About
Founder-led from first email to signed offer.
For more than a decade, the work behind Westmere has been the quiet, persistent work of search: finding the right people, reading the market, and opening doors that do not open from the outside.
Westmere Talent Partners was built for senior leaders who need representation without exposure. We exist to handle the targeted applications, the human outreach, and the disciplined follow-up that most people do not have time to do well — and that most services do not do at all.
There is no junior pool working from a script, no offshore queue, and no AI auto-apply engine. Every search is run by the Founder & Principal Agent, from the first email to the signed offer.
The approach is deliberately small. A limited number of active clients means every dossier, every outreach message, and every negotiation is handled by the person who shaped the strategy. That is the point: when your name is on the line, the work should not be delegated into anonymity.
“I only take on searches I can personally run. If I cannot give your search the attention it needs, I will tell you rather than take the engagement.”
Expertise
- Global Talent Sourcing
- Passive Candidate Research
- Career Strategy
- Recruiter Outreach
- Resume & LinkedIn
- Offer Negotiation
Boutique by design
- Strict active-client cap — We take on only a handful of mandates at a time, so each search gets direct attention.
- Direct founder line — You speak with the Founder & Principal Agent, not an account manager.
- No hand-offs — The same person who scopes the search writes the outreach, negotiates the offer, and lands the candidate.
- Confidentiality by default — Your name, materials, and strategy are never shared without explicit permission.
Start with a conversation
If you are a senior leader planning a confidential move — or a company looking for a candidate who is not on the market — send a private inquiry. We reply personally within two business days.
Request a private inquiryWho We Serve
Leaders with something to protect.
Our clients are typically directors, vice presidents, C-suite executives and non-executive directors — most of them currently employed, all of them selective. We take on a limited number of mandates at a time, because representation this close does not scale.
Still in seat
You cannot be seen looking. Every approach we make is unattributed until you authorise otherwise.
At a ceiling
The next move is sideways inside your organisation and upward outside it. We find the outside.
Between mandates
A deliberate, private search that protects your narrative instead of exposing a gap.
Changing sector
Your record needs translating for a new audience before it needs presenting to one.