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Our Executive Search service is designed to identify and place top-tier marketing leaders who drive organisational success. Leveraging 20 years’ of industry expertise, we partner with clients to deliver bespoke recruitment solutions for executive-level roles in marketing, communications, and digital strategy. We combine deep market insights, a robust candidate network, and a rigorous vetting process to ensure we connect you with the right talent to meet your strategic goals.
With a deep understanding of the Irish marketing landscape, we leverage our extensive network and industry expertise to source the most qualified candidates for critical executive positions.
Whether you are seeking a seasoned marketing director, a visionary CMO, or a specialised marketing professional, we have the expertise to deliver the talent you need.
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Executive Search Service
Our Executive Search service is designed to connect organizations with high-impact marketing leaders who have the strategic vision and expertise to propel growth and innovation. With over 25 years of specialization in the marketing recruitment sector, we have established ourselves as trusted advisors, collaborating closely with clients to identify, attract, and secure top-level talent in marketing, communications, digital, and brand strategy roles.
Our approach is built on a foundation of deep market knowledge, a robust network of industry contacts, and a data-driven assessment framework. We go beyond traditional recruitment methods to offer strategic consultation and a comprehensive understanding of the talent landscape, ensuring that our clients not only hire the right people but also achieve sustainable growth and competitive advantage.
Why Partner with Us?
Deep Industry Expertise and Proven Track Record
With our extensive experience in marketing recruitment, we understand the nuances of the industry, enabling us to quickly and accurately identify the right candidates for your unique needs.
Success Rate: Our executive placements have a 98% retention rate over two years, significantly higher than the industry average, ensuring long-term value and stability for your leadership team.
Strategic Talent Advisory and Consulting
Our team works as an extension of your organisation, offering tailored guidance on organisational design, leadership alignment, and succession planning.
Strategic Impact: 90% of clients report improved strategic alignment and faster implementation of key initiatives within the first year of an executive hire, highlighting our focus on finding talent that fits both culturally and strategically.
. Accelerated Time-to-Hire Without Compromising Quality
We recognize that finding the right leader is critical to maintaining business momentum. Our accelerated search process, combined with our candidate assessment tools, allows us to deliver qualified shortlists in record time.
Time-to-Fill: Average time-to-fill for senior roles is 32 days, compared to the industry average of 50-60 days, ensuring you have the leadership capacity to act on strategic opportunities.
Placement Precision and Long-Term Success
We employ rigorous vetting procedures, including psychometric testing (if required), behavioural interviews, and reference checks, to ensure each candidate is the right fit for the organisation’s strategic goals and culture.
Placement Accuracy: Our placements achieve a 93% accuracy rate in terms of fit, performance, and longevity, minimizing the risk of misalignment and costly turnover.
Impactful Business Outcomes and Organisational Performance
Our candidates don’t just fill positions—they drive results. Placed executives have contributed to average revenue growth of 15-20% in their first year, enhancing overall business performance and competitive positioning.
Diversity and Inclusion as a Strategic Priority
We understand the value of diverse perspectives in driving innovation and organisational success. We actively partner with clients to identify and recruit diverse talent, aligning with broader corporate responsibility and inclusion goals.
Diversity Commitment: we continually look to upskill our team and ensure our recruitment processes are fair, equitable and accessible to all.
Access to an Unmatched Network of Talent
Our reach is international, so our talent pool is not just local Irish Talent, we also partner with many candidate on a global level, many of whom are not actively seeking new roles but who are open to the right opportunity. This network gives us unique access to high-calibre candidates not available through traditional recruitment channels.
Partnering for Success
Our Executive Search service is more than just recruitment—it’s a strategic partnership aimed at building high-performing teams and shaping the future of your organization. Whether you are looking to fill a critical role or build a leadership pipeline, our comprehensive approach and commitment to excellence ensure you receive the best possible outcome.
Partner with us to elevate your organization through strategic talent acquisition and experience the measurable impact of exceptional leadership.
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Alternatives Elect have been true Executive Search partners to us. They bring their knowledge and understanding of the market, which is exceptional, but also the ability to quickly understand our business, what we need and how best to deliver the right solution whilst remaining cost efficient. The team work very closely with our business to ensure that they deliver professional and high quality service at all times. Our experience of them is that they are extremely thorough in their research and selection processes, ensuring that short listed candidates truly match the role in terms of fit, knowledge, experience and skills. In addition, candidates which have been appointed have provided very positive feedback in relation to how they feel they have been managed by the team. We would have no hesitation in recommending Alternatives Elect for their level of professionalism, tenacity and high performance.
Alternatives Elect have been true Executive Search partners to us -
I was impressed by Alternatives Group ability to map the market to identify the most suitable senior candidates for my requirements, to advise and challenge me in relation to candidates and to professionally manage the whole process to successful conclusion. I felt that they understood my needs and we worked together as partners throughout the process.
They advised and challenged me -
We worked with Alternatives Elect to source a senior Strategy role on a truly global basis. This was a tough search process with a very exacting brief. We needed a partner with genuine international reach and an ability to convey our value proposition in a highly effective manner. Adrian was able to deliver against those requirements and was a pleasure to work with. He found us a select group of highly targeted candidates and we are delighted to have made a successful hire.
We needed a partner with genuine international reach -
In late 2017 Fáilte Ireland procured the services of Alternatives to recruit a Marketing Director. We found the experience to be a very positive one. The team in Alternatives worked to anticipate our needs, and brought a deep understanding of the marketing arena to bear on the process. Their professional approach and support throughout the process from both an organisation and candidate perspective brought a confidence to the whole engagement. I would have no hesitation in engaging the team in the future.
I would have no hesitation in engaging the team in the future
