Max Executive

What Max Executive does

Max Executive is a boutique executive search and human resources consultancy headquartered in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia, founded in 2014 by Managing Director Jason Burgess. The firm delivers five integrated service lines: executive search and selection, executive coaching, leadership development, HR consulting, and psychometric testing, the last delivered through partnerships with qualified external assessment and training providers rather than in-house capability. Its client focus is on mid-to-senior level hiring and leadership advisory across five defined verticals — FMCG, Sport & Entertainment, Leisure & Hospitality, Retail, and HR functions — with the geographic footprint concentrated in the Melbourne/Victoria market.

The underlying operating model is practitioner-led and relationship-driven: the firm's brand and pipeline rest substantially on the founder's 25-year recruitment track record and personal network, with no disclosed AI/ML tooling, proprietary technology platform, or data flywheel referenced in the available material. There are no public references to research output, patents, or in-house product engineering, indicating that the value proposition is delivered through human advisory rather than technology leverage.

The commercial model is fee-based professional services — typically a mix of retained search fees for executive placements and project-based or hourly fees for coaching, leadership development, and HR consulting. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to each engagement rather than published or productized. The firm is privately held, has no disclosed external funding, and shows no public signals of headcount expansion, geographic expansion beyond Victoria, or inorganic growth activity.

Name

Max Executive

Legal name

Max Executive

Website

https://maxexecutive.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Max Executive is a Melbourne-based boutique executive search and HR consultancy, founded in 2014 by Jason Burgess, delivering retained search, coaching, leadership development, and HR advisory across FMCG, Sport & Entertainment, Leisure & Hospitality, Retail, and HR sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

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

Executive & Leadership Direct Hire (BPACAFAB), C-Suite & Senior Executive Coaching (EDABANAA), Executive Presence & Communication Coaching (EDABANAE)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Executive recruitment
• HR consulting
• Leadership development
• Psychometric testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mulgrave

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Search & Selection: Primary revenue stream through dedicated executive search, networking and market mapping services for C-level and senior executive positions. Services can be unbundled to suit client needs for planning and cost effectiveness.
2. Executive Coaching: Individual and organisational coaching services providing career advice, motivation assessment, and role suitability evaluation for professionals and organisations.
3. Leadership Development and Training: Assessment tools and training programs delivered through qualified partners to identify and develop future leaders.
4. HR Consulting: Outsourced HR services including Cultural Surveying, HR Audits, Learning and Development, and additional resourcing for organisations with existing HR teams.
5. Psychometric Testing: Assessment tools partnering with select organisations to provide diversity of assessment tools for benchmarking candidates against success factors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Max Executive is an Executive Search and HR Consultancy firm that provides dedicated executive search, networking and market mapping for C-level and senior executive roles, alongside executive coaching, leadership development and training, HR consulting, and psychometric testing. Services are delivered as tailored, unbundled engagements primarily to mid-to-large organisations across FMCG, Sport & Entertainment, Leisure & Hospitality, Retail, and HR sectors in Australia.

Product overview

Max Executive is an Executive Search and HR Consultancy firm offering a holistic service portfolio focused on people solutions. The core offerings include Executive Search & Selection (a specialized search and market mapping approach), Executive Coaching, Leadership Development and Training, HR Consulting, and Psychometric Testing. These services are designed to work together as an integrated people and talent acquisition strategy for mid to senior executive placements across multiple industry sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search & Selection

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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.

• Qualified Assessment and Training PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMax Executive partners with select qualified organisations that provide leadership development assessment tools and training programs. These partners enable the company to deliver comprehensive programs for identifying and developing future leaders, as well as working with existing leadership groups to ensure alignment with organisational objectives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half Australia: Large global staffing and executive search firm with strong ANZ presence; operates as a scaled incumbent across permanent placement and consulting that competes for the same Australian mid-to-senior pool.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search leader with leadership advisory offerings that bracket Max Executive's search + coaching + L&D bundle; relevant incumbent peer for senior-level mandates.
• Korn Ferry: Global executive search and organisational consulting incumbent; competes head-on with boutique search firms for CEO and board mandates while also offering coaching and leadership development that overlap with Max Executive's broader services.
• Hays Australia: Global recruitment incumbent with deep Australian operations; competes for executive and senior commercial mandates across the same verticals (FMCG, retail, hospitality, sport) that Max Executive targets.

Direct peers

• FutureYou Executive: Australian boutique executive search and talent advisory with a similar mix of executive search, coaching and HR consulting offerings; competes for the same mid-to-senior mandate pool.
• Cordiner King: Melbourne-based boutique executive search firm with similar functional / sector specialisation and direct competition for senior mandates in Victoria.
• Davidson Executive: Australian executive search boutique focused on senior leadership placements; closely mirrors Max Executive's mandate type (C-suite and functional director searches) and mid-market client focus.
• Watermark Search International: Australian executive search firm specialising in senior and board-level appointments across industry verticals; directly comparable in service scope and boutique positioning to Max Executive.

Regional players

• Talent International: Australian recruitment firm with executive search and HR consulting capabilities; comparable in scope of services but larger and more diversified across technology and professional services.
• Hoban Recruitment: Australian boutique executive search firm with a multi-sector practice across commercial roles; comparable to Max Executive in size and boutique positioning, though operating more broadly across Australian states.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/MaxExecutive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/max-executive

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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