3Search

3Search places people into the commercial teams that drive a company's growth, a group of functions it labels the "Revenue Engine". Its head office is in London, with further offices in New York and Austin, Texas, and it hires for clients across the UK, North America and Europe.

Products and services

• Permanent hiring: specialist placements from coordinator level up to the C-suite, with each recruiter covering one skill set, sector or location.
• Executive search: a separate headhunting arm, 3Search Executive, set up in 2023 for board and C-suite appointments.
• Contract and interim staff: cover for hiring freezes, leave or short projects, with a stated aim of producing a shortlist within two days.
• Team builds and expansion: recruiting whole teams at once or first hires in a new country.
• Hiring advice: an Advise, Attract and Develop model that starts by working out which skills a team is missing.
• Communities and events: WhatsApp groups, seminars and roundtables for people working in these functions.

Customers and markets

The firm recruits for start-ups and fast-scaling companies, including founder-led, venture-backed and private-equity-backed businesses in consumer, services and technology sectors. Roles span marketing, sales, product, digital, ecommerce and revenue operations.

Key facts

• Based in: London, with offices in New York and Austin
• Founded: 2014, by Charlie Rawstron and Andy Sellers
• Merger: joined with The Sales Recruitment Company in 2025, adding Sam Church as a co-founder
• Certification: B Corporation since 2023