CIO Partners is 100% focused in technology leadership searches across all industries and corporate sizes, from startups to Fortune 100 organizations. Founded by a former CIO, we are uniquely positioned to provide access to exceptional, aligned technology leaders for our client partners.
It’s well known that hiring organizations experience the most difficulty in hiring for their technology roles. These positions require a different approach. While some other firms may excel in placing CEOs, CFOs, and COOs, we specialize in and understand the uniqueness of the top technology roles. As result, CIO Partners has established strong national brand recognition among senior technology leaders and has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms.
Since our founding in 2001, our cornerstone belief has been that building deeper relationships with clients and truly understanding their technology, vision, and culture results in a more effective recruiting process. This unique, value-based approach became the foundation of the company’s industry-leading CIO RightHireSM process, used to match the top 5% of technology professionals with the right organizations.
Through our CxO Professional NetworksSM, we have built and developed global networks of CIOs and CTOs. These active memberships are comprised of 2,000+ technology leaders in industry-based, domain-based and regional networking groups. It is because of these cultivated talent communities that we are typically able to present our candidate slate within 3 weeks of engagement and complete a search in 8-12 weeks (not months), with an average of 6-8 candidates submitted.
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With a cultivated candidate referral network, an innovative search process, and specific domain expertise, CIO Partners is recognized as the industry leader for technology executive searches at the CxO, VP, and Director level.
With an established candidate referral network, an innovative search process, and specific domain expertise, CIO Partners is recognized as the leader for technology executive search at the CxO, VP, and Director level.
Utilizing a modified retained engagement model unlike traditional retained search firms – and with a 100% focus in the technology sector – our approach ensures that our client partners have a dedicated staff of search project resources focused on recruiting passive candidates.
Due to our deeply cultivated candidate networks and our honed ability to vet within our specialized niche, our typical slate of 6 – 8 candidates is presented within 3 weeks of engagement, and our average search is completed in 8 – 12 weeks – not months.
The landscape of AI and cybersecurity recruiting is dynamic and constantly evolving. Executive recruiters say that there is a significant demand for skilled professionals in AI, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and AI researchers. Companies across various industries are actively seeking talent to leverage AI for innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage. Meanwhile, with the
The University of Vermont (UVM) recently called in CIO Partners to lead in its search for a chief information officer. Executive director Barry Cressley is leading assignment. Reporting to the president, the CIO is the lead executive responsible for information technology across the institution. The expectation is that the CIO will partner with the president and become fully integrated into
CIO Partners has named Jennifer Becker as the new managing director and leader of its private equity practice. “Jennifer’s knowledge in the private equity space and expertise in executive search position her to strategically lead our private equity practice,” said Joe Gross, president of CIO Partners. “Her appointment is a planned move to enhance our capabilities
The chief information officer is considered one of the most strategic roles in any organization. Still, recruiting within the function remains challenging, as skilled C-suite IT professionals are among the toughest to find, and move. CIO Partners has been retained by Northeastern University to lead in its search for a new CIO. The role of the
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(June 1, 2020) CIO Partners®, a nationally-recognized retained search firm with a niche practice in digital and technology talent, was recognized today for a second time in two years by Forbes in their annual ranking of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms. – the top 200 executive search firms specialized in filling positions with salaries of
(March 7, 2018) CIO Partners was named to Florida State University’s inaugural Seminole 100 during a ceremony on March 3rd at FSU’s University Center Club in Doak Campbell Stadium. Presented by FSU, the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, the FSU Alumni Association and Inc. Magazine, the Seminole 100 recognized the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned
(Sept. 1, 2017) CIO Partners, a nationally-recognized retained search firm with a niche practice in digital and technology talent, announced that they have again been named to Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive annual ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. As a five-time honoree, CIO Partners entered the ranking’s Hall of Fame, an achievement