The Fintech Executive Search Firm for C-Suite and VP Hires.
CRO, CCO, CGO, VP Sales, Head of Payments, Head of Risk. 1-3 pre-vetted leaders delivered in 72 hours. 12% flat fee. No retainer, no hire, no fee.
- 72-hour shortlists - vetted against 300+ fintech exec benchmarks
- 12% flat fee vs 30-33% retained at traditional exec search firms
- Founder-led intake - no associate handoff after the pitch
"We closed our CRO in 18 days. Daversa quoted 10 weeks and a $135K retainer. Same caliber of candidate, a third of the cost."
Every fintech leadership hire - from first VP to C-suite.
Founder-led fintechs at Series A through C come to us for the executive layer that generalist retained firms charge 3x more to deliver.
Commercial & Revenue
Growth & Go-to-Market
Payments & Product
Risk & Compliance
Finance & Operations
Technology & Data
Retained-quality search. Contingency-style flexibility.
Heidrick, Daversa and Selby Jennings built the traditional exec search model. We rebuilt it for founders who don't want to sign a $100K retainer before seeing a single candidate.
Founder Intake Call
30 minutes with our founding team. We map your target company list, compensation band, must-haves, and deal-breakers. No retainer to book the call.
72-Hour Executive Shortlist
1-3 pre-vetted leaders with full scorecards: revenue history, exit outcomes, comp expectations, reference-verified outcomes at prior fintechs.
Offer, Hire, Onboard
We support offer negotiation, equity structure, and week-1 through week-12 onboarding. 12% flat fee payable on start. 90-day free replacement.
Retained exec search vs. JobCompass.
Traditional firms built for Fortune 500 CEO searches charge founders the same fees for a VP hire. The model is overpriced for Series A-C.
- 30-33% of first-year comp + retainer schedule
- 8-14 weeks from brief to shortlist
- Named partner sells the engagement, associate runs it
- Off-the-shelf benchmarks - not fintech-specific
- Retainer owed even if the search stalls
- 12% flat fee - only if you hire, no retainer
- 72-hour first shortlist - average hire in 18 days
- Founder-led throughout - no associate handoff
- Fintech-specific benchmarks from 300+ placements
- 90-day free replacement - no prorated rebate
Transparent pricing. No surprises.
Flat fees, no retainers, and you only pay when you hire. See our plans and find the right fit for your team.
View pricing plansFrequently asked questions.
Traditional retained exec search firms charge 30-33% of first-year compensation plus a retainer schedule, typically $80K-150K before a shortlist. We charge a flat 12% fee payable only when you hire. No retainer, no milestones billed upfront. Our shortlists arrive in 72 hours, not 8-14 weeks, because our model is built around a fintech-specific candidate bench rather than generalist networks.
CRO, CCO, CGO, VP Sales, VP Marketing, Head of Growth, Head of Payments, Chief Compliance Officer, MLRO, Head of Risk, Chief Product Officer, VP Engineering, and CFO. We work across payments, BaaS, embedded finance, lending, wealthtech, regtech, insurtech, and crypto infrastructure. We do not place board directors or public-company CEOs.
14-21 days from brief to signed offer for VP roles where interviews are scheduled within 5 business days of shortlist. 28-45 days for C-suite roles with board involvement. We deliver the first shortlist in 72 hours; the rest of the timeline depends on your interview velocity. Faster is always possible - our record is a signed CRO offer 11 days after intake.
Yes. Most of our exec searches come from Series A-C fintechs hiring their first VP Sales, CRO, or CCO. For seed-stage firms hiring a first operator (Head of Growth, Head of Ops), we recommend starting with our Launch plan rather than a full exec search.
Zero dollars owed until a candidate from our shortlist signs an offer. No retainer, no milestone billing, no engagement fee. If none of our candidates are right, you owe nothing. The 12% flat fee is invoiced on the candidate's start date and covers the entire search, offer support, and 90-day onboarding.
Yes, end to end. We advise on base salary bands, variable comp structure, equity size, strike price, vesting schedule, accelerator clauses, refresh grants, and ISO vs NSO implications. For C-suite roles we also help structure change-of-control provisions and non-compete scope. This is included in the 12% fee.