Contingent search
A success-based engagement around an agreed hiring requirement, with scope and terms confirmed before beginning.
Discuss the requirement →Search for one role. Support for the wider hiring plan.
Contingent and retained search for individual hires, with embedded support for ongoing recruitment. We help define the brief where needed and agree the scope before we begin.
Ways to work with SYNC.
Senior appointments can sit within a retained search. The engagement follows the requirement, not just the title.
From first conversation to accepted offer.
A clear brief, a focused search and a well-run decision.
Indicative six-week search timeline. Timing depends on the role, market and interview availability. Start dates depend on notice periods.
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
- Week 5
- Week 6
Agree what the hire needs to do.
Understand the business, clarify the responsibility and agree the experience, level and search direction. If the brief is already clear, we move straight into the search.
- Business context
- Role and responsibility
- Candidate profile
- Search and interview plan
Head of Product / fictional requirement
- contextThe roadmap has become more demanding
- ownsProduct priorities and delivery standards
- levelJudgement inside a growing team
- evidenceDecisions made as complexity increased
- trade-offDepth of craft vs hands-on range
Brief agreed. Ready to search.
Before we begin.
Do we need a finished job description?
No. We can help clarify the role, level and search direction before we begin.
Can you search against a clear brief?
Yes. An agreed remit lets us focus directly on the relevant market and people.
Which businesses do you work with?
Ambitious start-ups and scale-ups hiring across product, technology, commercial growth and operations.
Which engagement is right for us?
We agree the approach around the role and hiring requirement. Individual searches and ongoing support involve different work.
Will the search always take six weeks?
No. The timeline is indicative, not a guarantee or historical average. Role, market and interview availability affect timing; notice periods affect start dates.
What is the next step?
Tell us about the requirement or request a call. You do not need to have every detail settled.
Tell us who you need to hire.
Share the role, the team or the hiring challenge. We can start there.