Project Search

What Project Search does

Project Search PTE. LTD is a Singapore-headquartered specialist talent consultancy focused exclusively on the Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) sectors across Asia and the Middle East. The firm operates two core service lines: Project Staffing Services, which places technical experts and contractors on digital transformation, network, and technology projects typically for 1-2 year durations, and Executive Search Services, which sources C-level executives and senior leadership for TMT organisations through retained or contingent mandates. Founded by Dominic da Costa with a lean team of approximately 6 to 11 professionals including recruitment leads and a marketing function, the company differentiates from generalist recruitment agencies through pure-play TMT specialisation, headhunting rather than reliance on active job-market candidates, and peer-to-peer technical engagement enabled by team members with engineering and physics backgrounds.

The business model is straightforward professional services revenue with fees negotiated per engagement. Project staffing generates margin on contractor billable rates, while executive search commands typical retained or contingent search fees as a percentage of placed compensation. Customers include Tier 1 telecommunications operators in Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, and across APAC (one serving over 70 million subscribers), global IT services firms, technology consulting companies, and software vendors in the TMT space. Notable engagements span BSS and digital transformation program leadership placements, Salesforce CRM transformation program directors, Telco OTT and Video Streaming technology experts, and senior vice president-level telco sales placements across the Asia Pacific region.

The company operates exclusively through direct enterprise engagement with no marketplace or reseller channels, supported by a modest digital presence including a LinkedIn company page, Twitter and Instagram accounts, an email newsletter, and an active job openings page. Geographic claims extend across more than 40 countries including markets in Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. A small Employee Hosting Service offering extends the firm's value proposition by providing payroll infrastructure for clients lacking local Singapore legal entities. Project Search is privately held, founder-owned, and bootstrapped with no disclosed funding history, subsidiaries, or parent company.

Name

Project Search

Legal name

PROJECT SEARCH PTE. LTD

Website

https://ps-tmt.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Project Search is a Singapore-headquartered specialist talent consultancy providing project staffing and executive search services exclusively to Telecommunications, Media and Technology organisations across more than 40 countries in Asia and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search and Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB), Confidential/Replacement & Succession Search (BPACAAAK)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Project staffing services
• Telecommunications recruitment
• Media technology talent
• TMT talent consultancy

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

Revenue model

1. Project Staffing Services: Placement of technical experts and contractors on project-based assignments (typically 1–2 year flexible durations) for digital transformation, network, and technology projects across Asia and the Middle East.
2. Executive Search Services: Retained and/or contingent search mandates to source C-level executives and senior leadership for Telecommunications, Media and Technology organisations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Project Search is a specialist boutique consultancy placing technical experts and senior executives on behalf of Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) organisations across Asia and the Middle East. Its two core services are Project Staffing Services (placing contractors on 1-2 year digital transformation assignments) and Executive Search Services (retained and contingent searches for C-level executives and senior leadership). The firm headhunts passive candidates through personal networks and sector expertise rather than relying on active job-market listings.

Product overview

Project Search is a specialist recruitment consultancy offering two core services: Project Staffing Services and Executive Search Services. Both services specialize in the Telecommunications, Media and Technology sectors across Asia and the Middle East. Project Staffing provides technical experts for digital transformation projects on flexible 1-2 year assignments, while Executive Search focuses on sourcing C-level executives and senior leadership candidates through global networks and targeted campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Staffing Services A specialist recruitment service that places technical experts and contractors on project-based assignments (typically 1-2 year flexible durations) for digital transformation, network and technology projects within Telecommunications, Media and Technology organisations across Asia and the Middle East.
• Executive Search Services C-level executive and senior leadership search services that leverage global professional networks and targeted digital campaigns to source leadership talent for organisational transformation and business growth within Telecommunications, Media and Technology clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 specialist placements across Asia and the Middle East

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ambition Group: Asia-Pacific-headquartered professional recruitment firm operating across technology, banking and finance with offices across Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Closely comparable in business model (boutique, sales-led, multi-segment recruitment) and regional focus.
• Charterhouse Partnership: Boutique executive search and recruitment firm headquartered in Singapore with deep Asia-Pacific coverage across technology, telecommunications and financial services. Directly comparable as a specialist regional peer competing for the same TMT mandates in the same geographies.
• Horton International: Global executive search network with strong presence in Asia-Pacific covering technology, telecommunications and media sectors. Comparable as a peer for senior leadership and C-suite TMT searches across the same regional footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organisational consulting firm with a large executive search practice including technology and telecommunications officers. Comparable for C-suite and senior leadership TMT searches, though it competes from a much broader portfolio and global scale.
• Robert Half Technology: Global specialist in technology and digital talent placement with Asia-Pacific offices. Comparable for project staffing and contract technology placements within TMT transformation programs, though operating at much greater scale.
• Boyden: Global executive search firm with dedicated Technology and Industrial practices and significant Asia-Pacific presence. Comparable for senior TMT leadership placements, though with broader industry coverage and a partner-led global model.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with dedicated Technology & Services and Telecommunications practices. Comparable for senior TMT executive placements globally, particularly for C-suite and board-level mandates that Project Search also targets.
• Michael Page Technology: Global recruitment firm with a strong technology and telecommunications practice across Asia-Pacific. Comparable for technology project staffing and mid-senior placements, though positioned as a generalist rather than TMT specialist.
• Hays: Global staffing leader with a dedicated Hays Technology practice covering TMT across Asia and the Middle East. Comparable as a scaled incumbent competing for the same project staffing and technology talent mandates, though with a broader, non-specialised portfolio.

Emerging players

• Skills Alliance: Specialist technology and engineering recruitment firm with strong telecom and digital transformation practices across APAC and EMEA. Comparable as a niche specialist peer targeting the same TMT transformation talent pool, particularly for engineering and architecture roles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ps_tmt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ps-tmt
• Instagraminstagram.com/ps_tmt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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