Retail Leaders
Top Executives for Software and SaaS Companies Across the Retail Landscape
Retail Segment Expertise
Bespoke Partners is the leading executive search firm delivering high-impact leaders to software and SaaS companies that are breaking new ground in retail.
Sub-sectors Include:
- Delivery Management Platforms
- Employee & Management Tools
- Unattended Checkout
- Omnichannel Payments
- Digital Shopper Engagement
- Omnichannel Retail Operations & Analytics
- Merchandise Planning
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain & Logistics Platforms
- and many more
Looking for high-impact Retail leaders?
Track Record for this Practice:
20
Retail Executive Placements
$71M
Average Scale of Portfolio Company
$915M
Enterprise Value Created
92
Average Days to Close
9
Years covering this segment
Functions placed : CEO, Finance, GTM (Sales, Customer Success, Marketing), Product & Tech, HR
Exclusive
Exclusively for private equity portfolio companies:
Retail Leaders who drive disruptive innovation and transform operations
Efficient
Ultra-efficient recruiting with 95% success rate
Unique
Unique network & data-driven process find transformative Retail Leaders in half the average time
Our ultra-efficient Search and Leadership Advisory services will source, place, and accelerate the onboarding of Retail Leaders.
Our unique Search 2.0 process ties your search for Retail 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 Retail, and why our candidates excel at understanding iterative product lifecycles, mobilizing organizations to deliver successful outcomes, and diagnosing opportunities to keep a competitive advantage.
Winning Results
Examples of our Retail Leader placements
Going Global With the Right Team
Bespoke appointed CEO leads AI-powered Omnichannel retail client in expanding global presence to Australia, introducing a new fraud product to market, and rounding out a powerhouse executive team leading to enhanced growth and execution.
Lucrative Retail POS Growth
Bespoke appointed executive team at Retail POS software firm achieves 200% 2 yr growth, raised a seed round of funding for their retail partners and successfully completed a lucrative acquisition.
Market Moves in Omnichannel Payments
Bespoke appointed CEO leads sales software platform in completing two successful acquisitions within a year, merging its solutions with the European market leader, and reporting a net sales revenue increase of 41%.
Bespoke-Placed Leaders Drive Innovation
We place Retail Leaders with proven track records in:
- Designing and launching disruptive innovations that realign existing retail markets while creating new ones.
- Consumer experience in omnichannel retail as well as high velocity SMB/ Mid-Market experience.
- Crafting and articulating technology visions that shape the Retail industry and position a company as a leader and innovator.
- Forward thinking strategies to drive adoption and retention.
- Mapping investment thesis and value creation plans, and translating them into clear goals and objectives for the company to act on.
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