We look beyond the surface to discover the best talent in a global market

Our Services

Market Mapping

Description

Our experienced team of researchers utilize the full range of executive research techniques, to comprehensively identify a group of leaders in a specific skill set, industry or region to meet client needs. Going beyond the obvious places, we provide an exhaustive view of the addressable candidate market in any given space. During the process, we collate and present key data points for each individual mapped, identify and highlight key trends and where appropriate, prioritize candidates who best match the specific requirement for clients to quickly engage.

Mapping
Benefits
  • A fast and effective way to establish a full view of a particular candidate landscape
  • Accurate candidate data, contact information and prioritization allow for easier and quicker outreach at the appropriate time
  • Clearly presented, actionable maps that are easy to edit, upload and use

Use cases
  • Candidate identification for open or upcoming roles
  • Understanding diversity within a particular skill-set, region or industry
  • Understand competitor talent / leadership backgrounds

Winter Circle Executive Search

Description

Building upon the foundation of exhaustive mapping, our team of executive search professionals prioritize, engage and screen suitable leaders within the market to provide a cohort of qualified candidates against open positions. Delivered in real time as opposed to the end of the process, clients can quickly engage with warm candidates who are interested, have the required skills and background, can be based where the role dictates and who have been assessed culturally.

Mapping
Prioritisation
Outreach
Screening
Benefits
  • Real time candidate pipelining allows organizations to move flexibly and at pace
  • Receive a full view of all options available in the market and take control of the candidates you want to prioritize
  • A cost effective alternative to full executive search that does not compromise on quality


Use cases
  • External expertise in an unfamiliar area is required, but you do not want to engage a full executive search
  • Confidential roles an internal team cannot manage directly
  • When the team is at capacity, and you need more than pure mapping

Strategic Executive Introductions

Description

We engage leaders with a view to building long term relationships between them and companies. At the same time, we assess their suitability both culturally and against defined skill sets. These qualified candidates are introduced on a rolling, monthly basis and in-house executive recruiting teams can build a pipeline of exceptional diverse candidates, make multiple hires within a specific skill set or succession plan against critical roles.


Mapping
Outreach
Screening
Follow up
Benefits
  • A tailored process allowing you to build relationships with highly sought after leaders, delivered over time in a consumable and flexible manner
  • When new searches open you already know and have relationships with the best candidates in the market
  • Flexible pipelines that can be switched on and off around your changing needs
Use cases
  • Proactively address problems such as a lack of diversity in leadership and executive positions
  • Succession plan for your most commonly hired and most business critical leadership and executive positions
  • Make multiple hires from a single pipeline, when leadership roles with similar skill-sets arise at the same time

Organizational & Talent Insights

Description

We provide strategic insights into industry sectors, functions, geographies, and companies of your choice, focusing on executive talent aspects. Our team uses proven techniques to bring together primary research (HUMINT - Human Intelligence) – engaging directly with leaders in the market – and secondary research (OSINT - Open-Source Intelligence) – the collation and analysis of pre-existing and publicly available data – to provide clients with reports and data to compliment and bolster their executive recruiting efforts.

Org charts
Data
Cognition
Benefits
  • A tailored and flexible project-based process to answer strategic questions your executive leaders have
  • A solution to help you in your role as strategic talent advisor beyond pure mapping, pipelining, and recruitment
  • A quick and effective way to compliment and bolster your own executive TA efforts

Use cases
  • Succession plan for key positions, often with a keen eye on diversity
  • Understand competitor organizational structures, organizational dynamics and gather competitive intelligence
  • Build skill & experience matrices, to compare & contrast internal talent with the external market
  • Investigate the leadership talent landscape in new markets, functions, geographies and sectors before committing fully to a process

Executive Search, Delivered Digitally

Our entire process is transparent, visible through our innovative talent management platform – giving you full access to your bespoke research at every point of the process. We do the hard work – searching and filtering from a global, diverse talent pool – so you’re left with the best options for your organisation’s needs.