When it’s time to hire a CTO, CIO, or SVP of Engineering, most companies beeline for an agency with an “executive search” label. The label is easy to claim, but it doesn’t guarantee you’ll fill senior leadership roles.
Executive positions require a deep network, real industry experience, and relationships built over many years. In lieu of a keyword search, most hiring managers are more likely to find success with an established contingency firm that understands the entire hiring market.
Executive Search is More Than a Database
Talener has nearly two decades of national tech staffing experience. We are more than a database. We know people.
Mid-level engineers placed ten years ago are now directors and VPs on the cusp of becoming executive leadership at some of the world’s most influential companies. Hiring managers have become candidates. The network keeps growing. These relationships can’t be bought or built quickly.
- An experienced contingency firm like Talener isn’t starting from scratch.
- They’re calling leaders that we already know and have watched through most of their careers.
Experience Across Every Level of Hiring
A quality contingency staffing agency has placed at every level – from developers to division heads. Their recruiters know how teams are actually built. They understand which skills carry over from hands-on engineering to leadership and the candidate profiles that do it successfully.
An Advisory Partner
A trusted recruiting partner serves as an advisor that goes beyond the position title. A VP of IT might more accurately describe a Director of Cloud Infrastructure while a Chief Data Officer search might be better filled by a data engineering leader.
When your staffing partner has years of experience across every level, they can step back and show how comparable companies define titles and pay across similar positions. This guidance can save months of searching for the wrong profile and help you attract the right executive talent.
Anatomy of an Executive Placement
What does an executive placement timeline look like at Talener? Let’s dissect a recent placement.
A large, publicly traded company needed a Head of Engineering. They turned to our New York team for the placement citing our network of talent and successful experience placing similar talent in their industry.
- 3 Days: Time between the job intake call with the hiring manager until 1st interviews began
- All submitted profiles were part of Talener’s existing network; previous clients and candidates
- 5 candidates continued to 2nd round interviews, 3 candidates completed final interview rounds
- The verbal offer was made 4 weeks after the first interview
- Total comp: over $600k
Executive recruiting comes down to relationships and judgement. Before you sign a retained search agreement, consider a proven tech staffing partner with deep connections. You’re next tech executive is likely already in their network.
In addition to providing full-time, contract, and contract-to-hire contingent solutions, Talener is also your executive recruiting solution. Let’s talk about how we can help you. Connect with our EVP of Client Service directly, Henry Boulos.
