Leading Human Resources Executive Search Firm: CHRO, HR Directors, and HR Leaders

A human resources executive search firm specializes in sourcing, screening, and placing senior HR professionals including HR business partners, total rewards leaders, talent acquisition managers, and Chief Human Resources Officers. Unlike general staffing agencies that fill high-volume roles, an executive search firm focuses on finding highly qualified candidates for positions requiring strategic judgment, compliance expertise, and proven experience leading people functions.

General HR staffing typically fills roles like HR coordinators and recruiting assistants on temporary or temp-to-hire terms. HR executive search targets higher-level placements supporting senior leadership and the executive team, requiring a deeper screening process that evaluates strategic thinking, organizational design, compliance command, and the ability to influence at the board level. Frontline offers both through its HR staffing and HR executive search practices.

Frontline places talent acquisition managers, talent management specialists, total rewards analysts and managers, benefits managers, compensation managers, directors of compensation, HRIS analysts and managers, HR business partners, HR generalists, HR managers, HR directors, organizational development leaders, change management leads, employee relations managers, VPs of Human Resources, and Chief Human Resources Officers.

Every HR executive candidate is interviewed by a dedicated Frontline recruiter, screened against role-specific criteria (HR strategy, employment law and compliance, total rewards design, HRIS platform fluency, employee relations, and people analytics), reference-checked with prior leadership, and benchmarked against current HR compensation data for the local market. For senior leadership placements, additional evaluation covers organizational design, executive partnership, and change leadership track record.

The 5-Year Placement Warranty is the exclusive Frontline promise that a directly placed HR executive professional will succeed in role, or Frontline replaces the candidate at no additional fee for up to five years. The HR staffing industry standard guarantee is 90 days, so Frontline warranty coverage is 20 times longer.

Frontline runs three engagement models: direct hire HR placement for permanent positions (backed by the 5-Year Placement Warranty), temporary HR staffing for parental leave, project-based support, system implementations, and peak workload coverage, and temporary-to-hire HR staffing that lets employers evaluate skill level and cultural fit on the job before committing to a permanent offer.

Direct hire HR executive placement fees are structured as a contingent percentage of the placed candidate's first-year base salary, ranging from 20 to 30 percent depending on role seniority and search complexity. Temporary staffing is billed at an hourly rate covering candidate wages, payroll taxes, insurance, and recruiting margin. All major credit cards are accepted at no additional charge. Candidates never pay fees.

Frontline provides human resources executive search nationwide from 32 plus office locations, with concentrated coverage across Texas (Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Fort Worth, Houston, Irving, Austin, San Antonio), Oklahoma (Oklahoma City), Tennessee (Brentwood, Nashville), Arizona (Phoenix, Scottsdale), Colorado (Denver), Illinois (Chicago), Georgia (Atlanta), Florida (Orlando), and additional metros nationwide.

Frontline's human resources executive search practice is led by Lindsey Davidson, CDR, a Senior Lead Executive Recruiter who holds the Certified Diversity Recruiter credential and specializes in HR, administrative, and HSE placements. The team also includes Shelly Hubble, CSP, Senior Vice President of Operations with the Certified Staffing Professional credential from the American Staffing Association, and Bill Kasko, Founder, President, and CEO, who founded the firm in Dallas in 2004.

Frontline Source Group is a Forbes Best Professional Recruiting Firm for 9 consecutive years (2018 to 2026), Forbes Best Executive Recruiting Firms #148 (2026), 9-time ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both Client and Talent satisfaction, ClearlyRated Diamond Award recipient, Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies honoree, and Expertise.com Best Staffing Agency. The firm is a member of the American Staffing Association (ASA) and holds a 5.0 Trustpilot rating across 666 plus verified reviews.

No. Human resources candidates never pay fees to work with Frontline. Hiring employers cover all recruiting fees, and candidate consultations, resume review, interview prep, and skills testing are always free.

Hiring employers can start by submitting a hiring request at frontlinesourcegroup.com/employer-request-form, calling 877-780-3822, or booking a meeting directly with Lindsey Davidson, Shelly Hubble, or Bill Kasko using the links on this page. HR professionals looking for their next opportunity can apply at frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply to connect with a specialized human resources recruiter.