COMMERCIAL FEE LEDGER // ZERO EQUITY DILUTION & MILESTONE SLA
Transparent Retained Search, Flat-Fee Extraction & Embedded Pods.
Traditional recruiting agencies inflate base salaries to pad percentage commissions and demand equity kickers. Sovereign Slate aligns 100% of commercial fees with 14-day shortlist velocity and verified 24-month retention.
MODEL 01 // PRINCIPAL AI/ML EXTRACTION
Principal Flat-Fee Search
$35,000 Flat
Zero Comp-Inflation Tax • 14-Day Slate
Engineered for Staff & Principal Rust, CUDA, and Inference Architects ($280K–$420K base) without percentage-of-salary inflation.
✓ 14-Day Calibrated Shortlist SLA
✓ Whisper-Network Passive Extraction
✓ Zero Fee on Signing Bonus or Equity
✓ 120-Day Full Replacement Guarantee
REQUEST 72H EXECUTIVE BRIEF →
MODEL 02 // BOARD & C-SUITE STANDARD
Fiduciary Retained Mandate
30% (33/33/34)
Year-1 Base Cash Only • 0% Equity Fee
Partner-led confidential search for CTO, CRO, SVP Engineering, and VP Product mandates across Series A–D technology leaders.
✓ 33% Kickoff / 33% Day-14 Slate / 34% Close
✓ 360° Unlisted Board & Peer Backchannels
✓ Comp & Equity Closing Negotiation Desk
✓ 180-Day Full Replacement Covenant
INITIATE BOARD MANDATE →
MODEL 03 // POST-SERIES B SCALING
Embedded Principal Pod
$15,000/mo
0% Hire Commission • 3-Month Min
Dedicated Sovereign Principal + Technical Researcher embedded directly inside your Ashby/Greenhouse and Slack to close 4–8 builders/quarter.
✓ Zero Per-Hire Placement Commissions
✓ Full Technical Calibration & Rubrics
✓ Weekly Pipeline & Offer-Close Telemetry
✓ Effective Cost Under $9K per Senior Hire
BOOK POD CAPACITY CALL →
FIG 01 // 33/33/34 PERFORMANCE-GATED MILESTONE & REPLACEMENT COVENANT
Engineering Vacancy Burn & Search Model Simulator
Quantify the exact ARR and product-roadmap burn of leaving executive or principal engineering seats vacant for 88+ days—and benchmark our 30% Retained Mandate (33/33/34), $15,000/mo Embedded Pod, and $35,000 Principal Flat Search side by side.
Sovereign Slate
Retained Executive Search, Principal AI/Systems Extraction & Embedded Technical Recruiting Pods. 14-Day Calibrated Slate SLA • 96.8% 24-Month Stickiness.
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