Search outcomes,
on the record.
Every search we run is governed by confidentiality. The names are not ours to share. The work, and what it produced, is. Below are a representative selection of recent mandates - anonymised, but otherwise unembellished.
- Cyber SecuritySydney · April 2026Executive Search
Chief Information Security Officer
A funded advanced-technology scaleup needed its first CISO ahead of a major contract round. Confidentiality and a scarce intersection of regulated-environment experience plus commercial credibility made this a research-led mandate from day one.
Outcome Confidential appointment; candidate moved from a global cyber firm. Clean handover; client returned for a second adjacent mandate within weeks.
To shortlist14daysTo close63days - Quantitative Trading & MarketsSydney · May 2026Specialist Recruitment
Senior Low-Latency C++ Engineer
A confidential mandate against active competition from two New York-headquartered firms. The mandate required candidates who would not respond to job advertisements and could be persuaded to engage on a confidential conversation, not an open process.
Outcome Candidate accepted in a competitive offer scenario against two global trading firms. Total compensation 18% above original band; client closed under reservation budget.
To shortlist9daysTo close35days - Financial Services & FintechSydney · April 2026Executive Search
Head of Platform Engineering
A regulated digital-banking platform needed a leader who could harden its core infrastructure ahead of a major customer migration. The brief required equal parts platform-engineering credibility and the ability to operate in a heavily regulated environment without losing velocity.
Outcome Retained candidate selected from a shortlist of four. Two senior follow-on hires already commissioned with the firm; integration ahead of schedule.
To shortlist12daysTo close56days - Engineering & ManufacturingSydney · May 2026Specialist Recruitment
Senior RF Engineer
Sydney's automotive RF and radar engineering pool is small and well-networked - a standard advertised search would have produced longlist noise. We ran a mapped, proactive approach across three concentric networks to reach the right engineer rather than the available ones.
Outcome Placement in seat within four weeks of brief. Two follow-up briefs from the same client.
To shortlist7daysTo close28days
A representative selection from the firm and the founder's preceding 15 years of recruitment practice. AEY itself was founded in April 2026; the depth of network it operates from predates it. Additional references provided under NDA on request.
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