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.

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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

Dedicated Practice Areas

Transformative CEO & Board Recruiting Program

First Time Right
CFO Recruiting Program

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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

Apax Partners
Franciso Partners
Clearlake Capital
Greater Sum Ventures
Madison Dearborn Partners
AbacusNext
New Mountain Capital
Insight Partners
GI Partners
NVP
TA Associates
Riverbed
Velho
Providence Equity
Convergeone
Thoma Bravo
Roper Technologies
Waud Capital
Welsh Carson

Select Clients: Growth & Venture

Insight Partners
NVP
TA Associates
Bessemer Venture Partners
Battery Ventures
GSV

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Bespoke Partners transforms companies. Joining us can transform your career. Learn more about joining our fast growing, fun-loving team.

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Blog

Why ‘Lone Wolf’ Recruiting Firms Fail and Team-Based Recruiting Wins

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.