Retained executive search for senior AI-era roles.
Partner-led. Evidence-based. Calibrated to the version of the role the next 3–5 years will demand — not the JD today.
What you receive: a structured mandate brief, a live market map, evidence-backed candidate defense for every shortlist candidate, a weekly memo, and a slate built against the Future-Proof Leadership Lens.
The six steps below are the operating spine of every RunRetained engagement. Each one produces a real artifact — a document the client receives, not internal recruiter notes.
A structured brief that holds up six months in.
Role, scope, calibration parameters, comp envelope, market hypothesis, process commitments. Written before outreach begins. Anchors every later decision.
Day-one map of where the talent lives — and where it doesn't.
Segments, named cohorts, heat indicators. Updated as the search moves. Tells the client where time is being spent and why.
Calibration, comp, motivation, risk — captured the moment they surface.
Every conversation produces structured intelligence. Patterns become visible early instead of being reconstructed at the end.
Every shortlist candidate ships with an evidence-backed defense brief.
Why them, the risk surface, reference signal, comp expectations, recommendation. Includes a Future-Proof Leadership Lens evaluation: how this candidate scales with the role over the next 24–36 months, not just whether they fit the role today.
Six dimensions, each backed by specific evidence rather than self-description:
- 01AI Leverage Judgment
- 02Workflow Redesign
- 03Learning Velocity
- 04Human + Machine Leadership Range
- 05Signal Clarity
- 06Cross-Functional Translation Power
A weekly memo your team gets before the status call, not during it.
Velocity, conversions, slate health, blockers, decisions needed, next-week commitments. The status call exists to talk about what's in the memo, not to deliver it.
Every search compounds.
The next mandate inherits what the last one taught us — calibration, market intelligence, candidate signal. Institutional memory does not disappear at close.
A formula, not a number.
Calculated as a percentage of first-year target cash compensation, with a senior-mandate minimum and adjustments for role complexity, market depth, and confidentiality. Specific fee, payment schedule, replacement terms, and engagement scope disclosed before engagement.
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Confidential intake. Jason reads every intake personally. Response within 48 hours.