Two consultants per search
A lead partner owns the hiring manager relationship while an associate runs outreach, scheduling, and feedback loops.
Northgate Talent is a retained search desk in Chicago with twelve consultants and one research pod. We work with PE-backed software firms, specialty manufacturers, and professional services groups that need directors and VPs without six-month open roles.
Northgate Talent writes the scorecard with your hiring manager before we source anyone. That document becomes the rubric for phone screens, panel interviews, and reference calls.
A lead partner owns the hiring manager relationship while an associate runs outreach, scheduling, and feedback loops.
We speak with former managers and skip friends-of-friends references that sound nice but teach you nothing.
Every Friday you receive a written update with candidates in play, risks, and recommended next steps—no surprise stalls.
Northgate Talent keeps the same faces on your search from kickoff to signed offer.
Share the title, location, and compensation band. Northgate Talent responds within one business day with a draft search plan.