Multi-Hire Consulting Partner and Principal Search
Building leadership capacity for strategic growth in executive compensation consulting
Our client is a nationally recognised boutique consulting firm specialising in executive compensation and leadership development. With ambitious growth targets for 2025, it needed to strengthen its leadership team significantly. The mandate: hire two Principals and two Partners, each bringing deep technical expertise in executive compensation and well-established client relationships.
The challenge: Securing four senior hires in a competitive market
The executive compensation consulting market is highly specialised, with a limited pool of practitioners who combine technical depth, client relationships and the gravitas required for Partner and Principal roles.
The firm required candidates who could operate independently from the outset, bringing established books of business whilst integrating seamlessly into the firm's culture. The compressed five-month timeline added further complexity: all hires needed to be secured rapidly to support the firm's 2025 growth agenda.
The InX solution: Structured retained search with real-time market intelligence
InX executed comprehensive market mapping across the executive compensation landscape, identifying high-calibre talent and providing visibility into competitor activity and market dynamics. Working closely with the firm's leadership, InX refined the target profile for each role, distinguishing between Partner and Principal requirements.
Bi-weekly market updates provided transparency into the candidate pipeline and emerging market shifts, equipping the client with intelligence for confident decision-making. InX leveraged its network to engage high-impact candidates strategically, partnering with the client throughout the interview and closing process with guidance on offer positioning and negotiation strategy.
The result: Four strategic hires secured on time and on brief
All four positions were successfully filled within the five-month timeline, delivering the leadership capacity required for the firm's 2025 growth objectives. The hires have integrated effectively, bringing the blend of technical expertise and established client relationships that were central to the brief.
“Our retained partnership model delivered a white-glove level of service, equipping the client with structured decision-making guidance and the agility needed to hire top talent quickly.”
- Diya Badigar, Head of Operations Consulting, North America Lead
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