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Top 25 Executive search firms based in Australia

Name: Executive search firms based in Australia
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 2, 2026 1,885 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,885 executive search firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 17,493 professional contacts across them, including 5,806 with verified work emails and 1,903 with mobile numbers. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers executive search firms headquartered in Australia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 2, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 2, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

1,885Companies

17,493Contacts tracked

5,806Verified emails

1,903Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest executive search firms based in Australia

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,885 executive search firms based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 2, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to executive search firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Mcarthur	Indirect evidence	Burnley, Australia	201-500	593 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With a highly successful 55+ years track record, McArthur is one of Australia’s longest established and most respected recruitment and HR specialists and we currently employ 210+…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
2	MPI	Indirect evidence	Kalgoorlie, Australia	201-500	366 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As specialist mining industry recruiters and consultants, we’ve been focused on matching the right person to the right mining job for over thirty years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
3	Davidson	Indirect evidence	Symonston, Australia	501-1,000	300 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a proudly Australian company, over 30 years Davidson has evolved into a leader in enhancing workplace performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
4	Sharp & Carter	Indirect evidence	Parramatta, Australia	51-200	233 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WORK WITH PASSION We understand that looking for a job or looking for a new team member can be a stressful experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
5	Corestaff	Indirect evidence	Mile End South, Australia	501-1,000	187 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Corestaff is part of the CGH Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
6	PAXUS	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, Australia	51-200	186 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Paxus is one of Australia’s most experienced tech and digital recruitment specialists, connecting top talent with leading organisations across government, industrial, energy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
7	Directioneering	Indirect evidence	Subiaco, Australia	51-200	177 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Directioneering we believe that every change is a chance to find new meaning in our careers and to continue them with renewed purpose.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
8	Marble Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Perth, Australia	51-200	150 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We place the people that build Australia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
9	Mars Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Sydney, Australia	51-200	135 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Industry Specialists Our carefully selected specialist Consultants have years of hands-on experience within their industry verticals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
10	Derwent	Strong evidence	Perth, Australia	51-200	133 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Derwent is one of Australia’s leading Executive Search and Board Advisory firms, partnering with organisations to appoint high-impact leaders who drive long-term success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
11	SIX Degrees Executive	Indirect evidence	Brisbane, Australia	51-200	116 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our commitment to sparking the right connections is what makes us ‘Expertly Human’.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
12	Fuse Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Parramatta, Australia	51-200	106 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Fuse Recruitment, we believe in the power of meaningful connections.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
13	Bayside Group	Indirect evidence	Australia	201-500	99 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bayside Group has been a trusted partner to employers and job seekers since 1976.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
14	Torquejobs	Indirect evidence	Brisbane Airport, Australia	201-500	99 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With a strong presence in Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria our founders bring over 30 years of recruitment experience both in Australia and internationally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
15	SHK Asia Pacific	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, Australia	51-200	96 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SHK connects great people to great work.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
16	AUREC	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, Australia	51-200	94 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aurec is a career partner for talent and a strategic force for clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
17	Austcorp Executive	Partial evidence	Perth, Australia	51-200	85 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AustCorp Executive Recruitment, established in 1996, has expansive influence across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
18	The Andersen Partnership	Partial evidence	Brisbane, Australia	51-200	84 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2010, we have brought together some of the industry's most experienced, proactive and dedicated recruitment executives servicing the mid to senior management levels…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
19	Talenza	Indirect evidence	Sydney, Australia	51-200	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Talenza is a full-service technology and business operations recruitment agency with extensive experience across both permanent and contract recruitment across a broad range of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
20	Heidrick & Struggles	Strong evidence	Sydney, Australia	1,001-5,000	71 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Heidrick & Struggles is the premier provider of executive search, corporate culture and leadership consulting services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
21	PRA	Indirect evidence	Sydney, Australia	51-200	70 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PRA is a multi-award-winning recruitment agency, founded in 2004.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
22	Momentum Consulting Group PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Sydney, Australia	1,001-5,000	68 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Momentum, we don’t just fill roles, we partner with organisations to shape their workforce strategy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
23	Pearl Recruitment Group	Indirect evidence	South Perth, Australia	201-500	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2010, Pearl Recruitment Group is a fast growing and dynamic Australian owned recruitment consultancy with its head office in Perth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
24	Profusion	Indirect evidence	Sydney, Australia	51-200	59 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Profusion is Australia’s leading provider of recruitment services to the Financial Services sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
25	Morgan Consulting	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, Australia	51-200	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Morgan is one of Australia's leading specialist recruitment agencies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: executive search firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names executive search firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of executive search firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name executive search firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Executive search firms based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 2, 2026

33.2%Verified-email coverage

10.9%Mobile-number coverage

9.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

30.2%Largest-city concentration · Sydney

Sep 2, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,426

11-50

359

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among executive search firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Australia whose own description of what they do matches “executive search firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names executive search firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among executive search firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,806 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 2, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Executive search firms by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names executive search firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many executive search firms are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 1,885 executive search firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Mcarthur, headquartered in Burnley, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most executive search firms?

Sydney leads with 570 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (406) and Brisbane (181).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 2, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.