specialist
search
01. Understand
Get clear on your context — your business, your goals, your team, and what “great” looks like in this role.
02. Benchmark
Define the values, behavioural and leadership profile needed using data — not guesswork.
03. Search
Search proactively, locally and nationally. Discreet. Direct. Tailored to the role and the person.
04. Validate
Assess beyond the CV. Match for values, context, and future fit — rigorously aligned to the benchmark.
What you get with Moxie
(that you won’t get anywhere else)
The direct approach. Quiet, precise and persistent.
Great candidates aren’t actively looking — and the best ones won’t respond to job ads.
We combine decades of search expertise with deep technical understanding to discreetly engage the right people — even in hard-to-fill markets.Data backed benchmarking. Role-first clarity
We use behavioural science and structured benchmarking to define what “great” actually looks like in your business.
No guesswork. No recycled job descriptions. Just confident decisions — grounded in data and built to last.We don’t chase placements. We commit to the right outcomes.
Moxie works with clarity, care, and persistence to help you make the best possible hire — and build the team you actually need.
Examples of roles we support
CEO, General Manager, COO, CFO, CMO and Heads of
Finance Leadership & Management, Specialist Accounting
Supply Chain & Operations Leaders, Specialist & Technical roles
Sales & Marketing Leadership, Specialist Roles, Analysts & Technical sales
Engineering, Design, Technical & Compliance
Our commitment
Backed by our guarantee. Grounded in our process.
When you work with Moxie, you’re not just buying a hire. You’re investing in a well-defined, well-supported decision.
We back our work with a market-leading guarantee — because your success is our priority, and we only take on work we believe we can deliver.
Need a smarter, more strategic process for your next leadership or specialist role?
Wherever you are, we’re here to help.
Who is Moxie for?
Designed for businesses who can’t afford to get it wrong.
At Moxie we support growing private companies, executives & hiring managers as well as HR & Talent teams.
Important hires can make or break growing businesses. We help owners make smarter hires by delivering tailored search, assessing fit beyond the resume, and securing leaders who drive sustained growth.
The people you surround yourself with make all the difference. Moxie supports hiring managers and leaders by delivering fit-for-purpose talent, simplifying complex hires, and providing data-driven insights to ensure confident, high-impact hiring decisions.
Moxie partners with HR and People teams to enable specialist and leadership hiring. We reduce risk, align candidates to culture, and deliver seamless, insight-led search support.
Latest Placements
Our valued clients include:
Benefits
Great hires. Better fit. Stronger teams.
Faster time-to-hire, without compromising on rigour
Clearer structure and smarter succession planning
Aligned people, culture, and business direction
Long-term fit that drives retention and trust
Julia from Revel is an HR & Leadership consultant who supports a number of developing businesses and teams in the Taranaki region. Helping clients grow and develop their teams is a core part of Revel’s business and when it comes to recommending a recruitment partner, Julia chooses to engage with Moxie. Since we started partnering with Revel, Moxie have supported their clients in filling specialist and leadership roles, in the energy sector, across finance & accounting and senior management.
Julia from Revel
"Carleen was able to understand our specific vision for the role rather than simply running a generic approach based on similar roles and industries. This included identifying and challenging some of the flaws in out thinking to ensure there would be no compromise to matching the perfect candidate to our role. We were quickly connected with a clear contender for our “perfect fit” candidate along with securing a strong shortlist of other back up applicants."
Scott
General Manager, Finance & Commercial
I recently had an exceptional experience working with Moxie as a candidate for an executive search role. From the first interaction Carleen demonstrated professionalism, deep industry knowledge and a genuine commitment to understanding my career aspirations. What stood out most was Carleen's dedication to supporting me throughout the entire process, from the initial interviews to negotiation and final placement. Carleen provided valuable insights, coaching and specific feedback which gave me confidence to be successful in securing the role. I highly recommend Moxie as an executive search specialist.
Andrew
Head of Group Operations
“There’s other recruitment consultants that are just there to do a quick sale
-that’s not Moxie.
You’re real, your grounded, you’re authentic and you want the best outcome for the candidate and the business.”
Julia Stockman
Revel
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