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Retained executive search
Vice president through C-suite searches, run by a team of specialists who work in your market. We assess against the brief rather than the resume, and stay involved after the offer is signed.
Frontier technology executive search built for AI, robotics and semiconductors
Taking new technology from prototype to production needs a different kind of leader. Metric finds those leaders.
About Frontier Technology
What does Metric do in frontier technology?
At Metric, we run retained executive search for frontier technology companies, from vice president through C-suite. We work across Autonomous Driving, Humanoids & Robotics, Clean Technology, Quantum Computing, Semiconductors & Advanced Computing, and AI SaaS.
Typical searches include CEO, CTO, Chief Commercial Officer, VP of Engineering and VP of Manufacturing roles.
Why Metric
Why choose Metric for frontier technology executive search?
Frontier technology moves faster than the leadership market around it. Almost nobody has already scaled a humanoid robotics business or a quantum computing company, so the job is finding leaders who have done the nearest thing and can do this one.
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Hiring where there is no playbook
Most frontier technology leadership roles have no obvious precedent. Our consultants work out which adjacent experience actually transfers. The title you are hiring for may barely exist yet.
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A network built before the role exists
The people who can run these businesses are usually already running something. We track them through the research, the funding rounds and the spinouts, so a search starts from names, not a blank page.
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Backed by the whole of Metric
Frontier technology borrows from every market we work in. Semiconductors from data centers, robotics from manufacturing, clean technology from power. The consultants on your search can call on the people who cover those sectors every day.
What we cover
Which frontier technology sectors does Metric cover?
Metric covers Autonomous Driving, Humanoids & Robotics, Clean Technology, Quantum Computing, Semiconductors & Advanced Computing, and AI SaaS, each with its own specialist consultants and candidate network.
Autonomous Driving
Autonomous vehicle platforms, perception and fleet operations, across engineering, safety and commercial leadership.
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Humanoids & Robotics
Humanoid platforms, industrial robotics and motion systems, hiring the leaders who take a robot from lab to production line.
Explore Humanoids & Robotics →
Clean Technology
Energy storage, grid technology and industrial decarbonization, from first deployment to scaled operations.
Explore Clean Technology →
Quantum Computing
Quantum hardware, error correction and applied research, and the leaders who turn research into products.
Explore Quantum Computing →
Semiconductors & Advanced Computing
Silicon design, fabrication and advanced packaging, across engineering, operations and commercial leadership.
Explore Semiconductors & Advanced Computing →
AI SaaS
Applied AI products and platform engineering, hiring the product, engineering and go-to-market leaders who scale them.
Explore AI SaaS →
How we work
How does Metric run an executive search?
Every frontier technology search at Metric follows the same five stages, from the first conversation about the role to support after the offer is signed.
Discovery
We take a detailed brief on the role, the team and what the hire needs to deliver.
Talent mapping
We map everyone who could do the role, including people who are not looking, using what every previous search has taught us. You see the market before anyone is approached.
Approach and assessment
Our consultants approach candidates through the frontier technology network we have built, and assess each one against the brief rather than the resume.
Shortlist
You meet a shortlist of candidates who fit the brief, and we keep both sides informed at every stage.
Offer and onboarding
We manage the offer and negotiation, and stay involved after your new leader starts.
What we offer
What services does Metric offer?
Metric works on retained mandates. Every search comes with talent mapping and access to our market intelligence, tailored to frontier technology hiring.
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Talent mapping
We map everyone who could do the role, not just the people looking. Where they sit, what they are paid and who is likely to move, so you see the real market before you commit to a hire.
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Market intelligence and advisory
Every search we run adds to our picture of the frontier technology market. We know who is moving, what leadership roles pay and how strong teams are built, and retained clients get that intelligence with our advice on how to use it.
Client feedback
Client feedback on Metric
Meet the team
Metric's frontier technology search team
Every frontier technology search at Metric is run by a team of specialists who work in that market every day, whether that is autonomous driving, humanoids and robotics, quantum computing or AI SaaS.
Zeke Arlott
Head of Frontier Tech
Shaila Gallagher
Business Development Lead
Dhruv Pankhania
Business Development Lead
Alexis Foley
Business Development Lead
Lokesh Parmar
Business Development Lead
Max Hayes
Business Development Manager
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
If your question isn't covered here, one of our specialists can talk it through with you.
What does Metric specialize in across frontier technology?
Metric runs retained executive search for frontier technology companies, placing the leaders who take new technology from prototype to production.
Does Metric work internationally or only in the US?
Both. Most of Metric's clients are in the US, and we also run searches for clients whose businesses span other continents, supported by Metric's offices in the US and the UK.
What seniority level does Metric recruit for?
Metric runs retained searches from vice president through C-suite. We also take on director searches where the role is critical to the business.
What makes the approach different?
Every frontier technology search at Metric is run by specialists who work in that market. Many of these roles have no obvious precedent, so we look for leaders whose adjacent experience transfers.
Which sectors sit under frontier technology?
Autonomous Driving, Humanoids & Robotics, Clean Technology, Quantum Computing, Semiconductors & Advanced Computing, and AI SaaS, each with its own page.
How do I start a search with Metric?
Contact Metric to brief a search. A specialist consultant scopes the role and outlines next steps.
Let's build together
Ready to brief us on a frontier technology search?
Tell us the role, the technology and what the hire needs to deliver. A Metric consultant who works in your market will scope the search with you and set out the plan.