High Performers Search Partners

What High Performers Search Partners does

High Performers Search Partners (HPS Partners) is a Singapore-based executive search and recruitment consultancy serving clients across Asia Pacific. The firm specializes in four technical verticals — Semiconductor, Energy, Industrial Engineering, and Life Sciences — with sub-sector depth covering areas such as Clean Tech, AI/IT, Cyber Security, Clinical Operations, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnology. Its client base spans early-stage organizations and leading global corporations, and engagements range from senior executive placements to highly skilled individual contributor hiring, for both permanent and interim appointments.

The company's core offering is organized around five interlocking service lines: Specialist Contingent Recruitment (transaction-fee placements for mid-to-senior management), Retained Executive Search (partner-driven senior executive mandates with milestone-based fees), Recruitment Management (project-based RPO-style and recruiter-on-demand engagements with customized SLAs), Interim Placements, and Contracting. The firm's "technology" is human-capital in nature — precision search techniques, rigorous project management, candidate assessment methodologies, and an established APAC-wide talent network — rather than software or proprietary platforms. Adjacent HR services (HR Analytics, Singapore Permanent Residence and Employment Pass applications, Payroll Services) extend the offering into operational HR support.

HPS Partners operates a sales-led, enterprise field sales model with direct client engagement and a partner-driven relationship approach. Revenue is generated through a mix of transaction fees (contingent placements) and professional services fees (retained search, interim, RPO, payroll, immigration). The firm holds a single disclosed office in Singapore (Paya Lebar Road) and serves as its Asia Pacific headquarters, with operational activity evidenced across Malaysia, China, and Korea. No public revenue, headcount, funding, or ownership information is disclosed.

Name

High Performers Search Partners

Legal name

HPS Partners

Website

https://hpspartners.com.sg

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HPS Partners is a Singapore-based executive search and recruitment consultancy serving early-stage and global corporations across Asia Pacific, with deep specialization in Semiconductor, Energy, Industrial Engineering, and Life Sciences verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search & Recruitment

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHACAN

Public Sector & Policy Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Recruitment consultancy
• Talent acquisition
• Permanent placement
• Interim staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialist Contingent Recruitment: Fast and accurate turnaround for mid to senior management positions with track record of sourcing local, regional and international talents. Revenue earned on successful placement basis for mid to senior management roles.
2. Retained Executive Search: Highly collaborative approach fulfilling clients' Senior Executive needs with partner-driven model. Turnkey solution managed on specific agreed times with emphasis on matching candidate expertise and personality with client culture. Typically involves upfront engagement and milestone-based fees.
3. Recruitment Management: Project management of recruiting process or 'on-demand' recruiter support designed to accelerate short-term hiring needs. Includes dedicated client delivery team, customized recruitment processes, recruiter-on-demand options, and customized SLAs.
4. Interim Placements: Interim placement solutions providing timely access to expertise and flexibility. Contract professionals enabling companies to swiftly bridge skill gaps and pursue strategic objectives.
5. HR Workforce Solutions: Additional HR services including HR Analytics, Singapore Permanent Residence applications, Employment Pass applications, and Payroll Services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HPS Partners is a Singapore-based executive search and recruitment consultancy placing senior management leaders and highly skilled individual contributors for permanent and interim appointments across Asia Pacific. Its core offerings include Retained Executive Search, Specialist Contingent Recruitment, Recruitment Management (including recruiter-on-demand), Interim Placements, and Contracting, complemented by HR value-add services such as HR Analytics, Singapore Permanent Residence and Employment Pass application support, and Payroll Services.

Product overview

HPS Partners operates as a unified executive search and recruitment consultancy platform offering specialist services across the talent acquisition lifecycle. The core portfolio comprises Specialist Contingent Recruitment, Retained Executive Search, Recruitment Management, Interim Placements, and Contracting services. These are supported by complementary HR value-add services including HR Analytics (data preparation, modeling, and visualization), Employment Pass and SPR Application processing, and Payroll Services. The offering is structured as an integrated suite where core recruitment services are complemented by operational HR support modules, rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialist Contingent Recruitment

Quantifiable outcome

• Unparalleled accuracy and speed of results

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Robert Walters: Asia-focused professional recruitment firm headquartered in the UK with strong Singapore presence. Directly comparable as a specialist recruiter serving mid-to-senior management roles across Asia Pacific industries.
• Michael Page: Global recruitment firm with strong Singapore presence. Comparable on executive search and mid-to-senior management placements across technology, life sciences, and industrial sectors in Asia Pacific.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm with strong Asia Pacific presence and sector-focused practice areas. Closely comparable as a partner-driven, culture-fit-oriented search firm competing for the same senior leadership mandates.
• Boyden: Global executive search firm with established Asia Pacific presence and practice areas in technology, life sciences, and industrial sectors. Comparable partner-driven model targeting senior leadership mandates across similar verticals.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with established Asia Pacific operations. Comparable in partner-driven model and emphasis on cultural alignment with senior executive mandates across industrial and technology sectors.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Large global executive search and organizational consulting firm. Competes for senior-level executive search mandates in Asia Pacific and offers adjacent HR advisory services, similar to HPS Partners' broader HR solutions portfolio.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with deep presence across Asia Pacific. Directly comparable as a senior-level search competitor targeting the same enterprise client base, though operating at far broader scale and sector coverage.
• Hays: Global recruitment firm with significant Asia Pacific operations and specialized practice areas. Comparable on contingent recruitment and search mandates for mid-to-senior roles across multiple verticals.

Emerging players

• Coulter Partners: Boutique executive search firm specializing in life sciences, healthcare, and technology sectors globally. Comparable on vertical specialization and senior leadership focus overlapping with HPS Partners' life sciences and semiconductor verticals.
• Spring Professional: Specialized recruitment brand under the Adecco Group focusing on mid-to-senior technical and management roles. Comparable as a focused executive search and professional recruitment player in Asia Pacific.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hpspartners
• Facebookfacebook.com/HPSPartners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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