Executive Search in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Executive Talent Market

Los Angeles has developed into a significant technology market over the 2018–2026 period, driven by the intersection of the entertainment industry's digital transformation, the creator economy's growth, and a substantial wave of VC investment in consumer tech, fintech, and e-commerce infrastructure. The LA executive talent market reflects this diversity — it includes both traditional Silicon Valley-export tech leaders who have relocated south and a growing population of executives who have built their careers in LA's unique technology ecosystem.

Majhi Group conducts retained executive search for growth-stage technology companies in the Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles market: the local VC and investor community, peer executive networks, and sector-specific communities.

Roles We Place in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Search Approach

The Los Angeles executive search market has a specific characteristic that distinguishes it from other major markets: a higher proportion of the candidate pool has backgrounds in consumer-facing technology, media, and commerce than in pure B2B SaaS. For growth-stage B2B companies searching for VP roles in Los Angeles, this means the passive candidate search needs to extend beyond the immediate Los Angeles ecosystem into broader national markets — and that the compensation benchmarks need to reflect the LA market premium (typically 10–15% above national benchmarks for senior roles).

Every Majhi Group search — in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles, 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.