Headhunting
FOR SENIOR POSITIONS AND KEY SPECIALISTS
Direct approach of suitable candidates for your key positions below C-level.
Not every important position is a C-level position. Senior Sales Manager, Country Manager, Senior Product Manager, OEM Key Account Manager — these are the roles that carry your day-to-day business. Filling them wrong costs quarters.
Our Headhunting is the focused direct approach of suitable profiles — built on operational industry experience, with a clear focus and without unnecessary consulting depth. For positions where substance and speed both matter.
How headhunting works
Profile Clarification
A focused briefing conversation in which we work through the position from an operational perspective — task, expectation, hard and soft requirements. The result is a clear search mandate, not a generic requirements profile.
Discreet Direct Approach
We approach suitable profiles from our network directly — often people who are not actively job-searching but become open to a concrete inquiry. Discreet, professional, with respect for blocking notices and current employment relationships.
Industry-Insider Filter
We filter profiles from our own operational experience — before they enter your process. You see only candidates whose substance we have personally verified.
Faster than Classic Search
Headhunting at Sentinel Sports is significantly faster than a full Executive Search process — but at the same level in terms of industry knowledge and insider perspective.
Mandate Model
We take on Headhunting only on an exclusive mandate basis. Direct approach, qualification, and substance assessment require a consultant's full attention — not competition with other providers.
In a confidential initial conversation we clarify whether the position fits our approach, and provide a binding proposal.
When Headhunting, When Executive Search
Headhunting is the right format for senior positions and key specialists below C-level — Senior Sales Manager, Country Manager, Senior Product Manager, OEM Key Account Manager, or Area Sales Manager.
For Managing Director, Board, or divisional lead positions with P&L responsibility, we recommend our more comprehensive Executive Search process. It differs in mandate deep-dive analysis, structured aptitude diagnostics, and longer duration — appropriate for positions where a wrong hire has wide-reaching strategic consequences.