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.
Senior hires across product, engineering, and commercial leadership in software
Research and thinking on software leadership, product strategy, and value creation
Practical guidance and examples from software leadership hiring, including private equity value creation and senior appointments.
Our annual research on the CTOs shaping modern software and technology companies.
A recent senior appointment in a private equity backed software environment.
A resource for investors and operators building leadership capability across PE portfolios.
A clear view of our approach to mapping, outreach, and assessment for senior hires.
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.
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