7 Denver Recruiters, Headhunters and Executive Search Firms

Formerly Talent Solvers, 10 Point Partners describes itself as an executive retained recruitment firm for VC- and PE-backed growth companies. Its site data names Denver as its base, and its Terms of Engagement page lists a Denver street address; the reviewed pages name no Denver staff. Its About page lists senior roles in revenue, marketing, finance, operations, product and engineering, as well as the entire C-suite and board members.

The same terms page says the scope, fees, timelines and guarantees of each engagement are set out in a separate written agreement signed with the client.

McAleer Gray describes itself as a Denver-based national boutique with offices in Denver, New York and South Florida. It recruits board directors, C-level executives and their direct reports, and says senior partners and C-suite veterans personally conduct its engagements. A separate MG2 service handles mid-management recruiting, from mid-level roles to managers and directors.

Its blog records a Denver engagement. In June 2021 the firm announced that ModivCare had retained it to find a chief HR officer, for a role based in the Denver metropolitan area.

Sheer Velocity describes itself as a boutique retained executive search firm headquartered in Denver. Its stated areas of expertise include private equity, venture capital, advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare and energy.

Its published sample workflow, which the firm says varies by client, opens in weeks 1–2 with a kick-off on the job description and first-year goals and its Corporate Cultural Alignment Survey.

In the sample schedule, the client receives a candidate shortlist in weeks 3–4. Weeks 5–8 include assessment of preferred candidates and a verbal offer. Written-offer preparation and any negotiation fall in weeks 9–10, followed by pre-boarding during the candidate's notice period in weeks 10–12.

Use the weeks to plan when your interviewers and decision-makers need to be available. The start date follows the candidate's notice period.

Stanton Chase's Denver office offers retained executive search, leadership assessment, succession planning and board services. Its office page describes national and international search reach through the firm's network of more than 70 offices in 45 countries.

The Denver page says the office leads Stanton Chase's global mining and minerals processing subsector and its North American technology sector. It also lists experience in aerospace and defense, healthcare and life sciences, financial services and energy, and work with private equity portfolio companies, family-owned businesses and large enterprises.

Bradsby has a Denver office and offers executive search and direct-hire recruiting. Its practices include accounting and finance, construction, energy, life sciences, supply chain and technology, and its team page names a practice leader for accounting and finance in Denver. The firm says its recruiting model helps maintain continuity with a client's business across searches. Start with the practice that matches your role, then confirm it recruits at that level.

High Country is based in Denver and works across the country. It describes itself as a high-quality, low-volume search firm serving finance, accounting, private equity, software, technology, oil and gas and other fields.

Its finance and accounting page lists placements from CFO and VP Finance through controller, FP&A manager, financial analyst and staff accountant. A separate staffing practice describes contract and direct-hire placement of operational accounting, administrative, HR and payroll staff.

That range suits an employer hiring a finance leader and the team below them. If the CFO is the only hire, compare High Country with the firms in the guide to CFO executive search firms.

The Leyden Group is a Colorado-based professional recruiting and executive search firm with its headquarters in Littleton. Its team page says founder Terry Leyden personally manages the toxicology and product safety practice, which makes it a focused option for a scientific hire in those disciplines. Its toxicology page, dated January 11, 2024, reports more than 600 filled search assignments in toxicology and product safety and lists clients in pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, chemicals, medical devices and consulting.

Set out the technical remit before the first call: the products involved, the scientific judgments the hire must make, and whether you need a specialist or a leader responsible for a team. Those are different briefs even when they share a discipline.