Executive Search for Games Companies
Neon River is an executive search firm focused on leadership hiring for games and technology companies. We support mobile, PC and console businesses, from venture backed studios through to global games platforms, including private equity backed and corporate environments.
Our work spans critical leadership hires across product, engineering, growth, data, design, and general management. We combine sector understanding with a precise search methodology designed to surface exceptional candidates, including passive talent not on the market.
We have delivered senior appointments for some of the most respected companies in mobile gaming and interactive entertainment, and we regularly support cross border searches across Europe and North America.
Senior leadership hires across mobile gaming and interactive entertainment
Research and thinking across games, growth, and monetisation
Our annual research on the leaders shaping modern mobile gaming.
Insights on leadership movement and hiring patterns.
A view of scaling companies and implications for leadership hiring.
Planning a senior hire in games?
Senior games hiring is highly contextual. Strong outcomes depend on matching leadership style to your genre, platform, monetisation model, and growth stage. If you are considering a critical appointment, we are happy to share perspective, sense check the scope, and outline how we would map the market.
A brief conversation is usually the best starting point
We can align on success criteria, discuss the leadership profile, and share how we approach search in the games market. If it feels useful, we can then propose a search plan and timeline.