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Executive search firms, Atlanta

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 14 retained. The typical firm has 10 people; together they advertise 81 open roles.

Executive Search firms ranked

Executive Search recruiting firms in Atlanta, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	FaithSearch Partnerssince 2007	Executive leadership search for faith-based education, healthcare, nonprofit and media organizations	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	59.1
02	The Dubrof Groupsince 2011	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	56.9
03	BoardWalk Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	56.8
04	Parker Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	26	46.8
05	Kirby Bates Associates	Healthcare executive search and interim leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	46.1
06	CIO Partners10 people · since 2001	C-suite, vice president and director level technology leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	45.0
07	Cornerstone Atlantasince 1990	C-suite, vice presidents, directors and senior specialists across industries	Retained	Not disclosed	0	41.3
08	Jennings Executive Searchsince 2014	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	37.8
09	Boaz Partnerssince 2015	—	Retained	Not disclosed	3	37.6
10	Bowen & Trainsince 2016	Sales, marketing, operations, engineering, human resources and accounting recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	35.8
11	SEC Groupsince 2021	Manufacturing executives, engineering leaders and professional specialists.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	29.6
12	Handler	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	27.8
13	Legacy Executive Searchsince 2023	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	27.3
14	L'AGENCEsince 2024	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	26.1
=15	2020 Search Partners	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Bell Oaks Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	BiotechExec	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	BrightWell Talent Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	CarterBaldwin	Executive leadership search across corporate, education and nonprofit sectors	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Deininger	Executive search, management diagnostics and leadership advisory	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Direct Hire Group	Professional recruitment across finance, legal, technology, engineering, sales and healthcare.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	ECB STAR Group	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Harvard Group International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Human Capital Solutions	Retained executive and professional searches in industrials, healthcare, life sciences, technology and private equity.	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	JM Search	Retained C-suite, board and senior functional leadership search	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	LeadChange	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	L.Maxwell Global	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Marovi	Full-service executive search and technology-assisted leadership assessment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Meraki Search Group	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Muller International	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	ON Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	PierceGray	Executive leadership recruitment for private equity portfolio companies and businesses undergoing transformation.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Pinnacle Search	Executive and professional recruitment for private equity, industrial and business-services companies.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	proHIRE resources	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Raines International	Executive search for private equity and corporate leadership teams	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Retained	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	StevenDouglas	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	TalentCollyde	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	The ExeQfind Group	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	The Grant Partners	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Velocity Search Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=15	Wesley James	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8

01FaithSearch PartnersExecutive leadership search for faith-based education, healthcare, nonprofit and media organizations59.1
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
02The Dubrof Group56.9
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
03BoardWalk Consulting56.8
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
04Parker Executive Search46.8
Not statedNot disclosed26 open roles
05Kirby Bates AssociatesHealthcare executive search and interim leadership46.1
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
06CIO Partners10 people · C-suite, vice president and director level technology leadership45.0
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
07Cornerstone AtlantaC-suite, vice presidents, directors and senior specialists across industries41.3
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
08Jennings Executive Search37.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
09Boaz Partners37.6
RetainedNot disclosed3 open roles
10Bowen & TrainSales, marketing, operations, engineering, human resources and accounting recruitment.35.8
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
11SEC GroupManufacturing executives, engineering leaders and professional specialists.29.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
12Handler27.8
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
13Legacy Executive Search27.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
14L'AGENCE26.1
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152020 Search Partners23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Bell Oaks Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15BiotechExec23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15BrightWell Talent Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15CarterBaldwinExecutive leadership search across corporate, education and nonprofit sectors23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15DeiningerExecutive search, management diagnostics and leadership advisory23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Direct Hire GroupProfessional recruitment across finance, legal, technology, engineering, sales and healthcare.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15ECB STAR Group23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Harvard Group International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Human Capital SolutionsRetained executive and professional searches in industrials, healthcare, life sciences, technology and private equity.23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15JM SearchRetained C-suite, board and senior functional leadership search23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15LeadChange23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15L.Maxwell Global23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15MaroviFull-service executive search and technology-assisted leadership assessment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Meraki Search Group23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Muller International23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15ON Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15PierceGrayExecutive leadership recruitment for private equity portfolio companies and businesses undergoing transformation.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Pinnacle SearchExecutive and professional recruitment for private equity, industrial and business-services companies.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15proHIRE resources23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Raines InternationalExecutive search for private equity and corporate leadership teams23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Retained23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15StevenDouglas23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15TalentCollyde23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15The ExeQfind Group23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15The Grant Partners23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Velocity Search Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=15Wesley James23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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Executive search firms in Atlanta: questions

How do executive search firms in Atlanta charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 14 retained. Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

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