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
11/13 – The Rise of the Strategic Chief People Officer: Insights from PE Industry Leaders
Join us for a dynamic roundtable discussion led by Bespoke’s Chief People Officer Julie Catalano GPHR and joined by esteemed industry peers: Elizabeth Rieveley (CPO, MeridianLink), Jagdish Chugani (Former CPO at Appfire) and, Kirsten Garrett (CHRO, Confluence). In this vodcast, we delve into the evolving role of the Chief People Officer/CHRO in today’s fast-paced business environment.
- 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐑 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: Explore how strategic CPOs are leveraging technology and innovative HR practices to adapt to workforce changes and create competitive advantages.
- 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Discover effective strategies for aligning talent management with business growth, especially in the context of private equity-backed firms.
- 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: Learn from real-world examples of how CPOs can effectively influence stakeholders and lead organizational change.
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
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
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Blog
Candidate-Driven Factors Tighten Go-to-Market Talent Market
I recently sat down with Bespoke Partners’ Andrew Reynolds, Vice President at Bespoke, and Tess Fischer, Partner in Bespoke’s GTM practice, to discuss the state of the GTM executive market, the factors driving the market, the changing compensation dynamics, and the importance of a data-driven, collaborative hiring process to secure the best GTM talent.
Why ‘Lone Wolf’ Recruiting Firms Fail and Team-Based Recruiting Wins
Most executive search firms follow a basic organizational structure that is more than a century old. But this old school model produces the worst possible results for clients. A new model is completely changing the game with teamwork and collaboration. Let’s explore how this innovative structure yields better search outcomes in a shorter time frame.
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.