Search brief
Precise brief — outcomes, deal-breakers and market context.
Solution · Talent & Recruiting
One permanent hire, delivered cleanly.
For one important permanent role, we run a focused search with a written brief, direct outreach and a structured shortlist — with fixed-fee terms where approved and replacement support built in.
Built for teams with a specific permanent hire
Does this sound like your situation?
If two or more are true, this is likely the right first move. A senior operator confirms the fit on the diagnosis call.
- One critical role is open and the queue matters.
- Job postings return the wrong candidates.
- The team lacks time to run a proper search.
- Previous agency work returned a resume pile, not a shortlist.
- Cost predictability matters more than open-ended terms.
Engagement model
Direct-hire search engagement
A senior operator owns the search from brief to hire. Sourcing is direct — outreach, screening and shortlist against a written scorecard, with a fixed-fee model where the role fits it.
What we need from you
- Written role scorecard and approved compensation range
- Interview panel availability inside a two-week window
- Hiring manager available for weekly reviews
- ATS access to keep the record aligned
- Access to the executive sponsor for a weekly 30-minute review
Access shortens time-to-value. Missing inputs are documented and handled — they do not stop the engagement.
30 · 60 · 90 days. Directional, not guaranteed.
An expectation-setter, not a promise. Results depend on the starting position, decisions made and access provided.
- 30 days
- Brief agreed and target market mapped
- Direct outreach live
- First interviewed candidates
- 60 days
- Shortlist delivered with rationale
- Panel and reference process complete
- Offer negotiated
- 90 days
- Hire started
- Onboarding checkpoint at 30 days
- Replacement terms available if needed
Plan deeply. Build once. Improve continuously.
Delivered by senior operators across direct hire placement.
The modules inside this engagement.
Direct outreach
Named, personalised outreach — not job-board volume.
Screening
Structured screening against scorecard criteria.
Shortlist
Three to five ranked candidates with written rationale.
Hire
Offer support, negotiation and start-date coordination.
Replacement-support terms
Written terms for replacement if the hire does not stick, where scope allows.
Where this engagement shows up.
Technology & SaaS
Senior product, engineering or go-to-market individual hires.
Professional services
Partner, senior associate or leadership hires.
Financial services
VP-level and compliance-sensitive individual placements.
Healthcare
Executive and specialist clinical leadership hires.
Delivered with
FlowPlacedthe ecosystem's fixed-fee recruitment platform, where scope fits.
Proof
Direct hire, done the way we hire ourselves.
Internal delivery of direct-hire placements inside the Flow ecosystem. The same operators and process are used on client engagements.
Frequently asked
About this engagement.
- Is the fixed fee always available?
- For most roles, yes. Some rare or highly senior searches require a bespoke model — we discuss it upfront.
- What happens if the hire leaves early?
- Written replacement-support terms cover an early-exit window; specifics are agreed per engagement.
- Can you run confidential searches?
- Yes. Discretion is a standard capability, not an add-on.
- How does an engagement start?
- A short diagnosis conversation with a senior operator, followed by a written proposal with named ownership and a scope your team can live with.
- Do you work with our existing team?
- Yes. We are designed to sit alongside internal teams — leading where appropriate, coaching where not. Nothing is done behind the client's back.
Delivered with TaaSFlow
Ready to start a role, or already a client?
Operational hiring lives in TaaSFlow — a Flow Group Ventures company. Strategic conversations stay with an FGV operator.
Talk to an FGV Talent PartnerA working conversation with a senior FGV operator.
Start a Hiring RequestYou’ll continue to the secure TaaSFlow hiring workspace to submit your role.You’ll continue to the secure TaaSFlow hiring workspace to submit your role.
Client LoginYou’ll continue to the secure TaaSFlow client workspace sign-in.
View Open RolesOpen roles are published and managed in TaaSFlow. You’ll continue to the TaaSFlow job board to browse and apply — Flow Group Ventures does not run a separate job board.
Join the Candidate NetworkYou’ll continue to TaaSFlow to join the candidate network. Your profile is held and managed in TaaSFlow.
Platform relationship
Delivered through the Flow ecosystem
Flow Group Ventures owns the engagement. Specialist platforms inside the ecosystem run the execution relevant to this work.
FlowPlacedDelivered through FlowPlaced
For fixed-fee direct-hire searches.
- Single-role direct hire
- One fixed fee, no percentage
- Shortlist against a written brief
- Payment only after a successful hire
- Replacement support window
- Healthcare and legal depth
Relationship to Flow Group Ventures: FGV confirms that one hire — not a hiring system — is the right answer; FlowPlaced runs the search on a fixed fee.
Delivered through TaaSFlow
For managed recruiting, sourcing, scoring and hiring visibility.
- Structured role intake
- Managed sourcing at volume
- Calibrated candidate scoring
- Interview and process workflow
- Hiring visibility for the client team
- Workforce planning support
Relationship to Flow Group Ventures: FGV defines the workforce plan and stays accountable for the outcome; TaaSFlow runs the operational hiring process and client workspace.
Next step
Book a call to
discuss direct hire placement.
A short working conversation with a senior operator. No pitch deck. A written diagnosis follows within days.