Defence executive search recruitment software

Map the defence market, run the assignment, evidence the process.

Retained assignments on one record — mapping, confidential approaches, milestones and the programme report.

  1. Mapping
  2. Approach
  3. Longlist
  4. Assessment
  5. Clearance
  6. Offer & fee

One platform, from the market map to the offer.

  1. Map the market

    Build the target list on the assignment record — the programmes, the programme directors, capability leads and heads of engineering inside them, and who has already been spoken to.

  2. Confidential approaches

    Approaches, conversations and declines are recorded against the assignment, so a discreet search still leaves a trail the team can work from.

  3. Longlist to shortlist

    Clearance takes longer than the vacancy does, so the cleared people already on your record are the only fast route. Move candidates through the assignment stages with the reasoning attached, and send a formatted shortlist from the record.

  4. Assessment and interviews

    Interview stages, feedback and assessment notes sit on the candidate within the assignment. At this level the programme is judging whether the specialist holds clearance at the level the contract needs, and the evidence for it belongs on the record.

  5. Retained milestones

    Retainer stages are tracked against the assignment, so what has been billed and what is due sits with the work rather than beside it.

  6. The client report

    Dashman shows clearance coverage, assignment progress and contractor margin, so the update is drawn from the record rather than assembled before the call.

Cleared to the level the contract requires

Clearance level and expiry sit on the worker record, so the desk can see who is eligible for a programme before anyone is put forward.

How documents and expiry work
  • Clearance level and expiry held on the worker record
  • Baseline personnel security standard checks
  • Right-to-work documents with expiry alerts
  • References confirmed on the worker record

AI agents working on the defence desk in the background.

  • Sourcing Sam

    Builds the target map of specialists and keeps the assignment's longlist moving.

  • Compliance Clara

    Flags clearance level and expiry held on the worker record coming up for expiry.

  • Timesheet Tommy

    Reads submitted timesheets and preps umbrella and limited arrangements, with PAYE where the contract requires it for review.

  • Growth Grace

    Surfaces new programme leads worth a call.

  • Manager Max

    Briefs the desk each morning on clearance coverage.

Meet the agents

The AI Agents Guide for Defence Recruitment

  • Where agents help on the defence desk, and where they should not
  • Keeping clearance level and expiry held on the worker record current without chasing
  • Pay and bill: umbrella and limited arrangements, with PAYE where the contract requires it
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Executive Search Defence recruitment software questions.

Does it support retained assignments?

Retainer milestones are tracked against the assignment alongside the stages, so what has been billed and what is still due sits with the work.

Can approaches be kept confidential?

Approaches and conversations are recorded against the assignment with the access controls you have configured, so a discreet search still leaves a usable trail.

How is market mapping handled?

The target list of programmes and specialists is built on the assignment record, including who has already been approached and what they said.

What does the client see?

Assignment progress is drawn from the record stage by stage, so the update is reported rather than reconstructed before each call.

What checks do defence placements need?

Clearance level and expiry sit on the worker record, so the desk can see who is eligible for a programme before anyone is put forward. The desk holds clearance level and expiry held on the worker record, baseline personnel security standard checks, right-to-work documents with expiry alerts, references confirmed on the worker record.

See a week of your own defence desk run in one system

Half an hour on your own kind of work.