--- title: "Executive Search Market Map Agent | Findem Studio | Findem" description: "Build an executive search market map in under an hour. Findem Studio returns named leaders, fit reasoning, source checks, and every exclusion explained." url: "https://www.findem.ai/studio/executive-search-market-map" --- # The research method top search firms use, on demand. Executive Map A rigorous, structured market mapping methodology behind every mandate. Turn your search brief into a company-by-company view of relevant leaders, with fit assessments and sources to review before you engage. [Sign up for your first free map](https://studio.findem.ai/exec/new) Coverage summary People Exclusions and review ## What changes for your search team. 1. Your market map in under an hour What takes a research team 7 to 14 days, the agent delivers before your next call. 2. Grow search volume without growing headcount Agents run on demand, so your team can absorb new work as soon as it lands. 3. Walk into the pitch with a market map Show the client who is out there before you have signed the mandate. 4. Know who was considered, and why Every market map shows who the agent evaluated, who made the list and who did not. ## See the agent at work. ## More reliable than a general-purpose AI. Generic LLMs work from unstructured web data. This agent works from data labeled for the job, so each name comes with evidence you can check. 1. Checked against live sources Each match is checked against the company's leadership page, news announcements, and other web sources. 2. Current and former, flagged Each person is marked as current or former at the target company. 3. Every exclusion explained Rejected names and companies with no match are listed with a reason. 4. Rated against your success profile Each fit rating includes the reasoning behind it. ## How Findem Studio compares. ### Time to first map Researcher with LinkedIn 7 to 14 days General AI assistant alone Minutes Findem Studio Under an hour ### Names verified Researcher with LinkedIn By hand, as time allows Not verified; can return people who don't exist Findem Studio Every name, with sources ### Current versus former Researcher with LinkedIn Self-reported titles Often out of date Findem Studio Flagged on every row ### Exclusions explained Researcher with LinkedIn Rarely written down No Findem Studio Every rejected row, with a reason ### Client-ready output Researcher with LinkedIn After formatting No Findem Studio Branded report, deck and spreadsheet | Capability | Researcher with LinkedIn | General AI assistant alone | Findem Studio | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Time to first map | 7 to 14 days | Minutes | Under an hour | | Names verified | By hand, as time allows | Not verified; can return people who don't exist | Every name, with sources | | Current versus former | Self-reported titles | Often out of date | Flagged on every row | | Exclusions explained | Rarely written down | No | Every rejected row, with a reason | | Client-ready output | After formatting | No | Branded report, deck and spreadsheet | ## Agency-level research without the agency price tag. For in-house executive search teams. Your team gets the depth of market mapping agencies charge a premium for, and can take on new executive roles without adding researchers. ## Frequently asked questions. **What is market mapping in executive search?** Market mapping in executive search is the research that shows which companies to target for a role and who holds that role at each one. A market map groups the companies into tiers, names the relevant leaders, explains each person's fit, and records who was left out and why. Search firms use it to set strategy and show a client the market before outreach starts. **What is a Findem executive search market map?** A Findem executive search market map shows which companies to research and who holds the relevant role at each company. It connects the search brief to a tiered company list, the reasoning for each tier, named leaders, and sources behind their fit assessments. You can review that evidence before presenting the map to a client. **What is Findem Studio for executive search?** Findem Studio uses Findem's People Intelligence platform to produce finished research work, including executive search market maps. The Executive Map agent combines people and company context with a search method and source checks. You review the companies, people and fit reasoning before deciding whom to approach. The agent supports your researchers and partners; it does not make hiring decisions. **What methodology does the Executive Map agent use?** The Executive Map agent applies the comprehensive market mapping methodology used by top retained firms. It starts from your search brief and target companies, finds the relevant leaders at each company, checks every match against live sources and rates each person against your success profile, so every mandate gets the same structured research. **How long does it take to build a market map?** The agent delivers a market map in under an hour. Building one by hand typically takes a research team 7 to 14 days. Your free first map is capped at 10 names. **How does Findem Studio compare with LinkedIn research or a general AI assistant?** Findem Studio combines people and company intelligence with source checks, current-versus-former status, fit reasoning and explained exclusions. With LinkedIn, a researcher performs those checks and prepares the client output by hand. A general AI assistant's answer alone doesn't verify that every name is real or current. Findem Studio gives you the evidence to review before choosing whom to approach. **Is this for executive search or general-purpose recruiting?** The Executive Map agent is for executive-search mandates you can research by company and role, rather than high-volume general-purpose recruiting. The sample CFO search includes divisional Chief Financial Officers and VP-level finance leaders. Check the agent's fit before using it for another kind of mandate. **What makes a Findem market map different?** You can inspect the company coverage, source checks and fit reasoning behind the names. The map also records rejected names and companies with no match, so you can explain the gaps to a client. A capped first map does not claim to include every relevant person in the market. ## Sign up and build your first map with Findem Studio.