Executive Recruitment and Executive Search

Beyond Recruitment is a trusted partner to Boards, Chief Executives and strategic leadership teams for delivering exclusive and retained Executive Search for senior appointments.

Proudly Kiwi, we are 100% New Zealand-owned and operated, with 20 years of executive search experience across Aotearoa. Dedicated to identifying the best executive talent for organisations ranging from blue chip corporates to premium small- to medium-sized businesses in New Zealand’s most competitive industries, we’ll help you find the leadership talent that matches your unique requirements and strategic objectives.

Our Executive Recruitment and Executive Search team know it is not just about filling gaps in your senior team. When it comes to finding the right strategic leadership, identifying, assessing and recruiting leaders with the right DNA will help your organisation achieve its potential and commercial objectives.

Economic shifts and market changes may alter executive priorities but the need for high performance at the top of your organisation remains constant. The most effective executives don’t let their standards slip – and neither do we.

We understand that each search is different and we work closely with you to understand the unique story of your organisation. Together we will develop a compelling narrative that conveys both the challenges and opportunities of the role – inspiring and galvanising a diverse range of candidates to apply.

Our processes are designed in partnership with you. The goal is to identify the right candidate for your specific context – and our engagement and assessment approach will reflect those unique needs. Through ongoing and supportive dialogue, our consultants will provide honest advice and support. We ensure that evaluation parameters are realistic and allow us to accurately determine each candidate’s leadership capability and potential.

We are genuinely committed to identifying the best person for the role, and we do the mahi to give you access to the widest audience possible. Our proactive, targeted market research ensures that we engage both aspiring and established leaders, from contrasting as well as complementary sectors. Typically, our team will engage 150+ prospective candidates during a leadership search. We draw on Beyond Recruitment’s unrivalled network of public and private sector leaders from around the motu.

Our approach is driven by equity, diversity, and inclusion principles. We see this as our core responsibility as Executive recruiters – and have a solid track record of championing candidates who, for various reasons, have traditionally faced barriers to attainment at leadership level.

An accessible and personalised candidate experience is central to our mission. Everything we do is ultimately a reflection on your organisation. We take this responsibility seriously and ensure that all candidates are kept informed with accurate information in a timely and mana enhancing way.

Work in partnership with you to develop an exciting and accurate recruitment narrative.

Get the message out there via multiple digital channels and advertising.
Broad and deep engagement with talent through a combination of networks and research.
Initial engagement with candidates and preliminary interviews that are aligned with your brand and hiring objectives.
Meticulous shortlisting, recommendations, and meaningful feedback.
Rigorous profiling, assessment, and due diligence.
Support your decision-making with canny and honest advice.
Guarantee effective onboarding to ensure appointments begin on the best possible footing
Post-placement care and follow-up with you and the appointed candidate.

In addition to substantive permanent Executive appointments, we support clients who have interim or short-term leadership requirements. As New Zealand navigates through significant upheaval across the public and private sectors, access to flexible and agile leadership talent will be increasingly important.

Interim Executive Managers are valuable for bridging skills gaps in the existing team, making them particularly beneficial during structural change. More commonly, they deliver transformation, change, and time-specific projects. With a strong track record of delivery, interim leaders have proven credibility.

Beyond Recruitment has an excellent network of established talent for interim executive solutions that offers a wide range of functional and sector-specific expertise. We’d love to connect you with some of the best leaders in the country.

In-depth registration interviews with our Interim executive candidates.

Due diligence and pre-employment checks at registration, to ensure pace of placement.
Careful briefing to understand your challenges and proactively consider solutions outside of traditional recruitment requirements.
Approach and engage only the best candidates that meet your unique criteria.
Connect you with Interim leaders in both formal and informal settings.
Smart shortlisting, recommendations, and meaningful feedback.
Support your decision-making with honest and expert advice.
Sensitive and efficient management of the job offer.
Robust compliance, contract, and payroll services.
Post-placement care and follow-up with you and the appointed candidate.

Our Executive Search practise is led by members of our senior leadership team, including our General Manager and Chief Executive. You can be assured that your project is being handled by someone who not only has an extensive track record in the field but also understands first-hand the demands and expectations of life at the most critical level of a business.

We offer Executive Search and Executive Recruitment services that span each of our specialisations, supporting leadership recruitment across:

Looking for an executive leader? Do get in touch today to have a confidential discussion.

We are proudly local and actively committed to doing the mahi to support diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity for all, and promoting the career prospects of Māori/Pasifika in Aotearoa.