Jobplex

What Jobplex does

Jobplex is a U.S.-headquartered executive search firm founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of family-owned search company DHR Global. The firm specializes in placing emerging leaders — manager, director, VP, and C-suite-track executives below the senior retained tier served by its parent — across a matrix of eight industry practices (Advanced Technology, Business & Professional Services, Consumer & Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Science, Industrial, Real Estate, and Social Impact) and seven function practices (Diversity, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, and Corporate Affairs/Government Relations/Communications).

The core service model has two products: Single Search, a structured 9-12 week retained engagement assigning clients directly to a senior consultant and dedicated recruiting team; and Project Recruitment, a scalable multi-hire engagement designed for relocations, M&A integration, or accelerated growth scenarios. Delivery is research-based and consultant-led, relying on the firm's network of 20+ global partners with prior corporate, government, and consulting backgrounds rather than proprietary technology; there is no internal AI/ML platform, SDK, or API offering, and the firm operates no software product line. Operational signals emphasize execution quality: a 68-day average fill time, an 83% repeat business rate, and a 49% diversity placement rate across searches.

Commercially, Jobplex is a private, partner-led professional services firm generating revenue through retained search fees that are quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with engagement pricing varying by search complexity and geography. The firm pursues a direct, enterprise field-sales motion across 25 office locations spanning North America (including Toronto and Calgary), the UK, Germany, and Japan. It does not disclose revenue, has no venture or private equity funding on record, and operates under a family-owned parent. End customers include Fortune 500 enterprises, private equity-backed organizations, startups, and nonprofit institutions, served primarily through repeat engagement and referral pipelines rather than volume marketing.

Name

Jobplex

Legal name

Jobplex

Website

https://jobplex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Jobplex is a Chicago-based executive search firm and subsidiary of DHR Global that places emerging leaders across eight industry and seven function practices through retained single-search and multi-hire project engagements, operating from 25 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), Financial Services Leadership Search (Banking/Insurance/PE/Asset Mgmt) (BPACAAAF), Industrial & Engineering Leadership Search (BPACAAAD), General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Emerging leader recruitment
• Retained search firm
• Talent acquisition consulting
• Professional recruitment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices26 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Jobplex generates revenue through professional retained search services for emerging leader placements. The company offers Single Search (individual position searches) and Project Recruitment (multi-hire engagements), charging professional fees for talent acquisition services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Jobplex is an executive search firm specializing in emerging leader recruitment for businesses and organizations. Its core offerings are Single Search (Emerging Leader Search) for individual position placements and Project Recruitment for multi-hire engagements, delivered through industry-specialized consultants across 10+ verticals and functions. The firm complements senior-level search services from its parent company, DHR Global, providing clients a total recruitment solution from mid-level emerging leaders through executive ranks.

Product overview

Jobplex is an executive search firm founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of DHR Global, specializing in emerging leader recruitment to complement DHR's senior-level retained executive search services. The company operates two core service offerings: Single Search (Emerging Leader Search) for individual senior-level placements typically spanning 9-12 weeks, and Project Recruitment for scalable multi-hire engagements. These core services are delivered through a matrix structure of 8 industry practices (Advanced Technology, Business & Professional Services, Consumer & Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Science, Industrial, Real Estate, Social Impact) and 7 function practices (Diversity, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, Corporate Affairs/Government Relations & Communications). The firm maintains global reach with 20+ global partners across 10+ specialty areas and reports 68-day average fill times with 83% repeat business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Single Search (Emerging Leader Search) A dedicated search service that pairs clients directly with experienced consultants who develop targeted hiring strategies and execute searches for emerging leader-level positions, typically spanning 9-12 weeks from initiation to candidate selection.
• Project Recruitment An on-demand recruitment solution for multi-hire projects that provides scalable strategy and a single point of accountability, designed for situations such as relocations, mergers, acquisitions, accelerated growth, or fragmented recruiting processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 68-day average fill time
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments15 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DHR GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996DHR Global is the parent company of Jobplex, founded in 1996 to serve the emerging leader recruiting market while DHR focuses on senior-level retained executive search. Together Jobplex and DHR deliver a total recruitment solution with a single point of accountability. Jobplex collaborates with DHR for additional resources and competitive intelligence on searches, with dozens of trained search professionals available for support.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Egon Zehnder: Privately held global executive search firm with deep industry and functional practices. Known for culture-fit emphasis similar to Jobplex, and a direct competitor for emerging-leader and senior mandates across global enterprises.
• Boyden: Global executive search firm with extensive industry practices (Industrial, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Consumer) that directly overlap Jobplex's verticals. Frequently competes on mid-to-senior retained mandates, particularly for PE-backed portfolio companies.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with industry and functional practices that directly overlap Jobplex's verticals (Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrial, Technology). Competes on cross-border retained mandates and diversity-focused search.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with strong practice coverage in Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, and Industrial — directly paralleling Jobplex's industry matrix. Particularly competitive for board and senior-level emerging-leader placements.
• Stanton Chase: Global retained executive search firm with industry-sector practices that mirror Jobplex's structure (Industrial, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Consumer). A frequent direct competitor on emerging-leader and C-level mandates, especially for mid-market clients.
• Spencer Stuart: One of the largest global retained executive search firms, with deep practice areas across Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrial, Technology, and functional leadership. Competes with Jobplex for senior and emerging-leader mandates among enterprise and PE-backed clients.

Regional players

• Hays plc: UK-listed global staffing and recruitment group with strong presence in EMEA and APAC. While primarily a contingent staffing firm, Hays competes with Jobplex for senior professional and emerging-leader permanent placements across Financial Services, Technology, and Industrial in markets outside the US.

Broad incumbents

• DHR Global: Jobplex's parent company and direct operational peer; DHR Global is a global retained executive search firm serving senior-level mandates across the same industry and function verticals as Jobplex. The two firms collaborate on shared client engagements and operate as a tiered capture model.
• Korn Ferry: Largest publicly traded organizational consulting firm combining executive search with broader talent advisory, RPO, and assessment services. Competes with Jobplex on enterprise search mandates while offering a much broader services portfolio that anchors client relationships.
• Robert Half: Large publicly traded staffing and talent solutions firm; while focused primarily on professional contract and permanent placement rather than retained executive search, it overlaps with Jobplex at the senior professional/managerial tier in finance, HR, and technology functions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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