Bespoke Recruitment · APAC · Est 2019
Beyond a transaction.
The search done well.
Beyond Search is a bespoke recruitment practice across APAC. Since 2019 we have placed Mid-to-C-Suite talent across technology, finance, public sector, and Web3 — building long-term relationships with the clients and candidates we serve.
§ 01 · Practice
Going beyond the search.
Building the long partnership.
We work on Mid-to-C-Suite hires, both technical and corporate, for clients across Asia. Each engagement is led by a partner from brief to placement — and continues into the candidate's first months in seat.
How we work
01
Brief.
We start with a partner-led conversation, not a job spec. Together we define the role's first eighteen months, the criteria for success, and what would have to be true for the appointment to be the right one.
02
Search.
A considered list, drawn from people we already know and have followed. Beyond our database, we tap an overseas network of returning professionals looking for a role closer to home.
03
Placement.
A short list of three to four, presented as a written document. We stay in the engagement through offer, negotiation, and the candidate's first ninety days.
Industries
Tech & Internet
SaaS
Fintech
Crypto · Web3
Banking & Finance
Logistics & Delivery
eCommerce
Healthcare
Energy
Retail
Government-Linked
Venture Capital
Private Equity
Digital Advertising
Remits
C-Suite
CEO · CFO · COO · CTO · CPO · CDO
Senior Leadership
President · Managing Director · SVP
Function Heads
VP · Head of Product, Data & Engineering
Country & Regional
General Manager · Country Head
Mid-Management
Director · Senior Manager · Principal
We accept other senior remits selectively. Tell us about the role.
§ 02 · Selected engagements
A representative selection.
Ten engagements from the past six years.
Ten engagements drawn from a longer track record across Asia. All clients are anonymised by sector and stage; details available on request, under NDA.
№ 01
Southeast Asia Reservations & Dining Platform
COO · Chief Product Officer · VP Operations · Head of Product Design · Head of Data Science · Hong Kong GM · 27× Business Development
TECH UNICORN
№ 02
Top Southeast Asia Ride-Hailing Unicorn
Chief Data Officer · VP Data Science · VP Corporate Finance · Product Managers · SVP Business Unit
RIDE-HAILING
№ 03
Pan-SEA Fintech Platform
Chief Financial Officer · VP HR · VP Communications · VP Marketing · VP Legal · Talent Acquisition Leads
FINTECH UNICORN
№ 04
Sovereign Digital Government Agency
COO · Chief of Design · Head of Transformation · Head of Software Engineering
PUBLIC SECTOR
№ 05
National Healthcare Ministry
Head of Data Science · Chief Design Officer · Chief Operating Officer · Assistant CEO
PUBLIC SECTOR
№ 06
Listed Pan-Asia Energy & Sustainability Platform
Product Lead · 4× Commercial Leads · Operations Manager · Contract Manager
ENERGY · GLC
№ 07
Five Web3 & on-chain analytics firms
Finance Director · CMO · Head of Product · VP Engineering · Community Manager
WEB3 · CRYPTO
№ 08
Global Foodtech Scaleup
Chief of Staff · Head of Marketing · Head of People · Head of Finance · Head of Operations
FOODTECH
№ 09
Global Sports Equipment Brand, APAC
APAC MD · GM Vietnam · GM India · Head of HR APAC · Head of Marketing APAC · Sales Manager AUS
SPORTS · APAC
№ 10
Global IT Services & Consulting Firm
Head of Digital Innovation · CTO · Sales Director
IT SERVICES
Available on request: anonymised case notes, references from prior engagements, and current capacity. Enquire.
§ 03 · Founder
A practice built on
thirteen years of placements.
PORTRAIT · FOUNDER
Alvin Leong
BSC · BANKING & FINANCE
Leads the search practice at Beyond Search.
Alvin began his career as a relationship manager at Citi and DBS, before moving into executive recruitment thirteen years ago.
Prior to Beyond Search, he was based in Hong Kong for two years building up the risk & compliance desk at an award-winning global recruitment firm with offices in Hong Kong and Singapore.
His focus is C-Suite to Mid-level hires, in both commercial and technical functions, across tech and internet startups (Series A/B), government-linked companies, SaaS, Crypto, and the financial and insurance sectors.
CAREER
13 years
in executive recruitment
BANKING
Citi · DBS
relationship management
BASED
Singapore
via Hong Kong
§ 04 · For candidates
Returning to Asia,
or looking for the next?
We work with senior operators across Asia and an overseas network of returning professionals — people moving home, closer to family, or back into the region after a stretch abroad. If that sounds like you, write to us.
Tell us about your work — the decisions you have owned, the operators you have built around you, and the kinds of roles you want next. Every note is read; everything is held in confidence.
§ 05 · Enquire
Tell us about
the role.
We accept new engagements when capacity permits. A partner replies within two working days.
SINGAPORE
100 Peck Seah Street, #11-18
Singapore 079333
Singapore 079333
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