Service Fee Structure

How Our Fees Work

Before I started Amero Search Group, I was Director of Staffing for a large restaurant company, and I hired recruiters. I know how frustrating it is when you can't get a straight answer about cost, or when the invoice doesn't match what you were told. So here's how I work.

I price every search for the role, not off a rate card
A general manager search in Seattle and a confidential VP search across three states are very different projects. Before we start, I'll learn about the role, tell you honestly what the market looks like, and recommend the approach that fits. Your fee is based on the role's first-year base salary, and you'll know the exact number before any work begins.

Nothing is hidden
Your fee, guarantee, and payment terms are spelled out in a simple written agreement. No surprise invoices, no add-ons, and no charges for the job description help, salary guidance, or interview advice I provide along the way.

Choose the approach that fits your search

Management Search - For management roles, the search begins with a modest engagement fee that's credited in full toward your final fee, and the balance is due when your new hire starts.

Executive Search - For director-level and senior leadership roles, the search begins with an engagement fee that's credited in full toward your final fee. It lets me dedicate the research, market mapping, and direct outreach a leadership search requires from day one.

Retained Search - For confidential searches, hard-to-fill roles, or replacing a sitting leader, I work exclusively on your search from start to finish, with the fee paid in stages as the search progresses.

Our guarantee
My guarantee is a promise about my work: that I vetted your new hire thoroughly, represented them honestly, and matched them to the role you described. If I got that wrong, you'll know within the first 90 days, as their skills, work habits, and fit with your team become clear. If your hire leaves or doesn't work out in that time, I'll find you a replacement at no additional fee.

Honest advice, even when it means you don't need me.
Sometimes a job posting or an internal promotion is the right answer. If so, I'll tell you.