10 Telecommunications Recruiters and Executive Search Firms

Carlsen's retained search page (opens in a new tab) lists telecommunications and mobile, wireless and cellular among its sectors, alongside multichannel video distribution (cable television, broadband, satellite and streaming), networks, content and studios. The firm has run executive searches in what it calls "the media marketplace" since 1989. It names no client or placement on the pages read.

Its search runs from a diagnostic of the organization through research, outreach, assessment, negotiation and onboarding follow-up. Carlsen also places interim executives through its Executives-on-Demand service. Its homepage says "a successful placement is guaranteed" but gives no period or terms.

Dahl-Morrow's client list includes satellite and communications companies such as Intelsat, Intelsat General Corporation, Iridium, OneWeb and Kuiper, alongside FDH Infrastructure Services and defense contractors. A testimonial on its services page (opens in a new tab), attributed to Angela Galyean, senior vice president of human resources at Intelsat, says the firm is expert "in our particular technology space" and mentions good retention among the new hires. The testimonial is undated.

The firm says its industry focus has included satellite and wireless telecommunications since 1991. It runs executive searches from C-level to director and for technology experts, and offers interim management under the name Solutions for Now.

Lordstone's telecom page covers wired, wireless and satellite carriers and telecom resellers, and says it works with businesses from $1 million to $60 billion in revenue. It describes itself as a small firm offering personalized service. The pages read name no telecom client or placement in text; the homepage shows client logos without captions.

The firm was established in 1998 and runs retained executive search with leadership assessment. Its telecom page focuses on executives and managers.

RSI's telecom case study, posted in July 2018, describes a large-scale recruitment effort for business development professionals around Seattle for a "US-based Fortune 20 Telecommunications company". The case does not name the client or give a number of hires. RSI's clientele page (opens in a new tab) shows logos including Verizon and Arris among dozens of companies, without saying what it recruited for them.

The firm's telecom page says its placements range from CEOs, COOs and presidents to brand managers, engineers and account managers. Searches follow a 25-step process recorded in a project tool the client can see, with assessments and background checks. The page also says that if a search "doesn't result in a long-term hire", RSI will find a better fit at no extra charge, without stating a period. RSI recruits across more than 40 industries.

TDMadison names its telecom clients and the people it placed. GCI, which the firm calls Alaska's largest communications provider, engaged it in 2018 for a vice president of network operations (Chris Burns) and a vice president of wireless products (Josh Lonn). Other named searches include Chris Bastian as chief technology officer for SCTE in 2015 and Jack Bryant as CEO of ComSonics in 2014. Placements announced in 2020 include a vice president of network engineering and a vice president of technology at Midco, and a vice president of wireless at CableLabs. The most recent announcement on its placements page, dated January 2021, names the leader the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative hired for its rural fiber network.

Midco's CTO, Jonathan Pederson, is quoted in the 2020 announcement of its network engineering hire calling the firm "once again instrumental" in the search. TDMadison also offers staff augmentation and technical training. A separate rural broadband page (opens in a new tab) covers leaders for co-ops, broadband subsidiaries and consortiums building service in under-served areas. Its search process includes structured panel interviews and a background assessment.

Alpha Apex Group's telecom page published firm-wide figures in October 2026: 2,000+ placements worldwide, a 43-day average time to fill full-time hires and new candidates reaching a hiring manager's inbox within 72 hours. The page does not identify these as telecom figures or say when the 72-hour clock starts, and it names no telecom client or case.

The page covers executives and specialists "from network engineering to digital transformation", with executive search, specialized recruiting and support while the new hire joins.

Blue Signal's placement history holds 382 placement records it tags as wireless and telecom, dated from December 2016 to September 2026, 67 of them in 2025. The roles run from site acquisition project managers and construction managers to vice presidents of enterprise sales, a VP of engineering at a cable operator and a chief operating officer. A few records repeat, some tagged roles sit outside network work, and client names are not given.

A 2024 case study (opens in a new tab) describes two searches for a wireless company within a diversified media group. For the vice president of telecom role, Blue Signal sourced 131 candidates, submitted 21 and the client interviewed 16; the role was filled in February 2024. A fractional CFO search followed, filled in June 2024. The client is not named.

Its wireless page lists carriers, OEMs, neutral hosts, integrators and private network operators among the companies it works with. Across the firm, Blue Signal reports 3,500+ placements and 94% retention after 12 months, and offers a replacement guarantee of up to 12 months, without publishing its terms. Contingent searches (opens in a new tab) carry no upfront fee; retained searches involve a committed engagement.

DAVRON publishes a firm-wide fee schedule; none of the other nine firms publishes rates on the pages read. In October 2026 its schedule offered a one-time fee of 21% of annual salary, due within 10 days of the start date, with a pro-rated credit that never expires toward the next search if the hire leaves within 90 days. Its installment plans run from 23% over 13 weeks to 30% over 52 weeks, and invoicing stops if the hire leaves during the payment period. A retained option costs 20%, with a $5,000 retainer counted toward the fee and the balance invoiced over 13 weeks; remaining invoices stop if the hire leaves in that period. The firm's site centers on engineering, architecture and construction, and the schedule does not single out telecom searches.

The firm's wireless and telecom page covers broadband, cable, fiber optics, home automation and security, and mobile, from installers and technicians to support engineers and managers. The testimonials on the pages read come mostly from placed candidates; no telecom client is named.

Talascend's telecom page describes a dedicated telecom recruitment division that fills contract, contract-to-hire and direct placement roles "ranging from advanced radio frequency engineering to turnkey outside plant layout". It names no telecom client or case on the pages read; the client testimonials on its homepage come from energy, automotive and real estate clients.

The firm also runs recruitment process outsourcing, managed service provider partnerships and executive search, which may suit an employer that wants one supplier for a large program.

TekCom's client page includes testimonials from telecom infrastructure customers identified by first name, initial and company type. A tower owner, "Jason H.", writes that "most of my contractors end up being sourced from TekCom"; a fiber broadband provider says contractors arrive with onboarding already completed.

The firm describes itself as telecom infrastructure staffing specialists. It recruits broadband and fiber planning engineers, outside plant, DAS and integration engineers, site acquisition specialists and project managers, on contract, contract-to-hire or direct hire. It says it is a tier 1 vendor for several large companies, without naming them, and marked 21 years in business in September 2026.