The Top Technology Executive Search Firm

Q: What is your process?

Phase 1: Search Consultation & Strategy We kick off with a deep-dive intake session to align on your business goals, team structure, and cultural DNA. This shapes a targeted search strategy that accounts for role context, strategic priorities, and potential roadblocks. Phase 2: Customized Search Plan Every search is tailored. We map out key industries, competitors, and overlooked talent pools to attract passive, high-impact executives through highly personalized and discreet outreach. Phase 3: Plan Execution We move fast, leveraging headhunting, networks, and proprietary tools to surface top talent. Candidates are vetted through structured interviews, references, and HOGAN assessments—ensuring alignment on culture, capability, and results. Phase 4: Placement We guide you through final selection, offer negotiations, and onboarding prep—providing insights on compensation, counteroffers, and transition strategies to secure a confident hire. Phase 5: Post-Hire Engagement & Support After placement, we stay engaged—helping set expectations, align on 30-60-90 day goals, and ensure your new leader integrates smoothly and accelerates impact from day one.

Future-Proof Your Business with Tech Leaders Who Deliver

AI-Driven Transformation

Stop waiting for the right candidates. Our targeted headhunting process delivers vetted, high-impact Technology and AI leaders in as little as 5 business days, giving you an unbeatable market advantage.

Your Unfair Advantage

in the War for AI Talent.

Your unfair Advantage in the War for Talent.

In today’s race to dominate digital transformation and AI innovation, the right technology leader is your greatest competitive edge. A slow hiring process? That’s how you lose the future.
Here’s how we help you win it:

From Search to Candidates in 5 Days*

While others are still aligning stakeholders, our deeply engaged network of passive tech talent enables you to meet AI-savvy, transformation-ready tech executives precisely matched to your business goals.

Get Proven AI Leaders Before They Hit the Market

Our targeted headhunting approach engages proven CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, and Heads of AI who aren’t browsing job boards, they’re building the future. This is the hidden talent your competitors can’t reach.

Recruit 3x Faster

Our targeted headhunting & dedicated tech search team radically reduce our client’s time to hire, resulting in open jobs being filled in as little as 5 weeks.

Never Meet an Unqualified Candidate

Every candidate we submit is Talentfoot guaranteed meaning they possess the skills, experiences, and DNA your organization wants and needs.

Optimize Hiring Costs by 30%

Flexibile pricing and service options have been designed to meet your organization’s size, stage, and specific recruitment needs.

Get the Best Candidate Guarantee

We take the cringe out of working with traditional recruiters. Our clients enjoy the industry’s best candidate performance guarantee.

We Specialize in Tech Roles That Move the Needle

Growth starts with the right people. We help you hire proven leaders and high-impact contributors in today’s most in-demand technical functions:

AI & Machine Learning: Chief AI Officer, AI/ML Engineers
Data & Analytics: Chief Data Officer, Data Scientists
Core Tech & Product: CTO, VP of Engineering, Product Managers
Cloud & Infrastructure: Chief Cloud Officer, Cloud Architects, DevOps Engineers
Cybersecurity & Risk: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Security Architects, Security Engineers
IT & Digital Leadership: CIO, VP of IT, Director of Digital Transformation, IT Infrastructure Managers

The Science Behind our

98% Success Rate

Our process is meticulous, data-driven, and designed to provide an unparalleled level of predictive insight. We don’t just find candidates; we validate future leaders.

Search Consultation & Strategy

Customized Recruitment Plan

Plan Execution

Placement

Post-Hire Engagement and Support

Search Consultation and Strategy

Customized Recruitment Plan

Plan Execution

Placement

Post-hire engagement and support

Jack

Executive Recruiter,
10+ years exp.
Leadership (Manager, Director, VP),
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Engineering.

Ryan

Senior Partner
15+ years exp.
IT Strategy, Digital Transformation, Healthcare and HealthTech Consulting

Jenna D.

Research Director
10+ years exp.

Tim

Technology Practice Lead
20+ years exp.
C-Suite (CTO, CIO, CDO, CSO), Software Engineering, Cloud & Infrastructure, DevOps

Elise

Research Director
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science
15+ years exp.

Jennifer

Executive Recruiter
10+ years exp.
Healthcare, HealthTech, MedTech, SaaS, Cyber Security

Tim

Technology Practice Lead
20+ years exp.
C-Suite (CTO, CIO, CDO, CSO), Software Engineering, Cloud & Infrastructure, DevOps

Jennifer

Executive Recruiter
10+ years exp.
Healthcare, HealthTech, MedTech

Elise

Research Director
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science
15+ years exp.

Jack

Executive Recruiter,
10+ years exp.
Leadership (Manager, Director, VP),
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Engineering.

Jenna D.

Research Director
10+ years exp.

Ryan

Senior Partner
15+ years exp.
IT Strategy, Digital Transformation, Healthcare and HealthTech Consulting

Join
2500+ Happy Clients

I never felt afraid or anxious about the process. I knew exactly what they were doing at all times, not because I asked, but because they owned the process. It felt as though they worked here, as though they were part of my team.”

- Nick Dionne, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

Cloud Theory

Talentfoot communicated our story to candidates, rather than acting like yet another transactional recruiting studio.

- Ryan, Chief Digital Officer

Diversy Fund

I saw a really strong bench of candidates based on the intake we completed and ended up selecting two for separate needs as a result.

- Danielle. SVP, Client Experience

Tinuiti

Our technology recruiters are standing by. Simply fill out the form and we’ll be in touch to discuss your organization’s hiring requirements and answer your questions.

Here are some commonly asked questions in the meantime.

Here are some commonly asked questions.

What industries do you serve?

Technology (SaaS, Ai, Martech, Adtech, FinTech, Cyber Security, and more)
Industrial, Manufacturing, and Construction
Consumer Durables, Electronics, and Packaged Goods
Professional Services
And more!

What roles do you help fill?

Whether you need an individual contributor, a senior manager, VP, or are looking to hire multiple roles, Talentfoot can help.

Here are a few we frequently fill:

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Director of IT
IT Manager
Software engineering – All tech stacks
Data engineering, including BI
Cloud engineering
DevOps
AI, ML, and Data Science – All tech stacks
InfoSec / Cyber Security
Web Development
Management Consultant

Where do you have a presence?

Talentfoot has a presence across the U.S and Canada.

Our talent networks and recruiting capabilities reach into every major U.S market including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Orlando, Charlotte, Denver, Austin, St. Paul, Philadelphia, Boston, and more.

What is your process?

Phase 1: Search Consultation & Strategy
We kick off with a deep-dive intake session to align on your business goals, team structure, and cultural DNA. This shapes a targeted search strategy that accounts for role context, strategic priorities, and potential roadblocks.

Phase 2: Customized Search Plan
Every search is tailored. We map out key industries, competitors, and overlooked talent pools to attract passive, high-impact executives through highly personalized and discreet outreach.

Phase 3: Plan Execution
We move fast, leveraging headhunting, networks, and proprietary tools to surface top talent. Candidates are vetted through structured interviews, references, and HOGAN assessments—ensuring alignment on culture, capability, and results.

Phase 4: Placement
We guide you through final selection, offer negotiations, and onboarding prep—providing insights on compensation, counteroffers, and transition strategies to secure a confident hire.

Phase 5: Post-Hire Engagement & Support
After placement, we stay engaged—helping set expectations, align on 30-60-90 day goals, and ensure your new leader integrates smoothly and accelerates impact from day one.

Do you have fractional talent?

Yes. Navigate your organization’s growth with Talentfoot’s flexible hiring options. We provide a full range of talent solutions – from direct hires to fractional and advisory roles – ensuring your team is always equipped with the talent need to meet your business objectives.

What are your fee structures?

Pay for Performance, Not Promises.

Weary of recruiters who don’t deliver? Talentfoot is here to change your experience with fee structures rooted in performance, not just promises. This means paying for tangible results and success, not just effort.

Retained Search Services: Ideal for mission-critical, senior roles, our retained search offers a thorough and dedicated approach, with payments aligned to key milestones in the recruitment process.
Contingency Recruitment: Risk-free and results-oriented. Opt for our contingency model and pay only when we successfully place the right candidate in your organization.
Fractional Talent: Especially suited for startups and growing businesses, this model gives you access to top-tier fractional talent, allowing for smaller, and more manageable payments.

Do you just provide IT recruiting?

Talentfoot does more than just technology and IT recruitment. We enable companies to accelerate revenue growth and drive innovation by helping them recruit and build high-performance sales, marketing, and technology teams.

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