Retained Search — Founding, Senior Technical Hires, and GTM Roles

Specialized Recruiting, Built for Founders

We are currently accepting retained searches exclusively for high-impact technical and GTM roles:

Engineering & AI

• Founding Engineers

• Product Engineers

• AI Engineers

• Data Engineers

• Machine Learning Engineers

• Technical Product Managers

GTM & Commercial

• Founding GTM Leaders

• Sales Leaders

• Account Executives

• Business Development

• Growth Leaders

• Product Marketing

• Marketing Leaders

Our retained model was designed to make one of the hardest parts of building a company—hiring exceptional talent—simpler and more reliable.

We’ve been recruiting for nearly two decades, and the market has changed dramatically. We’re seeing an increase in fraudulent candidates, AI-generated applications, and candidates who can convincingly present themselves as AI experts without actually having the technical depth to build AI products.

That’s why our approach combines the best of technology with something AI cannot replace: human judgment.

We use AI where it creates a real advantage—evaluating candidate transcripts, identifying patterns, accelerating research, and helping us find the strongest candidates. But our recruiters bring the human expertise required to determine whether someone is genuinely capable, authentic, aligned with your culture, and someone you can actually build a company with.

A True Recruiting Partnership

We intentionally limit each recruiter to four retained searches per month. This allows us to work as a true extension of your team rather than treating your search like another requisition in a queue.

Once you engage us, you immediately begin working with your dedicated recruiter to:

• Develop a detailed candidate profile

• Define the technical, commercial, and cultural requirements

• Build a focused hiring strategy

• Identify and evaluate high-quality candidates

• Navigate the interview and hiring process

• Partner with you through the close

We guarantee a hire within 30 days of purchasing your retainer—or we’ll refund your retainer.

That is the power of a true person-to-person recruiting partnership, augmented by the best technology and AI tools in the business.

Questions? Please feel welcome to reach out directly to our founder, Justine Beirne, at justinebeirne@amadeussearch.com.