Find Your Next Executive Leader with Confidence
Find Talent with Concero
Need an Executive Leader?
Are you a growing company ready to scale, or an established organization navigating change? Finding the right executive talent can make or break your strategic goals.
Concero provides expert retained executive search services in St. Louis, Dallas, and nationwide, finding exceptional leaders who match your vision and help you achieve success. Our expertise lies in placing experienced executives, from CEOs and CFOs to CIO and CISO leaders in technology, cybersecurity, finance, operations, marketing, and enterprise services, who align with both the job requirements and the company culture.
As an executive leadership search firm, Concero focuses on the critical functions that power modern organizations, helping companies identify leaders who can drive transformation, scale teams, and deliver measurable impact.
Why Companies Choose Retained Executive Search Services
In a competitive talent market, retained executive search services ensure a dedicated, thorough approach—unlike contingent recruiting models where multiple firms compete for the same placement.
For hiring leaders, the retained model provides several advantages:
Exclusive Partnership
We work solely for you, committing our full resources to the search. This focused approach allows us to identify and attract passive candidates who are not actively seeking new roles.
Deep Market Insight
Our team leverages an extensive executive network built through years of enterprise staffing partnerships. Rather than simply posting job listings, we conduct confidential outreach to high-caliber professionals aligned with your specific requirements.
Customized Search Process
Every search begins with a collaborative intake process that defines the role, benchmarks compensation, and establishes the leadership profile. This ensures the executives presented are not only qualified but capable of driving long-term impact.
Risk Mitigation and Commitment
The structured retainer model aligns our success with yours. The link between milestone payments and search phases ensures our team’s continuous involvement in identifying, qualifing, and ultimately placing candidates.
Time Efficiency
Executive searches can take months when handled internally. Our structured process accelerates timelines while maintaining rigorous evaluation standards.
Our Executive Placement Process
Regardless of your location, whether in Dallas, St. Louis, or anywhere else in the nation, Concero’s retained executive search services follow the same structured processes, designed to deliver highly qualified leadership candidates efficiently.
Discovery & Strategy
We collaborate closely with your leadership team to define the ideal candidate profile, including skills, experience, leadership style, and cultural alignment.
Research & Sourcing
Using proprietary tools and our executive network, we identify and approach top candidates discreetly through targeted market outreach.
Assessment & Presentation
Candidates undergo comprehensive interviews and leadership evaluations. We present a shortlist of three to five finalists, each accompanied by detailed candidate profiles and search insights.
Interview & Offer Support
Our team coordinates interviews, gathers feedback, and advises on offer strategy to help secure the right candidate.
Onboarding Guidance
Following placement, we provide support and advisory insights to help ensure a successful leadership transition.
Executive & Leadership Search Capabilities
Concero conducts leadership searches locally, regionally, and nationally, depending on the needs of the role and the available talent market.
Retained Executive Search
- High-touch search process designed for critical leadership hires
- Comprehensive market mapping and targeted outreach
- Confidential and discreet search execution for sensitive or replacement hires
- Detailed reference vetting
- White-glove presentation of shortlisted executive candidates
Contingent Executive Search
- Performance-based search model with fees paid upon placement
- Ideal for organizations prioritizing speed and flexibility
- Rapid activation of Concero’s executive network and referral channels
- An efficient screening process to deliver qualified leadership candidates quickly
What Sets Concero Apart
Concero combines the rigor of executive search with the responsiveness of an experienced staffing partner by using the following:
Hybrid Search Model
Executive search methodology paired with the speed of a leading staffing firm.
Strong Leadership Network
Extensive Midwest and national executive relationships, particularly within technology, cybersecurity, and finance.
Consultative Approach
Clients receive ongoing advisory support, including compensation insights, talent availability, and hiring strategy.
Proven Execution
Concero has supported leadership hiring for Fortune 1000 organizations and growth-stage companies seeking transformational leaders.
Concero: Retained Executive Search Services in St. Louis, Dallas, and Across the Nation
Leadership decisions shape the direction of your organization. When the right executive hire matters, a structured and strategic search process makes the difference.
Contact Concero today to discuss how our retained executive search services can help you identify and secure the leadership talent your organization needs.
What is a retained executive search firm, and why do I need one?
Retained executive search is a dedicated recruiting partnership for hiring critical leadership roles, such as directors, vice presidents, and C-suite executives. In this model, the search firm works exclusively with the hiring organization and conducts a structured process to identify, evaluate, and secure the best leadership candidates.
Companies typically hire an executive search firm when they need to:
- Fill a high-impact leadership role such as CEO, CFO, CIO, or VP-level positions
- Access passive executive candidates who are not actively searching for jobs
- Conduct a confidential leadership search, particularly during restructuring or succession planning
- Accelerate hiring timelines for difficult or specialized leadership roles
- Benchmark compensation and leadership expectations against the broader market
- Ensure thorough vetting, including interviews, and reference checks
Through retained executive search, organizations gain a focused recruiting partner dedicated to identifying leaders who align with their strategy, culture, and long-term growth goals.
Tell us what you’re looking for in a candidate. We’ll do the rest.