Hawthorne Executive Search

Hawthorne Executive Search, which trades as Hawthorne Search, recruits senior and specialist talent for technology and digital businesses. The firm is listed in Wilmington, North Carolina. It says it builds close working relationships with clients so it understands their strategic issues before it starts a search.

What Hawthorne Executive Search does

• Retained search: an exclusive assignment with a dedicated researcher on each engagement.
• Engaged and contingency search: flexible arrangements depending on the scope and complexity of the hire.
• Functional recruitment: marketing, finance, sales, operations, supply chain, legal, customer service, data and software development roles.

Who it serves

High-growth SaaS, software and data companies, advertising, marketing technology and digital media firms, and ecommerce brands, hiring nationally and internationally.

Key facts

• Based in: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
• Interviews: clients typically see four candidates before hiring, against an industry average of eleven, according to the firm
• Retention: the firm reports that over 95% of placements stay past the guarantee period