Calibration
A 60-minute brief. We map the seat, the team, the comp band, the strategy mandate, and the cultural fit. We leave with a target spec we can defend.
For hiring firms
How a search
actually runs.
If you're hiring a senior PM, quantitative researcher, engineer, or operator and you've been disappointed by generalist search firms — read this. This is how we work and what to expect.
Engagement
Five phases. Six to twelve weeks.
The work that earns you a tier-one hire — and earns the candidate the conviction to leave their seat. Same methodology we use across Trading, Technology, and Operations mandates.
Research
We map the universe of qualified candidates from primary research, our network, and five years of pipelined data. The output is a longlist no other firm has.
Outreach
Discreet first contact, off-paper. Each call is a calibration check on the brief and an honest read on fit, comp expectations, and timing.
Shortlist
Three to five candidates, fully vetted, with reference triangulation. You see comp benchmarks, candidate motivation, and our honest read on each.
Placement & integration
We support every interview, negotiate the offer alongside your team, and stay engaged through the first ninety days post-start.
What you can expect from us
Six promises we make to every client.
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Partner-led from brief to offer
Every search runs through a partner. From the calibration call to placement, the partner who originates the search is the one you deal with — no junior handoff, no relay.
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Off-paper from day one
No candidate names leave our door without your knowledge or theirs. Confidentiality is the default.
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Honest market read
If a mandate is mispriced, miscalibrated, or unwinnable as briefed, we'll tell you in week one. We'd rather decline than under-deliver.
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Reference triangulation
Every shortlisted candidate is reference-checked against people who saw the work in production — not just CV references.
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Ninety-day engagement
We stay close through onboarding. Most placements that fail, fail in the first ninety days. We're built to keep them on track.
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No volume, no rebill
We take a small number of mandates at any one time, so every search gets full partner attention. We're paid only on successful placement — and if a placement doesn't hold, we re-run the search at no additional fee.
Brief a search.
Initial calibration call within 48 hours. We'll either give you a clear-eyed read on the mandate and a path forward — or, if it's not a fit for our model, an honest referral elsewhere.