Mission-critical talent search built for growth-stage speed. Full market map in 2 hours. Typically a signed offer within weeks. Every search is reviewed by domain operators who've held the role being filled and know what great looks like.
Traditional executive search works like this: a firm takes your brief, locks you into a retainer, runs a six-month process, and delivers a shortlist built on whoever their consultants happen to know.
Force Search is different in every dimension. AI maps the full candidate universe before a human touches the brief. Domain operators — people who have held the role — assess fit with the judgment that a model alone can't replace. The result is faster, deeper, and better than anything the traditional model can produce.
A deep-dive into the talent market for your specific role: pool depth, compensation landscape, movement patterns, competition, and a longlist — before the first call.
Domain operators who have held the role review AI-ranked candidates with the judgment that lived experience provides. Signal over noise.
Most search firms present candidates and hope for the best. Force doesn't. We commit to solving your hiring need and don't stop until it's done.
Every search is backed by a full replacement guarantee. We're only done when the hire is working.
The brief that changes the search.
Full candidate universe, ranked by fit.
3–5 candidates, assessed by people who know the role.
Backed by a 6-month replacement guarantee.
A full market map in 2 hours. A shortlist in days. A signed offer in weeks. The speed comes from AI — the quality comes from operators. Neither is traded for the other.
Traditional firms show you who they know. Force shows you everyone who qualifies. The market map covers the full universe — so you're choosing from the best candidates, not just the available ones.
Our assessors have held the roles they evaluate. They know what a great Series B CTO looks like from the inside — not from having placed one.
Most search firms present candidates and hope for the best. Force doesn't. We guarantee the placement: we commit to solving your hiring need and we don't stop until it's done.
Every search is informed by Benchpark — Force's proprietary compensation and market intelligence layer. You go into every negotiation knowing exactly where the market sits.
Every search comes with a full replacement guarantee. If the hire doesn't work out within 6 months, we replace at no additional cost. The search isn't done until it's working.
The combination is what makes Search work. Neither element alone is enough.
Maps the full candidate universe in hours. Scores candidates against the brief. Tracks signals — tenure, stage experience, recent moves, stated availability. Removes the parts of search that don't require judgment: the legwork, the sourcing, the first-pass ranking.
Read a candidate profile with the eyes of someone who has held the role. Spot the signals that models miss. Tell the founder that the candidate they love is wrong for the stage. Know — from experience — what 'great' actually looks like at Series B versus Series C.
A market map that covers everyone. A shortlist built on judgment. A process that moves at the pace of the company, not the search firm. And a guarantee that the work holds up.
A six-month retainer before you've seen a single name. A shortlist built from a consultant's contact book. A process that moves slower than your competition. A replacement clause buried in the small print.
Benchpark builds the intelligence layer and maintains a live bench. When a role opens, Search activates it, with weeks of groundwork already done and compensation context built in.
Retained executive search: AI-powered, operator-assessed, faster than any traditional firm. When a seat goes live, Search closes it with full Benchpark intelligence backing it.
Maps the external talent landscape for your critical seats. Builds a bench, tracks compensation, keeps candidates warm, before you ever need to hire.
Use Search independently, or add Benchpark. Most clients start with a single search. Benchpark is for leadership teams that want to stop reacting and start leading their talent market.
Tell us the role. We'll have a full candidate market map in front of you within 2 hours — before you've committed to anything.