EXECUTIVE SEARCH FOR GLOBAL BRANDS AND GROWTH BUSINESSES.
WE ARE PARTNERWISE.
PartnerWise is a specialist retained executive search firm. We place senior leaders into consumer, travel retail, media, financial services, industrial and life sciences businesses operating across multiple markets. 1,700+ placements in 13 years. 95% delivered within 45 days.
95% Placements within 45 days on retained mandates
1700+ global executive Placements in 13 years.
92% OF Clients WHO work with US ONCE: rEPEAT
82%
of placed leaders still in role or promoted 2 years later
97%
Vacancy to placement ratio
9/10
on our NPS score
We measure ourselves on outcomes, not activity. These numbers reflect how we actually perform, not how we pitch.
trusted by.
WHO WE ARE.
SEARCH THAT STARTS WITH UNDERSTANDING THE BUSINESS.
Every PartnerWise engagement is built from scratch. We brief deeply, map the market precisely and deliver shortlists within 45 days. The process is the product, sector-specific intelligence, psychometric assessment via Assessio AI, and PW Edge, our proprietary intelligence platform that reaches talent other firms never see.
We work retained or container because we invest properly. We guarantee every placement for 12 months because we back the quality of our work.
SIX SECTORS. REAL DEPTH IN EACH.
We deliberately focus on six sectors where we have the deepest networks, the strongest track records and the most relevant market intelligence. If your business operates in one of these sectors, we already know your talent landscape and your competitors'.
CONSUMER LIFESTYLE & RETAIL.
Adidas · New Balance · Levi's · Pentland
CCO · VP Marketing · CDO · MD Region · Chief Merchandising Officer
AIRLINE TRAVEL RETAIL.
Dufry/Avolta · Heinemann · Lagardère
Commercial Director · VP Retail Ops · Category Director · MD Region
MEDIA & CONTENT.
Epidemic Sound · DMG Media · Goalhanger
CCO Content · MD Digital Media · CRO · Director of Audience
INDUSTRIAL & B2B.
Carrier · Kidde
COO · VP Engineering · MD Business Unit · Director of Safety
FINANCIAL SERVICES.
MUFG · AJ Bell
CFO · CRO · Head of Compliance · MD Operations
LIFE SCIENCES.
SaniSure (3i) · Precision Medical Group
CEO PE-backed · CSO · VP Clinical Ops · VP Regulatory
HOW WE WORK.
RETAINED SEARCH, BUILT FOR PRECISION. CONTAINER SEARCH, BUILT FOR PARTNERSHIP.
We work exclusively retained or container. No contingency. No multi-agency shortlists. Every search gets dedicated resource, a defined methodology and a named partner who owns the outcome end-to-end.
Brief to shortlist in 45 days.
Our benchmark, hit on 95% of mandates.
Psychometric profiling via Assessio AI.
Leadership style, cultural alignment, derailment risk.
Placement guarantee.
6 months at Director, 12 months at VP and above.
3 to 5 assessed candidates per shortlist.
Quality, not volume.
PW Edge intelligence.
500+ mapped leaders per sector, AI-powered hidden talent discovery, 23+ live data sources.
Interactive client portal.
live progress, candidate profiles, search statistics, document workspace.
Container option.
Staged commitment (typically 20-30% upfront, balance on placement) at exec or sub-exec level. Same process rigour. Particularly effective as a first engagement or paired with a retained mandate.
OUR PROPRIETARY AI PLATFORM DOESN'T JUST FIND CANDIDATES. IT READS THE MARKET.
PW Edge monitors SEC filings, corporate registries, patent databases, parliamentary records, academic citations and global news across 23+ live sources to identify executive talent before they appear on anyone's radar. Eight intelligence modules, dual-model AI, multi-tenant security, and full GDPR compliance, built inside PartnerWise, available to clients as a subscription or bundled with retained search.
Three subscription tiers from £1,500/mo. Bundled free with two or more retained searches per year.
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