We find the transformational leaders your next chapter demands
We combine bespoke research rigor with data-driven market intelligence to secure the transformative leadership that standard recruitment misses. Our director-led mandates ensure every appointment is strategically aligned and rigorously de-risked.
Our Impact In Numbers
100% of all retained searches to-date resulted in a shortlist.
We find the leaders who aren't looking, but are delivering
We can move at the pace your situation demands, without sacrificing rigor.
Cross-Sector Fluency.
Uncompromising Leadership Focus
Our team has partnered with leaders and organisations across sectors including:
You get one shot at hiring right leader
The most transformative leaders are rarely the most visible. They are not browsing job boards, they are not waiting in databases, and they certainly do not apply to adverts. They are actively delivering results elsewhere.
For strategically significant appointments – CEO, C-Suite, and senior leadership – intuition is not a strategy. These roles demand a level of reach, rigor, and discretion that internal teams and high-volume recruiters cannot provide.
Our firm’s reputation acts as an immediate advantage. We provide direct access to elite senior leaders who will only engage with an advisory partner they perceive as a peer. We do not just fill vacancies; we secure the specific DNA required to dictate your organisation’s future.
The CJPI Methodology
The Market Intelligence & Mapping Phase
This is where the mandate begins - not by scanning networks, but by intimately immersing ourselves in your dynamics, culture, and strategic objectives. We conduct a rigorous requirements capture to clarify the exact outcomes you need. Our dedicated research team then executes a bespoke market map, combining traditional, deep-dive research with advanced predictive tools to target high-performing leaders, whether they are actively looking or not.
The Search & Headhunting Phase
Our reach extends far beyond conventional platforms. Once our tailored talent map is defined, our team execute a highly discreet, targeted approach. We directly engage leaders who possess the precise blend of capability and cultural alignment. For non-confidential mandates, we tap into our exclusive, cross-border networks to reinforce the search strategy, ensuring we don't just find capable candidates - we find those uniquely wired for your specific context.
The Evidence-Based Selection Phase
Selection is driven by rigorous analysis, not "gut feeling." Led by leadership assessment experts, our end-to-end evaluation process involves structured screening, profound behavioural analysis, and extended Occupational Personality Profiling. We benchmark every candidate against a bespoke 'ideal profile' - often developed by analysing your existing team and critical interfaces. This ensures a true 360-degree fit, equipping you with a highly scrutinised, strategic shortlist.
Post Placement Support & Guarantee
A mandate does not end at the signature. We actively partner with you through the onboarding and integration phases to ensure rapid alignment and impact. Because we are invested in your long-term success, we share the risk: our retained searches are backed by a robust placement guarantee. If the individual does not perform within the guarantee period, we will execute a replacement search at no additional fee.
We specialise in the high-stakes appointments that define an organisation's trajectory. Whether you are navigating a turnaround, scaling globally, or transitioning leadership, we secure the specific DNA required for success.
CEO
The C-Suite
Managing Director
Partners
Investment Executives
Functional Leaders
Why Clients Work With CJPI
When you appoint CJPI, a Director leads every phase of the mandate. From the initial strategic briefing to the final negotiation, you are represented by a consultant with the commercial gravity to engage your Board and the experience to rigorously challenge your candidates. No junior hand-offs; no diluted expertise.
The CJPI Guarantee
Milestone Transparency
Where Science Meets Expertise
We replace assumption with objective, data-driven analysis. By utilising Ideal Candidate Profiling, we define the exact metrics of success for your organisation from day one.
360° Alignment: We assess the ideal fit across all dimensions - as a leader, a subordinate, and a peer within your existing team dynamic.
Targeted Probing: Our methodology reveals specific areas for exploration, allowing for deeper, more meaningful conversations during final interviews.
Evidence-Based Selection: A rigorous, data-led approach that supports objective, anti-bias decisions.
Meet CJPI’s key contacts for our Executive Search Practice
Our Search Practice is led by senior experts. This means the team assessing your candidates possesses the commercial maturity to understand your strategy, and the gravity to represent your brand to the market's most senior talent.
You get one shot at hiring the right leader. Make it count.
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Client Success Stories
Diversity & Inclusion
At CJPI we firmly believe that when you seek the best leaders, a diverse high-performing team is the natural result. Our approach is grounded in these values, and we are dedicated to upholding them in every facet of our work. Our promise is to find the best individual for each role, regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disabilities or age. We are proud signatories of the UK Governments Code for executive search firms.
Insights From Our Headhunters
Frequently Asked Questions
Aside from the significant cost of a bad hire, the reasons you should partner with a professional firm range from; our extensive networks, access to specialist tools, and expertise in recruiting strategically significant roles - all of which you probably don't have in-house.
Even if you did have all of this expertise in-house, one huge issue remains: The best candidates for the job probably won't engage with you directly...
Executive recruiters help companies find and hire the best candidates for senior roles, including C-suite search and director level leadership recruitment. They work closely with clients to understand their needs and culture, and then develop a customised search strategy.
They also gain a deep understanding of the industries and roles they work with, and they have access to a wide network of qualified candidates. They also have the expertise to assess candidates' skills, experience, and fit for the role and the company.
Leadership recruiters typically handle all aspects of the hiring process, from developing the job description to headhunting, screening candidates and conducting interviews to negotiating compensation. They can also help with onboarding and other post-hire tasks.
Executive search firms will normally quote their fees as a percentage or an equivalent fixed fee for a search. The fee is typically calculated on a percentage of the candidates remuneration, with the industry average representing between 30% - 35% of the role’s first year salary.
At CJPI, our search fees are calculated in the same way, but we convert this into a fixed-fee, which avoids 'fee creep' or punishing you for increasing an offer to a great candidate.
As a retained firm, our fee is split into three payment milestones.
As part of our research phase, we create our timeline and deliverables document which sets the pace of the search. The timescales we set depend on the specific role, industry and the talent pool identified within our research phase to ensure that the search is optimal and exhaustive.
However, our focus and team structure means that the majority of our searches are completed within 4-8 weeks from initiation to making an offer to the successful candidate.
Here are some of the key benefits of working with an executive search firm:
- Access to a wider pool of qualified candidates
- Expertise in assessing candidates for senior roles
- Customised search strategy that aligns with your company's needs and culture
- Objective and discreet counsel
- Reduced time to hire
- Access to specialist tools to reveal insights unavailable to employers directly
- A team solely focused on the search and selection of senior and strategically significant roles.
We are a London-based firm, but serve clients operating globally. Our engagements have included roles in the UK, Europe, North America, Australia, the Middle East and Asia.