Northwest Talent Solutions
Smarter workforce decisions. Exceptional talent. Stronger careers.
Decision software, advisory, search and executive education for the leaders who shape a workforce, and career intelligence for the professionals in it. Choose where to start.
Led by Nikita R. Steals, CTAS, PMP, SPHR, Founder & CEO and former enterprise talent executive at Capital One, Amazon Web Services and Conduent.
Featured tool · NWTS DecisionIQ™
What will your next hire really cost?
Headcount is one of the largest costs most companies approve without a model. DecisionIQ compares hiring with reskilling, outsourcing, automation and redesign before you commit, with total cost, break-even month and cash at risk.
Free Preview: no card, no integration. Or explore the demo workspace.
of CHROs say AI’s expected effects are built into enterprise-wide workforce and financial planning.
The Conference Board, CHRO Confidence Index Q3 2026, via HR Divefeel very prepared to lead their organization through AI-driven change over the next two years.
The Conference Board, Q3 2026, via HR Diveof the skills used on the job today are expected to change by 2030.
World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025is what each $1.00 of salary costs once benefits are added: benefits are 30% of private-sector compensation.
BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026Our methodology
Transparent by design.
The same principles run through our software, our searches and our advice.
Every number shows its working
DecisionIQ results come from fixed, published formulas applied to your inputs. No AI estimates any financial figure.
The formulasNo decisions about people
DecisionIQ works on teams, functions and plans. It never scores, ranks or recommends action on an individual.
What it never doesYour data stays yours
Each company’s data is isolated by database rules and never sent to an AI service or used to train models.
SecurityScope and price in writing
Software prices are public. Searches, RPO and consulting start with a written proposal: scope, timeline and fees before anything starts.
PricingThe judgment behind NWTS
Led by an executive who has made these calls at enterprise scale.
Nikita R. Steals, CTAS, PMP, SPHR
Founder & CEO, Northwest Talent Solutions
More than 25 years in talent strategy and workforce transformation, including a decade in enterprise executive roles at Capital One, Amazon and Conduent, among them Vice President, Tech Talent Acquisition at Capital One. Earlier, talent leadership at PwC and across the public sector and private industry.
Career, recognition and press“We instructed Nikita and her firm to assist with filling two key roles in our US office. Since we were unfamiliar with the US market, we required a company that was knowledgeable and had access to a strong talent pool. Within four weeks, both positions were filled. Communication is one area that Nikita and her firm excel at. A pleasure to work with — we will be instructing the firm further in the future.”
“Nikita and I worked together during the build out of a new entity in EMEA for AWS. She was brought in to manage a highly ambiguous and unstructured global recruitment business. Nikita brought much managerial stability, direction and data use to the business reporting, and was able to use this data to demonstrate why decisions needed to be made. It was a pleasure working with Nikita, I highly recommend her ability to manage large complex businesses and deliver results.”
What does Northwest Talent Solutions do?
NWTS helps organizations make better workforce decisions and hire the right people, and helps professionals advance their careers. That work comes in five forms: NWTS DecisionIQ™ workforce decision software, retained search and RPO delivered through TriSearch, Enterprise Solutions consulting, CareerIQ™ career technology for individuals, and the Executive Academy™.
Is NWTS for organizations or for individuals?
Both. Organizations use DecisionIQ, retained search and RPO, and Enterprise Solutions. Individual professionals use CareerIQ and the Executive Academy. Each has its own page, price and sign-up, so you only see what applies to you.
What is NWTS DecisionIQ?
NWTS DecisionIQ™ is a subscription tool that shows executives what a workforce decision will cost before they make it. You enter your own numbers, and it compares hiring, reskilling, outsourcing, automating, redesigning and holding steady side by side: total cost, break-even month and peak cash exposure, with every calculation shown. A free Preview needs no card.
Which roles do retained search and RPO cover?
Every level, in any industry: one critical role through Targeted Single Search, several roles at once through Customized Partnership Recruitment, and volume hiring through recruitment process outsourcing. NWTS and TriSearch are independent companies; search and RPO are delivered through and contracted directly with TriSearch. Retained Search & RPO.
What do CareerIQ and the Academy cost?
CareerIQ is $39 a month and you can cancel anytime. Executive Academy courses are $249 per course, and every course has a free first lesson.
Does DecisionIQ use AI to make up numbers?
No. Every financial result comes from published formulas applied to your inputs. You can see and edit every assumption, and each result shows how it was calculated.