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Cities · South Central

Austin.

Technology and venture-backed growth, with rising healthcare-AI and life-sciences operators. Engaged Headhunters has run searches in Austin since 2009.

Region
South Central
Practices
Technology · AI
Engagement
Engaged · contingent · staffing
Founded
2009
The Austin practice

Local searches, run by recruiters who know the market.

Technology and venture-backed growth, with rising healthcare-AI and life-sciences operators. The recruiter assigned to your search has spent a decade or more in your industry and runs the engagement end-to-end. There is no junior-associate handoff after the kickoff call.

Austin candidate pools are mostly passive at the senior level. Engaged search is built around exactly that condition, the deposit funds passive-talent advertising and dedicated specialist time, and the balance is owed only on placement.

FAQ

Austin,
specifically.

The questions hiring leaders ask in the first scoping call.

Does Engaged Headhunters run searches in Austin?
Yes. Engaged Headhunters runs engaged, contingent, and staffing engagements in Austin, TX and across the broader South Central region. We have placed leadership candidates in Austin since 2009 and continue to run active searches there. The recruiter assigned to your search is matched to your industry and the local market.
What industries do you cover in Austin?
Our deepest practice in Austin is across Technology, AI, Healthcare AI, and Fintech. We also run searches in adjacent verticals when the role profile fits the network's specialist coverage.
How long does an executive search take in Austin?
Engaged search engagements in Austin typically deliver a calibrated shortlist inside three to five weeks and close inside eight to twelve weeks. Director-level searches run faster when the candidate pool is favorable; C-suite and confidential replacements run longer when the comp band requires re-leveling or the search is post-incident.
Are searches in Austin typically engaged or contingent?
Most senior leadership searches in Austin are engaged — the deposit funds passive-talent advertising and dedicated specialist time, and the balance is owed only on placement. Contingent search runs in parallel with internal recruiting for roles where the candidate pool is more active.
Do you work with passive candidates in Austin?
Yes. The senior candidate pool in Austin is mostly passive, especially in Technology and AI. The engaged-search model is built around reaching those candidates discreetly, with credible specialist outreach the local employer market expects.
Hiring leadership in Austin?

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We come back inside one business day with a scoping call and a market read on candidate availability in Austin and the broader South Central.

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CITY · AUSTIN, TX