Semiconductor & Optics
Executive Search
ON Partners is a trusted executive search partner to companies at the forefront of the Semiconductor and Optics industries—where precision, performance, and scale drive global innovation.
Advancing the future of technology by delivering the leadership behind the world’s most critical innovations.
Our Semiconductor & Optics Expertise
ON Partners is a pure-play retained executive search firm that builds C-level and board leadership teams across the Semiconductor & Optics space.
We build leadership teams for organizations advancing the technologies that power everything from data infrastructure to next-gen sensing.
Our work spans the full semiconductor and optics value chain, including Data Center & Hyperscalers, Capital Equipment, and Materials. We support executive hiring across Fiber Optics & Communications, Foundries & Fabrication, IDMs, Imaging & Sensing, Memory & Storage, Optics & Photonics, and Radar & Lidar—placing leaders with the expertise to drive innovation, scale advanced manufacturing, and lead in a competitive global landscape.
With a deep understanding of this highly specialized ecosystem, our partner-led model delivers the strategic and technical leadership required to compete and grow in a fast-moving market.
- 5Data Center & Hyperscalers
- 5Capital Equipment
- 5Materials
- 5Fiber Optics & Communications
- 5Foundries & Fabrication
- 5IDMs
- 5Imaging & Sensing
- 5Memory & Storage
- 5Optics & Photonics
- 5Radar & Lidar
Our Expertise across Functions:
Partner-Led. High Touch. Built for Outcomes.
Every search is led by a senior partner who remains accountable from kickoff through close. Our boutique structure enables speed, precision, and direct access - ensuring a deep understanding of each investment thesis and leadership mandate.
With experience spanning the full investment lifecycle - from first institutional capital to exit- we understand the leadership profiles that drive performance and liquidity outcomes.
Our Work
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