OUR SERVICES
The right approach.
For the right appointment.
Executive Search, Specialist Search and Talent Mapping. Focused support for the hiring and growth decisions that matter.
01 / EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Senior appointments.
A considered search.
For senior, confidential or business-critical appointments where a comprehensive search of the market is required.
Senior appointments require a targeted and discreet approach.
Vallan identifies and approaches leaders for strategically important appointments, including people who are unlikely to be actively looking.
Typical assignments
Managing Directors, Regional Directors, Practice Leaders, Design Directors, Sector Leaders and other senior appointments.
What we provide
- Brief and market definitionA clear search brief, target-company mapping and candidate identification.
- Approach and assessmentDirect candidate approach, assessment and qualification, followed by a considered shortlist.
- Interviews and market feedbackInterview management, compensation insight and feedback from the market.
- Appointment and transitionReferences, offer support, and resignation and notice-period management.
Engagement: Typically retained or exclusive.
Discuss an executive search ↗02 / SPECIALIST SEARCH
Specialist talent.
A focused approach.
For appointments where technical experience, project exposure, sector knowledge or market relationships make the candidate pool relatively small.
Finding specialist talent starts with knowing where to look and who to approach.
We conduct targeted searches across our core markets, from individual specialist hires to building teams around a new leader, project or sector.
What we provide
- Role briefing and target companiesA detailed understanding of the role and the organisations where relevant talent sits.
- Search and qualificationDirect candidate search, approach and screening, with shortlisted candidate profiles.
- Market insight and interviewsCompensation and availability information, plus interview coordination.
- Offer and resignation supportSupport through offer negotiation, acceptance and resignation.
Engagement: Exclusive or contingent, depending on the assignment.
Discuss a specialist appointment ↗03 / TALENT MAPPING
Before you hire,
understand the market.
For clients who need a clearer view of a specialist market before making a hiring or growth decision.
Sometimes the first question is simply: who exists?
A mapping project can focus on a role, discipline, sector, competitor group or geography. It helps identify relevant leaders, specialist teams and technical capabilities, inform succession planning, and define the target population for a future search.
Deliverables, tailored to the brief
- Companies and peopleTarget-company and named individual mapping, with career and experience profiles.
- Teams and capabilitiesOrganisational and team information showing where relevant experience sits.
- Market contextIndicative compensation data and observations on the available talent market.
- Search recommendationsPotential candidate identification and recommended targets for a future search.
Engagement: Fixed project fee. Mapping can develop into an Executive or Specialist Search where appropriate.
Discuss a mapping brief ↗PERSONALLY DELIVERED
Work directly with
the person doing the search.
Every assignment is personally managed, from the initial brief and market research through candidate approach, assessment and appointment.
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