We are a boutique Executive Search London firm with 20 years of experience in placing commercial leadership candidates within businesses based in our capital.
Our executive search London recruiters help the employers we work with to search for the best talent in the market. We do this by headhunting ‘passive’ candidates that have the right domain experience, leadership qualities and personal qualities that you require within your business.
We place executive level positions on a retained basis, where we split the recruitment fee into 3 different stages: on engagement, on shortlist, and on placement. Doing this, allows us to dedicate the necessary time to competitor research and headhunting the best candidates.
Whilst most of the employers we work with are based in London, the rise of remote and hybrid working has opened the candidate pool for headhunting purposes to across the whole of the UK, and into Europe and North America.
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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.
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.
To do this accurately, our Principal Consultants would ask you:
By taking all the above into account, we would be able to guide you on what package is going to secure the right candidate for you.
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