Engagement Models
Engagements built around the leadership decision.
The right engagement depends on whether the institution needs one leader, an entire strategic team, an ongoing view of leadership markets or talent support inside a broader lending-capability build.
Retained Search
For a defined executive, board, business-line or mission-critical leadership requirement.
- Leadership brief
- Market mapping
- Candidate research
- Confidential outreach
- Structured evaluation
- Permissioned presentation
- Assessment where appropriate
- References
- Offer support
- Transition support where included
Best for
CEO, COO, CFO, CRO, CCO, CLO, CIO/CTO, business-line executives, board/governance search, and mission-critical leadership where the quality of the decision materially affects growth, risk, governance or operating performance.
Strategic Team Services
Institution-Led Team Build
The institution has the strategy. DSP defines the leadership architecture and recruits the coordinated team required to execute it.
Team-Led Representation
The team already exists. DSP confidentially represents the team while identifying institutions where its capabilities may fit.
Best for
New lending businesses, market expansion, team rebuilds, specialty lending capabilities, digital lending, hybrid lending models, and proven teams evaluating the right institutional platform.
Talent Intelligence Access
May include
- Watchlists
- Market intelligence
- Governed anonymous-discovery review
- Periodic talent reviews
- Curated availability discussions
Does not provide
- —Unrestricted candidate database access
- —Candidate contact details
- —Automatic candidate permission
- —Guaranteed availability
- —Guaranteed placement
Best for
Institutions that want a structured view of relevant leadership markets before a vacancy opens, or that want to maintain ongoing intelligence across priority roles or lending lines.
Mainlynk Partnership
Mainlynk
Defines lending strategy, economics, operating model, technology requirements and governance.
Doherty Search Partners
Separately owns leadership architecture, candidate relationships and search.
Commercial Boundary
Each firm contracts independently. DSP and Mainlynk preserve client choice and maintain separate responsibilities.
Best for
Banks, credit unions and lenders building or materially redesigning a lending capability, vertical, distribution model or operating platform.
Client Portal in Development
Doherty Search Partners is developing a governed client experience for search collaboration and candidate-approved anonymized leadership discovery. The portal is not yet available. Current client work continues to be managed directly through the assigned Doherty Search Partners team.
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