Staff augmentation, managed services and executive search: three models with equal weight, for everything from a single embedded engineer to a board appointment. The difference between them is not the calibre of the people. It is who directs the work, and who carries the risk if it changes.
A dedicated professional embedded in your team, working under your direction. You set the priorities and run the stand-ups; we hold the employment contract, payroll, insurance and compliance. The right model when you want the continuity of a full-time team member without opening an entity or taking on the exit risk. The same model covers senior people on a part-time, fractional basis, such as a CTO or a finance lead, for when the problem needs twenty years of judgement rather than forty hours a week.
Offshore staff augmentation in detail → · Fractional and part-time senior people →
End-to-end delivery of a defined scope, run to documented SLAs. You agree the outcome and we manage the people, the sequencing and the delivery against it, web and app builds, data migration, e-commerce operations.
Retained search for C-suite, board and country leadership: CEO, CIO, CTO, CFO, COO and non-executive appointments. We map the market, approach leaders who are not looking, assess against the brief rather than the CV, reference properly and manage the offer. Confidential by default, and run for corporates who cannot advertise the role.
The most recent appointment was a Chief Operating Officer for a large IT services group, delivered under a confidential mandate.
How an executive search runs →
| Staff augmentation | Managed services | Executive search | |
|---|---|---|---|
| You are buying | Capacity, full time or fractional | An outcome | A leader |
| Who directs the work | You | We do | You, once appointed |
| Commitment | Ongoing, full time or part time | Fixed scope | One mandate |
| Typical trigger | A seat you cannot fill | A project with a deadline | A senior appointment |
| Commercials | Monthly per resource | Fixed scope or milestones | Retained or contingent fee |
Not sure which? Most engagements start as one seat under augmentation, because it is the lowest way to find out whether the working relationship holds before committing to anything larger.
