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Your Engineering (CTO) Executive Search Firm Partner

If you are looking for your next Chief Technology Officer (CTO), VP Engineering, Director of Software Development, AI / Machine Learning, Chief Scientist, or Head of Analytics of Operations, we understand this profile well and bring a proven executive search track record filling this function.

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



Corporate Architect

Dir of Business Intelligence

Regional Director of Operations


Chief Information Officer

VP Engineering


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 People Officer

Chief Technology & Product Officer (CTO)


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 Technology Officer

Dir of Health Plan Operations

Inside Sales Mgr

(Endeavour Capital)


VP Engineering

VP Finance

VP Product

VP Marketing

(Morgan Stanley)
(Schechter Private Capital)


VP of Customer Success

Chief Technology Officer

Dir of SaaS Sales


VP of Customer Success

Sr Dir of Sales

Dir of Sales Operations

Dir of Product Marketing (2)

Dir of Developer Services


VP of Technology


Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

VP Sales

VP of AI Engineering

Dir of Engineering


SVP of Technology


VP of Engineering


SVP of IT & Engineering


VP of Engineering


VP of HW Engineering


Chief Technology Officer


VP of Engineering


Dir of SW Engineering


Chief Technology Officer (CTO)


President

Chief Talent Officer

Chief Strategy Officer

VP Technology

VP Marketing

QA Manager

Sr. Product Mgr

Architect


VP of Engineering


Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

VP of Technology

(Tonka Bay Equity)


SVP Engineering
VP Development & Operations
VP Client Services
VP Delivery
Dir of Consulting Services


VP Engineering

VP Delivery

Dir of Client Experience


VP of Engineering

CRO/VP Sales

VP Product Management

VP Marketing

VP Talent & Culture

Recruiting Consulting


CEO

VP of E-Commerce & Marketing

VP of Merchandise Planning

(SBJ Capital)


Sr. Dir of Mobile Engineering (Seattle)


Chief Technology Officer


VP Engineering

Head of Design


Chief Technology Officer


Chief Technology Officer


VP Engineering


VP Product & Technology


Chief Technology Officer


Chief Technology Officer

VP of Business Development


General Manager

VP Technology

VP Product Management


Dir of Product


VP Product & Engineering


VP Engineering

(Lightyear Capital)
(Constitution Capital Partners)


VP Sales

VP Product Development


Sr. Dir of Engineering


Technology Architect


VP of Hardware Development


Chief Technology Officer

VP Engineering

Principal Scientist

VP Product Management

Dir of Sales


VP Product Development

Director of Engineering

Sr. Process Eng (Electrochemical)


VP of Technology


Dir of Technology Services


Chief Technology Officer

VP of Sales

Chief Financial Officer


VP of Engineering

 

Talent Wins.