As a leading executive search firm for London, we are a specialist executive recruitment agency with over 24 years of experience in placing senior commercial leaders within some of the capital’s most dynamic and growing businesses. Our team of expert executive recruiters is dedicated to identifying and securing top-tier talent for organisations across various industries, including marketing, product, digital, eCommerce and UX / UI & product design.
At our executive search consultancy, we focus on sourcing high-impact, passive candidates who possess the right domain expertise, leadership capabilities, and personal qualities to drive your business forward. Our deep industry knowledge and tailored approach ensure that we deliver the best talent to meet your specific requirements.
As an executive recruitment firm, we work with both large enterprises and high-growth companies, providing bespoke executive recruitment solutions designed to meet the demands of today’s competitive market. Whether you are looking for a transformative leader or a strategic business partner, our executive search firm will deliver exceptional candidates that align with your vision and goals.
As a specialist executive recruitment agency, we place senior-level roles on a retained search basis, with fees split across three stages: on engagement, on shortlist delivery, and on successful placement. This model allows our expert executive recruiters to conduct thorough competitor research and focused headhunting of high-calibre, passive candidates.
While we’re an established executive search firm in London, the rise of hybrid and remote work has expanded our reach. We now support clients in sourcing leadership talent not only across London, but also throughout the UK, Europe and North America.
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Our dedicated focus within our specialist Executive Search domains in London, gives us and our clients a clear competitive advantage. We understand the marketing, product management and commercial leadership market inside-out, and with 20 years of experience in the industry, our consultants are best placed to help headhunt and engage the best talent in the field.
As a specialist Executive Search London firm, we understand what motivates senior level candidates to join a new opportunity. As part of our engagement strategy, we take all candidates through a briefing process to include the business strategy, the strategy roadmap, what the objectives are the for business and where their skills can help with business growth.
As we already have a network of candidates which is 35,000 strong, we do not have to spend time at the ‘discovery’ phase of work that other boutique Executive Search firms need to. This means that we can deliver much more quickly, getting a shortlist to our clients within 5-6 weeks.
When shortlisting takes longer than this, its often because the chosen recruitment partner is not from a boutique agency which has the functional experience required.
Every search begins with a clear definition of requirements – what you need and what impact this senior appointment will have on your business. We’ll identifying key leadership competences, industry experience and personal qualities to benchmark candidates.
We use multiple channels to identify high-performing executive candidates, complemented by our network of global connections, providing tailored referrals and recommendations. Only individuals who demonstrate genuine leadership capability against the original brief are presented at shortlist stage.
Intelligent People are already known to many senior executives within the London and beyond, so we are able to attract and engage candidates working within the competitor landscape.
As part of our service, we will co-ordinate and prep our clients for interviews. Clients need to showcase to potential executive appointments the excellent employer brand and culture within the business as well as other benefits including salary and incentive packages.
We understand how critical key C-level recruitment projects are for our customers’ staffing needs. Therefore, all of our executive search assignments are led or overseen by one of our management team, with support from our experienced search consultants and researchers, who will often have an industry specialism.
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“The outcome of working with Intelligent People as a recruitment agency was very successful – we ended up securing a great candidate. I’m sure we would not have found this candidate through our own recruitment methods of job ads, so utilising an international executive search firm to headhunt for us, find the candidate and sell them on our business, was definitely the best strategy.” Seth Weinberger, Chapter One
“We really liked that Intelligent People had a defined recruitment process: preparation, sourcing, approaching and engagement, selection and screening, shortlist, interview, and offer. The process was thorough and gave us a good feeling from the outset that Chris and his team knew what they were doing. ” Andrew Watson, Goodfellow
“I would absolutely recommend Intelligent People to other businesses. In fact, I’ve already told several people about them when they needed help with recruiting at various levels. If I ever need assistance with finding B2C executives or other important commercial leadership roles, I will happily turn to their recruitment agency again.”
(Milk & More used Intelligent People to source and recruit their CCO)
We follow a detailed and thorough executive search method to ensure we scour the market, utilising a multi-channel approach to target both your competitors and comparable sectors that may have the experience you need.
Focus makes us different. Our specialist domain knowledge across product management, marketing and eCommerce gives us a clear advantage. We already have the candidate networks in London that other firms must discover with each search. This means that we can deliver Executive Search campaigns much more quickly than our competitors, without ever compromising on the quality of candidate.
Tell us more about your vacancy and what you are looking for in a candidate.
We’ll listen carefully to your needs and using our industry experience and vast network, we’ll connect you to real talent in the market.
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Executive search is a specialised recruitment service used to identify and attract senior-level talent, often for leadership, C-suite or niche strategic roles.
Unlike traditional recruitment, executive search firms, like Intelligent People, proactively headhunt passive candidates who are not actively seeking a new role.
This involves in-depth market research, direct outreach and careful assessment to ensure a strong match on both experience and cultural fit.
Read more about how our London executive search consultancy identifies and secures top-tier talent for Product Management, Marketing and eCommerce and Digital.
The best recruitment agencies combine deep market knowledge, a strong network of passive candidates and a proven track record of successful placements at a senior level.
For executive roles, the best agencies offer a retained search model, dedicating time to competitor analysis, targeted headhunting and rigorous shortlisting.
A top executive recruitment agency should also act as a strategic partner, advising on hiring strategy, salary benchmarking and long-term talent planning.
Discover how our London executive search firm delivers all of the above in our employer advice blogs.
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