Transformative

Governance, Risk and
Compliance Leaders

Top Executives for Software and SaaS Companies Across the GRC Landscape

Governance, Risk and Compliance Segment Expertise

Bespoke Partners is the leading executive search firm delivering value-driving leaders to software to software and SaaS companies that are breaking new ground in GRC technology.

Sub-sectors Include:

  • EHS (environment, health, safety)
  • Third party risk management
  • Operational risk management
  • Financial services risk management
  • Life sciences quality management 
  • and many more

Looking for high-impact GRC leaders?

Track Record for this Practice:

67+

GRC Placements

13

Number of Assisted Exits

$3.8B+

Enterprise Value Created

84

Average Days to Close

12+

Years covering this segment

Exclusive

Exclusively for private equity portfolio companies:
GRC Leaders who drive disruptive innovation and transform operations

Efficient

Ultra-efficient recruiting with 95% success rate 

Unique

Unique network & data-driven process find transformative GRC Leaders in half the average time

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Our ultra-efficient Search and Leadership Advisory services will source, place, and accelerate the onboarding of GRC Leaders.

Our unique Search 2.0 process ties your search for GRC leaders back to your investment thesis, resulting in enhanced value for private equity backed software or SaaS companies.

Find out why Bespoke is the search firm of choice for GRC, and why our candidates excel at bringing IT applications to market, transforming the measurement of risk, improving decision-making efficiency and driving growth.

Winning Results

Examples of our GRC Leader placements

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Turbo Charged GRC Software Growth

Bespoke placed CRO leads International EHS Software company to record breaking growth acceleration within first year, leading to multiple acquisitions and 57% headcount growth.

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Compliance Powerhouse

Bespoke appointed CEO leads Risk Management Software firm through 15 acquisitions to achieve significant growth, facilitated a LBO, and was recognized as a top GRC Technology leader within the industry for second year in a row.

Growth

Risk Platform Outperforms

Bespoke’s recruitment of acclaimed CEO leads GRC platform to 600% growth and 5+ impactful acquisitions, all while bringing on additional investors for impressive market expansion.

Bespoke-Placed Leaders Drive Innovation

We place GRC Leaders with proven track records in:

  • Designing and launching disruptive innovations across global geographies, understanding business intricacies in different regions.
  • Complex expertise across multiple regulated industries, with the ability to bring existing relationships into the new firm.
  • Crafting and articulating technology visions that shape the GRC industry and position a company as a leader and innovator.
  • Bring innovation in product offering, navigate emerging spaces, and leverage opportunity for category creation within the sector.
  • Mapping investment thesis and value creation plans, and translating them into clear goals and objectives for the company to act on.
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    Search 2.0

     Data-driven:

    Process finds and places candidates typically in half the time of industry average

     Advanced Scorecards:

    Comprehensive view of candidate’s fit with the role

     Deep Validation:

    Typically 10+ backchannel reference checks per candidate

    Your Full-Spectrum Human Capital Partner