Specialist Corporate Executive Search
For Professional Service businesses (Banks, Consultancies, Corporates) seeking rare, strategic hires.
Roles we focus on:
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CEO, COO, and other exec level roles at private or medium sized companies
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Head of Operations / Business Enablement
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Executive-Level Project and Transformation Leads
People Search
For boutique firms, in-house teams, and international corporations operating in South Africa.
Roles we focus on:
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Partner or team leader specialists
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Senior Associates
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In-house General Counsel
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Operations Leaders
We understand budget pressure, cultural fit, specialist technical needs, and team dynamics — because we’ve been there ourselves.
Industries we work with:
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Legal
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Energy
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Professional Consulting
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Financial Services
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Select Engineering/Technical Fields
(where strategic lens is needed)
People Strategy offering
BUSINESS SERVICES
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Business Advisory for Team Building & Projects: Strategic guidance to design, scale, or optimise teams around business goals.
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Business Support Services: Flexible services to enhance operational efficiency and free up leadership focus.
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Coaching: Outcome-driven coaching for leaders and teams, designed to build capability, resilience, and alignment.
Everything we offer is designed to save you time, reduce risk, and deliver high-quality leadership matches that last.
TALENT STRATEGY offering
We work with clients to craft tailored talent strategies that align with business goals, company culture, and growth ambitions.
From identifying future leaders to aligning organisational structure with market needs, our approach ensures your people strategy fuels performance.
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Market Mapping: Gain insight into competitor structures, talent availability, and market benchmarks to guide smarter hiring decisions.
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In-person Assessment: Structured, face-to-face evaluations to assess capability, leadership potential, and cultural alignment.
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Psychometric Assessments: Used strategically, these tools offer deeper insights into behavioural and cognitive strengths to support better hiring outcomes (Optional, deployed based on strategy).
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Talent Pipeline Development: We proactively build and maintain pools of qualified candidates, reducing time-to-hire and ensuring continuity in key roles.
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Strategic Kick-Off
We interrogate your brief through a business lens, clarifying what you need, what you think you need, and what’ll actually work.
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Deep Sourcing
We don’t rely on ads or job boards. We tap into trusted networks, off-market talent, and decades of real-world industry insight.
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Real Conversations, Not Just Screens
No tick-box vetting. We have long-form, challenging conversations to understand motivations, mindset, and fit, not just experience.
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Curated Shortlist
Every recommendation comes with real thinking behind it and a detailed covering note why we believe the individual could fit your requirements.
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Post-Placement Partnership
We don’t vanish after the hire. We stay close, supporting transitions, advising on team integration, and planning for what’s next.