Bespoke Partners Grows Product and Technology Practice
February 3, 2025 – San Diego, CA-headquartered Bespoke Partners has expanded with the addition of Jay Nguyen as a partner in the product and technology practice. He will be based in Chicago. “Jay’s exceptional track record and passion for aligning technology executive recruiting with business objectives make him a perfect addition to our team,” said Ryan Bonner, partner and leader of Bespoke Partners’ product and technology practice. “His expertise in product and technology roles will enhance our ability to deliver unmatched value to our clients.”
Mr. Nguyen has more than 15 years of executive search expertise and a track record of excellence placing 300+ leaders across the cloud and SaaS industries, particularly in engineering and product roles. His expertise spans venture-backed startups, private equity, and Fortune 1000 companies, with a focus on delivering results in an average of 75 days to close.
Mr. Nguyen joins Bespoke from True Search and the Global Leadership Society, where he served as a partner and managing director, specializing in placing technology leaders for software clients. His career also includes leading global executive search at Intuit, a multi-billion- dollar cloud and SaaS company.
“I was looking for a firm that would leverage my background recruiting product and technology leaders for cloud and SaaS clients,” said Mr. Nguyen. “More importantly, I wanted a firm that prioritizes solving for hiring the best who, in turn, solve for clients and stakeholders. Bespoke embodies this mission and made my decision to join an easy one.”
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Bespoke Partners is an executive search and leadership advisory firm dedicated to partnering with top private equity firms, including Francisco Partners, Clearlake Capital, WCAS, Insight Partners, GI Partners, General Atlantic, CVC Capital Partners, and TA Associates, among many others, to recruit software talent and assess and evaluate teams at every stage of the investment lifecycle, from growth equity to buyout. Bespoke Partners is headquartered in San Diego, and operates other regional offices in Austin, TX, and Philadelphia.
Over 1,000 Searches Completed
The search firm has completed over 1,000 searches since its inception a decade ago. Its expertise includes all C-level searches across multiple functional domains, including financial officers, HR and people, marketing and technology, as well as board of directors and internal private equity operating partner searches. The firm’s expanding leadership advisory platform includes organizational due diligence as well as executive assessment and coaching.
Bespoke Partners Launches Strategic Resourcing Group to Serve PE Outfits
Bespoke Partners has launched a service giving curated access to a comprehensive network of executives for private equity. The Strategic Resourcing Group (SRG) proactively provides vetted slates of actionable executives to private equity firms to accelerate recruiting of leadership talent for their portfolio companies. “You will solve your next executive leadership search before you start it,” said Eric Walczykowski, CEO. “We know the executives who can achieve an investment thesis based on our unparalleled success in private equity human capital advisory. Our curated SRG slates bring you leaders with technical skills, interpersonal skills and leadership acumen to drive your portfolio company to an on-target exit.” The SRG service draws from Bespoke’s network of software and SaaS executives, built over a decade of working with thousands of candidates and 90 percent of the most active private equity software investors.
Bespoke offers a two-year guarantee on executive placements with the company’s leadership assessment service. “If your search firm gives you only a six-month guarantee on placements, then you are working with someone that does not have your best interests at heart,” said Adam Boone, chief marketing officer at Bespoke. “We recommend moving on to work with a firm that takes your success seriously.”
Recent Alliance
Bespoke Partners recently formed an alliance with Alphaskill, a U.K.-based executive search and deal advisory firm. The partnership is intended to enable private equity firm portfolio companies to accelerate execution on geographic expansion strategies. “We’re seeing an increase in European companies looking to expand into the U.S. and hire their first U.S country manager,” said Eric Walczykowski, CEO of Bespoke Partners. “Scaling in the U.S. is a complex challenge that comes with great rewards for those who succeed. Our relationship with Alphaskill, with its coverage of 15 European countries and eight spoken languages, enhances our ability to support such success through streamlined communication between the European leadership team and the U.S. candidate market. It also enables us to make trusted referrals to U.S.-based portfolio company clients who have executive search needs for European candidates.”
“In a world where geographic expansion is key to growth, Bespoke’s partnership with Alphaskill helps bridge the gap between the U.S. and European talent markets for both firms,” said Scott A. Scanlon, founding partner of Hunt Scanlon Ventures. “This will empower private equity portfolio clients of both firms to harness the talent and leadership expertise they need to navigate the complexities of shifting global markets and seize opportunities across borders.”
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
