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Executive Sourcing Reinvented

High-stakes hiring,
without the retainer.

QAI Executive™ is a data-rich, high-touch alternative to traditional executive search-built for CHROs and talent leaders who demand executive-caliber candidates without the hefty placement fees. Senior recruiters, Al-enhanced summaries, and strategic market intel – all for a flat fee per 30-day campaign.

  • Executive-level recruiters
  • Al-enhanced summaries Market intelligence
  • Flat fee no commissions
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Director → C-Suite

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Executive Talent Mapping

Full visibility into the executive talent landscape

What It Is
How It Works
The Timeline
What's Included
Who It's For
Pricing
What It Is

An elevated sourcing & engagement service that delivers QAI™ candidates for executive searches.

QAI Executive™ is a data-rich, high-touch alternative to traditional retained executive search — built for senior, VP, and C-suite hires. It pairs Velocity's most experienced recruiters with advanced talent intelligence to deliver deeply vetted candidates and actionable market insights, for one flat fee per 30-day campaign — no retainer, no placement commissions, no surprises.

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Qualified
Executive-caliber leaders whose track record, scope, and leadership style map precisely to your mandate — assessed against the strategic thesis of the role, not proximity to a title.

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Available
Quietly open to the right move — confirmed discreetly by a senior recruiter on a live call, including off-market leaders who'd never surface in an active search.

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Interested
Genuinely compelled by your specific mandate, company, and trajectory — with motivations and compensation expectations probed in depth before any profile reaches you.
How It Works

Same Two-Step Process but Elevated

Two teams, two time zones. The same overnight engine as RapidQAI™ — run deeper, more selectively, and at a more senior level for high-stakes leadership hires.

PHASE 01 · OVERNIGHT · BANGKOK

Executive sourcing.

While you sleep

Our Bangkok research team runs a deeper, more selective search — mapping the senior talent market and building a higher-caliber, off-market pool from scratch while your team is offline. Every night, for every active campaign.

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Strategic brief & profile mapping
Senior recruiters translate the role into a precise search thesis, ideal-candidate profile, and target-company list.
2
Deep multi-source research
Exhaustive cross-referencing of proprietary databases, executive networks, and 20+ paid tools to surface off-market leaders.
3
Selective identification & verification
Only the highest-caliber profiles advance — with verified contact paths ready for Phase 2 engagement by morning.
PHASE 02 · U.S. BUSINESS HOURS

Executive engagement.

YOUR BUSINESS HOURS

U.S.-based senior recruiters run open-ended, conversation-intelligence interviews — not scripted pre-screens — probing background, motivations, and accomplishments in depth before any candidate reaches your portal.

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Conversation-intelligence interviews
Open-ended, executive-level conversations — up to four calls per candidate — rather than standard prescreens.
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Deep probing on fit & motivation
Background, career drivers, accomplishments, and leadership style explored in depth on every call.
3
Detailed QAI™ notes & delivery
Richly annotated Qualified, Available & Interested profiles land in Resflex™ — with full screening narratives.
Velocity has two co-founders — John Fortino and David Simpson. Each leads and oversees one of our offices, with John based in the U.S. and David based in Bangkok.
The Timeline

What happens and when.

From kick-off call to first candidates in your portal — here's the actual sequence of a QAI Executive™ campaign across a 30-day window.

DAY 0
Consultative kick-off
Strategic intake, role mapping, and ideal-candidate profiling with senior recruiters.
Days 1–5
Expert sourcing
Off-market discovery and passive qualification using 20+ paid research tools.
Days 5–15
In-depth screening
Executive recruiters run conversation-intelligence interviews — up to four calls per candidate.
Days 2–30
Ongoing sourcing, screening & intelligence
Candidates delivered continuously — weekly reporting and strategy adjustments as needed.
CLOSE
Close-out & market report
AI-enhanced executive summaries throughout, capped by a final campaign summary and Snapshot™ market analysis.
Why Choose QAI Executive™

Executive search,without the search firm.

QAI Executive™ combines senior recruiter expertise with advanced talent intelligence to deliver deeply vetted candidates and actionable market insights - with no retainer, no placement fees, and no surprises.

01
Deeper candidate insights for better hires
Our most experienced recruiters go beyond basic qualifications — using open-ended, conversational-intelligence questions to uncover each candidate’s experience in depth.
02
AI-enhanced summaries & strategic intel
Every screened candidate comes with a detailed executive summary distilling background, accomplishments, and screening insights — saving your team hours of resume review.
03
Enhanced market analysis via Resflex Snapshot™
An upgraded campaign “Snapshot” delivers candidate landscape metrics, competitive salary insights, and role-specific demand data — so you can benchmark and refine hiring strategy in real time.
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Executive add-ons at no extra cost
QAI Executive™ includes exclusive add-ons — Velocity VIP, Velocity Passport, Velocity Sync — at no additional cost, so you can customize every search to the most complex requirements.
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Precision sourcing for challenging roles
For pivotal hires or large-scale searches, QAI Executive™ pairs you with senior recruiters and a dedicated team focused on maximizing ROI — even for difficult niche roles.
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In-depth deliverables & full data ownership
A detailed campaign summary, market analysis, and qualified-candidate report at close-out — plus unlimited hires and full data retained in perpetuity.

Velocity delivers AI-speed with human intelligence — outperforming search firms on speed, quality, and cost, every time.

What You Receive

QAI Executive candidates at a fraction of traditional costs.

Every campaign we run is a partnership, we don't just send you a list of candidates after 30 days, we work with you for 30 days. This includes:

Elevated sourcing
Deeper, more selective, senior-led research — mapping the full senior talent market and surfacing off-market leaders that other channels can't reach.
Elevated screening & engagement
Executive-level recruiters run deeper, open-ended conversation-intelligence interviews, probing well beyond a standard screen.
Pre-screened candidate pipeline
QAI-vetted candidates with screening notes delivered to Resflex™. Refreshed throughout the 30-day window.
Resflex™ platform access
Real-time portal to view, sort, and manage your pool. Update statuses, leave notes, track the pipeline as it builds.
Weekly campaign reports
Outreach activity, response rates, pipeline status, and market signals worth flagging — every week, without you asking.
Market intelligence report
Salary benchmarks, availability signals, channel response data, and observations from the search.
30-day commitment
We keep sourcing and iterating strategy as needed based on candidate feedback or project requirements changes.
White-glove service
A dedicated team member manages your campaign. Direct access — no tickets, no account-manager layers.
Who It's For

High-stakes leadership hires.

QAI Executive™ is the right fit when the role is pivotal, discretion matters, and you want executive-caliber candidates without a retained-search price tag.

Good fit
C-suite, VP & director searches
Senior leadership roles where the cost of a wrong hire is high and depth of assessment matters more than volume.
Good fit
Avoiding retained-search fees
You want executive-caliber candidates without paying 25–35% of first-year compensation in placement commissions.
Good fit
Pivotal, hard-to-fill roles
A single hire that materially affects the business, or a niche leadership profile that demands precision sourcing.
Good fit
Confidential searches
A replacement or restructuring search that must stay discreet — handled with heightened confidentiality and controlled outreach.
Good fit
Talent leaders who want the data
CHROs and TA leaders who need market intelligence and full candidate-data ownership — not just a shortlist they can't keep.
Not sure?
Get an honest read.
Tell us about the role and timeline in a short call. We'll tell you honestly whether QAI Executive™ is the right fit.
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Exclusive Add-Ons

Included at no additional cost.

Every QAI Executive™ campaign unlocks three premium add-ons built for complex hiring needs — executive search, international sourcing, and ATS/CRM management — at no extra charge.

VELOCITY VIP

Executive Search

For C-suite, VP, and director-level hires
Senior-recruiter-led search for the most pivotal roles — with heightened discretion, expanded outreach, and consultative candidate assessment.
✓ INCLUDED
VELOCITY PASSPORT

International Sourcing

Asia-Pacific & global candidate discovery
Regional sourcing expertise from our Bangkok-based research team — GDPR-compliant and suited for multinational engagements.
✓ INCLUDED
VELOCITY SYNC

ATS & CRM Management

Inbound pipeline + system-of-record support
Direct candidate upload into your ATS, inbound pipeline handling, and data hygiene — keeping your tech stack in sync with the active campaign.
✓ INCLUDED
Traditional Search vs. QAI Executive™

A smarter way to hire senior talent.

Traditional executive search firms charge 25–35% of first-year compensation, lock you into retainers, and cap the data you can keep. QAI Executive™ inverts the model.

FACTOR TRADITIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH QAI EXECUTIVE™
Pricing model 25–35% of first-year compensation in placement fees ✓ Flat project fee per 30-day campaign
Commitment Upfront retainers, exclusive multi-month contracts ✓ No retainers, minimums, or long-term contracts
Pipeline visibility Limited to what the firm chooses to share ✓ Real-time updates through Resflex™
Candidate data Held by the firm — not portable, not yours ✓ Full ownership, retained in perpetuity
Hiring volume Per-role fees; no benefit for volume or recurring hires ✓ Unlimited hires from Velocity research
Screening depth Varies by firm and consultant ✓ Up to 4 conversation-intelligence calls per candidate to gather in-depth insights on experience and market interest.
Net result Executive-caliber hires without retained-search fees or lock-in
Pricing

One flat fee. No surprises.

QAI Executive™ is Velocity’s most comprehensive solution for high-stakes hiring — priced as a predictable flat fee per 30-day campaign.

QAI EXECUTIVE™ · PER CAMPAIGN

Flat fee

per single 30-day campaign • unlimited hires

No placement commissions, no retainers, no long-term
contracts. Contact us for campaign pricing.

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