Confidential executive search. Boutique approach.
GM, Director, VP, C-suite, and board appointments. We work quietly and strategically across all sectors. Most search firms are large agencies running multiple mandates at scale. eSquared is boutique and personal. Erika has spent 14+ years understanding what makes executives succeed in specific organisations. That insider knowledge is the difference between a recruitment process and a strategic placement that works.
What Is Executive Search
Executive search is not a job advertisement. It is a targeted, research-led process for identifying and approaching senior leaders who are not actively looking. These are people performing well in their current roles who would not respond to a standard listing.
Most organisations find that the best candidates for leadership roles are not on the market. They are known quantities in their industries, heads-down in their current positions, and unlikely to be scanning seek.com.au. Executive search reaches those people directly, confidentially, and on your behalf.
eSquared approaches every executive search as a retained engagement. This means one client per mandate, full focus on your brief, and a process that moves at the pace of the decision, not the pace of a database.
How We Approach Executive Search
Brief — A detailed conversation about the role, the organisation, what good looks like, and why the position is open. Culture, team dynamics, and the specific experience the incoming leader needs.
Market mapping — Identifying the pool of people who have done this work, in relevant organisations, at the right level. Research, not database searching.
Direct outreach — Confidential, personal contact with target candidates. No job ads.
Assessment — In-depth conversations with every candidate before they are presented. Motivations, track record, and genuine fit for the specific brief.
Shortlist — A small number of qualified candidates, each with a written summary. Quality, not quantity.
Process support — Structuring interviews, advising on what to probe, managing candidate communication throughout.
Offer and close — Managing the offer process, including remuneration expectations and any competing considerations.
Roles We Work On
eSquared conducts executive search for senior leadership appointments across all sectors, including:
CEO, Managing Director, and General Manager
COO and operational leadership
CFO and senior finance leadership
Director and VP-level roles
Board appointments
Divisional and regional leadership
If you are not sure whether your role qualifies as executive search or standard recruitment, get in touch. Erika will give you a straight answer.
Discuss a Confidential Search
If you have a senior appointment to make and want to understand how a retained executive search would work for your organisation, get in touch. Erika will give you a straight answer about whether eSquared is the right fit.