# Central Asia and APAC, anchored in Almaty. - URL: https://kitalent.com/almaty - Language: en - Family: core_support_corpus - Description: KiTalent's Almaty hub is one of four regional hubs powering high-performance executive search across Kazakhstan and the wider Asia Pacific market. ## Page Content Asia Pacific hub # Central Asia and APAC, anchored in Almaty. Almaty runs KiTalent across Kazakhstan, Greater China, Japan, South Korea, India, and SE Asia. Direct headhunting, multilingual research, and the discipline of [Proof-First Search](/interview-fee-model). A senior director walks you through how it would run on your specific role. Book a Strategy Call [Brief this hub on a mandate](/contact?intent=mandate-brief&source=almaty) Register your profile Energy & AI specialist coverage 7–10 days to validated shortlist 8+ years avg client partnership About this hub KiTalent's Almaty hub serves senior executive-search mandates across Kazakhstan and the wider Asia Pacific corridor of Greater China, Japan, South Korea, India, and Southeast Asia. The team operates KiTalent's full [Proof-First methodology](/methodology) — continuous market mapping, direct headhunting of passive talent, and a validated shortlist on your desk in 7 to 10 working days. The hub is led by a senior director with full accountability for every mandate. For buyers choosing between firms, see our guide to the [best executive search firms in Kazakhstan](/executive-search-firms-in-kazakhstan). Markets served from Almaty [Kazakhstan](/kazakhstan-executive-search) [China](/china-executive-search) [Japan](/japan-executive-search) [South Korea](/south-korea-executive-search) [India](/india-executive-search) [Singapore](/singapore-executive-search) [Indonesia](/indonesia-executive-search) [Vietnam](/vietnam-executive-search) Brief this hub ## Two ways to brief Almaty. Use the routing panel if you already know what kind of conversation you need. Or write the Almaty hub directly with a quick note. Both paths reach the same senior team. Hub intake ## Use the right route into this hub If the mandate is already real, start with a confidential search conversation. If you still need market evidence, use the brief, market-map, or feasibility route first. [Discuss a confidential search](/contact?intent=confidential-search&source=almaty) [Send us your mandate brief](/contact?intent=mandate-brief&source=almaty) [Request a market map](/contact?intent=market-map&source=almaty) [Request a market feasibility review](/contact?intent=feasibility-review&source=almaty) [Executive Search Procurement Guide](/executive-search-procurement-guide) [What Is a Validated Shortlist?](/what-is-a-validated-shortlist) OR Or write Almaty directly Direct hub contact How this hub works ## Four stages. One commercial hinge. Every Almaty mandate runs KiTalent's full Proof-First process, the six-stage methodology you can read in detail on the [methodology page](/methodology), abbreviated here into the four stages a client actually experiences. 01 ### Map the market Continuous competitor mapping across Kazakhstan, Greater China, Japan, South Korea, India, and Southeast Asia. The hub maintains live target-company lists, sector pattern recognition, and salary benchmarks updated every quarter. Every brief starts with current data, not last year's network. Day 0–3 Mapping 02 ### Approach passive talent Direct headhunting only. The hub runs outbound conversations in Russian, English, Mandarin, and Korean with senior operators who are not on the market. KiTalent does not post jobs, advertise mandates, or rely on inbound CVs. Day 1–7 Outreach 03 ### Validate the shortlist By Day 10, three to five interview-ready candidates with full profiles, compensation context, motivation, and KiTalent's interview reports. The interview fee is invoiced only if you validate the shortlist as fit for purpose. Day 7–10 Validation 04 ### Place & partner Offer-stage negotiation, reference verification, onboarding handover. The interview fee is credited against the placement fee on hire. 96% retention after one year and 8+ year average client partnership across the four hubs. Day 10+ Placement [Read the full Proof-First methodology](/methodology) Common questions ## Five questions, before you brief. ### What countries does the Almaty hub cover? The Almaty hub anchors KiTalent across Kazakhstan, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam, plus the wider APAC and Central Asia corridor on a project basis. The team runs multilingual searches in Russian, English, Mandarin, and Korean. ### Who leads searches from the Almaty hub? Searches from Almaty are led by a senior director with energy, infrastructure, and AI sector experience across Central Asia and APAC. The team handles direct headhunting in Russian, English, Mandarin, and Korean. ### Can the Almaty hub run searches in the energy and AI sectors specifically? Yes. Energy (oil & gas, renewables, mining) and AI/semiconductor mandates are the Almaty team's specialist coverage. The team maintains live competitor maps for both sectors across Central Asia, Greater China, Japan, and Korea, and updates them every quarter. ### How much does Proof-First Search actually cost? There is no upfront retainer. The interview fee, invoiced only if you validate the shortlist within 7 to 10 working days, is absorbed into the final placement fee on hire. Net cost is comparable to a classical retained engagement, with materially less pre-proof exposure. See the [Interview-Fee Model](/interview-fee-model) page for the full breakdown. ### How does this hub coordinate with KiTalent's other hubs? Cross-border mandates are co-led between hubs. Turin, New York, Nicosia, and Almaty share a single mandate-management system, common Proof-First protocols, and a unified candidate database. The hub closest to where the role will compete takes the lead; other hubs contribute mapping and outreach in their corridors. Office location ## Visit our Almaty office. KiTalent Asia Gagarin Ave 124 Almaty 050000 Kazakhstan Phone: +7 778 351 4297 Email: asia@kitalent.com Almaty anchors Central Asia and APAC searches across Kazakhstan, Greater China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia.