About us

3Search is a specialist recruitment agency combining human expertise, deep personal relationships and emerging technologies to build careers and world-leading teams.

We're empowering you and your company to thrive.
Charlie Rawstron,
Charlie Rawstron, Co-founder

What we do

Founded in 2014, 3Search helps companies build their ‘Revenue Engine’, covering Marketing, Sales, Product, Digital and RevOps roles across the UK, North America and Europe. 

Collaborating with founder-led, VC and PE-backed businesses, our team supports ambitious companies at every stage of growth, from early-stage start-ups to established organisations that are scaling fast.

We deliver truly specialist support thanks to our matrix structure. This allows our recruiters to build deep expertise and cultivate an unrivalled network of talent - from Manager to C-suite - enabling us to connect ambitious businesses with the people needed to fuel growth.

6000+
companies placed with
1200+
5-star Google reviews
2000+
leaders met annually
4
offices in the UK & US

Our story

Over the years, we've scaled alongside our customers, supporting them as they've grown their marketing, sales and revenue operations teams. Our recruitment offering continues to evolve alongside our customers in the consumer, services and technology sectors to ensure they're always equipped to scale.

In 2014, 3Search was founded by experienced go-to-market recruiters, Charlie Rawstron and Andy Sellers, as they sought to deliver an improved recruitment experience for businesses and candidates.

In 2020, 3Search launched in North America, opening our first New York office shortly after. Since then, we have supported a wide variety of high-growth businesses as they scale their marketing and sales teams.

New York recruitment

In 2023, we launched 3Search Executive to provide bespoke support for clients appointing C-suite leadership. This exclusive service is led by a team of dedicated headhunters.

3Search Executive

In 2025, recognising the growing synergy between marketing and sales teams, we merged with The Sales Recruitment Company. This brought Sam Church onboard as a Co-founder of 3Search and allowed us to expand our expertise to our clients.

Sales recruitment
In 2026, 3Search continues to expand across North America, opening our Austin, Texas office. Texas recruitment

B Corp™ certified

We are incredibly proud to have been certified as a B Corporation since 2023. 

Whenever you use our recruitment services, you know that you’re working with a socially and environmentally responsible business.

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FAQs

3Search is a specialist recruitment agency helping high-growth businesses build their Revenue Engine, covering marketing, sales and revenue operations hiring - from Manager to C-suite - across the UK, US and Europe. 

3Search was founded in 2014 Charlie Rawstron and Andy Sellers. Sam Church joined as a Co-founder in 2025 following 3Search's merger with The Sales Recruitment Company. 

3Search places talent from Manager through to C-suite, working across permanent, interim and executive search solutions.

3Search partners with founder-led, VC-backed and PE-backed businesses at every stage of growth - from early-stage start-ups to established organisations scaling fast.

3Search has offices in London, New York and Austin, Texas. The London head office opened in 2014, followed by New York in 2020 and Austin in 2026.

Yes, 3Search is a certified B Corporation under the 11 Investments brand, reflecting its commitment to meeting high standards of social and environmental performance. The company was certified in 2023 with an overall score of 83.0. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.

Yes. 3Search Executive (launched in 2023) is a dedicated service for clients appointing C-suite leadership, led by Charlie Rawstron and a specialist team of headhunters.

3Search recruits across consumer, services and technology sectors, including FMCG, SaaS, FinTech, retail and professional services, among others. Our matrix structure means that we have specialist recruitment consultants working in each sector to ensure you always have deep recruitment support.