The best candidates are never the ones actively applying.
SF Placement finds mid-to-senior talent across the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand — sourced from the 70% of the workforce who already have a job.
SF Placement by the numbers
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Specialisms, chosen deliberately
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Markets across three continents
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Maximum time to shortlist
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Of the workforce is passive talent
Reaching the people who aren't looking.
The best candidates are employed, comfortable, and not on job boards — and reaching them is a skill most employers don't have time to build in-house. That access is what a company is actually paying for.
SF Placement sits between two markets that don't naturally find each other: employers who need specialized talent, and passive candidates who are exactly who those employers want most.
Everything a search needs
One specialist, both sides of the table — from confirmed brief to signed offer, with no hand-offs in between.
Passive-market sourcing
Candidates reached directly — not job-board applicants who've already seen a dozen postings like yours.
24–48 hour shortlist
Three pre-qualified, pre-screened candidates delivered fast, once a brief is confirmed.
No placement, no fee
Contingency-based, always. No retainer, no upfront cost, nothing owed until you hire.
Search Pipeline
Candidates Sourced
214
In Screening
36
Outreach Today
Active Specialisms
From brief to shortlist in 48 hours
Share the role and what “good” actually looks like. We go to the passive market and come back with three pre-qualified candidates — you pay only when someone starts.
Ready to find who you're actually looking for?
Employers get a shortlist worth interviewing. Candidates get representation to employers they'd never otherwise reach. Both start with one conversation.
Where We Place
Four validated specialisms
24–48h
to shortlist
Supply Chain & Logistics
3
Candidates per shortlist
48h
Maximum delivery time
$0
Upfront cost, ever
Four specialisms. Chosen deliberately.
Each backed by a structural, multi-year demand driver — not a passing trend. Hover to pause and explore.
Supply Chain & Logistics
Data Engineering & Analytics
Cybersecurity
Privacy & AI Governance
Supply Chain & Logistics
Data Engineering & Analytics
Cybersecurity
Privacy & AI Governance
Supply Chain & Logistics
Data Engineering & Analytics
Cybersecurity
Privacy & AI Governance
Principles that don't bend for a fee
No placements in prohibited industries, regardless of fee size. An operating standard, not a marketing label.
Halal, without exception
Operating principle
Candidate qualifications are never inflated or embellished — to employers, or to candidates about a role.
Honest representation
Operating principle
We decline briefs we can't genuinely fulfil rather than submit weak candidates to make a number.
Only take what we can fill
Operating principle
A 24–48 hour shortlist is the standard, not the exception — for the employer waiting, and the candidate considering a move.
Speed is respect
Operating principle
Every candidate — placed or not — receives professional, timely, honest communication throughout.
Respect every candidate
Operating principle
No placements in prohibited industries, regardless of fee size. An operating standard, not a marketing label.
Halal, without exception
Operating principle
Candidate qualifications are never inflated or embellished — to employers, or to candidates about a role.
Honest representation
Operating principle
We decline briefs we can't genuinely fulfil rather than submit weak candidates to make a number.
Only take what we can fill
Operating principle
A 24–48 hour shortlist is the standard, not the exception — for the employer waiting, and the candidate considering a move.
Speed is respect
Operating principle
Every candidate — placed or not — receives professional, timely, honest communication throughout.
Respect every candidate
Operating principle
No placements in prohibited industries, regardless of fee size. An operating standard, not a marketing label.
Halal, without exception
Operating principle
Candidate qualifications are never inflated or embellished — to employers, or to candidates about a role.
Honest representation
Operating principle
We decline briefs we can't genuinely fulfil rather than submit weak candidates to make a number.
Only take what we can fill
Operating principle
A 24–48 hour shortlist is the standard, not the exception — for the employer waiting, and the candidate considering a move.
Speed is respect
Operating principle
Every candidate — placed or not — receives professional, timely, honest communication throughout.
Respect every candidate
Operating principle
Quality and specialization over transaction count.
Not a high-volume, low-fee staffing shop
What we're not
Four specialisms, chosen deliberately — not every industry at once.
Not a generalist recruiter
What we're not
Built on outbound access to candidates who aren't applying anywhere.
Not reliant on job-board inbound
What we're not
Quality and specialization over transaction count.
Not a high-volume, low-fee staffing shop
What we're not
Four specialisms, chosen deliberately — not every industry at once.
Not a generalist recruiter
What we're not
Built on outbound access to candidates who aren't applying anywhere.
Not reliant on job-board inbound
What we're not
Quality and specialization over transaction count.
Not a high-volume, low-fee staffing shop
What we're not
Four specialisms, chosen deliberately — not every industry at once.
Not a generalist recruiter
What we're not
Built on outbound access to candidates who aren't applying anywhere.
Not reliant on job-board inbound
What we're not
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about working with SF Placement. Have a question not listed? Get in touch below.
SF Placement is contingency-based, always. There is no retainer, no listing fee, and no upfront cost — a one-time placement fee applies only when a candidate you hire actually starts. If we don't place, you don't pay.
Once a brief is confirmed, you receive a shortlist of three pre-qualified, pre-screened candidates within 24–48 hours. Speed is an operating standard, not a best case.
Primarily from the passive market — the roughly 70% of the workforce who are employed, not actively job-hunting, and never see your posting. Reaching them directly is the core of what you're paying for.
Four specialisms: Supply Chain & Logistics, Data Engineering & Analytics, Cybersecurity, and Privacy & AI Governance — mid-to-senior roles across the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. We deliberately don't spread across every industry.
No. We only take briefs we can genuinely fulfil, and we operate halal without exception — briefs in prohibited sectors are declined regardless of fee size. That discipline is why the shortlists we do send are worth your time.
Completely. Registering interest is not a job application, and nothing is shared with any employer until you say so. You'll only hear from us when there's a specific, relevant role worth your time.
Submit a brief, or register your interest.
Whichever side of the table you're on, tell us a little about what you need — we reply quickly.
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