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immerge X · Executive search
How immerge X works
immerge X is our retained executive search practice for CIO, CTO, GM, VP and Head of Sales appointments, and senior consulting leadership across Australia. It is led by Iain, a search partner who has sat on both sides of the hiring table, including inside global consulting at DXC.
15 yearsIn technology and consulting recruitment, building internal talent functions and running search from the agency side.
C-suite networkA working network across technology, consulting and senior commercial leadership throughout Australia.
Retained modelExclusive, staged engagements built for confidential, senior searches.
A brief is only the starting point
Senior technology, consulting and commercial appointments carry a structural complexity that doesn't show up in a job description. Understanding it, not just sourcing against a title, is what the network and direct operating experience are for.
A network built inside the roomRelationships across the C-suite, GM, VP and consulting partner level, built over 15 years of working alongside these leaders, not cold outreach against a database.
Role and reporting linesHow the role really sits in the business: reporting lines, decision rights, and how its scope shifts with market cap and structure.
Remuneration structureReading base, bonus, equity and LTI against market cap and sector, and handling each element in a senior negotiation.
One disciplined process for every mandate
- 01Deep-dive discoveryBefore any outreach, we sit with the hiring leader to understand what the role needs to deliver and how it complements the team already in place.
- 02Confidential searchWe go to market discreetly through our own network and build an extensive shortlist of leaders who fit, whether or not they were looking.
- 03Shortlist and interviewsWe take you through the shortlist directly, then guide and manage the interview process end to end, keeping momentum on both sides.
- 04Offer managementOnce you've found the right fit, we manage the offer and negotiation closely to bring the search to a close quickly.
The questions we start with
What are the two or three decisions you could make in this role that would have the greatest impact on enterprise value over the next five years?
Technology leadership
CIOCTOCISOChief Data or Digital OfficerVP or Head of Engineering
Senior and consulting appointments
General ManagerVice PresidentHead of SalesConsulting Partner or Practice LeadNon-Executive Director
CEO Forum
A room for senior leaders to think out loud with peersAlongside search, Iain runs closed-door roundtables for CEOs, CFOs and CIOs, each built around a different agenda and guest speaker: talent strategy, team structure, vendor pressure and the pace of change. The relationships built in the room are often the ones that produce a shortlist no one else can reach.