at once.
- One retained engagement covers your first search
- Subsequent roles billed at the standard contingency rate
- Same candidate pipeline, so every additional hire comes faster and stronger
Best for: post-merger integrations, new HR function buildouts, full HR leadership rebuilds
Contract & Interim
Bridge the gap without compromising quality.
- Billing: weekly, after hours are approved
- Contractors recruited the same way we recruit permanent hires
- Most convert to permanent placements
Best for: transitions, parental leave coverage, organizational restructuring
Unsure Which Model Fits? That’s the 20-Minute Conversation.
Most clients start there. Tell us the role and the situation, and we’ll tell you honestly which approach fits your search, including when a cheaper model is the right answer.
