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Your Consumer Product & Retail Executive Search Firm Partner

From national Fortune 500 Consumer brands to startup product companies – we get the Consumer product and Retail landscape. With our proven executive search track record with a mix of consumer and retail companies across sports, travel, wine, coffee, travel, gaming, fitness equipment, resorts and clothing – we can help you too.

Our methodology enables us to quickly recruit the executive talent you are looking for to give you peace of mind about your team leadership.
 

Clients partner with Herd Freed Hartz for a few key reasons:

Proven Track Record – Since 2001, our firm has successfully worked with 400+ Northwest clients on nationwide, executive-level searches. Forbes also recognized us as the “Top Executive Search Firm in the Northwest” for 3 years in a row.

Results That Matter – We deliver the candidate quality and speed you are looking for. Our “Time to Candidate” average over the last 3 years is 37 days. 95% of candidates we place are still in the role 18 months later. We deliver a high ROI and peace of mind by ensuring you are surrounded by an “A-player” executive leadership team, giving you a competitive advantage.

Recruiting Partnership – Clients enjoy our trusted, long-term partnership that goes beyond just filling the role. We provide customized strategic recruiting insights, methodologies, and best practices, which can be used across all your hiring needs. We believe in the “art of recruiting” by crafting your story in a compelling way, helping you stand out from the pack and attract top-talent you would not find on your own. Our goal is to make working with our team a professional and fun experience.



VP Advanced Wireless
VP Integrated Solutions
VP Creation Center
VP IT Operations
VP E-Commerce
Sr. Dir Product
Dir @Work Sales
Sr. Dir Enterprise Sales
Dir Federal Sales
Dir of Communications
Dir Retail Real Estate
Dir Tablets
Dir Broadband


SVP of Technology (CIO)

VP of Accounting & Finance


Corporate Architect

Dir of Business Intelligence

Regional Director of Operations


CIO / CISO
Chief Financial Officer
Medical Director (2)
SVP of Provider Strategy
SVP Provider Relations
VP Medical Management
VP Infrastructure
VP of HR
VP Customer Experience
Dir of Talent Acquisition
Dir of Clinical Programs
Dir of Strategic Development
Dir of Business Intelligence
Strategic Programs Dir - Integrated Health


VP Search Eng
VP of IT (CIO)
Sr Dir Prod Mgmnt (New Ventures)
Sr. Data Scientist
Sr Dir Data Eng
Sr Dir Zestimates AI
Dir of Prod Mgmnt (Mortgages)
Dir of Big Data Engineering
Dir of Product UX
Dir of Experience Design


Chief Executive Officer


Sr Dir Product Mgmnt

Dir of Talent Acquisition


Chief Marketing Officer


VP of N. American Sales


VP of Operations
VP of Sales


Chief Financial Officer

Dir of Accounting

Dir of IT

Dir of Marketing

(Meritage Group)


VP Product


SVP of Global Innovation

VP/GM of Direct to Consumer


Chief Technology Officer


Chief Revenue Officer
VP of Sales
VP of Marketing
VP Brand & Corp Comm
VP IT Operations
GM Auto OEM BD
Dir Fleet Sales
Principal Scientist
(Runway Growth Capital)


Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)


SVP Product Management


VP of Sales

Dir of E-Commerce


Chief Technology Officer

Dir of Health Plan Operations

Inside Sales Mgr

(Endeavour Capital)


Chief Operations Officer


President & CEO (WA subsidiary)

President (VA subsidiary)

Chief Information Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Dir of Strategy


Director of Community Partnerships


VP of Operations


VP of Technology


Dir of Special Events

Dir of Marketing & PR


Chief Executive Officer


Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Controller


Chief Information Officer


VP of Operations


Chief Operations Officer (COO)


SVP of Technology


Director of Procurement

(Sycamore Partners Management)


Chief Operations Officer (COO)

VP Quality

(Westward Partners)


VP of Manufacturing

Dir of Human Resources


VP Operations

(CID Capital)


SVP of IT & Engineering


VP Manufacturing

Chief Financial Officer

Accounting Mgr


Chief Operations Officer (COO)


Chief Real Estate Development Officer


VP of Marketing


VP of HW Engineering


VP Finance

(Endeavour Capital)


Chief Executive Officer (CEO)


Multiple key searches


Chief Information Officer

SVP of HR

Board


Chief Executive Officer (CEO)


General Manager (GM)


General Manager


Dir of Marketing, Office

Dir of Enterprise Sales

Dir of Product Management

Country Mgr (China)


Chief Executive Officer


Consulting


Chief Executive Officer (CEO)


VP of Marketing

Dir of E-Commerce


VP of Human Resources

VP Merchandising

VP Store Operations


Head of Marketing

Board

VP Food Service


Head of Merchandising Mgmnt

Head of In-Stock Mgmnt


CEO

VP of E-Commerce & Marketing

VP of Merchandise Planning

(SBJ Capital)


Dir of Data Services


VP of Sales

VP Food Service Sales


Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Dir of Marketing


Chief Information Officer

(TA Associates)


Chief Financial Officer

Chief Marketing Officer


(HIG Capital)


Principal

Head of UX & Design

Executive in Residence


Chief Financial Officer
GM of IT
SVP of Digital Strategy
SVP of Consumer
VP of Sales
VP of Marketing
General Counsel
VP of Game House


Managing Dir - Brand Marketing


Sr. Dir of Mobile Engineering (Seattle)


VP of Marketing

Recruiting Consulting


Director of HR

Editorial Director


VP Engineering

Head of Design


Chief Technology Officer


Vice President


Chief Financial Officer


(Svoboda Capital Partners)


Sr. Director of HR


AVP of Global Supplier Management


Chief Technology Officer


Chief Info Security Officer
SVP Retail Lending Sales
SVP Internal Communications
First VP of Info Security
First VP of Employee Communications
Division Finance Officer


Chief Operations Officer


Chief Technology Officer

VP of Business Development


VP Marketing

Dir of Food Service Marketing


VP Sales

VP Product Development


Chief Executive Officer


Chief Executive Officer

Controller


HR Manager


Dir of Classified Ad Sales

Dir of Online Marketing

Director of Design & UX


VP of Hardware Development


Executive Editor

Dir of Marketing


VP of HR


Chief Technology Officer

VP Engineering

Principal Scientist

VP Product Management

Dir of Sales


Recruiting Consulting


Manager of IT


(Berkshire Hathaway)


President


Dir of Product Marketing


EVP of Supply Chain


Chief Financial Officer

VP of Sales

VP of Marketing

Controller


VP of Marketing


VP of Marketing


Chief Operations Officer


Dir of E-Commerce & UX


(Hardy Capital)


General Manager


Dir of Logistics

Dir of E-Commerce


VP of Sales


Director of Communications


Director of BD


EVP of Sales & Marketing


Chief Marketing Officer


Dir of Business Development


SVP of Sales & Marketing

 

Talent Wins.