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Executive search firms, Singapore

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 2 retained and 6 hybrid. Together they advertise 700 open roles.

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Executive Search firms ranked

Executive Search recruiting firms in Singapore, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	Hatch Asiasince 2011	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	87	57.3
02	CA Searchsince 2003	Executive recruitment across commodities, finance, technology and corporate functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	54.2
03	Aquis Searchsince 2009	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	51.2
04	Alphasearchsince 2011	Mid-career to C-suite search across real estate, finance, technology and emerging markets	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	49.1
05	Conseasince 1975	Executive and middle management recruitment, talent mapping and leadership assessment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	45.3
06	Morgan Philipssince 2013	Executive search and specialist professional recruitment across technical, commercial and corporate functions.	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	44.6
07	Empower Partners Singaporesince 2024	Financial services, investment, technology, risk, compliance and finance executive recruitment	Hybrid	Not disclosed	37	43.5
08	Formative Searchsince 2016	Mid-level to executive recruitment in energy transition, infrastructure, legal and corporate governance	Hybrid	Not disclosed	11	42.6
09	Synovivo Manageria Asiasince 2024	Agriculture, agribusiness, food and biotechnology executives and expert professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	70	42.4
=10	Achieve Groupsince 1990	Executive search and specialist recruitment in finance, technology and corporate functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Aeon Search Consultingsince 2008	Mid and senior management search for corporations and financial institutions	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	BTI Executive Searchsince 1982	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	CareerStar Internationalsince 2003	Local and international professional recruitment, including IT, engineering and pharmaceuticals	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	DR Consultancy Servicessince 2010	Trust, funds and corporate services leadership, finance, compliance and operations	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Ethos BeathChapmansince 2005	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Ethos Search Associatessince 2003	Executive search and professional recruitment in finance, HR, administration, programming and engineering	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Factorial Solutionssince 2002	Executive, board and C-suite search, permanent professional recruitment and IT staffing.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Fitco-Consultingsince 2008	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	JC Howe Internationalsince 2003	Retained search for management and professional roles across Asian markets	Retained	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	JonDavidsonsince 2007	Retained leadership search and professional recruitment across Asia Pacific	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Kingfisher HR Solutions Groupsince 2003	Executive search in life sciences, technology, financial services and corporate functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Lincolnsince 1992	Executive search and interim leadership across professional industries	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	One Search Consultingsince 2010	Mid-to-senior executive search across finance, technology, industrial and professional services	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Orient Consulting Services420 North Bridge Road, #04-07 · since 1999	Senior leadership and C-suite executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	SearchAsia Consultingsince 2007	Executive search and recruitment across banking, finance, technology, HR and legal roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Sheffield Haworthsince 1993	Executive search across financial services, technology and professional services	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Strategic Associatessince 2001	Middle and senior management searches across financial services and corporate functions.	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	The Barton Partnershipsince 2007	Strategy, transformation and value creation executive search and independent consulting	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Timeo-Performancesince 2008	Executive and professional recruitment for European businesses operating across Asia	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=10	Tourlife Consultantssince 2009	Executive, technology and office professional recruitment for Japanese and local Singapore businesses	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=31	Accela Talentsince 2014	Senior and specialist recruitment alongside HR and work-pass advisory	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	40.2
=31	WiseNet AsiaCity Hall	Mid-to-senior management search across Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Malaysia	Not stated	Not disclosed	63	40.2
33	Talentor Singaporesince 2012	Executive and professional search in technology, engineering, healthcare and finance	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	40.1
=34	HRnetOne	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	106	39.7
=34	Humana International Group	Executive leadership, technology, healthcare, financial services and consumer recruitment	Hybrid	Not disclosed	100	39.7
36	EV Search	Executive search and professional recruitment across Southeast Asia	Not stated	Not disclosed	107	39.6
37	Collars Consultancysince 2013	Executive search, headhunting, permanent and contract professional placement across Southeast Asia	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	38.9
38	The Supreme HR Advisorysince 2014	Executive and professional recruitment across finance, technology, engineering and corporate functions.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	37.8
=39	Kingsley Gatesince 2015	Board, CEO, C-suite and senior professional executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	36.6
=39	WeLinkTalentsince 2015	Middle management to C-suite, growth companies, consulting, transformation and AI/data	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	36.6
41	Talent-Mergesince 2016	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	35.4
42	Oxford HR	Leadership search for purpose-led and social-impact organizations	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	33.6
=43	Exquisitz Asiasince 2018	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	33.1
=43	Recruitment Hiresince 2018	Regional executive recruitment and talent mapping	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	33.1
45	TalentNex Consulting	Leadership and specialist search in engineering, digital transformation and enterprise technology	Not stated	Not disclosed	14	33.0
46	Beyond Searchsince 2019	Mid-level to C-suite technology, finance, public-sector and Web3 professionals	Retained	Not disclosed	0	31.9
47	Invictus Searchsince 2020	CFO and finance leaders, food and agribusiness executives, and cross-border leadership search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	30.8
=48	Kairos Global Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	30.2
=48	Menasa & Partners Asia-Pacific	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	30.2
50	GoldPhieldsince 2024	Mid-to-senior and C-suite search for engineering, energy and industrial corporate functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	28.5

01Hatch Asia57.3
Not statedNot disclosed87 open roles
02CA SearchExecutive recruitment across commodities, finance, technology and corporate functions54.2
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
03Aquis Search51.2
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
04AlphasearchMid-career to C-suite search across real estate, finance, technology and emerging markets49.1
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
05ConseaExecutive and middle management recruitment, talent mapping and leadership assessment.45.3
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
06Morgan PhilipsExecutive search and specialist professional recruitment across technical, commercial and corporate functions.44.6
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
07Empower Partners SingaporeFinancial services, investment, technology, risk, compliance and finance executive recruitment43.5
HybridNot disclosed37 open roles
08Formative SearchMid-level to executive recruitment in energy transition, infrastructure, legal and corporate governance42.6
HybridNot disclosed11 open roles
09Synovivo Manageria AsiaAgriculture, agribusiness, food and biotechnology executives and expert professionals42.4
Not statedNot disclosed70 open roles
=10Achieve GroupExecutive search and specialist recruitment in finance, technology and corporate functions41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Aeon Search ConsultingMid and senior management search for corporations and financial institutions41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10BTI Executive Search41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10CareerStar InternationalLocal and international professional recruitment, including IT, engineering and pharmaceuticals41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10DR Consultancy ServicesTrust, funds and corporate services leadership, finance, compliance and operations41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Ethos BeathChapman41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Ethos Search AssociatesExecutive search and professional recruitment in finance, HR, administration, programming and engineering41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Factorial SolutionsExecutive, board and C-suite search, permanent professional recruitment and IT staffing.41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Fitco-Consulting41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10JC Howe InternationalRetained search for management and professional roles across Asian markets41.3
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10JonDavidsonRetained leadership search and professional recruitment across Asia Pacific41.3
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Kingfisher HR Solutions GroupExecutive search in life sciences, technology, financial services and corporate functions41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10LincolnExecutive search and interim leadership across professional industries41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10One Search ConsultingMid-to-senior executive search across finance, technology, industrial and professional services41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Orient Consulting Services420 North Bridge Road, #04-07 · Senior leadership and C-suite executive search41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10SearchAsia ConsultingExecutive search and recruitment across banking, finance, technology, HR and legal roles41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Sheffield HaworthExecutive search across financial services, technology and professional services41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Strategic AssociatesMiddle and senior management searches across financial services and corporate functions.41.3
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=10The Barton PartnershipStrategy, transformation and value creation executive search and independent consulting41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Timeo-PerformanceExecutive and professional recruitment for European businesses operating across Asia41.3
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=10Tourlife ConsultantsExecutive, technology and office professional recruitment for Japanese and local Singapore businesses41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=31Accela TalentSenior and specialist recruitment alongside HR and work-pass advisory40.2
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=31WiseNet AsiaCity Hall · Mid-to-senior management search across Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Malaysia40.2
Not statedNot disclosed63 open roles
33Talentor SingaporeExecutive and professional search in technology, engineering, healthcare and finance40.1
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=34HRnetOne39.7
Not statedNot disclosed106 open roles
=34Humana International GroupExecutive leadership, technology, healthcare, financial services and consumer recruitment39.7
HybridNot disclosed100 open roles
36EV SearchExecutive search and professional recruitment across Southeast Asia39.6
Not statedNot disclosed107 open roles
37Collars ConsultancyExecutive search, headhunting, permanent and contract professional placement across Southeast Asia38.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
38The Supreme HR AdvisoryExecutive and professional recruitment across finance, technology, engineering and corporate functions.37.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=39Kingsley GateBoard, CEO, C-suite and senior professional executive search36.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=39WeLinkTalentMiddle management to C-suite, growth companies, consulting, transformation and AI/data36.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
41Talent-Merge35.4
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
42Oxford HRLeadership search for purpose-led and social-impact organizations33.6
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
=43Exquisitz Asia33.1
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=43Recruitment HireRegional executive recruitment and talent mapping33.1
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
45TalentNex ConsultingLeadership and specialist search in engineering, digital transformation and enterprise technology33.0
Not statedNot disclosed14 open roles
46Beyond SearchMid-level to C-suite technology, finance, public-sector and Web3 professionals31.9
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
47Invictus SearchCFO and finance leaders, food and agribusiness executives, and cross-border leadership search30.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=48Kairos Global Search30.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
=48Menasa & Partners Asia-Pacific30.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
50GoldPhieldMid-to-senior and C-suite search for engineering, energy and industrial corporate functions28.5
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles

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Executive search firms in Singapore: questions

How do executive search firms in Singapore charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 2 retained and 6 hybrid. 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.

How are executive search firms ranked here?

Rank is within this specialty only. The biggest factor is specialist focus: the share of a firm's open roles that are in this field. Hiring activity and track record make up the rest. No firm can pay for placement.

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