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Executive Search · Amsterdam

Executive Search in Amsterdam

The Quantum Club is an Amsterdam-born executive search partner and invitation-only members club. We place senior leaders, operators, and creative talent for the city's most ambitious houses, on a No Cure, No Pay basis, reaching the people the open market never lists. Amsterdam-rooted, operating worldwide.

Hiring the exceptional in Amsterdam

Amsterdam's best operators are rarely on the market, and the roles that need them are rarely posted. A local job ad reaches the actively-looking; the people who move a house forward are usually employed and quietly excellent. Senior circles here are close, so a visible search can be noticed by the people it concerns before it reaches the person it needs. Executive search exists to reach that person directly, discreetly, and through relationships the open market doesn't have. Every mandate the Club runs is exclusive to The Quantum Club, and the vast majority are never publicly listed anywhere.

What the Club's Amsterdam network covers

Amsterdam is where the Club was founded, in 2023, and where much of its proof lives. It placed the leadership behind a modest-fashion house that opened the city's first modest-fashion store, built the full launch team for Mike Tyson's Amsterdam flagship and, on that referral, the team that opened Snoop Dogg's flagship store. It placed creative and operational leadership for No Art, the Amsterdam label that took its sold-out shows to three continents, and a Head of Growth and a CFO for the Amsterdam founders behind Dore & Rose and Hears. Behind those mandates sits a vetted network of 1,000+ members worldwide, and executives the Club has placed have come from houses such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Apple and ASML.

Hiring into Amsterdam from abroad

A senior search for an Amsterdam seat can cross a border: the right person may be in another European capital, and the move has to work for a whole life, not only a job. The Club weighs location, family and lifestyle in every match, so relocation is raised at the brief rather than discovered at the offer. One practical point for the employer: under the Dutch tax authority's Expat Scheme, known as the 30% facility, an employer may pay part of a qualifying hire's salary untaxed, for up to five years. The person must have been recruited from outside the Netherlands, meet a salary threshold, and have lived more than 150 kilometers from the Dutch border for more than 16 of the 24 months before starting. The conditions are the Belastingdienst's and change over time, so confirm eligibility with your payroll or tax adviser before the offer is made.

Discretion in a small city

At the top, Amsterdam is a small city, which makes confidentiality a working requirement rather than a courtesy. Stealth, NDA-backed searches are the default: no public listing, the brand and the figures shared only as trust is established, and every approach confirmed with the principal first, so nobody's time is wasted on either side. Candidates are protected the same way. A member's interest is never shared with anyone, including a current employer, without explicit consent, and the timing of references is agreed with the candidate first, so a move is not revealed before the candidate has resigned.

Built in Amsterdam, proven across the city's houses

From a modest-fashion house opening its first Amsterdam store to a world champion's flagship, the Club has placed the teams behind some of the city's most talked-about launches, and the TYSON 2.0 team it placed is still in place today. Across all of its work, the Club has placed 120+ executives in 40+ industries, with 98% satisfaction among clients and candidates alike. Amsterdam-rooted, operating worldwide. Talent placed, not posted.

Where the Club is

The Quantum Club is registered in Amsterdam under KvK 96000635 and based at Pieter Cornelisz. Hooftstraat 41-2, 1071 BM Amsterdam. It was founded in 2023 by Darryl Mehilal and has been a B.V. since 2024. Every partner brief receives a reply within 24 hours.

Seats the Club has filled

  • Finance Director / CFO

    Owns the numbers through a launch or a scale-up phase, usually working closest to the founders.

    Placed for TYSON 2.0 Dore & Rose How to Hire a CFO

  • Head of Operations

    Runs the business from opening day: the team, the suppliers, and the standard the name is held to.

    Placed for TYSON 2.0 Tha Dogghouse

  • Head of Growth

    Owns growth end to end as a brand pushes past its first ceiling.

    Placed for Dore & Rose

  • Head of Retail

    Runs the store and the client experience, where a house's standard is met in person.

    Placed for Merrachi

  • Marketing Manager

    Launches a name into a new market and keeps it in the conversation after the opening.

    Placed for TYSON 2.0 Tha Dogghouse

  • Label Operations Lead

    Runs the label side of an artist-led business: releases, partners, and the team behind them.

    Placed for No Art / ANOTR

Selected work

Merrachi

200% annual growth · featured in Vogue Business · the first modest-fashion store in Amsterdam

TYSON 2.0

A full launch team for Mike Tyson's Amsterdam flagship, still in place today

Tha Dogghouse

Snoop Dogg's flagship, staffed to open · won by referral

No Art / ANOTR

Creative and operational leadership placed · sold-out shows across three continents

Dore & Rose

Head of Growth and CFO placed for the founders' group, shared with Hears · stocked by 150+ luxury retailers, including Nordstrom

How the search runs

  1. Brief

    A Talent Strategist replies within 24 hours and scopes the mandate with you in confidence: the seat, the bar, what success looks like, and whether the right person is likely to be in Amsterdam already or abroad.

  2. Reach

    ClubAI scores fit across the network the moment the brief lands, and the strategist curates from there. Nothing is posted. Every approach is made personally, off-market, and confirmed with the principal first.

  3. Shortlist

    You meet a short, pre-qualified slate of people who have been personally approached, screened and assessed for fit, many of whom never touch a job board. Each candidate has a Talent Concierge for the length of the process: scheduling, preparation, negotiation and counsel.

  4. Close

    The Club runs the offer strategy and the close with you, and stays with the hire through onboarding. The fee falls due only when your chosen candidate signs, and the placement is backed by a guarantee laid down in your agreement.

Terms of engagement

The model
No Cure, No Pay. Nothing is owed for the search itself: no retainer and no upfront payment.
When a fee is owed
Only when a candidate you chose signs. Every further hire of a candidate the Club introduced, even for a different role, is its own placement with its own fee.
The fee
25% of the agreed gross annual salary, holiday pay included and variable bonuses and one-off payments excluded, unless your agreement fixes another rate. Partner rates are agreed per engagement. Amounts are exclusive of VAT.
The guarantee
Its terms are laid down in your agreement. It is honored as a free replacement search or as a credit against your next placement, never as a cash refund, and is claimed in writing within fourteen days of the employment ending.
Payment
Invoices are payable within 14 days of the invoice date, unless your agreement says otherwise.
Ways in
Club Promo, a complimentary slate of five candidates for one mandate; Club Partner, the flagship engagement with a dedicated strategist; Elite Partner, by invitation, at a reduced fee.
First reply
Within 24 hours of a brief, in confidence.

The full terms are set out in your agreement and the deposited General Terms & Conditions (in Dutch).

Frequently asked

How much does an executive search firm in Amsterdam cost?

No Cure, No Pay: nothing for the search and no retainer. A fee is owed only when a hire you chose signs: 25% of the agreed gross annual salary unless your agreement fixes another rate, with partner rates agreed per engagement. The guarantee is as laid down in your agreement, honored as a free replacement search or a credit against your next placement, never as a cash refund.

Do you only place roles in Amsterdam?

No. The Club is Amsterdam-rooted but operates worldwide, having placed 120+ executives across 40+ industries. Amsterdam is home and a deep network; the reach is global.

How fast can you start a search?

A partner strategist replies within 24 hours to scope the brief, in confidence, and a pre-qualified slate can follow almost immediately.

How long does an executive search in Amsterdam take?

A senior search typically takes two to four months from brief to signed offer, and confidential or highly specialised roles can run longer. A pre-vetted network removes much of the early research, so the pace usually depends most on how quickly decisions are made.

Can you hire someone into Amsterdam from abroad?

Yes. The Club weighs location, family and lifestyle in every match, so relocation is part of the conversation from the brief. Employers should also check whether the hire qualifies for the Dutch Expat Scheme (the 30% facility), which the Belastingdienst grants only under specific conditions; confirm with your payroll or tax adviser.

Can an executive search in Amsterdam stay confidential?

Yes. Stealth, NDA-backed searches are the default: no public listing, and identities protected until trust is established. A candidate's interest is never shared with a current employer without explicit consent.

Where is The Quantum Club based?

In Amsterdam, at Pieter Cornelisz. Hooftstraat 41-2, 1071 BM Amsterdam, registered under KvK 96000635. The Club was founded in 2023 and operates worldwide.

Sources

Cited by the case studies under Selected work

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