Whitton Recruiting
Tier 03 · Contingent · Pay at hire

Contingent Search — pay when they start.

We run the search end-to-end. Sourcing, screening, shortlist, offer negotiation. You pay only when your hire starts — not a minute before.

Contingent
Fee structure
At hire
When you pay
60 days
Guarantee
$5K
Engagements start at
The Process

Five steps. No surprises. No fluff.

01

Hiring Strategy Call

30-minute intake. We confirm fit, scope the role, walk through comp, and set the search timeline based on our placement data.

02

Fee Agreement

Contingent — engagements start at $5K, typically 20% of first-year base. Pay at hire. 60-day replacement guarantee. No upfront anything.

03

Sourcing + Screening

Passive outreach, active sourcing, referrals from our network. Every candidate screened against the scoring rubric before you see a name.

04

Shortlist + Interviews

3–5 qualified operators. Full profiles, structured interview guides, scoring rubrics — you run the final rounds with the infrastructure in place.

05

Offer + Start

We help you negotiate, counter, and close. 60-day guarantee starts the day they begin. If they don't stick, we replace them at no additional cost.

Who We Search For

Leadership and senior operator roles at growth-stage companies.

We work with founders and operators running companies between $25M and $100M in revenue — the stage where every hire matters and the cost of the wrong one shows up in the P&L within weeks.

Senior individual contributors, mid-level managers, directors, VPs. If the role pays $50K+ and the consequences of the wrong hire are real, it's a fit.

Let's fill the role.

A 30-minute Hiring Strategy Call is all we need to know whether we're the right fit. Zero risk to start — zero cost until your hire starts.

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