SERVICES
Executive Search and Recruitment Services
Appointing the leaders who drive performance across Australian industry.
Finding the right leader is not about filling a vacancy. It is about appointing someone who shapes culture, lifts performance and creates lasting commercial value. PARTNER Executive is a specialist, retained executive search firm that identifies, assesses and appoints executives, senior managers, board members and specialists for organisations across Australian industry.
Unlike a recruitment agency, we do not wait for applications. Our retained search approach maps the market and approaches the strongest people directly, including those performing well elsewhere who are not looking, but who will consider the right opportunity when it is put to them confidentially. From ASX listed companies to private and family owned businesses, we help clients build stronger leadership teams.
Our Executive Search and Recruitment Services
Retained search and advisory across every level of leadership.
RETAINED EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Secure the leaders who set your direction.
Retained search for chief executive and senior executive appointments, where the strongest candidates are already leading elsewhere and must be found through market research, confidential approach and networks built over years. Every search is director led and typically runs eight to twelve weeks.
Typical Executive Search Appointments
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Managing Director
President & Vice President
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Executive General Manager
Group Director
Commercial Director
Operations Director
Regional Director
General Manager (Tier 1 Organisations)
Senior Management and Specialist Recruitment
Leadership and expertise below the executive line.
The same retained rigour applied to senior managers, technical leaders and the niche specialist roles Australian industry depends on, where candidate pools are narrow and a wrong appointment is costly. Assignments typically run six to eight weeks.
Typical Senior Leadership Roles
Regional Manager
State Manager
Operations Manager
Senior Project Manager
Commerical Manager
Project Director
Engineering Manager
Technical Manager
Business Unit Manager
General Manager
Board and Non Executive Director Search
Strengthen governance with the right board.
Search for Board Chairs, Non Executive Directors and Independent Directors who bring governance expertise, industry insight and diversity of thought. We assess for governance capability, sector experience and cultural alignment, so an appointment adds value well beyond technical skill.
Typical Appointments include:
Board Chair
Non-executive Director
Independent Director
Advisory Board Member
Committee Chair
Psychometric and Leadership Assessment
Reduce hiring risk with evidence based insight
A strong resume tells you what someone has done, not how they will lead inside your organisation. Psychometric and leadership assessment adds an objective view of capability, behaviour and fit, so a senior appointment becomes a considered decision rather than a gamble.
PARTNER Executive uses validated psychometric and leadership assessment tools to give clients deeper insight into behavioural style, cognitive ability, motivation and cultural alignment, alongside our own evaluation of each candidate. Assessment can run as part of a live search, or stand alone to support succession, promotion and team decisions. The result is better hiring decisions, lower risk and stronger long term retention.
Appointment Services include:
Behavioural and personality profiling
Cognitive and reasoning ability
Leadership style and motivational drivers
Values and cultural alignment
Team fit and dynamics
Structured executive interview assessment
Start a Confidential Executive Search
If you are planning a critical appointment, a confidential replacement or a search others say cannot be filled, we would welcome the conversation. Every engagement is retained, director led and confidential, and you speak directly with the Director who will run your search.
No obligation. Complete discretion.
Frequently Asked QUestions
What is the difference between executive search and senior management recruitment?
Both are retained and research led. Executive search covers chief executive and senior executive appointments, while senior management recruitment applies the same rigour to senior managers, technical leaders and specialist roles below the executive line.
Do you conduct board and non executive director searches?
Yes. PARTNER Executive searches for Board Chairs, Non Executive Directors and Independent Directors, assessing for governance capability, industry experience, diversity of thought and cultural fit.
Do you offer psychometric and leadership assessment?
Yes. PARTNER Executive provides psychometric and leadership assessment to support a live search or as a standalone service for succession, promotion and team decisions, giving an objective view of capability, behaviour and fit.
Do you handle confidential and succession appointments?
Yes. Many of our searches are confidential, including sensitive replacements, succession appointments and roles that cannot be advertised. We run these with staged disclosure, so the search surfaces only when and where you choose.
How does PARTNER Executive find candidates?
We map the relevant market and approach the strongest candidates directly and discreetly, including people performing well elsewhere who are not looking. Rather than advertising and waiting for applications, we go to the market, which is how retained search reaches people a job advertisement never will.
How much does executive search cost, and how long does it take?
Executive search is a retained service, so fees are agreed upfront before a search begins rather than charged only on success. Each fee is tailored to the role, its seniority and complexity, and is structured either as a percentage of the appointed candidate's total remuneration or as a fixed project fee, agreed in full with you at briefing so there are never surprises later. On timing, most executive searches run eight to twelve weeks from brief to accepted offer, and senior management searches six to eight weeks, depending on the role, the market and your own timeline. For a fee proposal and an indicative timeline on a specific appointment, speak with us directly.
