Executive & Professional Search
Oxford Search Group recruits executives, functional leaders, and hard-to-find specialists. We know how to approach people who are succeeding where they are and give them a credible reason to consider a move.
Practice areas
Our work spans the technical, commercial, and operating roles that help businesses grow. Each search starts with the work the hire will own and the markets where that experience can be found.
Hiring solutions
We lead executive and permanent searches directly. For defined projects and interim needs, we work with staffing partners who can support the assignment.
01 / Core service
Direct search for leaders and specialists whose experience matters to the business, from an executive succession to a technical hire the team has struggled to fill.
Explore executive and permanent search02 / Partner-supported
For interim coverage or work with a defined scope and end date, Oxford can bring in a staffing partner with relevant expertise and availability.
Explore contract staffingThe Oxford Advantage
Over more than 20 years in search, Oxford has built relationships with independent recruiters and specialist search firms across the country. We bring in partners who know the industry, function, or region, and Oxford stays accountable for the search and the candidates we present.
See how we workAgree on what the hire must accomplish, where comparable experience is likely to be found, and what would make the opportunity worth a conversation.
Identify relevant companies and approach people directly. Bring in recruiting partners who know the sector or local market when their relationships can improve coverage.
Assess candidates against the agreed criteria. With each introduction, explain why the person is interested, what their experience suggests, and what to explore in interviews.
Keep the hiring team and candidates informed, surface concerns while there is time to address them, and stay in touch through the offer and transition.
Oxford Insights
What to settle before opening a search, when to bring in a contractor, and what to ask when someone calls about your next role.
Hiring strategy
What the hiring team needs to agree on before it starts approaching candidates.
Read Define the assignment before you write the job descriptionTalent planning
Decide who should own the work, how long it will take, and what happens when the assignment ends.
Read Permanent hire or contractor? Start with what the work requiresCareer perspective
Find out why the role is open, what you would own, and what success would look like.
Read Four questions to ask when a recruiter calls about a leadership roleStart a conversation