Why Synova
Relationships before requisitions.
Traditional search begins with an opening and ends with a placement. Synova begins with people and stays invested across careers, companies and generations.
Know people. Create opportunity. Earn trust.
A different model
Human judgment.
Connected services.
Long-term trust.
The traditional model
- Built around a Position Description
- Relationships pause between searches
- Value based on invoices
- Candidates treated as inventory
The Synova model
- Built around a lifetime relationship
- Connection continues through every chapter
- Value based on performance and compounds across a career
- People become clients, mentors and advisors
Senior Advisor Program
Search led by people who have done the job.
Most firms staff searches with recruiters who have never worked in the field they are recruiting for, or whose industry experience is decades old. We do the opposite.
Operators, not observers
Our advisors are active leaders, functional experts and sector strategists who have held recent leadership roles in the fields they recruit for.
They have lived the role
They do not just read the job description. They have navigated the same challenges, built the same teams and know what real top performance looks like.
Access others cannot reach
Passive, high-performing candidates take the call because they trust the advisor's industry credibility, not a recruiter's pitch.
Insight, not just resumes
Clients receive strategic context on the market, grounded cultural-fit assessment and honest guidance on what the role actually requires.
While others guess at requirements, we speak the language of your business, because the best talent comes from those who have sat at your table.
Meet our Senior AdvisorsPrivate equity programs
Built for the pace and economics of a portfolio.
Private equity is one of our deepest practices. We work with funds and their portfolio companies from diligence through exit, with terms and structures designed for repeat, multi-company work.
Value-creation talent
Portfolio-wide searches for the operators who deliver the thesis: CEOs, CFOs, CROs, COOs and functional leaders.
Pre- and post-close support
Management assessment during diligence, then rapid execution on the leadership gaps the deal exposes.
Interim & fractional bench
Experienced executives available in days, not months, through InterExec for stabilization, transformation and gap coverage.
Portfolio-wide economics
Transparent pricing and one agreement designed with each fund, so every portfolio company works from the same terms.
Sector-matched advisors
Senior Advisors assigned by sector and function, so each search starts with someone who already knows the market.
Board & advisory building
Independent directors, operating partners and advisory board members drawn from our long-standing network.
AI-EMPOWERED, HUMAN-LED
How we Incorporate
Artificial Intelligence.
We integrate the newest technologies, but we will never remove the invaluable human touch from the process.
AI-enhanced search briefs
Custom-trained GPT engines help us co-create precise, comprehensive briefs that reflect the full richness of what spells success in your role.
AI-supported candidate profiles
We distill a candidate's unique value proposition from resumes, publications, conference presentations and more into a rich, comprehensive picture of potential.
Research & market mapping
AI accelerates competitive intelligence, profiling and benchmarking so our team spends its time on judgment, not data entry.
Always human from Start to Close
No technology replaces the human connection between client, candidate and recruiter. AI makes us faster and better informed. People still make the decision.
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