Your own agent in the hidden job market
Five minutes with Balder Vendt-Striim on why the interesting executive roles rarely get advertised, and how The Power Move gets you into play for them without announcing that you are ready to move on. The video is in Danish with English subtitles.
Seen enough? Start the free onboarding yourself, or talk to Balder first.
Start the free onboarding → Book a confidential 1:1 with BalderThe Power Move is the name for entering a discreet engagement with Stancein, built for the C-suite and the leaders one level below. We work for you, not for the hiring company, and use our relationships with executive search firms to get you presented for roles that run as pure searches and never reach a job board.
The jobs are never advertised
At your level, most of the interesting roles run as pure searches through executive search firms. If you wait for the job ad, you are usually too late.
A filter that works both ways
Search firms hold the hidden jobs. We hold the hidden candidates. A clear-headed leader who has decided to move is exactly the candidate a searcher dreams of finding, and we can present you early in the process.
Anonymous while you are employed
You lead an organisation that pays your salary. You should not be walking around signalling open to work, and you do not have the time to job hunt on the side either. We do it for you.
Like a football player's agent
If you know your next job is one where a headhunter has to tap you on the shoulder, you need someone who has the relationships and brings you into play for the roles you cannot find on your own.
The right shelf
The Power Move is built for leaders at C-level and the level just below, whether the title is Director, SVP, VP or Head of. What matters is not the title but the mandate: you hold final responsibility for a business area. As a rule of thumb, base salary starts around DKK 80,000 a month, which is also the threshold for admission to Mandate Zero.
That is why everything starts with a qualification. Not to make it difficult, but because search firms need to trust that the candidates we present are clear about what they want and at the right level. That is exactly what makes you interesting to them.
Why leaders move
The reasons are as varied as the leaders. The ones we hear most often:
- A new board or new owners have arrived, and the direction has changed.
- You and the rest of the leadership team no longer share a direction.
- You have done the job you were hired to do.
- The company has drifted into operations, and you can do more than the role asks of you.
- You have been there seven years, and if you want to stay sharp in the market, it is time for the next challenge.
What they share is the realisation that the next job at your level is rarely a job ad. It is a conversation that starts before the role goes public. Read more about how the hidden job market works.
Onboarding or a meeting
Start the free onboarding yourself, or book a confidential 1:1 with Balder first. No preparation, no sales pitch.
Are we a fit?
We clarify level, mandate, direction and which of the four products suits you. At the same time, you get a sense of whether we are the right match for you.
Materials that hold up
Executive resume, LinkedIn profile, bio and pitch built on one core story. Built with AI, signed off by humans.
Presented early
We bring you into play with the search partners and decision-makers who fill the roles before they become formal.
Are you on the right shelf?
Then Balder is happy to take a no-obligation online meeting with you. He spent five years as an executive search partner on CEO, CFO, COO and CHRO mandates and 15 years as a trainer in sales and leadership, and he knows how the search industry sees a candidate, because he has sat on the other side of the table himself.
Do you work for me or for the headhunters?
For you. Stancein never takes a mandate from the hiring company in the same process. Search firms see us as a partner because we give them access to candidates who know what they want, but you are the one we represent.
Will my employer find out?
No. There is no public signal that you are on the move, and you approve the direction before we send signals anywhere. You are only presented for roles you have agreed to be brought into play for.
What does The Power Move cost?
The Power Move is not a product but the name of the engagement. You enter with one of four: Signal, DKK 299/month, is the pure system with no agent. Retainer, DKK 9,500 upfront or DKK 1,500/month for nine months, gives you a personal agent on every relevant role. Mandate, a one-off DKK 4,800, gives you an agent from onboarding and a fee of 4% of the first year's total compensation package, at least DKK 50,000. Mandate Zero costs DKK 0 but requires admission, and the fee is 6%, at least DKK 65,000. All prices exclude VAT, and the fee is only due when you sign for your next role. The full model is on the pricing page.
I'm not at C-level yet. Is there something for me?
Yes. Signal is the platform without a personal agent, DKK 299/month + VAT, and you can try it free for 7 days. The whole onboarding is free, and the trial only starts when you register your card to see your matches.