Service
Executive Search (Retained)
Executive and senior technical search
Retained search for board-level, founding-team and senior technical hires where confidentiality, discretion and depth of process matter.
Why clients engage us
What you get from working with Humand.
Dedicated researcher
A named lead consultant plus dedicated researcher on your engagement — nothing outsourced.
Complete market coverage
Every credible candidate in the defined market is identified, mapped and, where appropriate, approached.
Confidentiality by default
Comfortable running searches where the incumbent doesn't yet know they're being replaced.
What you get
Deliverables at a glance.
Every engagement includes clear, written outputs — no ambiguity about what "done" looks like.
- Full market map
- Weekly progress reports
- Long-list and short-list documents
- Structured competency interviews
- Referencing and background checks
- 12-month replacement guarantee
How it works
A structured process, every time.
A summary of the flow — for the full nine-stage resourcing process see the detailed walkthrough.
- 01
Scoping workshop
Half-day session with the board or hiring committee to agree brief, competencies and process.
- 02
Market mapping
Full identification of every credible candidate — target companies, teams and individuals.
- 03
Engagement
Discreet, personal approaches; long-list and considered short-list.
- 04
Assessment
Structured competency interviews, referencing and formal reports.
- 05
Offer & onboarding
Offer negotiation, resignation support and structured onboarding through month six.
FAQs
Common questions.
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