Career Executive

What Career Executive does

Career Executive (赛睿人力, legally 广州赛睿人力资源有限公司) is a privately-held Chinese HR services firm founded in 2012 in Guangzhou by Patrick Liao (CEO) and Sky Tan (COO), both former senior leaders at ManpowerGroup (万宝盛华). The firm specializes in mid-to-high-end executive search, enterprise competitive intelligence mapping (TOP10 executive mapping, competitor mapping, new-business benchmarking), and talent outsourcing, the last delivered through its 2014-established sister company TengRui Human Resources (腾睿人力). Across six vertical practices (High-Tech/Internet, FinTech, Automotive & Smart Manufacturing, New Retail & Consumer, Finance & Accounting, and Global Expansion), the firm reports serving over 3,500 multinational and Chinese enterprises, with disclosed customer logos spanning Tencent (S-grade supplier 2018-2019), Alibaba / Cainiao, SF Express, Ping An Good Doctor, Ant Financial, JD via ATL, Vanke, China Resources, Mars, China Zhongche Shangqi, CVTE, Akulaku, China Energy Group, and others.

The firm is built around a proprietary talent database of approximately 5 million profiles and 200,000+ senior candidates that powers its search, mapping, and selection-and-assessment workflows, supplemented by a 300-partner platform ecosystem used for project-based scaling. Beyond core headhunting and mapping, the product set includes RPO (recruitment process outsourcing), on-site recruitment staffing, gig workforce platform, school-enterprise cooperation, overseas HR support (recruitment, payroll, work visas), HR administration, expert think-tank access, and (since 2023) a career-advisory sub-brand Rui Consulting (睿咨询). Delivery is field-sales-driven via sector-specialized teams that develop enterprise HR and C-suite relationships directly; pricing is not publicly disclosed and operates on a B2B professional-services quoted-fee basis typical of executive search, with successful-placement fees as the dominant economic model and outsourcing contracts under sister company TengRui providing additional recurring revenue.

Career Executive serves enterprise clients from 9 Chinese cities (Guangzhou HQ, Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Changsha, Chengdu, Wuhan, Chongqing) and four overseas offices (Singapore 2022, Hong Kong 2023, North America 2024, Tokyo 2025), with stated cross-border coverage spanning Asia-Pacific, North America, Middle East, Germany, and Russia, and more than 50 countries. No external institutional funding, parent company, or public listings are referenced; the business is founder-owned and organically funded, with the TengRui sister company co-controlled by the same founders rather than structured as a subsidiary.

Name

Career Executive

Legal name

广州赛睿人力资源有限公司

Website

https://careerexe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Career Executive (赛睿人力), founded 2012 in Guangzhou, is a Chinese HR services firm providing mid-to-high-end executive search, enterprise competitive intelligence mapping, and talent outsourcing via sister company TengRui. It serves 3,500+ enterprises across 9 Chinese cities and 4 overseas offices covering 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO) (BPACAAAC), Financial Services Leadership Search (Banking/Insurance/PE/Asset Mgmt) (BPACAAAF), Industrial & Engineering Leadership Search (BPACAAAD)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Talent outsourcing
• Recruitment consulting
• Enterprise mapping
• Human resources services

Headquarters

HQ city

Guangzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices14 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 (猎头服务): Mid-to-high-end executive talent search and placement services. The company identifies, evaluates, and places senior-level candidates for client organizations. Revenue is generated through successful placement fees, typically a percentage of the placed candidate's annual compensation.
2. Talent Outsourcing (人才外包): Business process outsourcing (BPO), IT outsourcing, and HR outsourcing services provided through sister company TengRui (腾睿人力). Includes flexible staffing, payroll administration, and workforce management solutions.
3. Career Consulting (睿咨询服务): Professional career advisory services launched in 2023, providing career personality assessments, motivation analysis, capability evaluations, and career planning guidance through international professional institution assessments and one-on-one consultant interviews.
4. Corporate Mapping (企业Mapping): Competitive intelligence mapping services that analyze TOP10 company executive structures, core competitor business executives, and new business transformation benchmarks to help clients understand talent landscape.
5. Global Expansion Services (出海服务): Overseas HR support services providing localized recruitment, payroll, personnel management, and work visa assistance for Chinese companies expanding internationally.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Career Executive is a professional human resources services firm providing mid-to-high-end executive search (headhunting), enterprise mapping (competitive intelligence on talent structures), and talent outsourcing services. The firm identifies, evaluates, and places senior-level candidates for enterprise clients across verticals including finance, high-tech, internet, new retail, automotive, and intelligent manufacturing, and additionally provides career consulting and overseas HR support for Chinese companies expanding internationally.

Product overview

Career Executive (赛睿人力) is a professional HR services provider founded in 2012, operating a multi-module portfolio centered on headhunting and talent acquisition. The core platform consists of three primary product lines: (1) Headhunting & Recruitment Services for executive and professional talent search, (2) Enterprise Mapping Services for competitive intelligence on target companies, and (3) Talent Outsourcing delivered through sister company TengRui (腾睿人力) with BPO/ITO/HRO capabilities. Supporting modules include Recruitment On-site Staffing, RPO, Gig Workforce Platform, School-Enterprise Cooperation, and Overseas HR Support services covering Asia-Pacific, North America, Middle East, Germany, Russia and 50+ countries. The sub-brand 睿咨询 (launched 2023) adds career planning consulting for candidates. The company leverages a professional talent database with millions of domestic and international profiles to power its delivery across fintech, internet, automotive, intelligent manufacturing, new retail, high-tech, and other sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 腾睿人力: Sister company established in 2014, specializing in professional BPO, ITO, and HRO outsourcing services, including recruitment on-site support, RPO services, gig economy platforms, and school-enterprise cooperation.
• 睿咨询

Products and services

• Headhunting & Recruitment Services (猎头招聘服务) Mid-to-high-end executive talent search and placement services identifying, evaluating, and placing senior-level candidates for enterprise clients across fintech, internet, automotive, intelligent manufacturing, new retail, high-tech, and other sectors, leveraging a global talent database of millions of profiles and sector-specialized consulting teams.
• Enterprise Mapping Services (企业Mapping服务) Competitive intelligence mapping service analyzing TOP10 company executive structures, core competitor business executives, and new business transformation benchmarks to help enterprise clients understand the talent landscape and make informed hiring decisions.
• Talent Outsourcing (人才外包) Comprehensive outsourcing solutions delivered through sister company TengRui Human Resources, including BPO business process outsourcing, ITO technology outsourcing, and HRO job outsourcing, with an experienced management team averaging 8+ years of outsourcing project experience serving large enterprise clients across multiple industries.
• Rui Consulting Services (睿咨询服务) Career planning and development consulting sub-brand offering professional assessments and one-on-one advisor interviews, providing career personality, motivation, and capability analysis plus career planning guidance for individual professionals.
• Global Expansion Services (出海服务) Overseas HR support service providing localized recruitment, payroll, personnel management, work and business visa assistance, cultural adaptation, HR recommendations, and legal support for Chinese companies expanding internationally across 50+ countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93%候选人入职率
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 腾睿人力 (TengRui Human Resources)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014腾睿人力成立于2014年，是赛睿人力的兄弟公司。专注外包业务垂直深耕，与赛睿猎头业务形成双轮驱动。腾睿提供专业的BPO业务外包、ITO技术外包、HRO岗位外包服务，拥有成熟的服务体系和丰富的行业大客户服务经验。

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a leading global executive search and leadership advisory firm with established Asia-Pacific operations. It competes directly with Career Executive for senior-level searches across financial services, technology and industrial sectors in Greater China and Southeast Asia.
• Career International (科锐国际): Career International is one of China's largest publicly listed HR services companies (KSCN:300662), offering executive search, RPO, staffing and HR outsourcing. It is the most directly comparable China-focused executive search and HR outsourcing firm to Career Executive, with a similar vertical specialization model but at significantly larger scale and with public-company capital.
• Liepin (猎聘): Liepin is a publicly listed Chinese online recruiting platform (HKEX:06100) focused on mid-to-senior level talent placement. It is a direct competitor for the same mid-to-high-end Chinese talent pool that Career Executive serves, with a tech-enabled platform model versus Career Executive's consultant-led approach.
• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a premier global executive search and leadership advisory firm with deep presence in Asia-Pacific. It competes with Career Executive at the highest tier of executive searches for Chinese state-owned enterprises, multinational subsidiaries and large private companies.
• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with strong China presence serving multinational and large Chinese corporates. It directly competes for the same senior executive mandates as Career Executive in finance, technology and consumer sectors.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Russell Reynolds Associates is a global executive search firm with significant Asia-Pacific operations. It directly competes with Career Executive for senior-level searches in technology, financial services, industrial and consumer sectors across Greater China.
• CGL Consulting (汇德): CGL Consulting is a China-focused executive search boutique that serves senior executive mandates across consumer, retail, technology and financial services sectors. It is one of the most direct domestic Chinese peers to Career Executive, with similar vertical specialization and mid-to-senior search focus.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup China (万宝盛华): ManpowerGroup China is the local subsidiary of ManpowerGroup, the global Fortune 500 staffing and HR services leader, and notably the former employer of Career Executive's founders. It offers broad staffing, RPO and executive search services across China, directly competing for the same enterprise accounts but with deeper global brand recognition and broader service portfolio.
• Korn Ferry (光辉国际): Korn Ferry is one of the four largest global executive search firms with significant China operations, providing C-suite search and organizational consulting. It competes with Career Executive for senior-level executive mandates in China, particularly at the CEO, CFO and board level, while also offering broader organizational consulting.

Emerging players

• HAYS China: HAYS is a UK-listed global recruitment and workforce solutions firm with China operations focused on mid-to-senior professional placements across technology, finance, construction and life sciences. It serves some overlapping mid-tier search mandates with Career Executive but with a broader recruiter-pool model rather than consultant-led boutique approach.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/career-executive-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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