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RETAINED // C-LEVEL LED

Your next technology leader, verified at the highest level.

Executive search is not recruiting at a higher salary. It is retained, C-level led, milestone-priced, and backed by the same five-point verification protocol that makes every Syfter candidate Syfter Certified.

Syfter Executive Search places senior technology leadership: CTO, CISO, Chief AI Officer, VP of Engineering, CIO, and VP of Data. Every executive candidate completes the Syfter Certified five-point verification protocol, every engagement is led by a Syfter co-founder with no handoffs, and fees are milestone-based with a 90-day placement guarantee.

The corner office is where a fake costs the most.

STAKES

Leadership fraud is the expensive kind

An embellished resume costs a project. A fabricated leadership profile costs a roadmap, a team, and a year. Executive candidates complete the full protocol, no exceptions for seniority.

ACCOUNTABILITY

C-level led, no handoffs

The co-founder who scopes your search runs your search. No junior associate inherits it at week two.

ALIGNMENT

Paid on delivery, not promises

Milestone-based fees tied to outcomes, with the final third waived if the placement fails inside 90 days.

Built around what retained search should look like.

01

C-level led with no handoffs

Your search is run by the person you hired, start to finish.

02

Syfter Certified at the executive level

Every candidate on the shortlist completes the five-point verification protocol: live video, confirmed location, cross-referenced identity, signed Trust Guarantee.

03

Full transparency throughout

Real-time pipeline visibility. You see who we're talking to and where they stand, not a black box with a monthly update.

04

Limited concurrent searches

A deliberately small search roster means your role gets dedicated attention, not a slot in a queue.

05

No off-limits conflicts

A focused client roster means we can recruit from the companies the big firms can't touch.

06

Milestone-based fees

One-third at engagement, one-third at accepted offer, one-third at 90 days in, waived if the placement fails.

You pay for outcomes, not activity.

Most retained firms collect the full fee whether the hire works out or not. Syfter splits the fee into three milestones tied to delivery, and the last one is on us if the placement fails.

MILESTONE // 01: ENGAGEMENT

to start the search. We're invested from day one, and so are you.

MILESTONE // 02: ACCEPTED OFFER

when your candidate accepts the offer. Not when we send a shortlist.

MILESTONE // 03: 90 DAYS IN

after 90 days in seat. Waived entirely if the placement fails.

SHORTLIST
0-6 WKS

from kickoff to a verified executive shortlist.

GUARANTEE
0 DAYS

placement guarantee, with re-engagement at no additional cost.

NETWORK
0K+

placements in the Syfter network.

TRUST
0+

companies trust Syfter for staffing and search.

Senior technology leadership, every function.

Chief Technology Officer CISO / VP Security Engineering VP of Engineering Chief AI Officer / Head of AI CIO / Director of IT VP of Data / Chief Data Officer

Hire the leader you keep.

Retained.//Verified.//Guaranteed for 90 days.

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