Executive Recruiters Bay Area

Top Executive Search Firm Bay Area

Our Services

Keller’s team consists of expert recruiters, each with over a decade of professional experience in executive search and the hiring processes that go with it. They are all highly qualified, with bachelor’s degrees in human resources and related fields, and also possess certifications such as Certified Employee Retention Specialist (CERT) and Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC). Consequently, you can rest assured your company is in good hands when you partner with Keller to source the best leadership talent.

Not only is our team equipped with the expertise to make finding talent for key leadership roles as streamlined and effortless as possible, but we also bring a collaborative, consultative approach that considers the unique needs of every client. This allows us to understand where and how our clients can be more successful and identify talent that can pilot that success. Thus, we aim to find talent that will have a long-term impact on the longevity of our clients’ firms.

Beyond sourcing high-caliber job candidates, Keller’s offerings extend to various HR consulting services. These encompass organizational change, cultural transformation, compensation consulting, performance management, and more.

Our Process

We begin every engagement by consulting with the hiring firm to outline the search criteria for the ideal candidate. This gives our recruiters a roadmap that tells them exactly what to look for in qualified candidates. This includes candidates’ character attributes and work ethic, skill set, and experience level. Once we have a clear indication of what we should be looking out for in potential job seekers, we proceed to survey the market to discern the available talent.

Note that this does not exclude talent that is already employed. On the contrary, we keep the initial search as broad as possible to ensure every viable option is considered. Having more candidates to choose from also provides a higher chance of securing the best match for our client’s specific requirements. In other words, we tap into our vast candidate database and connections at NPAworldwide to build a pipeline of talent that aligns with our client’s criteria.

The next step involves refining the list of job candidates we identified previously. We contact each one individually to gauge their interest in and suitability with the position. Those who demonstrate the most interest and compatibility move on to the screening phase of the hiring process.

The screening phase helps us separate our list of candidates even further, ensuring only the highest-quality candidates make the final cut. Screening involves comprehensive assessments to evaluate every individual’s skills, abilities, personality, and cultural fit. We also perform thorough background and reference checks to verify their career history and criminal record. These assessments culminate in a shortlist of the best talent that we submit to our client.

The decision of who to hire falls to the client, who may conduct their own round of interviews and assessments before reaching a conclusion. If our selection of candidates does not meet the client’s expectations or another problem is brought to our attention within the initial 90 days of a new hire being placed, we will offer to do a replacement search using the same criteria as before at no additional charge.

Why Does Keller Use a Tailored Approach to Executive Search?

As mentioned, Keller boasts a team of expert recruiters who have the necessary professional qualifications and experience to find top talent for critical executive vacancies across San Francisco’s Bay Area. Their extensive expertise has helped transform our executive search methodology from the narrow-minded approach we used at our company’s inception to one that takes a holistic view of our customer’s needs.

When Keller was still new to the executive search scene, we employed a one-size-fits-all approach that was poorly designed for identifying talent at the executive level. While we quickly realized this would be our downfall during a high-profile search for a major client, we initially believed it would be enough to satisfy their needs. The results of our search proved otherwise.

In short, the candidate we recommended was a poor cultural fit for our client’s firm. Their management style was at odds with the rest of the client’s leadership team, resulting in conflict. Ultimately, the placement was a failure, but it taught us a valuable lesson about generic approaches rarely yielding good outcomes for this level of search.

From that point onward, we endeavored to make our approach as unique as our customers’ organizations and began offering tailored executive search solutions. Keller has earned a lasting reputation for high-quality, reliable services as a result, positioning our brand among the top companies for executive recruiting.

Our Expertise

Keller’s recruiting experts possess a deep understanding of the market, enabling them to pinpoint top talent for organizations in even the most competitive fields. They are also capable of staffing roles across different management levels, such as C-suite executives and board directors, and functions (i.e., sales and business development). Keller is, therefore, a one-stop for all your hiring needs, regardless of the industry you operate in or the seniority of the role that needs to be filled.

Industries We Serve

Keller’s San Francisco office specializes in a wide variety of disciplines, including well-established sectors like technology, financial services, healthcare, and real estate, as well as emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, climate tech, blockchain development, and cloud architecture.

We have also conducted successful searches for organizations in many other industries in San Francisco’s Bay Area. These include, but are not limited to, aerospace and defense, food processing, manufacturing, social and digital media, professional and business services.

Roles We Fill

As a premier executive search firm, Keller focuses on sourcing mid- to C-level executives. These include Managing Directors, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), Chief Operations Officers (COOs), Product Managers, Engineers, Sales and Marketing Managers, Construction (Project Managers, Operations Directors, Facilities Directors, Estimators, Project Coordinators) and Research Scientists.

These are just a handful of the positions we have found talented professionals for on behalf of our client organizations in the Bay Area.

Refer to Keller’s Insights section below for counsel on all aspects of managing a workforce, from acquisition and recruitment to HR compliance and operation.

Why Choose Keller as your Executive Search Partner in the Bay Area?

We know that recruiting for a senior position can be complex and overwhelming, but it shouldn’t have to be. At Keller, we aim to make your hiring practices as streamlined and stress-free as possible. We take your organization’s unique cultural DNA into account when performing searches, ensuring the individuals we identify are perfectly suited to the roles we recommend them for. Additionally, in the unlikely event that we fail to deliver the right talent, we offer to find a replacement as long as the problem is reported to us within the first 90 days.

We are also dedicated to providing a positive experience for job seekers and promoting diversity and inclusion. Consequently, we try to eliminate unconscious bias from our candidate evaluation process by only assessing individuals based on their professional credentials and cultural alignment. In doing so, we hope to highlight underrepresented groups and help our client companies diversify their teams.

Finally, Keller is known for providing services grounded in honesty, integrity, and a commitment to high-quality standards. We also acknowledge that there is always room for improvement, even for those who have reached the pinnacle of the recruitment industry. This means we are always searching for ways to enhance our methods and expand our knowledge, ensuring we continue to hold our position among the world’s best executive search firms.

Our Guarantee

We stand by our executive search method and recruiters’ ability to find clients the right talent for their businesses. However, we acknowledge that no approach is infallible and that even an esteemed firm like Keller is capable of making mistakes. As such, we offer a 90-day placement guarantee. This guarantee forms part of our dedication to excellence and is designed to give our client’s peace of mind should a candidate fall short of expectations.

Our guarantee is valid for the first 90 days of a candidate’s employment. Clients must, therefore, notify us of the placement issue within this timeframe. A placement issue may be construed as a situation wherein an individual we recommended does not meet targets, performs poorly, fails to transition successfully into their new team, or resigns within the aforementioned period. In these cases, Keller will perform a repeat search using the criteria agreed upon at the start of the engagement at no extra cost to the client.

In addition to our guarantee, Keller promises to protect our clients’ and candidates’ information in compliance with national and statewide data protection laws.

Make an appointment with our executive search firm today and allow us to assist you on your hiring journey.