Executive Search in Boston

The Boston Executive Talent Market

Boston's executive talent market is shaped by its dual identity as both a major biotech/life sciences hub and a growing SaaS and fintech ecosystem. The city's proximity to MIT, Harvard, and a dense VC community (Bessemer, General Catalyst, Spark Capital) creates a steady supply of early-stage companies competing for a relatively contained pool of experienced growth-stage operators.

Majhi Group conducts retained executive search for growth-stage technology companies in the Boston–Cambridge market — placing VP and C-suite leaders across Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and People functions. Our search model reaches passive candidates through the specific networks that matter in the Boston market: the local VC and investor community, peer executive networks, and sector-specific communities.

Roles We Place in Boston

The Boston Search Approach

The Boston executive talent market has specific dynamics that differ from New York and San Francisco. The talent pool for growth-stage SaaS VP roles is meaningful but not as deep as the Bay Area — which means passive candidate reach is particularly important. The strongest candidates for VP and C-suite roles at Boston-based growth-stage companies are often found through the local VC and angel network, the MIT/Harvard alumni community, and companies that have successfully scaled in the Boston market.

Every Majhi Group search — in Boston and nationally — follows the same four-phase retained process: profile alignment before sourcing, passive candidate mapping and outreach, structured assessment with independent references, and managed offer process with equity narrative preparation. The average close is 41 days. The offer acceptance rate is 90%+. The guarantee is 90-day replacement at no additional fee.

The Retained Search Model

Majhi Group operates exclusively on a retained basis — one-third at engagement, one-third at candidate submission, one-third at placement. This structure aligns our incentive with search quality, not search speed: we are not paid to present the first available candidate, we are paid to place the right one. In competitive markets like Boston, where the strongest candidates are not actively seeking, this alignment matters.

The fee is 20–25% of total first-year compensation, consistent with the retained search market. The 90-day replacement guarantee means that if the placed executive departs within 90 days, Majhi Group re-conducts the search at no additional fee. In our placement history, the guarantee has been invoked at a rate significantly below the industry baseline — because the pre-search assessment and reference process reduces the probability of a hire that fails early.