Now inviting beta partners
Every one of our more than 1,800 members was reviewed before joining. OpenWater Talent gives verified recruiters a way to find them: describe the person you need in plain language, and meet the right people through warm introductions.
Built for the hires that matter most: the leaders, operators and advisors who rarely answer cold messages.
Describe the role in your own words or paste a job description. Talent finds the members who fit and tells you why, in plain language. No filters, no keyword games.
Every OpenWater member was reviewed before joining. Experienced executives, operators and founders, active in a community built around what comes next in their careers.
Beacon profiles are built from what members share in the community, and members can edit and verify them. You read real experience, not keyword-stuffed CVs.
You request an introduction and the member decides. When they say yes, you get their contact details and a conversation that starts warm.
Tell us who you are and who you hire for. We review every recruiter, the same way we review every member.
Paste a job description or describe the person you need. Talent returns a short list of strong matches, with the reasons.
Choose the people you want to meet. Each one sees your request and decides whether to connect.
Members stay in control. They choose how often they hear from recruiters, and can turn it off at any time.
Anyone who hires experienced leaders and wants to reach them the right way.
A new source of senior candidates you won't find in the usual databases.
Fill leadership, fractional and interim roles with people who have done the job before.
Build your leadership team and find operators who have scaled companies like yours.
Place operators, advisors and board members across your portfolio.
When does it launch?
We are opening to a small group of beta partners first. Join the beta and we will reach out when your access is ready.
What does it cost?
Beta partners we select receive their first year of OpenWater Talent free. We will share pricing for the years after that well before anything is charged.
How are members protected?
Recruiters never see a member's email or phone number. Contact happens only through introduction requests, and members can turn off recruiter visibility at any time.
Who can join?
Recruiters, search firms, talent leaders, founders and investors who hire experienced leaders. We review every application.
Join the beta for early access and help shape OpenWater Talent. Beta partners we select get their first year free.