Executive Search & Mid-Senior Recruitment
For the roles you cannot afford to get wrong. We recruit from first-line manager and head-of-department level up to the executive suite: most of our work sits below the board, in the mid-to-senior management band where a bad hire is expensive and a good one is hard to find. Confidential, targeted searches run from our base in Jakarta across the 21 countries where our clients hire.
What this covers
- Confidential replacement searches, including roles where the incumbent does not yet know they are being replaced
- Hard-to-fill technical and specialist positions: engineering leads, finance directors, country managers, plant directors
- Multilingual leadership hires where Japanese, Korean or Mandarin is a working requirement, not a nice-to-have
- Market mapping and competitor org charts when you need to understand who is where before you hire
- Candidates who are not on job boards and will not reply to an InMail
Who it is for
- Companies entering Indonesia that need a first senior local hire
- Japanese, Korean and Singaporean firms expanding teams in Indonesia
- Startups and scale-ups hiring their first director-level or head-of role
- Organisations replacing a departure quietly and quickly
How it works
- Briefing, not a job descriptionWe spend the first call understanding the team, the manager and what has failed before. A job description tells us the title. The briefing tells us who will actually succeed in the seat.
- Market mapYou see the talent landscape before the shortlist: who is available, what they earn, who is not interested and why.
- Approach and screeningWe contact candidates directly, in their language. Every candidate is interviewed by a recruiter before you see a CV, then assessed for technical fit, language level and motivation.
- Shortlist of real optionsUsually three to five candidates who fit the role and the team, with our notes on each. You interview the people worth your time.
- Offer and onboardingWe manage references, offer negotiation, counter-offers and the period between signing and starting, which is where good hires are often lost.
Why Satrio Consulting
We are a small team with four working languages, recruiting since 2023 and rooted in the Japan market since 2019. We have built our own job board and a WhatsApp community of 12,000+ people looking for work, so we know the candidate market from both sides. When we take a search, you get a recruiter who has met the candidates, not a database search.
Questions
How long does a search take?
It depends on the seniority and the language requirement. Searches for mid-level technical roles often close inside four to six weeks; senior and rare-language searches can take longer because the pool is small. We will tell you honestly at briefing what the realistic timeline is, and we will not accept a search we do not think we can fill.
Do you work on retainer?
Either model, depending on the role. Senior and confidential searches are usually retained in stages; mid-level roles can run on contingency. We will propose the model that fits the mandate and explain why.
What happens if the hire leaves?
Replacement guarantees are part of the agreement and are set out in writing before we start. We will tell you the exact terms for your specific mandate rather than quote a number that may not apply.
Can you keep the search confidential?
Yes, and it is what we do most often. We approach candidates discreetly, do not publish the client name, and present the role as a company in your industry where needed.
Ready to start?
Tell us the role and we will tell you honestly whether we can fill it, how long it should take and what it will cost.
Prefer email? recruitment@satriocs.com · We reply within one business day.