Technology leadership search
Targeted search for CIO, CTO, CDO, CISO, transformation, ERP and senior technology appointments.
ELFS · EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Executive Leadership For Success
Leadership search built around the business mandate.
ELFS combines a disciplined search process with technology-sector context to identify leaders and specialists who can operate in complex transformation environments.
Discuss a search mandate Talent services & rates
SEARCH CAPABILITIES
Focused where leadership and technology meet.
Specialist technology recruitment
Focused identification of enterprise applications, cloud, cybersecurity, data and delivery professionals.
Talent intelligence
Market mapping, organisation structures, compensation signals and candidate availability for critical roles.
Assessment & verification
Structured interviews, reference and background checks, and evidence-led salary benchmarking.
LEADERSHIP SPECIALISATION
Focused mandates across technology, digital and transformation.
The search strategy is built around the business mandate rather than a generic title. Role scope, reporting line, transformation agenda and target market are defined before outreach begins.
Enterprise technology
CIO, CTO, CISO, Head of Enterprise Applications, Head of ERP and technology operations leadership.
Digital & engineering
CDO, Head of Engineering, platform, product, data and digital delivery leadership.
Business transformation
Transformation directors, programme leaders and operational executives responsible for technology-enabled change.
CONFIDENTIALITY BY DESIGN
Control disclosure throughout the mandate.
Mandate control
Agree the search scope, target-market boundaries and disclosure rules before candidate outreach.
Candidate privacy
Share identities and conduct reference checks at the agreed stage and with the appropriate candidate permission.
Engagement safeguards
Define access, reporting and communication responsibilities. An NDA can form part of the engagement documentation when required.
THE SEARCH PROCESS
Evidence before introduction.
Mandate
Define the role, business context, success criteria and target market.
Map
Build the target universe and approach relevant leaders discreetly.
Assess
Evaluate experience, motivation, leadership evidence and practical fit.
Select
Support interviews, references, offer alignment and transition.