Exceptional Leadership
Bespoke Partners is the largest executive recruiting and
leadership advisory service firm exclusively focused on software and SaaS companies.
Our unique functional role focus and deep software sector expertise accelerate searches while producing more successful placements.
NEW: 2H2024 Talent Market Update
Private Equity Talent Report
2024 Talent Market Update #2
Tailored Talent
Upcoming Episodes
11/06 – The Future of Tech Leadership: Strategies and Insights for 2025
Ericsits down with executive leadership experts Ryan Bonner, Head of Bespoke’s Product and Technology Practice, and Haley Mundy, Tech Leadership Expert, as they explore the evolving dynamics of executive leadership in the tech space. Learn how the roles of Chief Product Officer (CPO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and the emerging Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) are shaping company growth and innovation.
- When companies need a CPO, CTO, or CPTO—and why
- Skills in demand for each role, including M&A expertise and market expansion
- Compensation trends and strategies for attracting top talent
- The impact of leadership roles on private equity success
Bespoke Partners’ unique, data-driven Search 2.0™ process accelerates leadership recruiting, producing the software and SaaS sector’s fastest executive searches with the best outcomes.
This is the Science of Search.
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Unmatched track record
in software & SaaS executive recruiting
4,000+
successful executed searches by Bespoke recruiter experts
250+
companies transformed
with new leaders
<100
day typical search time,
half the industry average
15+
software & SaaS verticals
95%
executive placement
success rate
100%
repeat customers among
our top clients
Sectors We Cover
Real Estate
BI / Analytics
Entertainment & Recreation
Blockchain & Web3
Dedicated Practice Areas
Transformative CEO & Board Recruiting Program
First Time Right
CFO Recruiting Program
Transformative Marketing Leaders
Transformative Talent & Human Resources Leaders
Transformative Technology Leaders
Growth Driving Go-to-Market Leaders
Human Capital Acceleration Program
First Time Right
Search
We excel at executive search at every company stage, including start-up, growth, public and buyout. We deliver C-level, Board, GM, OP and other senior executives across the full range of software and SaaS sector companies, including Fintech, Edtech, Cybersecurity, Martech, CRM, ERP, Healthcare and many more.
Search 2.0: The Science of Search
Our unique data-driven analysis of a candidate’s capabilities and fit with the organization and executive team, dramatically accelerating search. It includes Deep Validation, the industry’s most thorough backchannel reference checking.
Winning Results
Examples of transformative leaders who create value
M&A Expert
Bespoke-placed CFO orchestrates 12 M&A initiatives, ups revenue by 50% for ERP software company
Growth Driver
Bespoke-placed CEO leads legal software firm to record growth, market leader status and leveraged buyout for >$1.5B valuation
Hold Period Accelerator
Bespoke-placed CFO helps drive 30% customer base expansion for cybersecurity software company
Select Clients: Private Equity
Select Clients: Growth & Venture
Ready to make an impact?
Bespoke Partners transforms companies. Joining us can transform your career. Learn more about joining our fast growing, fun-loving team.
Blog
Unlocking Growth in Uncertain Times: Key Findings from the 2H 2024 Private Equity Talent Report
As 2024 begins to wind down, one truth stands out in private equity: securing the best executive talent is the key to thriving in today’s competitive market. This month, we’re excited to release the 2H edition of our Private Equity Talent Report, highlighting the most recent trends in executive recruiting for software and SaaS companies backed by private equity.
Did Your Recruiter ‘Quiet Quit?’ How Typical Fee Structures Incentivize Search Failure
Unlike the traditional models prevalent in the industry, our approach puts your needs first, ensuring that our partners and teams are fully committed to delivering results. In this post, I’ll break down how our unique fee structure and partner compensation model drive superior outcomes for our clients.
CEO Trends: How Shifting Market Dynamics Are Shaping the CEO Market for Private Equity Portfolios
I had the opportunity to catch up with two of Bespoke’s in-house CEO experts, Katherine Baker, co-lead of Bespoke Partners’ CEO practice, and Jenny Gray, Senior Vice President in the practice to discuss the CEO trends they have been seeing firsthand in the market over the last few months.