Before we describe what we do, let's be honest about what you're dealing with — because the right solution looks very different depending on which of these sounds familiar.
The role has been open for months. The applicants aren't at the level you need — or there are no applicants at all.
A critical seat is empty — or about to be — and the cost of getting the next appointment wrong is measured in years.
A departure, a new contract, an unexpected resignation — you need credible people quickly, without cutting corners.
A sensitive replacement or succession decision that cannot leak — to the market, the team, or the incumbent.
Every search starts from zero. There's no bench of pre-assessed people who already know and respect your organization.
New markets, new sites, new capabilities — and talent that doesn't exist in the volume or geography you need.
Every engagement starts the same way: we diagnose which problem you actually have. Sometimes it's search. Sometimes it's structure. Sometimes it's an offer that needs rebuilding before anyone credible will accept it.
Then a named senior partner takes ownership — calibrating the requirement, mapping the market, running a disciplined process, and staying accountable through the first year of the hire.
You get a curated shortlist, market intelligence as standard, and honest counsel when the market pushes back.
We decline work that doesn't need us
Brief to aftercare — no hand-offs
Three to five genuine contenders
Compensation and competitor insight
Guarantee on every placement
A confidential conversation — no forms, no pitch decks.
We shape the role, the market position and the search plan.
Systematic market mapping and discreet senior-level outreach.
Evidence-based evaluation of finalists against the calibration.
A curated shortlist, fully briefed on both sides.
Offer, close, onboard — then protect the hire for a year.
Contingent search
For single roles where you want market coverage with no upfront commitment. Fee on successful placement only.
Retained search
For executive and confidential mandates — a dedicated research effort with milestone-based fees and our deepest commitment, including twelve-month aftercare.
Embedded partnership
For ongoing hiring programs — a FoughtThru delivery pod operating inside your organization under agreed service levels.
For contingent mandates, a calibrated first shortlist typically arrives within ten business days. Retained executive searches usually present within four to six weeks, depending on specification complexity.
Fees depend on engagement model, level and region, and are confirmed in a written proposal before work begins. Retained mandates use milestone-based payments tied to deliverables.
Every placement carries a guarantee period, with twelve-month aftercare on executive searches. If a hire leaves within the guarantee period, we re-search at no additional cost.
Yes — with delivery hubs in five regions, we regularly run cross-border mandates and manage local nuances in contracts, compensation, notice periods and relocation.
Confidential mandates follow strict protocols: candidates approached without naming the client until mutual interest is established, NDAs where required, and a need-to-know internal brief.
Shouldn't you? Tell us the situation — in strict confidence.
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