By Mirko Tagliabue, Founder and Managing Director of Tagliabue & Partners.

With securing top executive talent a growing challenge for family offices and family-owned businesses worldwide, modern technology must be embraced. That’s where AI-empowered search capabilities come in. But it’s one thing to make claims about how this technology can reduce hiring times while ensuring long-term results, another to actually achieve this. So here’s a case study of how effectively it works. 

Recently, a family-owned industrial group, backed by an active family office, launched a major transformation after the arrival of a new CEO. One priority was the swift appointment of a Global Head of HR (Chief Human Resources Officer). 

This was a key role essential to redesign the HR function and strengthen leadership capabilities, and as anyone running a family office understands, equally importantly to ensure cultural continuity within a values-driven, family-business environment.

Part of the challenge was the strategic nature of this mandate: the role required modern human resources transformation skills, international experience, and the ability to balance performance with stewardship. 

And the family office emphasized speed and precision, demanding a discreet, efficient, and rigorous search process.

This global, high-stakes mandate is precisely where our proprietary AI-empowered AnthroMethod© delivers, ensuring rapid results that are in alignment with both business transformation goals and family ownership values.

The four phase method combines an uncompromising client focus with deep tech innovation:

Clients receive not just a handful of resumes, but a full analytical breakdown with detailed competency mapping, cultural fit metrics, and transparent reporting at every stage, enabling genuinely informed decisions.

And the result? Within six weeks, the family appointed a top-tier Global Head of HR who is today regarded by both the family and CEO as a key architect in the ongoing evolution of the group.

The process was recognized for its speed, precision, and cultural sensitivity, enabling the group to accelerate its transformation while safeguarding the long-term ethos of a family-owned enterprise. 

It’s just one example of how a human-centered yet AI-enhanced approach to executive search delivers faster, better results - an important consideration for family offices that want to move on from slower, inconsistent methods of the past.

One of our mantras at Mr Family Office is lead with value. This is an approach I see all the time in the family office world: people are generous with their time, ideas and networks.

And while there is usually no expectation of reciprocation, when you do good things, good things tend to happen to you. When you help people, you invariably get helped in the future - and often in multiples.

People often ask how they can break into the family office world, and the best advice I can give is to lead with value. Whether that’s making introductions, sharing intel and ideas, or providing a service, if you can show your value to family offices, you can build a trusting relationship and good things usually follow.

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Compensation Practices of Investment-Focused Family Offices. This recent report is worth keeping on hand. It gives the latest trends in compensation, benefits, and bonus structures for Single Family Offices, Family Investment Firms, and Family Trust Companies - Morgan Stanley

70 pieces of advice that will boost your family office career. Here it is, the full list of 70 career tips from people starting out in family offices or those trying to break into the sector - Mr Family Office

When it comes to finding the best candidate, posting executive roles to LinkedIn just doesn’t cut it anymore!

Thanks to Mirko Tagliabue for sharing a real world example of how family offices can apply AI technology to enhance the hiring process.

Also a note that all our Careers content can be accessed at any time on the Mr Family Office website here. With articles on valuable skills, hiring red flags, fractional talent and more, it’s a freely available resource.

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