Specialized recruiting / Arizona & nationwide

Leadership recruiting around the business need.

Leadership hires influence strategy, execution, culture and organizational priorities. We support searches for C-suite, vice president, director and functional leaders through an engagement structure appropriate to the position.

Discuss this search

Define the requirement

Look beyond the title.

Business scale, functional scope, organizational priorities and the expected impact of the hire guide leadership discovery. Search structure and confidentiality are established around the position.

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    A new growth stage may require different leadership experience.

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    Succession and replacement searches can require controlled disclosure.

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    Functional expertise must be considered alongside business scale and scope.

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    The relevant leadership population may require national market coverage.

Functions & responsibilities

The experience behind the role.

C-suite, vice president, director, department leadership, succession and confidential leadership searches.

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    C-suite and functional executives

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    Vice presidents

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    Directors and department heads

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    First functional leaders

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    Growth and transformation leadership

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    Confidential replacement and succession

Positions to discuss

Examples of role scope to evaluate for a search.

  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Chief Marketing Officer
  • General Counsel
  • Vice President
  • Functional Director
  • Department Leader
  • Transformation Leader

Candidate evaluation

Connect experience to the work.

Evaluation is shaped around the responsibilities, business context and agreed search requirements.

  • Business scale and functional scope
  • Strategic and operational responsibilities
  • Financial and team leadership
  • Change leadership and organizational development
  • Stakeholder communication and judgment
  • Career motivation, compensation and geography

Confidentiality procedures should be defined before candidate engagement. Search structure, responsibilities and any specialist assessment requirements are established directly with the employer.

Recruiting services

Choose the engagement around the need.

A permanent hire, contract assignment or leadership search calls for a different level and structure of support.

Related expertise

Some requirements cross functions.

Common questions

Before the search begins.

Does every leadership search require a retained engagement?

No. The appropriate structure depends on seniority, confidentiality, complexity, urgency and the level of dedicated search work required.

Can you conduct a confidential replacement search?

A search can be structured around confidential replacement, succession or unannounced leadership requirements. Disclosure and communication procedures should be agreed before outreach.

Can you recruit leaders nationally?

Regional or national market mapping can be included when the required experience extends beyond the local candidate market.

Your next hire

Let’s define the search.

Share the business need, leadership scope, required experience, location and timeline.

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