Executive Search for Leadership and Specialized Roles
Retained and contained searches for leadership and specialized roles—powered by our FACT Driven Hiring System to reduce risk, improve retention, and deliver consistent high performers.
- 92% new hire success rate
- Proactive, confidential search for passive top performers
- Structured evaluation with scorecards, interviews, and predictive assessments
When the role is mission-critical, hiring “fast” isn’t the goal.Hiring right is.
Executive and specialized hires shape culture, performance, and long-term stability. A mis-hire at this level is costly—and the margin for error is low. Executive Search is built to secure leaders and specialists who can deliver outcomes, not just “look good on paper.”
In these roles, predictability matters.
What Is Executive Search?
Executive Search is a strategic recruiting service designed to identify, assess, and secure high-impact leaders and specialized talent for mission-critical roles.
Unlike traditional recruiting, Executive Search doesn’t rely on job postings and inbound applicants. It’s proactive, confidential, and structured—built to reach top-tier candidates who are already succeeding.
When Does Executive Search Make Sense?
Executive Search is the right model when:
- The role is critical to business growth, operational stability, or culture.
- The cost of a mis-hire is high and the margin for error is low.
- You need rare expertise, proven leadership, or specialized experience.
- The strongest candidates are passive (not applying to jobs).
- Confidentiality is essential (replacing a leader, reorganizing a team, etc.).
- You want a process that prioritizes quality, retention, and long-term performance.
In these situations, hiring fast isn’t the goal. Hiring right is.
Executive Search built for your industry
Construction
Secure leaders who protect timelines, profitability, and field execution.
Accounting
Hire proven leadership and specialized talent to strengthen decision-making and support sustainable growth.
Engineering
Find technical leaders and specialists who combine expertise with the communication.
How Executive Search Works at Discovered Search
Our Executive Search is powered by the FACT Driven Hiring System—an evidence-based, repeatable process designed to reduce risk, improve retention, and consistently deliver high performers.
Framework — Define success before sourcing
Before we approach the market, we align with your team to define what success looks like.
This includes:
• Role scorecards and success benchmarks
• Performance expectations and measurable outcomes
• Leadership behaviors and cultural alignment indicators
Why it matters:
This prevents one of the most common hiring failures—sourcing without clear hiring criteria.
Attract — Build targeted pipelines (not generic applicant pools)
We don’t rely on volume recruiting or job-posting traffic.
We build a focused pipeline through:
• Direct sourcing and high-effort outreach across channels
• Confidential market mapping
• Strategic candidate engagement
• Access to passive leaders and specialists
Goal:
Quality over quantity—candidates who match the role, expectations, and operating environment.
Candidate Evaluation — Assess to predict performance
This is where Executive Search delivers its greatest value: reducing risk through structured evaluation.
Our approach includes:
• Structured interviews and consistent scorecards
• Leadership + soft-skill evaluation
• Predictive hiring assessments
• Reference validation focused on performance outcomes
We don’t just evaluate what someone has done—we assess how they lead, how they perform under pressure, and whether they can drive results in your organization.
Training — Support retention and early performance
Hiring is only the first milestone. Strong onboarding protects the investment.
We support post-hire success with:
• Clear onboarding expectations
• Early performance goals (first 30–90 days)
• Communication and alignment frameworks that reduce ramp-up time
This improves early traction and reduces avoidable turnover.
What Makes Discovered Search Different?
Discovered Search is built for companies that want a hiring partner who delivers outcomes—not just resumes.
- FACT Driven Hiring System (evidence-based, repeatable methodology).
- Structured evaluation that increases hiring confidence.
- Proactive sourcing + market mapping—not inbound dependence.
- Predictive assessments to reduce turnover and protect performance.
- Clear process, transparency, and consistent communication.
Hire with more predictability, less risk, and stronger long-term performance.
Executive Search vs. Traditional Recruiting
| Executive Search | Traditional Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Proactive + targeted | Reactive + inbound-driven |
| Reaches passive top performers | Limited to active applicants |
| Structured, evidence-based evaluation | Often intuition-based |
| Strong emphasis on leadership + fit | Often focused on resumes |
| Built for high-impact roles | Works best for high-volume roles |
| Lower long-term mis-hire risk | Higher churn risk |
Ready to hire a leader you can bet on?
Book a discovery call and we’ll map the role, the market, and the search strategy—so you can hire with confidence.