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Senior talent for the companies building what’s next

Dedicated talent partners run your senior searches, backed by a platform that learns how you hire. We serve mission-critical technology companies selling AI into the physical world, concentrated today in public safety, climate & energy, and embedded AI.

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public-safety technology

SVP Product

  • Hardware + software
  • Regulated buyers

Calibrated for

  • Product leadership spanning hardware and software, not one or the other.
  • Senior hiring across twelve functions running at the same time.
Hired at Axon$600K+ total savings
AxonTechnoSylvaAmperityCASTCommvaultPoppins PayrollVComplyKajabiPowerGEMStellicCape PrivacyPagerDutyReplicatedCharterUpThe Savings GroupWIN RealityShopmonkeyMissionRTunitQProtect AIModern IntelligenceBusPatrolParallel DomainRevelio Labs
96%

offer acceptance

candidates arrive ready to say yes
$50M+

in senior talent placed

across twelve senior functions
10:1

shortlist to hire

you only interview the strongest matches
$10M+

saved vs agency fees

compared with standard contingency fees
The mid-senior squeeze

Senior hiring runs on different signals

Companies putting AI to work in the physical world, from public safety to the grid to the edge, are compressing ten-year roadmaps into two. A senior hire that misses costs more than it ever has.The people who can build this have never had more offers on the table.The strongest of them rarely apply, so the search has to go to them, and a slow one loses them to a faster offer.That pressure is exactly how misses happen. You close on whoever survives the interview loop and find out the truth over the next year.What actually matters is whether that hire is still there and performing well a year in.
Real placements

The caliber we place

Every search runs on calibrated outbound from a dedicated talent partner who carries it from calibration to close. The titles below are real placements, and the full record runs deeper.

The leaders we place have built at

MicrosoftGoogle CloudAmazon Web ServicesMetaCiscoIBMSalesforceShopifySnowflakeServiceNowWorkdayRed HatDockerInstacartQualtricsFlexportGustoCelonisIndeedUdemyTuroVerkadaAccentureDeloitteRTXMoody's AnalyticsJupiter IntelligenceDrataAuditBoardBeyondTrust

Engineering

  • Director of End Point SecurityFinancial Services
  • Senior Solutions Architect: AI/MLInformation Technology & Services
  • Senior Engineering Program ManagerPublic Safety Technology

Product

  • SVP, Product ManagementPublic Safety Technology
  • Head of Product - OperationsWildfire Management Technology
  • Principal Product ManagerWildfire Management Technology

Sales

  • SVP SalesSoftware Risk Management
  • SVP FederalPublic Safety Technology
  • Enterprise Account ExecutiveWildfire Management Technology

Marketing

  • VP Enterprise MarketingPublic Safety Technology
  • VP Product MarketingInformation Technology & Services
  • Head of Enterprise MarketingPublic Safety Technology

Operations & Leadership

  • SVP CSP NASoftware Risk Management
  • SVP Customer SuccessInformation Technology & Services
  • VP Quality & Hardware ReliabilityPublic Safety Technology
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Customer stories

Results clients put their name to

Recruiting results usually stay confidential. These clients chose to publish theirs.

Axon“A dependable partner that compliments our recruiting efforts and helps us achieve our goals.”Gabrielle Mellon · VP Talent Acquisition & HR Shared Services40+ hiresacross twelve senior functions · 95% offer acceptance · $614,000 savedPagerDuty≤60 daysthree director searches closed in parallel · 49% cost savingsCommvault100%offer acceptance across 6 confidential searches · $174,000 savedCape Privacy3 in 3 mocryptography & ML engineering hires · 100% still in seatCAST3+ yearsof partnership · 12 strategic hires · $286,000 savedTechnoSylva3.5 weeksaverage time-to-hire · 7 hires · 100% still in seatPoppins Payroll5 in 5 moa complete leadership layer, hired without a single internal recruiter · $112,950 saved
12 published stories
Every number above is on the record

Named clients, sourced metrics, and the searches behind them.

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Engagement models

How you can work with us

Mode 01

Sourcing Arm

Bring OutScout in to run a search end to end, from calibration through offer, when you need senior hires fast without adding headcount to your own team.

Most hires close within the first ten candidates.

Mode 02

Embedded Specialist

A dedicated talent partner works inside your team over time, for searches too specialized to run in-house or when your team is stretched thin, carrying that context into every search that follows.

Kelsianna Lupton, dedicated talent partner
Kelsianna LuptonDedicated talent partner

Teams work with us the way they work with their own recruiters.

Pricing

Recruiting you can plan a quarter around

Set the budget once and build the year’s headcount plan around it.

Contingency agencies

Fees move with every offer.
Spend is a surprise until the invoice arrives.
The relationship resets with every new search.

Fee per hire — different every time.

OutScout flat engagement

One flat engagement, agreed before the search starts.
Spend is predictable across every hire.
The partnership carries context from search to search.

The same line across every hire.

$10M+ saved vs agency fees across our clients, and counting.

Inside a search

How it works

The same pipeline your team sees in the platform, with a dedicated talent partner carrying each search from calibration to close.

public-safety technologyCalibrating

SVP Product

Success profile defined with your hiring team
Search led by a dedicated talent partner
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In their words

Teams keep us around

OutScout provides us a dependable partner that compliments our recruiting efforts and helps us achieve our goals. I am grateful to have their engagement and alliance in our hiring initiatives.
Gabrielle MellonVP Talent Acquisition & HR Shared Services, Axon
We didn’t want to hire a full recruiting team just to make a few key hires. OutScout gave us an efficient, flexible way to build our leadership bench, faster than expected and without the overhead.
Nafeesa RemtillaCEO, Poppins Payroll
We now access talent we wouldn't have had before. Hiring is fast, predictable, and incredibly accurate. We've doubled down on OutScout because of this.
Samantha ByrdChief People Officer, TechnoSylva
I have worked with OutScout for 2+ years now spanning two different companies. They have been a strong partner to work with, brought amazing talent to the table, and helped fill several positions. Five-star and two thumbs up review from me!
Tracie GilesVP of Talent Acquisition, PagerDuty
OutScout has been a valuable partner in helping us build Cape Privacy's engineering team. The talent they submit is always qualified, and I feel like the OutScout team knows just what I'm looking for. I'm grateful to be working with them to help us find awesome team members!
David BesemerVP of Engineering, Cape Privacy
OutScout has been an incredible partner in helping us grow our GTM team at VComply. With their support, we've made three fantastic hires who are already making an impact. What we appreciate most about OutScout is how smooth and efficient their process is. They take the time to truly understand our hiring requirements and always communicate promptly, keeping us updated every step of the way.
Harsh KariwalaFounder & CEO, VComply
Chairish has partnered with OutScout over the past year to help recruit for crucial roles on the Engineering, Product, and Design teams. I appreciate their high touch and adaptability to our established recruiting processes.
Kate RyanHR Manager, Chairish
Anonymized
Communicative, supportive recruiters with great knowledge of the companies they're hiring for.
SVP MarketingPublic Company ($50B)
And from the candidates we place
Anonymized
When OutScout initially reached out to me, I was satisfied at my old job and wasn't even looking for change. Not only did they show me that there were more amazing opportunities out there, but they put me in touch with the right people and helped me interview and accept the offer! I owe it to OutScout for enabling this upward career move.
Senior Software EngineerSeries B Startup
As a service, OutScout provides a boutique feel by making realistic matches between employees and employers. Job sites like Indeed are a total black box once you submit to a job. OutScout helps organize your opportunities once they materialize.
Joseph H.Product Manager, Series C Scaleup
Restarting my U.S. tech career felt daunting — OutScout brought me back on track.
AaronDevOps Engineer, Enterprise
Professional, transparent, and instrumental in landing my new role.
Victor ManzanoCFO, Startup
Anonymized
OutScout finds the perfect fit — effortlessly.
Head of ProductSeries B Startup
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public-safety technologyHired

SVP Product

  • Hardware + software
  • Regulated buyers

Calibrated for

  • Product leadership spanning hardware and software, not one or the other.
  • Senior hiring across twelve functions running at the same time.
Hired at Axon$600K+ total savings