Retained Recruiting for Employers

Discreet, targeted recruiting support for select organizations navigating leadership transitions.

Vitae Express provides retained recruiting services exclusively to select employers seeking focused, hands-on support for positions where discretion, candidate quality, and direct involvement matter.

Engagements are intentionally limited, allowing each search to receive personal attention from initial position strategy and candidate identification through screening and presentation.

When a Traditional Job Posting Is Not Enough

Some hiring needs require more than advertising an opening and reviewing applications.

Retained recruiting may be appropriate when an organization is replacing or transitioning a current leader, conducting a search that cannot yet be publicly announced, entering a period of organizational change, or hiring for a position where a highly targeted candidate search is necessary.

Vitae Express works directly with organizational leadership to understand the position, business environment, hiring priorities, and characteristics required before approaching the market.

Recruiting Expertise

Targeted recruiting for HR professionals whose work focuses on people, operations, leadership, and organizational performance. Searches may include HR Business Partners, HR leadership, talent and people operations, workforce-related functions, and other HR-adjacent positions.

Recruiting for operational professionals responsible for improving execution, supporting growth, managing complex business functions, and creating stronger organizational infrastructure. Particular emphasis is placed on roles requiring cross-functional leadership, process ownership, organizational problem-solving, and the ability to operate effectively within changing environments.

A More Focused Search

Every retained search begins with understanding what the employer actually needs, not simply what appears in a job description.

Vitae Express provides direct involvement throughout the recruiting process, including position development, market research, proactive candidate sourcing, initial candidate evaluation, screening, and presentation of qualified candidates for employer consideration.

The goal is not to generate the largest possible candidate pool. It is to identify professionals whose experience, capabilities, career trajectory, and working style align with the needs of the organization.

Select Employer Engagements

Retained recruiting is offered on a limited basis to employers with defined hiring needs and positions that align with Vitae Express recruiting expertise.

This service is particularly well suited to organizations requiring a confidential or discreet search during a leadership transition, organizational change, or sensitive replacement process. Retained recruiting services are for employers only. Vitae Express does not operate a candidate placement service for individual job seekers.

Need to Conduct a Discreet Search?

If your organization is preparing for a leadership transition or needs targeted recruiting support for an HR, HR-adjacent, or operations position, we can discuss the search, hiring priorities, and whether Vitae Express is the right recruiting partner.