PathwaysX

Pricing

Priced in the open, built to align.

One evaluation method, three ways to buy it, plus a fund-level model for capital partners. 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 each search, so the brief is built around the work the role is becoming before we hire against it.

Launch Standard

We run the search. 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. Use Outcome-aligned or Embedded for contract talent

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 spreads over 12 months for easier cash flow
  • 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

for 3 months, never more, 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

Outcome fees reference first-year base salary for direct hires and total contracted value for contract talent. No exclusivity, no retained-without-delivery arrangements.

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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