We're building
Orr Search is growing. Not because growth is the goal, but because the quality of what we’re building has created demand we want to meet, and we’re intentional about who we bring in to meet it.
If you’re serious about executive search, serious about private equity, and serious about doing the work at the highest standard, we’d love to talk.
Why
Orr Search is a specialist. Entirely focused on private equity value creation, no generalist mandates, no adjacent markets. That means the work you do here is genuinely consequential. The people you place shape how PE-backed businesses are built and run. The clients you work with are sophisticated buyers who take talent seriously.
We’re also growing deliberately. The brand is being built with purpose. You’d be joining at a moment when the foundations are solid, and the upside is real.
What it's like
1. Real responsibility from day one
Orr Search is built as a high-touch, senior-led search firm, which means every consultant works closely with clients from the outset. The work is hands-on, client relationships are yours to build from day one, and real accountability comes earlier than it would anywhere else. If you want to be in the room, you’ll be in the room.
2. You’re joining at the right moment
PE value creation search is one of the fastest-growing niches in executive search right now. Orr Search is already embedded in it. Joining now means building something, your own desk, your own relationships, your own reputation, iin a market that’s only going to get more competitive to enter.
3. Rewarded generously, and that’s the intention from the start
Competitive base, strong commission, and a genuine ambition, stated from day one, to be the most generous firm in this market. When the business grows, the rewards grow with it. That’s not a vague promise; it’s the design.
4. Your life outside work belongs to you
This business was built on the belief that you shouldn’t have to choose between a serious career and a life outside it. Flexibility isn’t a policy here; it’s how we operate. We’re working towards market-leading parental leave because we genuinely believe that looking after people properly is how you build a business worth working for.
5. Values that show up in the work
Kindness. Courage. Greatness. These show up in how we support each other when it matters, how we treat candidates, whether they get the role or not, and the standard we hold ourselves to every day. If you’ve worked somewhere with a genuinely good culture, you’ll recognise it here. If you haven’t, this is what it looks like.
6. Work that actually matters
Every mandate touches a business that’s being transformed. The talent placed through Orr Search, into operations teams, transformation offices, data and AI functions, shapes the outcome of real investments.
What we're
We hire for commercial instinct, genuine drive, and the kind of character that makes people want to come back, whether that’s a client, a candidate, or a colleague.
That means someone who wants to earn well and be proud of their work. Who treats rejection as data, not defeat. Who’s curious about the PE world, not just transacting in it. And who understands that in a close-knit team, how you show up for other people matters.
We hire selectively. Experience in executive search, private equity, or professional services is a strong starting point, but attitude and judgment matter more than CV chronology.
