PathwaysX

Pricing

Priced in the open, built to align.

Every tier includes the full framework and a human Talent Partner leading the search.

01The tiers

Included at no cost: a role-design sprint and Success Profile for every search.

Launch Standard

We deliver the hire. You pay on the outcome.

2–10 planned hires · strategic direct hiring

$5,000upfront per role

+ 10% of first-year salary on hire

  • Included role-design sprint and Success Profile
  • 3–5 finalists in 2–3 weeks with a Decision Pack each
  • Human Talent Partner leads and presents every search
  • Direct hire only. Contract available on Outcome-aligned or Embedded

Who carries the risk

A small fee opens the search; the remaining fee is contingent on the hire.

Start with Launch Standard

Launch Outcome-aligned

We stay paid only while the hire stays.

Success-linked hiring · payments spread over 12 months

$5,000upfront per role

+ 15% of first-year salary, paid monthly over 12 months

  • Included role-design sprint and Success Profile
  • Outcome fee spread evenly over 12 months
  • Monthly payments stop if the hire leaves
  • Contract: $5,000 launch + 15% margin + $250/month administration

Who carries the risk

Payments continue only while the hire remains successfully employed.

Start with Launch Outcome-aligned
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Embedded

A hiring function you rent by the month.

Continuous hiring · predictable budgets · 10+ planned hires

$7,500per month, per role

capped at 3 months, however long the search runs

  • Included role-design sprint and Success Profile
  • Unlimited candidates evaluated within the window
  • Fixed horizon keeps incentives on closing, not lingering
  • Contract: no margin; $250/month administration
  • You pay the contractor directly, with no markup from us

Who carries the risk

Fixed at three months per role, however long the search takes.

Start with Embedded

Portfolio

A shared talent layer across the fund.

VC and PE portfolios with recurring critical roles

Customfund-level agreement

$7,500 upfront per role + 10% on hire

  • For VC & PE portfolios, with preferred capacity and scheduling
  • Included role-design sprint and Success Profile
  • Shared intelligence: comp bands and market maps across the fund
  • Fund-level reporting each quarter
  • Contract talent: terms set at the fund level

Who carries the risk

Fund-level terms create preferred capacity without building separate teams.

Start with Portfolio

All engagements are conducted on a retained, exclusive mandate basis. Outcome fees reference first-year base salary for direct hires and total contracted value for contract talent.

02The business case

Run the numbers against a traditional agency.

Set your hiring plan below and compare a year of PathwaysX searches with the same plan on a conventional 25%-of-salary agency model.

The business case

Build your hiring business case

Set your plan. See what the same hiring year costs on a traditional agency model versus PathwaysX.

5
$175k

Traditional agency modelled at 25% of first-year salary. Embedded bills a flat three months per active search, never more, however long the search runs.

Traditional agency
25% of first-year salary, per hire
Placement fees
5 × $175,000 × 25%
$218,750
$218,750
Total investment
Launch Standard
Hiring launch fees
5 × $5,000
$25,000
Outcome fees
5 × $175,000 × 10%
$87,500
$112,500
Total investment
Saves $106,250 (49%) versus an agency
Launch Outcome-aligned
Hiring launch fees
5 × $5,000
$25,000
Outcome fees, paid monthly over 12 months
5 × $175,000 × 15%
$131,250
$156,250
Total investment
$10,938 per month for 12 months, and only while the hire remains employed.
Saves $62,500 (29%) versus an agency
Embedded
Active searches, 3 months fixed
5 × $7,500 × 3
$112,500
$112,500
Total investment
Saves $106,250 (49%) versus an agency
Portfolio
Hiring launch fees
5 × $7,500
$37,500
Outcome fees
5 × $175,000 × 10%
$87,500
$125,000
Total investment
Saves $93,750 (43%) versus an agency
On Launch Standard, your best case
$106,250

redirected from agency fees back into the business, enough to fund

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