Embedded headhunters, as a subscription
Specialist hiring isn't a capacity problem. It's an access problem.
Most talent solutions give you more of what you already have: more recruiters, more job ads, more inbound. RaaS gives you something different, senior headhunters embedded in your team, reaching the specialist candidates the active market never surfaces.
10-day sprint
Sourced
98Engaged
75Longlist
20Shortlist
6Interviews
4Who RaaS is for
One subscription. Three stages. Different jobs to do at each.
RaaS works differently depending on where you are. At each stage we change what we bring, not what you pay for.
Startup
We build the system.
We hire 12–30 critical roles a year for Seed–Series B technology without a TA function (or with a single in-house recruiter holding it all together). We bring the playbook, ATS hygiene, scorecards, interview kits, outreach engine, and run the searches while we stand it up.
Your first proper hiring engine, run by us.
Scale-up
We refine and add firepower.
Driving headhunt capacity of 30–100 roles per year for Series B–D technology with internal TA teams drowning in senior and specialist briefs. We embed alongside them, take the hardest searches, upgrade sourcing, and absorb volume spikes without you adding more permanent TA headcount.
Your in-house team's headhunting arm.
Enterprise
Flex at scale.
Embedded multi-region headhunting layer that consolidates agency spend. Flexes across UK/EU/US/APAC and runs 100+ proactive searches your in-house team can't.
Agency spend, consolidated. Coverage, expanded.
What we’ll deliver
Specialist hiring coverage with measurable commercial outcomes.
If you hire between 5 – 150 specialist hires per year, our embedded headhunter model could be for you.
68%
Average savings for Saiyō partners versus a traditional agency model
36%
Average time to hire reduction
115%
Delivery target success
59%
Average cost per hire reduction
10/10
Average client satisfaction score
Verticals
Six verticals across technology.
Six industries our software & technology vendor clients build for. Find the one your business sits in, we bring the network and domain context that fits.
SaaS & B2B
Enterprise and business apps sold on subscription.
ExploreCyber & Security
Detection, identity, endpoint, cloud security, SecOps, network.
ExploreFintech
Payments, banking infra, lending, insurtech, wealth, crypto.
ExploreData & AI
Data infra, warehousing, BI, ML platforms, AI/LLM tooling.
ExploreCloud & DevTools
IaaS, PaaS, containers, observability, CI/CD, dev platforms.
ExploreConsumer & Mobile
B2C apps, marketplaces, e-commerce, social, gaming, media.
Explore"See how Boomi hires with Saiyō, embedded headhunters, delivered as a RaaS subscription, working across four continents with cost-per-hire down more than 60% on the roles we own."
Proven headhunt search
15 years refining the craft. We tap hidden networks to engage high-calibre, often passive talent, candidates you won't find on the active market.
Real-time insights
Every step of the process visible, live. ATS tracking, talent maps, candidates in play, through your bespoke client portal and dedicated 24/7 Slack channel.
Guarantee-backed
A 45-day delivery guarantee and 100-day free replacement guarantee on every search. Talent you need, with zero risk.
Build world-class teams
Access the best technology talent worldwide. From CxO leadership to Sales, Product, Marketing, CS and Professional Services across the GTM org.
Want this mapped to your own hiring plan?
30 minutes. Senior partner, not an SDR. No obligation.
What we recruit for
The roles we recruit for.
Technology scale-ups hiring 5 to 150 specialist roles a year, covered end to end across every function that drives growth.
Leadership
Founders, CxO and VP leadership hires who set direction.
Sales
AEs through VPs of Sales and GTM leadership. Found and engaged, not applied.
Product
Product managers and product leaders who own the roadmap.
Marketing
Demand generation, brand and marketing leadership that builds pipeline.
Customer Success
CSMs and CS leadership protecting adoption, retention and expansion.
Professional Services
Implementation, pre-sales and delivery consultants who land value.
Technology
Engineering and technical leaders, from senior ICs to CTOs.
AI
The strategic AI hires defining your next decade: ML engineers, applied AI leads and AI product leadership.
Not sure we cover your function? Ask us.
Why teams switch to RaaS
What problems does RaaS actually solve?
Time-to-hire keeps slipping past 45 days
How we answer it
38-day average time-to-hire on the roles we own. First shortlist in under two weeks from kick-off.
Cost-per-hire keeps climbing
How we answer it
Fixed monthly subscription with credits that flex across roles. Cost-per-hire down more than 60% on the roles we own.
Agency fatigue and bidding wars
How we answer it
One embedded partner. No per-hire fees, no multi-agency briefs, no junior coordinators swapping in and out. Your brand, your process, your team.
Who you actually get
Who actually runs your search? Trained headhunters, not more TA.
Most embedded models drop a TA generalist into your seat. Same engine you already have, in a different chair.
Saiyō embeds senior headhunters with 7+ years of technology search behind them. Their primary craft is going out: market maps, named-target outreach, calibrated conversations with people who weren't looking. The process work happens too, but the operator was trained to hunt first.
They stay accountable for the whole search. Where a role needs expertise beyond their own patch, they draw it from our curated global network of specialist headhunters, at no extra cost to you.
One accountable team, with global specialist depth behind it.
Your embedded headhunters remain accountable for every search, from strategy through to offer. When additional specialist expertise adds value, whether that is a niche function, an unfamiliar market or a new geography, they draw on Saiyō's curated global network of specialist headhunters. It runs inside the same process, the same ATS and the same subscription.
How the Specialist Search Network worksHow we're paid
How is RaaS priced , and what are we committing to?
Most embedded providers bill for recruiter time. If no one gets hired, you still pay. Saiyō credits are satisfied by a hireable shortlist, with a 45-day delivery guarantee and 100-day replacement on every placement. Unused credits roll 10% into year two. If we've started a search, we finish it, contract status irrelevant.
delivery guarantee
free replacement
credit rollover into year two
How it works
How does RaaS deliver a shortlist in under 10 days?
Discovery & embed
Week 1
We meet your hiring leaders, learn your product and your pitch, and embed into your stand-ups, Slack and ATS. We become an extension of your team, not a vendor.
Talent mapping & outreach
Days 1–10
We build a live talent map for every brief and start direct outreach to passive senior candidates inside your target companies. No job ads. No waiting on inbound.
Headhunted shortlist
By day 10
A qualified shortlist of headhunted candidates, not CVs, delivered into your ATS, with full notes, motivations and salary calibration.
Offer, accept, replace-guaranteed
Through to day 100
We manage interviews, offers and counter-offer scenarios. Every placement is backed by a 100-day free replacement guarantee.
Traditional agency
Transactional. Reactive.
- Per-placement fees of 20–30% of salary
- Reactive, starts the day you brief them
- Job ads + inbound + LinkedIn searches
- New account manager every search
- No visibility into pipeline or process
Saiyō RaaS
Embedded. Proactive. Predictable.
- One predictable monthly subscription
- Always-on, embedded into your team
- Direct outreach to passive senior talent
- Dedicated headhunters who know your brand
- Live portal, ATS sync, 24/7 Slack channel
The definitive guide
Embedded headhunting, explained.
The model behind Saiyō. Why the best candidates rarely apply, what The Accessibility Gap costs a scale-up, and how embedded headhunters differ from agencies, RPO and internal TA. Read it, download it, or listen to the audio narration.
- 3,500-word field guide, no email gate.
- Branded 8-page PDF. Share it with your team.
- ~14 minute audio narration on the same page.
In their words
Built for teams scaling at pace.
Exceeding Expectations
"Saiyō deliver an unparalleled level of service, allowing us to scale at pace, with the right people, while exceeding expectations.
Chief Sales Officer, Skeepers
Great Partner
"The team at Saiyō are a trustworthy and reliable partner for all of our hiring needs. They also operate in a truly conscientious manner, acting as an extension to our brand.
Global Talent Leader, E2open
Executive Search
"The Saiyō team are extremely talented and insightful professionals, having helped me source top-notch talent to fuel the growth of the company.
Chief Executive Officer, Powwr
Start hiring inside 10 days
Get a costed hiring plan for the next 12 months.
30-minute call. You leave with a role-by-role plan, a fixed monthly figure, and a shortlist timeline mapped to your roadmap, whether you subscribe or not.
- Shortlists in under 10 days
- 96% offer acceptance
- 100-day replacement guarantee
- Up to 59% lower cost per hire
30 minutes. Senior partner, not an SDR. No obligation.