Corner Office Recruitment.

Pay for the search. Not the hire.

Corner Office Recruitment

Not every leadership search requires a full retained engagement. Sometimes your organization or board wants to drive the process — you just need the reach and strategy to surface the right candidates.

Corner Office Recruitment gives you the front end of a boutique executive search without the back-end commitment. Hunter Ambrose designs, launches, and executes a targeted regional or national search, then delivers qualified candidates directly to your team. You take it from there — interviews, offers, and final decisions stay entirely in your hands.

Corner Office Recruitment- Who this is for

  • Boards and search committees that want to lead the hiring process but lack the sourcing infrastructure to conduct a targeted search.

  • Internal HR teams that need surge capacity for senior-level roles without engaging a full retained firm.

  • Organizations managing multiple leadership openings that need professional search momentum across several positions simultaneously.

  • Growth-stage companies, healthcare systems, and PE-backed platforms are looking for executive search quality at a fraction of traditional fees.

  • Rural and regional organizations are competing for talent in markets where passive candidates don't respond to job postings.

Choose Corner Office Recruitment when your organization wants a boutique executive search strategy and sourcing discipline — but prefers to own the final hiring decision and avoid large placement-based fees.

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How Corner Office Recruitment Works

  1. Search Intake & Strategy — We define the role, map the market, calibrate compensation, and build the candidate profile with your leadership team.

  2. Targeted Sourcing & Outreach — Hunter Ambrose activates a professional outreach campaign across regional or national markets — identifying leaders who are performing, not just available.

  3. Screening & Qualification — We conduct initial screening, assess qualifications, and build the pipeline.

  4. Candidate Handoff — You receive executive dossiers and reference reports for each qualified candidate. From this point forward, your organization owns the process — interviews, selection, offers, negotiation, and onboarding. Corner Office Recruitment averages 7 vetted candidates for immediate review and consideration by the client.

  5. Fee Structure - Traditional retained search fees typically range from 18–35% of first-year compensation. Corner Office Recruitment is typically completed within a two-month engagement, with total investment averaging 9–15% of expected compensation—offering a more predictable and cost-efficient alternative to traditional search.

There is no placement guarantee and no obligation beyond the search engagement.

A Cost-Effective Recruitment Path for Senior Talent

Traditional retained executive search fees typically run 25–35% of a candidate's first-year compensation. For a $200,000 role, that's $50,000–$70,000, and the timeline can stretch four months or longer.

Corner Office Recruitment is structured as a flat monthly retained fee. You get the same caliber of search strategy, branded outreach, and candidate identification — at a predictable cost that averages significantly less than a traditional placement fee.

You pay for the search. Not the hire.

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