Nationwide

Executive search across Brazil

Tailor Executive Search conducts C-level, director and senior leadership searches for companies in any Brazilian state and abroad. Our offices are in Belo Horizonte and São Paulo; searches are run remotely, with partners and senior consultants involved at every stage.

Talk to a headhunter How our executive search works

Where we work

Executive search beyond city limits

The right executive is rarely in the same city as the role. That is why Tailor maps and approaches candidates across the whole country, and abroad when the role requires it, for companies of every size and region: from manufacturers in the interior to national groups and multinationals operating in Latin America.

Tailor has served more than 600 companies, has active clients in 16 Brazilian states and has conducted searches in 5 countries, including Chile, Mexico and Honduras. In Leaders League 2026, Tailor is ranked Leader in 3 headhunting and HR rankings.

Clients that allow us to disclose their names include Alpargatas, Leroy Merlin, Unimed, Fundação Dom Cabral, Sympla, Patrimar, SADA and World Surf League, as well as the football clubs Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, América Mineiro and Santos.

600+: companies served
16 states: with active clients
5 countries: with searches conducted
15 business days: on average to the first shortlist
60 to 90 days: to complete a C-level search
180 days: guarantee after the hire

Remote by design

The same method in every state

Every search starts with a briefing and a scorecard for the role (mission, expected outcomes and competencies) and follows Tailor's method, adapted from ghSMART's approach to hiring executives.

01
Source
Referrals from the partners' network, active hunting across the country and our database of past searches.
02
Select
CV review, Topgrading and scorecard-based interviews, behavioral assessment and background checks.
03
Sell
Engaging the candidate and negotiating the offer, including when the role requires relocation.
04
Success
Following up with the executive after the hire and measuring satisfaction with NPS.

Roles

Positions we search for

CEO
CFO
COO
CMO
CTO
CHRO
Directors
Senior managers
Board members
Law firm partners and general counsels

Sectors

All sectors of the economy, especially:

Mining
Steel and metals
Capital goods
Energy and renewables
Logistics and infrastructure
Construction and real estate
Healthcare and pharma
Education
Technology
Agribusiness
Consumer goods
Financial services
Legal
Sports

Hiring in the legal market? Meet Made for Lawyers, Tailor's legal headhunting practice.

Frequently asked questions

Does Tailor work with companies outside Belo Horizonte and São Paulo?

Yes. Tailor serves companies in every Brazilian state and abroad, running searches remotely; Belo Horizonte and São Paulo are its physical offices. It has active clients in 16 Brazilian states and has conducted searches in 5 countries, including Chile, Mexico and Honduras, with cross-border searches for multinationals and Latin American operations.

Does Tailor run international searches?

Yes. Tailor runs cross-border searches for global operations, international expansion and strategic roles in multinationals with a presence in Latin America, mapping and approaching executives in Brazil and abroad.

How much does an executive search with Tailor cost?

Tailor works with two fee models, Retainer and Success, calculated as a percentage of the hired executive's compensation. With a retainer, fees are paid throughout the search; with the success model, only after the hire. The percentage and the best model are set out in a proposal, after the role has been assessed.

Is the search confidential?

Yes. Tailor conducts searches with discretion and confidentiality, both for the company and for the executives approached. This is common in leadership replacements and strategic moves, when the role cannot be made public.