Exceptional Leadership
Bespoke Partners is the largest executive recruiting and
leadership advisory service firm exclusively focused on software and SaaS companies.
Private Equity Talent Report
2024 Talent Market Update #1
Tailored Talent
Navigating PE Market Dynamics & Impactful Leadership
Listen in to hear what Eric Walczykowski, Bespoke Partners’ Chief Executive Officer and guest, Adam Boone, Bespoke Partners’ Chief Marketing Officer has to say about what they are seeing as the most highly requested skillsets in executives across the C-suite, what to look out for as we move out of a tight market, current market analysis and trends, impacts to PE firms in a tight market, and what factors can have significant impact leading up to an exit.
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.
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
Avoiding Bad C-Suite Hires in Private Equity Portfolio Companies
Watch the recap of our most recent panel discussion hosted by Bespoke Partners’ CEO Eric Walczykowski, and joined by Go-To-Market Practice Leader, Tess Fischer, where they walked through the latest best practices for mitigating the risk of making a C-suite mis-hire and explored current industry trends in their Q&A.
Dedicated Practice Areas
Transformative CEO & Board Recruiting Program
Human Capital Acceleration Program
Transformative Talent & Human Resources Leaders
Growth Driving Go-to-Market Leaders
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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Bespoke Partners transforms companies. Joining us can transform your career. Learn more about joining our fast growing, fun-loving team.
Blog
Breaking the Exit Gridlock: Insights from the 2024 Private Equity Talent Report
We’re excited this week to release the new edition of our Private Equity Talent Report, offering an update on the state of the market for executive talent in software and SaaS companies with private equity sponsors.
Finance Executive Outlook: Focusing on Skillsets that Boost Exit Opportunities
Private equity firms are looking to end the exit gridlock that has gripped the sector. That means increasing attention is being paid to the Chief Financial Officers and other finance leaders in private equity portfolio companies.
Navigating the Future: Bespoke CEO Trends
The role of a CEO is undeniably pivotal in steering a company towards growth, nurturing a winning culture, and fulfilling value creation goals. Our work recruiting CEOs into software and SaaS companies sheds light on how CEO needs are evolving, especially in private equity backed companies.