Our Team
Rich Greaves - CEO
Rich brings a wealth of experience in executive recruitment spanning three decades. His proven track record of developing and leading successful recruitment teams globally uniquely positions him to drive RecXec's mission to deliver superior value for business and unparalleled experiences for candidates through executive coaching.
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RecXec's model is unique due to several key aspects:
- Comprehensive Approach: We provide a comprehensive set of services that go beyond mere recruitment working on not just sourcing candidates but on building a compelling Executive Employer Value Proposition (EEVP) enhancing employer branding and offering executive coaching providing succession planning. This holistic approach ensures seamless integration of new hires and boosts retention rates.
- Customised, Scalable Solutions: We offer customisable and scalable solutions adapting to the fluctuating recruitment needs of the client providing a dedicated team that can ramp up or down as needed to accommodate varying hiring volumes without sacrificing quality or efficiency.
- Streamlined Assessment: We make use of data-driven strategies to streamline the assessment process facilitating quick and confident hiring decisions using tried-and-tested systems, processes and best practices to ensure an efficient and effective hiring process.
- Focus on Quality and Client Experience: We place a strong emphasis on both candidate and client experience maintaining a strong partner mentality with HR departments striving for excellent client satisfaction. We also ensure high quality hires focusing on not just skill and experience but also cultural fit.
- Industry Insights and Unbiased Perspective: We bring deep industry knowledge and insights to the table critical in identifying and attracting the right talent. We also provide an unbiased perspective offering an objective eye to talent selection.
- Value for Money: By leveraging an effective operational model, RecXec offers premium recruitment services without the high cost associated with traditional executive search firms. It presents a cost-efficient solution that delivers superior returns on investment.
- Quick Ramp-Up: RecXec boasts an unmatched ramp-up speed, setting up a fully operational in-house leadership recruiting team within 4-8 weeks.
RecXec employs a multi-pronged approach to ensure the quality of its candidates:
- Experienced Team: Our team of executive consultants and researchers are recruitment professionals who have honed their skills while working for global giants such as Accenture, McKinsey and Bank of America. This experience allows them to recognise talent, understand industry requirements and uphold the highest standards of recruitment.
- Proven Systems and Best Practices: The team follows tried-and-tested systems, processes and best practices that have been refined over years in the industry. This allows them to identify high-quality candidates and ensure a streamlined recruitment process.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: We use a data-driven approach to streamline the assessment process allowing for quick, confident hiring decisions based on tangible metrics and results thereby reducing the chance of mistakes and misjudgments.
- Deep Industry Knowledge and Insights: The team brings deep industry knowledge and insights, which are critical in identifying and attracting the right talent. This ensures that the selected candidates are not just a good fit for the role but also align well with the industry trends and needs.
- Candidate Coaching and Onboarding: We also offer personalised coaching for new hires ensuring a smooth onboarding and engagement process. This proactive approach helps to maintain the quality of hires as it allows for early detection of potential issues and their timely resolution.
- Emphasis on Executive Employee Value Proposition (EEVP): By helping to build and communicate a compelling EVP, we attract high-quality candidates who are likely to be a great fit for the organisation's culture and values.
- Strong Stakeholder Engagement: We believe in the power of collaborative decision-making and building strong partnerships with the organisation's key stakeholders. By engaging with these stakeholders the team gains a deep understanding of their unique needs, expectations and challenges. This direct communication fosters trust and aligns all parties on the requirements of the role.
Our approach is two-fold, focusing both on the initial pre-recruitment stage and the post-hire integration phase.
EEVP Communication: RecXec emphasises the clear and compelling communication of the client's EVP to prospective candidates. Observing that the Executive EVP encompasses some unique benefits, rewards and opportunities that come with working within the client's leadership team from its culture and values to career development prospects. By tailoring the EEVP communication to resonate with executive leadership talent we not only attract high-caliber candidates but also ensure they have realistic expectations and a strong alignment with the company fostering longer-term engagement and retention. Through this proactive approach we ensure that the client's EEVP is not just a passive statement but a dynamic tool for attracting, engaging and retaining executive talent.
Success Integration Coaching: Recognising that successful integration into a new role is a critical determinant of an executive's long-term retention, RecXec provides personalised coaching for new hires during their first six months. This supports a smooth transition, accelerates the new hire's contribution, enhances their job satisfaction, and ultimately, strengthens their commitment to stay with the company.
RecXec's onboarding process is strategically planned and executed over 1-3 months, with a sequential introduction of key personnel to ensure a smooth ramp-up and enable a fully functional, in-house leadership recruiting team within this period.
Month 1: An Executive Consultant is onboarded to the client's site. The consultant will begin establishing the recruitment framework, gauging the needs of the client, setting clear objectives, and initiating stakeholder engagement. They will begin direct sourcing while also communicating the client's EVP to enhance its attractiveness to prospective candidates.
Month 2: An Executive Researcher joins the team. The researcher, working closely with the Executive Consultant, deepens the talent pool through thorough research and targeted identification of potential candidates. They will also support direct sourcing efforts, further expanding the range and depth of prospective executive talent.
Month 3: A second Executive Consultant and a Recruitment Coordinator are added to the team. This addition of manpower increases the reach and efficiency of the team. The coordinator handles administrative tasks and scheduling client interviews, freeing up the consultants and researcher to focus on their core functions. The team now has the capacity to deliver 20-30 senior hires per year.
Throughout this process, the team maintains constant, open communication with the client, ensuring the recruitment strategy aligns with the client's evolving needs and expectations. The ultimate goal is to provide a seamless, integrated recruitment service that becomes an extension of the client's organisation.
After the initial 3-month probation period, the RecXec team, now fully ramped up and integrated with the client's organisation, shifts focus towards achieving the targeted hiring goals and maintaining continuous talent pipeline management.
The team will work diligently to fill 20-30 leadership positions in the course of the next nine months by leveraging their deep industry knowledge, proven recruitment methodologies, and the strong relationships established during the probation period.
The post-probation phase is also characterised by a focus on the long-term success of the placements. RecXec does not view its job as complete once a candidate is placed; it invests in the success of the new hires through personalised coaching during their first six months. This focus on onboarding and engagement is designed to foster success in the new roles, support the new hires' integration into the organisation's culture and increase retention rates.
The RecXec team will continuously refine the recruitment strategies as needed utilising data and feedback to adapt to changing circumstances or requirements. The team is always prepared to scale up or down to meet the fluctuating recruitment needs of the client, embodying a truly flexible and adaptable service model.
Communication lines with the client remain open and active ensuring transparency and collaboration at all stages of the recruitment process. RecXec's aim is to be a strategic partner that doesn't just fill roles but actively contributes to the client's growth and helps them reach their corporate objectives.
The initial contract is for 12 months, with a 4-week get out clause on either side, offering the client flexibility and assurance of service quality. At the end of the contract, the performance is evaluated and the partnership can be renewed or adjusted as per the client's requirements and satisfaction with the service.
The get-out clause in RecXec's client engagement proposal is a provision that allows either party—the client or RecXec—to end the contract with a 4-week notice. This is essentially a safeguard for both parties. For the client, it ensures that they are not locked into a service that may not meet their expectations or needs.
This clause enhances the flexibility of the contract and reduces risk for the client, reinforcing RecXec's commitment to client satisfaction and adaptability. It assures the client that they have the freedom to re-evaluate the partnership without being bound by long-term commitments should the need arise.
RecXec's model is uniquely designed to save both time and money for its clients.
- Streamlined and Efficient Recruitment Process: RecXec uses tried-and-tested systems and processes to swiftly identify, attract, and hire executive talent. The in-house team we embed within the client's organisation ensures that we understand the company's culture and requirements in depth, which reduces the time taken in screening and shortlisting candidates. By directly sourcing candidates and leveraging our thorough research function we can quickly pool in talent thus reducing time to hire.
- Scalable Model: Our model is scalable and flexible allowing us to swiftly adapt to the fluctuating recruitment needs of the client. This means we can ramp up or down based on the client's requirements ensuring they only pay for the services they need and when they need them.
- In-house Expertise: Instead of relying on external search firms or building an in-house team from scratch clients can instantly access our top-tier talent of Executive Consultants and Researchers. This avoids costs related to building and maintaining an in-house team such as training, overheads and attrition.
- Improved Retention: Our focus on crafting a strong Executive Employee Value Proposition (EEVP) and personalised coaching for new hires fosters higher retention rates. This saves the indirect costs related to high employee turnover such as re-hiring, training and productivity loss during the transition period.
RecXec's model, when fully deployed with the integrated team of two Executive Consultants, one Research Consultant and a Coordinator, is designed to fill 20-30 senior executive positions within a 12-month timeframe. The exact number may vary depending on the specific requirements and circumstances of each client but this is a broad estimate based on the team size and our efficient processes. The focus is always on quality and fit ensuring the roles are filled with the best available talent that aligns with your company culture and objectives.
Absolutely, one of the defining characteristics of RecXec's model is its inherent scalability. The flexible model is designed to accommodate the fluctuating recruitment needs of your organisation. Depending on the volume and complexity of your executive recruitment needs the team composition can be adjusted within 4 weeks. More Executive Consultants and Researchers can be assigned as needed offering you the flexibility to scale up during peak hiring periods and scale down when the hiring needs are met. This approach ensures efficient utilisation of resources while also providing quick response times to sudden hiring needs offering a truly tailored and adaptable executive recruitment solution.
RecXec is equipped to handle dynamic changes in recruitment needs. The flexible recruitment model ensures that adjustments can be made efficiently in response to your evolving requirements. For example, if you need to ramp up your recruitment due to business growth or sudden vacancies, RecXec can assign additional Executive Consultants and Researchers to meet these new demands in 4 weeks. Conversely, if you have fulfilled your immediate hiring needs and wish to scale down the recruitment activities, RecXec can accordingly reassign or reduce the team size. This adaptable approach ensures that you get the best value for your investment while maintaining the speed and quality of the recruitment process. We will also remain in regular communication with your HR department ensuring that any changes in requirements are promptly addressed.
RecXec offers specialised expertise in the recruitment of leadership roles in the digital, technology and transformation sectors. Given the fast-paced and innovative nature of these industries, RecXec understands the need for dynamic, forward-thinking leaders who can navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by these sectors. The team is highly experienced and adept at identifying candidates who not only have the requisite technical knowledge and experience but also the strategic mindset and leadership qualities necessary to drive growth and success in these industries. Whether your organisation is a technology start-up seeking transformative leaders, or a more established firm looking to bolster its leadership in digital and transformational roles, we can deliver the talent you need to achieve your goals.
RecXec stands as a premium leadership talent solution due to its unique approach to executive recruitment and its unwavering commitment to quality and results. What truly sets us apart is our blended model which combines the best aspects of traditional executive search firms and in-house recruiting. This model ensures clients get a dedicated, personalised service that is both cost-effective and time-efficient.
RecXec not only helps clients find the right talent but also supports the onboarding and integration process. We offer Success Integration Coaching which improves new hire retention and helps in building stronger more successful teams.
RecXec goes a step further to help create and communicate a compelling Executive Employee Value Proposition (EEVP), making our clients attractive to high-quality candidates, thus enhancing their employer brand.
RecXec operates with the flexibility to adapt to a client's changing needs. Whether it's scaling up to support an aggressive growth plan or adjusting strategies based on market dynamics, RecXec’s model is designed to flex and pivot as required.
RecXec's team is composed of seasoned professionals with rich experiences from industry-leading firms who can ensure the delivery of exceptional results.
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