Executive Search Software
The recruiting platform built for executive search firms
Source C-level candidates from 870M+ profiles, run personalized outreach sequences, and manage retained searches with full client visibility. Give your clients a dedicated portal to track progress and leave feedback. One platform, zero complexity.
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Executive search deserves better tools
Sourcing C-suite talent is a needle-in-a-haystack problem
Your current tools surface mid-level profiles, not the passive VPs, CFOs, and CxOs your clients actually need. You spend hours on manual research across LinkedIn, industry reports, and your own network with inconsistent results. The best executive candidates are rarely active on job boards, and generic sourcing tools are not built to find them. Building a competitive longlist for a senior mandate should take hours, not weeks.
Confidentiality is non-negotiable
Executive mandates require absolute discretion. Generic recruitment tools expose candidate data, lack access controls, and make it impossible to keep searches confidential. A single data leak can damage your reputation and your client's trust. You need a platform where every pipeline, every candidate, and every communication is protected by role-based permissions that you control completely.
Retained searches span months, not days
Long-cycle mandates mean long-term relationship management. You need to track every interaction, every touchpoint, and every conversation over months, not just process applicants through a funnel. Generic ATS platforms are designed for high-volume transactional hiring, not for the nuanced, relationship-driven process that defines executive search. Without a proper CRM, critical context gets lost between calls, meetings, and follow-ups.
Source C-level talent from 870M+ global profiles
Search across 870 million profiles from LinkedIn, GitHub, and 30+ global sources to identify senior leaders who match your mandate criteria. Filter by seniority, industry, geography, company size, board memberships, and tenure to build longlists in minutes instead of weeks. AI-powered matching understands the nuances of executive roles and surfaces candidates that keyword-based tools miss entirely. From a CFO in Munich to a CTO in Singapore, your next placement is already in the database.
Every message tailored to the candidate, automatically
AI generates hyper-personalized messages that reference each candidate's career path, recent company moves, board memberships, and industry context. Combine Email, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp in multi-step sequences designed for the pace of executive communication. Executives receive outreach that feels hand-crafted, at scale. Every message is reviewed before sending, giving you full control over tone and positioning while saving hours of manual drafting per mandate.
Client portal with pipeline access and search analytics
Give clients direct access to their pipeline through a branded, secure portal: shortlisted candidates, interview stages, and real-time progress on every mandate. Built-in analytics show sourcing funnel metrics, response rates, and time-to-shortlist so clients see the value of your work at every step. Clients leave feedback directly on candidate profiles, rate shortlisted candidates, and approve next steps without scheduling additional calls. Everything stays in one place, replacing the endless back-and-forth of status update emails.
Explore the platform
Click on a module to discover what Leonar can do for your team.
"Find CFOs in the DACH region with SaaS experience and 15+ years in finance"
"Draft a personalized outreach for each shortlisted candidate on the Acme Corp VP Engineering mandate"
"Show me all candidates I've placed in the past 3 years who might be ready for a new role"
Let AI agents accelerate your executive searches
Connect AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT directly to your Leonar workspace through the Model Context Protocol. Your AI agent can source senior leaders across your mandates, craft personalized outreach messages referencing career milestones and industry context, and surface candidates from your existing database who might be ready for a new opportunity. The AI respects your confidentiality settings and pipeline permissions, so sensitive mandate data stays protected. You focus on client relationships and closing placements while the AI handles the research-intensive groundwork.
Connect AI agents to your executive search CRMEnterprise-grade security. GDPR compliant. You control what your AI agent can access.
They love Leonar
“An all-in-1 tool, essential for nowadays' recruiters. It supports us in finding the perfect candidates and even became a selling argument to our clients.”
“Leonar is a real time-saver: I've cut my sourcing time from 5 days a week down to 2. Having a tool that automatically handles follow-ups lets me focus on what actually moves the needle.”
“All our hiring managers are using Leonar. Before using Leonar, we were highly dependent on external recruiting agencies. Since then, we have made amazing hires and divided our hiring costs by 2.”
Frequently asked questions
Is Leonar built for retained executive search?
Yes. Leonar is purpose-built for the retained search workflow. It includes long-term candidate relationship tracking that captures every interaction across months of engagement, confidential pipelines with role-based access controls, and a client-facing portal for real-time progress updates and feedback. The platform is designed for boutique and mid-size executive search firms that need professional-grade tools without the complexity and cost of enterprise systems like Invenias or FileFinder.
How does Leonar handle confidential searches?
Every pipeline in Leonar has granular access controls that you configure at the mandate level. You decide exactly who sees which candidates, which mandates, and which communications. Team members only access what you authorize. The client portal is equally secure: clients see only the candidates you share with them, with no visibility into other mandates or internal notes. This layered approach to confidentiality means your searches stay private at every stage of the process.
Can I manage multiple concurrent mandates?
Absolutely. Each mandate gets its own pipeline with dedicated stages, client context, candidate shortlists, and progress tracking. You can customize the pipeline stages per mandate to reflect different search processes. Switching between searches takes one click, and every mandate maintains its own complete history. Your dashboard gives you a bird's-eye view of all active mandates, so you always know where each search stands.
What makes Leonar different from a generic ATS?
Generic ATS platforms are built to process high volumes of applicants quickly. Executive search requires a fundamentally different approach. Leonar combines AI sourcing for passive senior talent across 870M+ profiles, personalized multi-channel outreach that resonates with C-level candidates, a CRM that tracks relationships over months of engagement, and a client portal that keeps your clients informed without constant status calls. Every feature is designed for the relationship-driven, confidential, long-cycle nature of executive search.
Can I import my existing candidate database?
Yes. We support bulk CSV import and can migrate data from most executive search platforms including Ezekia, Invenias, FileFinder, and Clockwork. Our migration team handles the entire process for you: candidate profiles, relationship histories, notes, pipeline data, and contact information. The migration is included at no extra cost, and we work closely with your team to ensure nothing is lost in the transition. Most migrations are completed within a few business days.
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