North Star Partners

North Star Partners delivers executive search for employers hiring cybersecurity, data and AI, go-to-market and technology transformation leaders, from a Sydney base with Melbourne and San Francisco locations.

• Mandates at CISO, Head of Security, CTO, CIO, CDO, CRO, CMO and Sales VP level, extending to security architects, engineers, data science leads and ML engineers across enterprise and MSSP environments.
• The DRESS methodology runs discovery and candidate profiling, long-listing through market research and proprietary networks, targeted outreach into the passive market, and two-stage screening before a shortlist with leadership assessment.
• Custom position descriptions and employer branding material built during discovery, structured and objective interviews, stakeholder briefings, and optional psychometric testing through AbilityMap.
• Offer facilitation and negotiation support, then onboarding and integration assistance, with proactive check-ins once the appointment is made.

Best for: employers appointing a senior technology, security or commercial leader who want a structured search and continued contact after the hire.

North Star Partners runs the Fractional Hub, a network of experienced executives available to employers for short-term and semi-permanent engagements.

• Engagements sized to the need, from a day a week through to a defined project engagement.
• A standing network of senior executives, kept current through The Lounge, an invite-only community for cyber, data and AI leaders, with events, roundtables and peer networking.
• A separate enquiry path for the Fractional Hub, so an interim leadership brief is scoped apart from a permanent appointment.

Best for: organisations needing senior leadership capability for a defined period without creating a permanent role.