finding people & talent leaders for ambitious businesses

Finding people talent reward operations
leaders

for startups,
scaleups

and ambitious
companies.

Transforming organisations, one leader at a time.

We partner with growing companies, helping them scale and evolve by connecting them with exceptional People and Operations leaders.

We have built a network of super talented CPOs, COOs and Chiefs of Staff within VC backed businesses from Series A to IPO, as well as within PE-backed companies.

Our process is extremely selective, and we only work with the best. We assess talent based on impact.

We hire at C-Suite, VP, Director and Head-Of level.

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"Their understanding of the London talent market, zero-fluff approach, and curiosity to understand exactly what you are looking for make them incredibly effective."

Alex Rose
CEO, Let’s Do This

"We are expanding into the EMEA region and this role was critical to our growth. The Search team understood our hiring profile efficiently and quickly. Their engagement, and partnership were invaluable."

Gabrielle Mellon
VP Talent, Axon

"The Search always present a small list of highly qualified candidates who meet our briefs. They manage expectations and the process extremely well and I would highly recommend them."

Chris Thomas
VP People, Exscientia

"I worked with The Search on a People Leader for EMEA role and I cannot recommend them highly enough. They were persistent in finding the right candidate, were always available to brainstorm and there experience was invaluable to the process. I highly recommend! "

Bonnie Samuels
CPO, Sonder

"We only hire very high calibre candidates and have a long interview process. The Search were proactive in helping us define the role, gave good market feedback, took feedback on board and delivered on what they promised. They were personable and authentic, and not pushy or salesy in any way. They went the extra mile and found us the best candidate."

Becky Pradal Rogers
TA Director, Google Deepmind

"I had the pleasure of engaging with The Search on a VP People role where they delivered exactly what we needed and ahead of the agreed timeline."

Abdullah Almoayed
CEO, Tarabut Gateway

"The Search quickly understood what we were looking in a Head of People and Head of Talent and followed up with a great set of passive candidates that were diverse, mapped to our needs and in some cases made us test our views on what we were looking for. The team were very effective throughout the process and great to collaborate with. "

Jason Pinto
CEO, Pace Revenue

"There’s pace, there's energy and there's speed which is quite contrary to what we get in normal search firms."

Janie Links
Advisor

Track Record

8 weeks average time to hire

6:1 interview to hire ratio

100% of searches delivered successfully

100% of candidates passed probation

35% of candidates placed are from diverse background

£18,223 donated to Charity

Assessment

Experience is the smallest part of what makes a good leader. We care more about Impact, EQ, Approach and Ambition, and this forms the basis of our assessment. We delve deep into strengths & development areas, and reference all of our candidates before introducing them to our clients. We are passionate about nailing the right fit.

Our process delivers quality at speed. We are agile and iterative, and we will work with you to build a tailored brief, assessment framework and timeline, ensuring the process is fast, collaborative, efficient and robust.

We aren’t afraid to say what we think, and equally, we want to be challenged.

Assessment

Impact

We explore how candidates have added value commercially and culturally in previous roles. We focus on the “why” behind their answers, how they’ve taken a business from A to B and how they tell their story through data.

Assessment

EQ

We assess candidates resiliency and connection, their ability to build relationships and handle challenge. We delve deep into their relationships with leaders, direct reports and peers, to understand where they have had to really influence to succeed and impact change.

Assessment

Approach

We interrogate style, approach and values to ensure alignment. We are careful to strike the right balance between alignment and challenge, and between culture fit and culture add.

Assessment

Ambition

We dive deep into motivations to test whether candidates have the right level of ambition, passion, motivation and energy for your business stage. It's important we find candidates at the right point in their career journey to have maximum impact.

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