When I meet CEOs and HR directors in Jakarta, the conversation often shifts from executive search to the challenges of managing Indonesia's complex payroll process. Navigating tax calculations, BPJS contributions, and changing labour laws creates significant administrative burdens and risks, diverting focus from growth. Payroll management is more than an administrative task—it's a strategic liability […]
Finding the right leader for a critical role in today’s market can feel like an impossible task. You’ve likely seen the same limited pool of candidates, faced sky-high salary expectations, and watched key positions sit vacant for months, slowing your company’s growth. What if I told you the traditional recruitment process is the problem? Relying […]
When other executive firms told the tech unicorn their VP Engineering role was impossible to fill after eight months of searching, we knew our systematic approach could deliver different results. The role demanded someone who could scale technical teams from 50 to 200+ engineers while maintaining code quality and velocity, exactly the challenge I'd navigated […]
When a leading F&B lifestyle group approached us about their Marketing Director role, vacant for over a year despite multiple agencies’ efforts, the CEO said, “We need a leader who gets our culture.” This shows that executive search in Jakarta goes beyond matching CVs; it’s about finding a leader who truly drives growth. This article […]
In my 7+ years of executive recruitment, the conversation with new clients almost always starts the same way: "Tony, we have a talent problem. We can't find the right people." But after working with dozens of Indonesian market leaders, I've learned that what looks like a hiring problem is almost always a leadership development problem […]
Three weeks into what should have been a straightforward talent acquisition project for a leading Indonesian OTA, I found myself staring at the same talent pool that three other agencies had already approached. The client needed rare talent with Human-Centered Design expertise, but everyone was fishing in the same Jakarta pond using the same talent […]
