This agreement lets two recruiters collaborate on a placement and split the fee: one holds the client relationship and job order, the other supplies the candidate. It defines each side's role, how the fee divides, and when payment moves, so a successful placement never turns into a dispute.

1. Parties and roles

1. Candidate-side recruiter name (the "Candidate-side Recruiter") sources, screens, and presents the candidate and manages the candidate relationship.
2. Job-side recruiter name (the "Job-side Recruiter") holds the client agreement, owns the job order, manages the client relationship, and invoices the client.
3. This agreement covers the search identified as Covered search description and takes effect on Effective date.

2. Ownership rules

1. A candidate belongs to the Candidate-side Recruiter for this search once identified by name in writing to the Job-side Recruiter and accepted for submission.
2. The client relationship, the job order, and the fee terms with the client belong to the Job-side Recruiter. The Candidate-side Recruiter will not contact the client directly about this or any other role for Client protection period after the last submission, except through the Job-side Recruiter.
3. The Job-side Recruiter will not work a named candidate for other roles, or resubmit them elsewhere, without the Candidate-side Recruiter's written consent during the same period.

3. Fee split

1. When the client pays a placement fee for a covered candidate, the parties split the net fee received as follows: Candidate-side split percentage to the Candidate-side Recruiter and Job-side split percentage to the Job-side Recruiter.
2. "Net fee received" means the amount the client actually pays after any refund, discount, or guarantee adjustment under the client agreement. No amount is owed between the parties until the client pays.

4. Payment flow

1. The Job-side Recruiter invoices the client under its own client agreement and notifies the Candidate-side Recruiter of the invoice date, amount, and due date.
2. Within Remittance period of receiving cleared payment from the client, the Job-side Recruiter pays the Candidate-side Recruiter its share against a matching invoice.
3. If the client claws back part of the fee under a guarantee, each party returns its proportional share of the clawed-back amount within the same remittance period.

5. Conduct of the search

1. The Candidate-side Recruiter confirms it has each candidate's permission to be represented for this search before submitting them.
2. Both parties will keep candidate and client information confidential, use it only for this search, and handle personal data in line with applicable data protection law.
3. Neither party may promise compensation, start dates, or terms to the candidate or client on the other's behalf.

6. Disputes over attribution

If both parties claim the same candidate, the written record controls: the first dated, named submission accepted for this search wins. Disputes the parties cannot resolve within fifteen business days go to a mutually chosen neutral mediator before any other proceeding.

7. Term and termination

Either party may end this agreement with written notice. Termination does not affect the split for candidates already submitted: sections 2, 3, 4, and 6 survive for those candidates through the client protection period.

8. General

1. The parties are independent businesses; this agreement creates no partnership, agency, or joint venture.
2. This is the entire agreement between the parties for this search; changes must be written and signed. It is governed by the law of Governing law jurisdiction.

Signatures

Candidate-side Recruiter: ✍ Candidate-side recruiter signature Date: Candidate-side signature date

Job-side Recruiter: ✍ Job-side recruiter signature Date: Job-side signature date