Four practices. One market.
Find the right person. Understand why a position stays empty. Read the market before you decide. Fix a process that loses candidates.
Executive & Specialist Search
Direct search for executives, senior professionals and hard-to-find specialists, for the appointments that matter.
Read moreA critical appointment to make?Search Diagnostic
An independent diagnosis of a search that has stalled or stayed open too long.
Read moreA search that has stalled? Let’s talk.Market Mapping
The named map of your talent pool. It is yours, and you run the approaches yourself.
Read moreNeed to understand the market before you hire?Recruitment Advisory
An independent assessment of your recruitment process, from the approach to the market through to the final decision.
Read moreIs your process slowing your hiring down?- Private banking · GenevaHead of Database Administration, confidential mandate. Unadvertised role; mapping of the banking and technology pool, name-by-name direct approach, short shortlist presented.
- Cybersecurity · SwitzerlandHard-to-find specialist, a few dozen comparable profiles in the country. Market mapping, direct approach without advertising, references before any presentation.
- Financial Services · GenevaFront Office Business Analyst. Brief built with business and IT teams, compensation tested against the market, search run by a partner through to the start date.
- Industry · German-speaking SwitzerlandSeven positions opened at once by a single manufacturer, seven distinct technical scopes (cybersecurity, infrastructure, SAP, among others). Searches run in parallel on a tight timeline, several appointments made.
- Watchmaking · GenevaIT business continuity project manager and disaster recovery (DRP) expert for a watch manufacture. Strictly local profiles required, in an already narrow market: direct and confidential approach within the Geneva basin, references before presentation.
Frequently asked questions
How is Implecio different from a traditional recruitment agency?
We do not advertise. Every mandate is confidential and filled by direct approach: we first map the market (who holds this role, where, on what terms), then we personally approach the people identified. A partner runs the mandate from start to finish.
How long does it take to present a shortlist?
One week from brief to shortlist, two weeks at most when a second sourcing round is needed. On a recent Head of mandate in a critical IT team in Geneva: 39 people approached, 6 interviews, 3 profiles presented, 1 hire.
Which sectors and functions do you cover?
Our core: technology roles first, with a strong appetite for Financial Services (private banking, asset management, wealth management). We also work for industry, luxury and watchmaking. Leadership roles and critical expertise: Heads of, directors, domain leads, rare specialists.
What if a search under way is not delivering?
That is what the Search Diagnostic is for: we review the job description, the scope, the compensation and the real market, then tell you what is blocking and what to change. SearchCheck, our free tool, gives a first reading in one minute.
Do you work outside Geneva?
Yes. Geneva and the Lake Geneva region are our base; we work across Switzerland, with cross-border profiles and, when the role requires it, internationally.
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