How we work
The Saiyō methodology.
A proactive, embedded, evidence-based approach to ongoing technology hiring. Executive Search uses a separate retained process with deeper assessment and partner ownership.
- 01
Calibration sprint
Week one. We embed in your hiring team, sit through interviews, dissect the last five hires (good and bad) and rebuild the scorecard from first principles. The output is a single-page brief everyone agrees on, including the trade-offs.
- 02
Market map
We map the addressable talent universe for the role: every relevant company, every relevant team, every relevant title. Typically 200 to 800 named individuals per role. This is the bench from which we hunt for the duration of the engagement.
- 03
Calibrated outreach
Personalised, multi-channel sequences. No mass mailers. Each candidate gets a message crafted to their specific situation, written by a senior hunter who has read their work. Response rates run 40 to 60 percent against an industry baseline of 5 to 10.
- 04
Structured assessment
Every shortlisted candidate goes through the same scorecard against the same competencies. We submit interview notes, references and our written rationale alongside the CV. You make the decision. We give you the data to make it well.
- 05
Offer and close
We negotiate on your behalf with full visibility. We pre-close every candidate before the offer goes out. Offer-to-acceptance is 94% on non-executive searches and 96% on Executive Search appointments.
- 06
Continuous loop
The same hunter, the same scorecard, the same market map, week after week. The engagement compounds. Your second hire is faster than your first. Your tenth is faster than your fifth.
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- Shortlists in under 10 days
- 94% offer acceptance
- 100-day replacement guarantee
- 59% average reduction in cost per hire
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