Executive Search Firm Portland, Oregon

Retained Executive Search Firm in Portland, Oregon
Cowen Partners Executive Search has particular expertise in the following areas: finance, IPO preparation, financial institutions (banks and credit unions), enterprise software sales including technology, SaaS, managed services, real estate, and hyper-growth private equity/venture capital-backed deals.
Why Use an Executive Search Firm in Portland?
Recruiting senior-level executives is a challenging, labor-intensive, time-consuming process for Portland businesses. Usually, companies need dedicated staff with specific skills and expertise. And even with those dedicated resources, they find it challenging to source qualified candidates. On top of that, a bad hire can bring new costs, risks, and potential losses.
To understand why, consider this: Just a few months of bad leadership can make a company go from a boom to a slump. Plus, there can be impacts to company culture, reputation, and workforce, any one of which can take time to rebuild if significant damage is done.
As a result, many companies rely on executive search firms in Portland to help them identify, screen, and place the best talent for high-level roles across the C-suite. Portland executive search consultants and recruiters have the experience, tools, and relationships to help companies simplify the hiring process at the most critical and complex levels. That can greatly improve the chances of finding the best candidates faster, giving businesses a critical edge in today’s competitive world.
Retained Executive Search in Portland: Recent Placements
At Cowen Partners, our Portland recruiters and executive search consultants have vast experience sourcing and placing top talent across various industries and roles.
- COO, $200M CPG Company
- Executive Director, Food Marketing Group
- VP Sales, Software Company
- Chief Human Resources Officer, $2B Bank, Washington
- CFO, $1.5B Community Bank
- CEO, MedTech / Private Equity
- CEO, $700M Credit Union
- President, $20M Dental Group
- CEO, $100M Retailer
- CFO, Public Home Builder
- CEO, $1.4B Credit Union
- Executive Director, Non-Profit Organization
Check out our industry-leading resources to see why Cowen Partners Executive Search Firm is a leading retained executive search firm in Portland, Oregon:
- A Complete Guide to Private Equity CFOs
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- Top 10 Highest-Demand Executive Positions in Portland in 2021
- The Boundaries Between Private Equity, Venture Capital & Executive Search Are Blurring. What Does That Mean for Recruiters?
- Executive Search & Recruiter Case Studies
- Recruiting and Hiring in the Age of Covid-19
- How to Choose an Executive Search Firm
- Moving From Theory to Practice When Recruiting for Executive Diversity