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    executive search

    Streamlined, dynamic, and focused from the start, we are determined to "work smart". We draw from the acumen of our internal collective. And we employ our proprietary Success Factors methodology to foster maximum alignment between our Client’s needs and the goals of an ideal candidate. With our optimum insight, we steward the exploration for the ideal executive -- that additional asset engendering success for our Client’s business.

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    Conducting super-charged connections

    Vantage Partners cultivates relationships with innovative talent in technology convergence. And we nurture invaluable partnerships with leading venture capitalists and companies.

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    Our disciplined search approach delivers tangible results.
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    Vantage Partners interviewed the best and brightest of the Technology Convergence domain. Access their unique perspectives through our Catalysts in the Cloud series, where they share insights on trends, business challenges and new developments within the public and private cloud.

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    Interviews include:

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    CEO of Engine Yard

    Navin Nagiah

    CEO of DotNetNuke

  • Our search completion rate since inception stands at 99.1%

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    CHAIRMAN & FOUNDING PARTNER

    Executive search is all about the match.

    In 2002 we developed the Vantage Success Factors framework to help simplify finding an alignment between our client companies and top candidates. Vantage Success Factors drive the match between the corporate culture, people and goals of our client companies; and the competencies, passions, personalities and career objectives of impact players. The Success Factors framework has worked so well, it has cut the average length of a search by 25 days -- all the while keeping the key stakeholders on the same page.

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There's a confluence of art and reason behind each search we complete.

Applying our proprietary approach is what guides us. Mastering the art of building executive teams is what stimulates us, and closing searches that give our Clients a competitive edge is what drives every recruiter at Vantage Partners.

We have completed over 850 retained executive searches for our global clientele in Consumer/Internet, Enterprise/SaaS, and Mobile/Wireless. In primarily serving these three key tech sectors with trillions in active revenue, our consultative and strategic approaches deliver real, tangible success for our Clients. While our network continues to grow and thrive among top VC firms and the most innovative companies in the world, we pride ourselves in knowing our direct impact yields impressive results among those we serve.

bars AVERAGE TIME TO COMPLETE 79 DAYS

INDUSTRY AVERAGE 120 DAYS

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