Frequently Asked Questions

  • AVIVA Talent Advisors is a boutique executive search firm specializing in Product, Engineering, Data, and GTM leadership for high-growth B2B SaaS companies.

    We partner with Founders, CTOs, and CPOs when the role is business critical and traditional recruiting methods are not surfacing the right talent. Our focus is precision, alignment, and long-term impact.

  • We lead retained searches for:

    • Chief Product Officer and VP Product

    • Head of Product and Director of Product

    • VP Engineering and CTO

    • Head of Data and Analytics Leaders

    • Head of AI Enablement and Governance

    • Strategic GTM roles such as VP Sales, VP Marketing, and Head of Customer Success

    We also support senior individual contributors in product and technical leadership when the role directly influences revenue, scale, or platform evolution.

  • We primarily serve B2B SaaS and Tech forward companies in:

    • Data and Analytics platforms

    • AI-enabled software

    • Geospatial and location intelligence

    • Developer tools and infrastructure

    • Industrial and critical infrastructure technology

    Our clients are often Series A through growth stage or private equity backed organizations building category defining products.

    We’ve also successfully supported key searches in Digital Advertising, Management Consulting, Travel and Hospitality, Financial Services, Manufacturing, and more.

  • Traditional recruiting often prioritizes volume. We prioritize alignment.

    At AVIVA, every search begins with a structured discovery process to clarify business outcomes, leadership gaps, and internal alignment. We look beyond keywords to understand motivation, capability, and business impact.

    You are not handed resumes. You are presented with leaders who contextually match your growth strategy.

  • Precision + Scale™ is our dual talent framework.

    Precision refers to retained executive search for critical leadership hires where fit, judgment, and long-term impact matter most.

    Scale refers to strategic talent expansion through our nearshore and offshore partnerships when companies need to grow engineering capacity quickly without compromising quality.

    The framework allows clients to hire intentionally at the top while scaling efficiently across teams.

  • Collaborative, honest, and straightforward. We're here to guide the process, bring ideas to the table, and keep things moving.

  • AVIVA primarily operates on a retained model for senior IC and leadership roles leveraging the Precision Search offering.

    Retained search ensures deep alignment, dedicated market mapping, competitor targeting, candidate psychology insights, and full ownership of the process from kickoff to close. This approach protects your time and elevates the quality of the outcome.

    However, our Scale offering in partnership with Onbench leverages a contingent model for hiring nearshore teams.

    As a boutique firm, a key differentiator is our ability to meet clients where they are and find mutually beneficial ways of partnering.

  • Most leadership searches are completed within 6 to 8 weeks, depending on scope and complexity.

    We move with urgency while maintaining rigor. You will always know where the search stands through structured weekly alignment meetings and transparent market insights.

    Our average time to fill for senior individual contributors is ~28 days.

  • Over 70 percent of high-performing leaders are not actively applying to jobs.

    We proactively identify and engage talent through targeted research, relationship-driven outreach, and referrals from trusted industry networks. Our approach prioritizes credibility and long-term relationships, personalized outreach, not transactional AI messaging.

  • Our process includes:

    1. Executive discovery and alignment

    2. Market mapping and talent landscape analysis

    3. Targeted outreach to active and passive leaders

    4. Structured evaluation and calibration

    5. Offer strategy and close support

    We take end-to-end ownership so your team can stay focused on running the business.

  • If the role directly impacts product strategy, revenue growth, platform architecture, or enterprise value, it is worth a structured search.

    The earlier alignment happens, the stronger the outcome. Waiting until internal bandwidth is stretched or mis-hires occur is often more expensive long term.

  • AVIVA works alongside internal Talent Acquisition teams as a strategic extension, not a replacement.

    Most of our clients already have strong TA leaders driving volume hiring and employer brand. We step in when a role is business critical, highly specialized, or requires discreet outreach to passive executive talent.

    Our role is to:

    • Provide deep market mapping and competitive intelligence
    • Engage senior Product, Engineering, Data, and GTM leaders who are not applying online
    • Support structured calibration and alignment with hiring stakeholders
    • Protect internal bandwidth so TA can stay focused on broader hiring goals

    The strongest outcomes happen when internal TA and AVIVA operate in true partnership, with shared visibility and clear role definition. We collaborate closely, communicate consistently, and ensure every hire strengthens both immediate goals and long-term strategy.