Three to four searches at a time. No more.

If you are looking for a shop that will move fast and hand you a shortlist of profiles you have already seen on LinkedIn, this is not that shop.

How an engagement starts

A written brief before we source anyone. Not a JD copy-paste — a two-page document we write together, in a call, that names the actual thing the designer will own in month three. Then we go quiet for ten to fourteen days and come back with three finalists and reasoning notes we can defend to your CPO.

What we charge

Retained fee, structured as a third at kickoff, a third at first-round interviews, a third on start date. Rate is 22–28% of first-year cash comp depending on seniority and how narrow the search is. Replacement guarantee on a sliding scale for the first 120 days. We do not do contingency and we do not do "just send me some CVs to look at."