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The Scaled AI Era: 5 Leadership Trends Reshaping Software in 2026

By Haley Mundy | April 7, 2026

If AI is still a pilot inside your organization, you are operating behind the market.

The Role of Tech Leadership in a Competitive Market: Insights from the Tech Talent Trends Report

By Haley Mundy | September 4, 2024

When we think of human capital management for private equity backed software and SaaS companies, leadership roles like Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Product Officer (CPO), and Chief Information Officer (CIO) are crucial in steering companies through innovation and strategic alignment. These leaders are not only tasked with keeping their organizations technologically competitive, but also with building teams that can deliver impactful solutions.

Haley Mundy

Haley Mundy

Haley is a Partner within our Product and Technology practice at Bespoke. Based in Los Angeles, she joined the firm in 2024, bringing 12+ years’ experience building and leading growth-stage talent teams, before moving into Executive Search in 2019 with a boutique, LA-based search firm. Haley has built a career developing Product, Technology, and Data teams throughout every level of the organization and is passionate about the role these functions play in creating value.

Prior to Bespoke, she led the Product and Technology practice as a VP at Safire Partners, a boutique executive search firm focused on VC and PE backed growth companies. Haley has completed over 70 VP and C-Level searches throughout her search career, placing executives across multiple portfolio companies at Greycroft, Benchmark, Lerer Hippeau, General Catalyst, Crosscut, and others.

In addition to her executive search experience, Haley previously held Head of Talent roles at growth-stage tech-enabled marketplaces, HauteLook (acquired by Nordstrom for $280M) and AXS (owned by The Anschutz Corporation).

Haley has her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin, which she completed in 3 years while working full-time in a rotational leadership program at Nordstrom.

In her spare time, you can find Haley chasing after her two young children, planning her next home renovation, or sipping wine along the California coast.