Talent Partner Agreement

This Talent Partner Agreement (this “Agreement”) governs the relationship between AdvisorHire (“AdvisorHire,” “we,” or “us”) and a partner firm (“Firm,” “you”) that browses candidates, requests interviews, or hires an analyst introduced through the AdvisorHire platform.

By checking the acceptance box during onboarding, an authorized representative of the Firm agrees to the terms below on behalf of the Firm.

There is no charge to create a portal account, browse candidate profiles, watch verified whiteboard or value-proposition videos, or request and conduct interviews through AdvisorHire's concierge match process. Fees are due only as described in Section 3.

If the Firm hires a candidate introduced to it through AdvisorHire, the Firm agrees to pay AdvisorHire a placement fee equal to 10%of the candidate's first-year base salary (the “Placement Fee”).

The Placement Fee is billed only once the candidate has signed and accepted a written offer of employment from the Firm. No fee is due prior to a signed, accepted offer.

AdvisorHire provides a guarantee period of 90 daysfrom the candidate's start date (the “Guarantee Period”). If the placed candidate voluntarily resigns or is terminated for cause within the Guarantee Period, AdvisorHire will work with the Firm in good faith to identify and introduce a replacement candidate at no additional Placement Fee, subject to the Firm remaining in good standing under this Agreement.

A clawback period applies through 180 daysfrom the candidate's start date (the “Clawback Period”). If the placed candidate's employment ends within the Clawback Period, the following partial refund schedule applies to the Placement Fee already paid, in lieu of (or in addition to, at AdvisorHire's discretion) the replacement guarantee in Section 4:

• Separation within 0–90 days: 100% refund of the Placement Fee, or a free replacement placement (Firm's choice).
• Separation within 91–180 days: 50% refund of the Placement Fee.
• Separation after 180 days: no refund; this Agreement's clawback provisions no longer apply.

Refunds under this section are AdvisorHire's sole obligation and the Firm's sole remedy for a placement that does not work out within the Clawback Period.

All candidate information made available through AdvisorHire — including résumés, video submissions, assessment results, and contact details — is confidential and provided solely for the Firm's internal hiring evaluation. The Firm will not share, publish, or distribute candidate information to any third party, and will not use candidate information for any purpose other than evaluating that candidate for employment with the Firm. Candidate contact information is withheld until an introduction is approved by AdvisorHire.

The Firm agrees not to circumvent AdvisorHire by directly or indirectly hiring, engaging, or facilitating the hiring of any candidate introduced to it through AdvisorHire outside of this Agreement, or by encouraging a candidate to withdraw from the AdvisorHire platform in order to avoid a Placement Fee. This obligation survives introduction of a candidate for twelve (12) months from the date of introduction, regardless of whether the Firm ultimately hires that candidate through AdvisorHire.

This Agreement remains in effect while the Firm maintains an active AdvisorHire portal account. Either party may terminate the portal relationship at any time; however, the Placement Fee, Guarantee Period, Clawback Period, confidentiality, and non-circumvention obligations survive termination with respect to any candidate introduced prior to termination.

This Agreement, together with the AdvisorHire membership terms presented in the partner portal, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties regarding placements. AdvisorHire may update this Agreement from time to time; material changes will be communicated to active Firm accounts before taking effect.