Screened by working product people
Candidates are vetted by practitioners currently in product roles, who can separate genuine ownership of an outcome from having shipped features somebody else scoped.
Product Recruiting
Product Management Recruiting for Startups
For teams that need more than roadmap management.
Early-stage product roles sit between customer evidence, technical constraints, commercial priorities, and founder context. We determine whether the team needs discovery, execution, platform, growth, or leadership depth—then recruit a product person built for that mandate.
Hiring companies pay the fee. Exclusive search from 17% · Retained search at 20%.
Roles and Teams
Where We Add Recruiting Depth
First product manager
Technical product manager
Growth product manager
Platform product manager
AI product manager
Director Product
Head of Product
VP Product
What We Know
The Search Changes With the Business Context
Fifteen-plus years working with startup founders and HR professionals informs how we define, assess, and close technical talent.
Clarify the constraint
A team struggling with discovery needs a different profile from one struggling with delivery, complexity, or alignment.
Test operating range
Early product hires move between strategy, customers, analytics, specifications, prioritization, and execution.
Calibrate founder partnership
The role needs authority without assuming the founder is ready—or expected—to disappear from product.
Match technical depth
Complex platforms and AI products require candidates who reason credibly with engineering while keeping customer value central.
Seed
Protect runway. Hire a hands-on builder with enough range to create the function, not merely occupy it.
Series A
Add repeatability without unnecessary layers. Prioritize people who build systems while continuing to execute.
Series B
Hire for scale and durable ownership. Decide whether leadership depth or a senior IC removes the constraint faster.
Avoidable Hiring Errors
Where Searches Go Wrong
- Hiring a leader before defining decision rights
- Using industry familiarity as a substitute for judgment
- Seeking strategy when the team needs execution
- Expecting one hire to compensate for absent operations and data
Frequently Asked
PM or Head of Product?
We use stage, team composition, founder involvement, and the product constraint to calibrate the level and mandate.
Do you recruit technical PMs?
Yes. We recruit technical, platform, data, AI, and other profiles where engineering fluency matters.
Know the Role. Then Run the Right Search.
Start with the free planner or speak with us about a technical search. We work for the hiring company across the US and Canada.