How we work

We don't prospect the market. We know it.

85 % of the people we place come from mad connect, our private network. People in post, who answer no job ads and are on no other firm's list.

The process

Day by day

Speed is the single biggest factor in losing a strong candidate. This is the timeline you can hold us to.

01

Briefing

Forty-five minutes. Not a job description, the real context: why this role now, what must be solved in six months, what failed before.

Day 0
02

Mandate & deposit

Mandate signed, 20 % deposit deducted from the final invoice. The search starts the same day.

Day 1
03

Direct approach

We activate mad connect and contact profiles one by one. No adverts, no mass outreach, every approach references your stack, your stage, your context.

Days 2–7
04

Shortlist

Three to four qualified candidates, available and genuinely interested, each with a written assessment.

Day 7
05

Offer & signature

We handle package negotiation with real French market data in hand. Fee invoiced when the candidate signs.

Days 30–45
06

Onboarding follow-up

Structured check-ins at 30, 90 and 180 days, on both sides. This is where executive hires succeed or quietly fail.

6 months
What we recruit

Leadership first, then the team

We hire your CRO, then the ten people they bring in. Same firm, same context, no re-briefing.

01 · Leadership

Executive

C-levels and VPs who build the organisation and answer to the board.

Country ManagerCROCTOVP SalesCPOCFO
02 · Engineering

Tech & Product

From the first lead to the engineers who build. Qualified on the actual stack.

Lead EngineerBackendFullstackDevOpsDataProduct Manager
03 · Revenue

Sales & Growth

The people who carry the number, matched to your segment and sales cycle.

Account ExecutiveSDRSales ManagerHead of GrowthCustomer Success

Opening a role in France?

Describe it in three lines. We reply within 24 business hours with an honest first read: feasibility, target profile, realistic package range.

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