Understand the appointment
Define the responsibilities, business priorities, stakeholder expectations, and confidentiality requirements.
For employers
Confidential executive search
for employers.
Private Mandate Search identifies and engages senior leaders worldwide when an employer needs to manage the search privately. Each brief defines the markets to explore and any location, relocation, or work authorization requirements.
The employer mandate
Define the appointment.
Set the search criteria.
The brief establishes what the appointed leader must achieve, which experience is relevant, and how candidates will be assessed. It also defines why confidentiality is needed and how it will be maintained.
Identify companies and potential candidates
Research target organizations and identify leaders whose experience aligns with the agreed brief.
Approach and assess
Hold discreet conversations, explore motivation and suitability, and prepare a considered shortlist.
Support the decision
Coordinate stakeholder conversations, referencing within the agreed scope, offer discussions, and transition planning.
Where we focus
Leadership at moments
of change.
Direction and governance.
Board directors, chief executives, presidents, managing directors, and regional leadership.
Functional leadership roles
Finance, operations, people, supply chain, commercial, technology, engineering, and corporate development.
Continuity and change.
Confidential succession, ownership transition, business expansion, and leadership needs following an acquisition.
Engagement principles
What to agree on
before the search begins.
The search scope, fees, disclosure arrangements, and responsibilities are agreed before work begins. Candidate applications to employer commissioned vacancies are free.
Assignments are considered individually. Private Mandate Search reviews the requirements and confirms its capacity before accepting a mandate.
Can the employer’s identity remain confidential?
Yes, during agreed stages. The brief defines the initial description and disclosure timetable. Candidates receive the employer’s identity and enough information to assess the role before substantive employer interviews.
Who will manage the relationship?
Private Mandate Search manages each assignment and confirms the employer’s point of contact at the outset. The scope and delivery arrangements are confirmed in the engagement terms.
Which industries can we discuss?
The firm’s executive search expertise spans industrial and infrastructure businesses, healthcare and life sciences, consumer businesses, professional services, technology, and financial services. The suitability of each brief is assessed before an assignment is accepted.
Search deliverables
See what your hiring group receives.
Review the search brief, progress updates, and written candidate assessments. The example shows how a shortlist can inform your interviews.
What You Receive ↗Contact Private Mandate Search
Discuss your next
leadership appointment.
Share the business context. We can agree the right level of detail for an initial conversation.