Executive Search

Through either our Professional or Executive Search solutions, we thoroughly map the talent landscape to identify top candidates. We partner with you to understand your specific needs and ensure transparent communication throughout the search.

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Considering Different Hiring Needs

For everyday hires, your current methods may suffice. For pivotal roles that call for a robust search process, systematic assessment, and a rigorous headhunting approach, we offer both Professional and Executive Search solutions, each tailored to meet your specific hiring demands.

Strategic Appointments

For high-stakes leadership roles, the right hire goes beyond skill sets and experience—it signals your organization's direction and ambition. Our Executive Search service prioritizes this, ensuring your key appointments align perfectly with your strategic goals.

Critical Hires

From urgent hires to multiple openings, specialized skill sets, and nationwide searches, our Professional Search Solution is engineered to adapt swiftly. We excel in roles that are pivotal investments for your business or where your current resources may fall short.

Customizable Projects

We tailor search strategies to meet your needs. Once we understand and analyze your requirements, we align our objectives with your desired outcomes, providing only what's necessary to solve your problem - whether it's an immediate start, a customized project scope, or specific milestones.

Unwavering Dedication

If you seek a partnership for long-term talent acquisition strategy or a recruiter who commits total focus and effort to go the extra mile for the best candidates, you'll find our service beneficial.

Why Sharp

Your current hiring process may be effective for most roles. But when conventional recruitment falls short, when you believe there's room for improvement, consider exploring our distinctive approach at Sharp

Comprehensive Search

We don't rely on predetermined lists or recycle candidates. Each search is conducted comprehensively by the person who discussed your needs, ensuring a seamless, high-quality candidate experience.

Transparent Communication

We share our progress weekly, allowing clients to see the shortlist build and steer the search if needed. Our time to shortlist is 4-6 weeks, and we can offer a fast-track option for accelerated hiring where clients interview candidates as soon as they are qualified, interested, and assessed.

Milestone-Centric Approach

We adapt our search method and project scope to fit your business needs. Our partnership is based on achieving milestones, rather than tracking time, ensuring that our objectives and invoicing align with your desired outcomes. Our commitment is to work with you until we reach a result.

Experience the Search Process

The Briefing Meeting

During a deep intake meeting with all stakeholders, we'll define the ideal candidate profile, pinpointing hard skills, duties, performance objectives, and soft competencies required for success. We'll discuss assessment methods for creating a longlist, craft a compelling Employee Value Proposition, and identify target talent pools and geographical focus. Together, we'll establish a timescale for shortlisting, steering meetings, and final selection.

Research

We perform comprehensive talent mapping to identify all potential candidates with the required skill set within the specified geographical area, ensuring no stone is left unturned. Our process includes regional and global talent mapping, and we differentiate candidates based on the client's essential and desired criteria.

Approach

We individually approach each identified candidate with professionalism and discretion, using tailored headhunt calls and other methods to pique their curiosity in the job. Following an in-depth meeting, we assess their interest, abilities, and background to compile a longlist of potential candidates

Competency-Based Assessments

We evaluate each longlisted candidate based on their experience, abilities, motivation, and the hard and soft competencies established during the kick-off meeting. Our systematic process enables us to pinpoint those who fulfill the requirements for both job performance and cultural alignment.

Longlist Presentation & Shortlist Agreement

We present a longlist of evaluated and qualified candidates, each exhibiting the desired traits and skills sought by the client. Together, we'll collaborate to narrow down the selection to a shortlist of 3-5 prime candidates, ready to proceed to the interview stage.

Client Interviews

We coordinate and manage the interview process between you and the shortlisted candidates, ensuring a smooth interview schedule and experience. We maintain open communication and complete transparency throughout the entire process to help identify the right candidate.

Offer Management & Onboarding

After identifying the ideal candidate through the interview process, we continue working closely with both parties to facilitate a mutually beneficial outcome. Our goal is to ensure everyone leaves the table satisfied and ready for a successful collaboration.

Executive Search That Works

Simplify Your Search With Sharp

You’re likely doing fine without us, but let’s make sure. If filling crucial roles or preventing burnout among your top performers is a struggle, you could be stunting your growth. If this rings true, let's chat. We'll explore how our approach might help alleviate these burdens.

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FAQs

Considering our search service for your recruitment challenges? Take a look at these questions and answers to get a clearer understanding of our specialization, our approach to working with clients, and how we manage situations when finding the perfect fit proves to be a challenge.

How do I know if your services are right for us?

We suggest scheduling a quick diagnostic call with us to determine if our services align with your needs. During this 10-15 minute call, we'll evaluate your requirements and assess if a more in-depth meeting would be beneficial. Our approach is tailored to each client's specific circumstances, ensuring we offer effective and efficient solutions

What sectors and functional areas do you recruit for?

Based in California, we focus on two key areas: leadership roles like CTO, CPO, and CMO, and functional roles in product-centric AI/ML engineering and technical go-to-market. We specialize in finding top talent for positions such as machine learning engineers, product managers, and product marketing managers.

We partner with startups in sectors set for AI-driven growth—specifically software, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing. Every company’s needs are unique, and we believe in having nuanced discussions to address the specific challenges you want to solve through hiring. If the role you’re seeking aligns with your goals and our expertise, we’re ready to explore how we can help. If not, we're happy to point you in the right direction to tackle the problem.

Do you conduct searches outside of the United States?

We're firmly planted in the key U.S. tech hubs, providing exceptional value to clients in the software industry. Coincidentally, we've also got our fingers on the pulse of Tokyo's elite bilingual market. This dual expertise comes in handy for our U.S. clients eyeing their first hire or planning an expansion into Japan. While we're excited about offering this bonus service, our steadfast commitment to supporting U.S. hires remains at the core of what we do.

What happens if the search is unsuccessful?

Mutual commitment drives our service; we work with you until we reach the desired result. Sure, skill shortages might throw a curveball, but we'll adjust the trajectory together, always aiming for success. So far, we've never failed this way, and we don't intend to start now.

In all honesty, after assessing your needs, we might conclude our approach isn't suitable for your situation. That's why we carefully evaluate potential partnerships before diving in, ensuring both parties are confident in our collaborative potential. If, after this evaluation, either of us feels the fit isn't right, we'll encourage exploring other options. But when we both agree it's a go, you can count on our unwavering commitment to achieving the end goal

Can we receive a proposal or document outlining your services before engaging in a search?

Offering a proposal without understanding your situation is like prescribing medicine without diagnosing the symptoms first. That's why we begin with an in-depth discovery meeting, which serves as the first part of our proposal—a "taster session," if you will. This is where you experience what and how we do differently, allowing you to determine if you can trust us to find the ideal candidate.

We'll share everything you need to know, including potential challenges and reasons you might not proceed.Following the discovery meeting, we'll present a written proposal to all decision-makers involved in the search. This proposal will detail our understanding of your needs, the solution we recommend, and the commercial aspects. Please contact us to schedule a brief discovery call and kick things off.

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Are you a company grappling with recruitment challenges, or a professional hunting for tech opportunities? Unsure if we're the ideal partner for you? Schedule a brief discovery call, and let's find out if we can help each other.