Software

Software Executive Search

Neon River is an executive search firm specialising in leadership hiring for software and technology companies. We work with venture backed and private equity backed businesses, as well as established corporates, supporting the build out of product, engineering, and commercial leadership teams.

Our approach is research led and partner delivered. We map the market precisely, engage passive candidates, and assess leaders against context. That includes product strategy, platform and architecture complexity, go to market model, and the realities of scaling inside fast moving software organisations.

Partner-led delivery • International search capability • Sector specialists since 2004
Track record

Senior hires across product, engineering, and commercial leadership in software

Wireless Logic
Senior appointments including Managing Director, Product and Marketing, and Chief Software Engineer.
Multiple hires
Dedalus
CTO appointment in a complex, international software environment.
CTO
GfK
Three VP Product hires supporting product leadership and modernisation.
3 hires
Lloyd’s List Intelligence
Chief Product Officer appointment for a data and software business.
CPO
Weaveworks
CTO appointment in an infrastructure and developer tooling context.
CTO
Prezi
VP Product and VP Design hires for a global software product business.
2 hires
TalentDesk
VP Sales and Customer Success appointment in a SaaS and go to market environment.
VP Sales and Customer Success
Intelligence and perspective

Research and thinking on software leadership, product strategy, and value creation

Neon River

Practical guidance and examples from software leadership hiring, including private equity value creation and senior appointments.

The Top 30 CTOs 2025

Our annual research on the CTOs shaping modern software and technology companies.

Placed John Dillon as MD, Product and Marketing at Wireless Logic

A recent senior appointment in a private equity backed software environment.

Private Equity Portfolio Company Report

A resource for investors and operators building leadership capability across PE portfolios.

How we build leadership teams for PE backed technology companies

A clear view of our approach to mapping, outreach, and assessment for senior hires.

Working with Neon River

Helping software companies hire leadership that builds durable products and scalable platforms

Software leadership hiring requires clarity of mandate, strong market intelligence, and careful candidate evaluation. We support companies through partner led executive search designed to identify leaders who combine technical depth, product judgement, and commercial awareness.

Speak with Neon River about a software leadership search →
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