CIO Executive Search Firms

The Big Search

Technology-focused executive search firm specializing in connecting tech founders with top-tier talent across Europe. Founded in 2014 in Amsterdam, they focus on Go-To-Market, People, Finance, Operations, CEO, and Board positions for innovative tech companies.

Industries

Technology Private Equity Fintech Aerospace Defense Private Equity & Venture Capital

Positions

CEO CFO CTO CIO CMO CRO C-Level COO General Counsel Board of Directors C-Suite Chief People Officer CHRO CISO CPO Vice President Chief Compliance Officer Chief Diversity Officer Chief Data Officer CSO Director of Finance Managing Director General Manager Technical Director Head of Sales Chief Commercial Officer Chief Creative Officer Chief Strategy Officer Chief Digital Officer SVP Chief Development Officer Chief Accounting Officer Chief Medical Officer Chief Legal Officer Principal Head of School CDO Commissioner Country Manager CDIO CNO Executive Chef Partners Portfolio Managers Chief Business Officer Executive Director Chief Communications Officer Medical Director Head of Product VP Sales VP of Customer Success VP of Product Director of Growth

Locations

United Kingdom ›

London

Germany ›

Berlin

Netherlands ›

Amsterdam

Academic Career & Executive Search

acesrch.com

Industries

Higher Education Academic

Positions

CIO Vice President Dean

Locations

West Hartford

United States

AGB Search

agbsearch.com

Specializing in higher education leadership. Focuses on identifying leaders for president, chancellor, and other senior roles.

Industries

Higher Education Education Academic

Positions

CEO CFO CIO General Counsel Board of Directors CHRO Vice President Chief Diversity Officer

Locations

United States

Canada

Bahamas

AGS Cyber

agscyber.com

Industries

Cybersecurity

Locations

United States ›

Hawaii

Honolulu

Allen Austin

allenaustin.com

Retained executive search firm assisting companies in engineering, procurement, and construction sectors to find executive-level talent.

Industries

Healthcare Financial Services Life Sciences Private Equity Nonprofit Engineering Industrial Construction Professional Services Venture Capital Clean Energy Consumer Products Business Services Biotechnology

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO CRO COO General Counsel Board of Directors CHRO Chief Diversity Officer

Locations

United Kingdom ›

London

United States ›

Houston, San Antonio

Washington, D.C. Moscow

Russia

B.E. Smith

besmith.com

Industries

Healthcare Interim Management Physician Medical Device Biopharma Academic Nursing Consumer, Retail, and Hospitality

Positions

CEO CIO C-Suite Vice President Physician CNO

Locations

Coppell

United States

Bespoke Partners

bespokepartners.com

Specializing in recruiting CMOs for software and SaaS companies. Network of over 700,000 successful software executives.

Industries

Private Equity Marketing Software SaaS Direct Marketing

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO CRO Board of Directors CHRO CISO CPO Vice President

Locations

United States

BraddockMatthewsBarrett

braddockmatthewsbarrett.com

Industries

Private Equity Asset Management Family Office Wealth Management Investment Management

Positions

CIO C-Suite

Locations

United States ›

New York, Boston

United Kingdom ›

London

Buffkin Baker

buffkinbaker.com

Industries

Healthcare Private Equity Nonprofit Higher Education Consumer Digital Transformation Biotechnology

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO C-Level COO Board of Directors C-Suite Chief People Officer CHRO Vice President General Manager Provost Dean Physician SVP Chancellor

Locations

United States ›

New York, San Francisco, Boston +9

Chattanooga Brentwood Fort Washington Winston-Salem St. Simons Island

Caldwell

caldwell.com

Industries

Healthcare Financial Services Life Sciences Private Equity Nonprofit Insurance Industrial Banking Professional Services Consumer Venture Capital Academic Arts, Culture & Sports Biotechnology

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO CRO COO General Counsel Board of Directors Chief People Officer CHRO CISO Chief Compliance Officer Chief Data Officer

Locations

United States ›

New York, San Francisco, Dallas +9

United Kingdom ›

London

Canada ›

Toronto, Vancouver

Australia ›

Sydney

United Arab Emirates ›

Dubai

Calgary Charleston Stamford Auckland

New Zealand

CEO Search Partners

ceosearchpartners.com

Specializes in food and food-related industries including CPG and retail. Extensive experience placing top-level executives.

Industries

Private Equity Retail Supply Chain Restaurant Food Industry Grocery Diversity & Inclusion Venture Capital Startup FMCG Food Service Battery Manufacturing CPG Family Business Food and Beverage Biotechnology

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO COO Board of Directors CHRO Vice President

Locations

United States ›

Chicago

Chief

chief.fi

Industries

Real Estate Information Technology Construction Clean Energy Utilities Industrials / Manufacturing Business & Professional Services Private Equity & Venture Capital

Positions

CEO CFO CIO Board of Directors CHRO Chief Digital Officer

Locations

Finland ›

Helsinki

Cowen Partners

cowenpartners.com

Founded in 2015, specializes in C-suite and senior executives. Recognized by Forbes and Hunt Scanlon. Focus on diversity and inclusion.

Industries

Technology Healthcare Financial Services Private Equity Real Estate Information Technology Retail Software Pharmacy Dental Accounting Banking Professional Services Credit Union Family Office Battery Manufacturing CPG Defense Family Business Digital Assets, Crypto, & Web 3 Transportation & Logistics

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO COO General Counsel Board of Directors C-Suite Chief People Officer CHRO Vice President

Locations

United States ›

New York, San Francisco, Dallas +15

Baltimore Lake Oswego

CPG Connect

cpgrecruitment.com

Focused entirely on Consumer Goods industry. Network of 120,000+ professionals across North America. All disciplines and levels.

Industries

Retail Pharmaceutical Automotive Consumer Consumer Goods FMCG CPG Food and Beverage Electronics

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO C-Level COO Board of Directors C-Suite Vice President

Locations

United States ›

New York

Canada ›

Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver

Calgary Markham

Cter

cter.pl

Industries

Healthcare Financial Services Life Sciences Insurance Pharmacy Fintech Consulting Automotive E-commerce FMCG Battery Manufacturing Consumer Products Media & Entertainment Biotechnology Building Materials Advertising Telecommunications

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO COO Board of Directors Chief People Officer CHRO Chief Data Officer Managing Director General Manager Technical Director Head of Sales

Locations

Warsaw

Poland

Derwent Search

derwentsearch.com.au

Industries

Healthcare Private Equity Interim Management Government Biotechnology

Positions

CEO CFO CIO Board of Directors C-Suite

Locations

Australia ›

Sydney, Melbourne, Perth

Brisbane Canberra

DSG

dsgco.com

Industries

Healthcare Financial Services Nonprofit Insurance Industrial Cybersecurity Aviation Consumer Clean Energy Artificial Intelligence Private Capital Media & Entertainment Arts, Culture & Sports Transportation & Logistics Education & Social Impact Biotechnology Academe / Education Healthcare & Life Sciences

Positions

CEO CFO CIO COO General Counsel Board of Directors CHRO CISO Vice President Provost Dean

Locations

United States ›

Boston, Philadelphia

Egon Zehnder

egonzehnder.com

Leading global executive search and leadership advisory firm.

Industries

Technology Healthcare Financial Services Private Equity Insurance Industrial Fintech Asset Management Professional Services Sports Consumer Clean Energy Infrastructure Wealth Management Artificial Intelligence Private Capital Family Business Advisory Public & Social Sector Services Technology & AI Consumer Products Media & Entertainment Restaurants, Leisure and Hospitality Retail, E-commerce, Apparel and Luxury Banking and Markets Digital Assets, Crypto, & Web 3 Retail Financial Services Risk Management Sovereign Wealth Funds Building Components Chemical & Process Industries Machinery & Industrial Technology Mining & Metals Mobility & Automotive Arts, Culture & Sports Economic, Social & Human Development Education & Research Environment & Sustainability Interest Representation & Public Affairs Public Administration Public Finance Public Health Public Infrastructure Air Transport Business Services Hospitality, Travel & Leisure Real Estate Services Transportation & Logistics Communications & Connectivity Cyber Security Digital Enterprise Tech Internet of Things Semiconductors

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO COO General Counsel Board of Directors CHRO CISO CPO

Locations

United Kingdom ›

London

United States

Germany

China

Japan

Engaged Headhunters

engagedheadhunters.com

Industries

Legal Healthcare Sales Supply Chain Fintech Pharmaceutical Battery Manufacturing Compliance Direct Marketing Biotechnology Academe / Education HealthTech Healthcare & Life Sciences

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO C-Level COO Board of Directors C-Suite Chief Compliance Officer Physician

Locations

United Kingdom ›

Birmingham

United States

ESPWI

espwi.com

Industries

Battery Manufacturing Business & Professional Services

Positions

CEO CFO CIO CMO C-Level COO General Counsel Board of Directors C-Suite Vice President CSO SVP

Locations

United States ›

Milwaukee

Executive Search Partners

execsearchpartners.com

Industries

Healthcare Human Resources Information Technology Consulting Automotive Battery Manufacturing Finance and Accounting

Positions

CIO CISO Vice President

Locations

United States ›

Charlotte, San Diego

Detroit

Canada

GRG Executive Search

grgexecsearch.com

Industries

Legal Human Resources Sales Supply Chain Procurement Logistics Corporate Finance Battery Manufacturing Direct Marketing Biotechnology

Positions

CEO CIO General Counsel Board of Directors C-Suite Chief People Officer CHRO CISO Director of Finance Managing Director

Locations

United Kingdom ›

London, Birmingham

Castle Donnington Reading

Harvey Nash

harveynashusa.com

Industries

Information Technology Software Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Digital Transformation Hardtech Biotechnology

Positions

CEO CIO Vice President Managing Director SVP

Locations

United States ›

Seattle

Franklin Chennai Hyderabad Fremont Wayne Vijayawada

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Canada

Germany

India

Poland

Ireland

Belgium

Heller Search Associates

hellersearch.com

Industries

Financial Services Private Equity Nonprofit Information Technology Engineering Medical Device Battery Manufacturing Big Data Hardtech Cyber Security Biotechnology Consumer & Retail Healthcare & Life Sciences Business & Professional Services Consumer, Retail, and Hospitality

Positions

CIO C-Level Board of Directors CISO Vice President CDIO

Herd Freed Hartz

herdfreedhartz.com

Proven track record in real estate and construction. Delivers exceptional candidates for real estate investment, commercial construction, property management.