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On Partners Named To Top Executive Search Firms
Topsearchfirms.com has named ON Partners to the shortlist of best sales and marketing executive search firms
ON Partners has earned a spot on TopSearchFirms.com’s shortlist of the best sales and marketing executive search firms. The ranking was recently published in Digital Journal, highlighting the firm’s continued excellence in executive recruitment.
According to topsearchfirms.com, “Finding experienced sales and marketing leaders, specifically Chief Revenue Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, VP Sales and VP Marketing, for private, public, pre-IPO, and venture backed companies is more important than ever. Further areas of expertise include B2C sales, B2B sales, SaaS, software, technology, enterprise sales, demand generation, digital marketing, product marketing, public relations and communications.”
ON Partners’ Growth in Sales and Marketing Executive Search
ON Partners consultants completed a range of high-level sales and marketing executive placements in the first half of 2021. Organizations included ADT, Ball Corporation, Logitech, OneIdentity, and more. Within the past two years, the firm’s sales and marketing practice has experienced 16% growth compared to the previous two years. With an additional 45% growth in the past year. Overall, the firm has grown 89.3% over the previous three-year period.
“As more businesses move to the cloud, we’ve seen a convergence of all GTM functions—sales, marketing, and customer success—driving an even greater need for collaboration,” said Aaron Clark, partner at ON Partners. “With this shift, demand has surged for experienced sales and revenue operations leaders. What was once a reactionary role in sales operations has evolved into a critical function requiring specialized skill sets. Today’s SaaS companies need trusted advisors and partners to support their Chief Revenue Officers.”
Rising Demand for Go-to-Market Leaders
“The demand for go-to-market leadership in B2B SaaS has never been higher, especially in marketing,” said Danny Bolger, partner at ON Partners. “Marketing demand generation and product marketing are now the most sought-after skill sets. Candidates for VP, SVP, and CMO roles are seeing a record number of inbound opportunities—three to four times higher than before. With their current workloads, they are extremely selective about which opportunities they pursue. Meanwhile, compensation expectations have hit record highs. Many employers are offering substantial counteroffers to retain top executives because launching a new search is even more challenging in today’s market.”
Bolger added, “Employers now allow marketing executives to stay in their current location rather than relocating, prioritizing access to the best talent. Top candidates expect this flexibility, especially those leading geographically dispersed teams.”
Adapting to Changing Sales and Marketing Structures
“We’ve seen a major increase in sales, marketing, and customer operations searches over the past year,” said Jake Espenlaub, partner at ON Partners. “As sales teams adapt to remote work and phone/video-based selling becomes more common, aligning GTM teams is critical.”
View the recent article from Digital Journal on the top sales and marketing executive search firm rankings here.
ON Partners’ Continued Recognition in Executive Search
This sales and marketing ranking adds to ON Partners’ growing list of industry accolades. ON Partners was once again named one of Forbes’ Best Executive Recruiting Firms and earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list for the eighth time. The firm ranked 17th in Hunt Scanlon’s annual roundup of the Top 50 Recruiters in the Americas based on revenue. ON Partners also achieved the highest organic growth rate among the nation’s top 20 executive search firms, outpacing the annual industry average.
The firm was ranked 17th in Hunt Scanlon’s annual roundup of the top 50 recruiters in the Americas based on revenue – the highest organic growth rate among the nation’s top 20 executive search firms and outpacing the annual industry average. In addition, ON Partners is proud to be named to Hunt Scanlon’s Private Equity Recruiting Power 75 list that encompasses the nation’s leading executive search firms driving leadership results in the private equity sector.
Also, Hunt Scanlon has consistently ranked ON Partners to its list of the Top 50 Healthcare & Life Sciences Search Firms, Cyber Technology Top 40 search firms, Clean Tech/ESG Top 25 ranking, and New York Power 60 list which encompasses the leading executive search firms driving leadership results in the New York market.
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Since 2006, ON Partners is the only pure-play executive search firm building diverse C-level and board leadership teams. We rebuilt the institution of executive search for the way you work. Our approach includes present partners who engage with their clients from the first brief to the final decision, individually crafted solutions that are unique to each client, and an easier experience all around. Named by Forbes as one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms and to the Inc. 500/5000 Lists nine times, ON Partners is consistently ranked among the top 20 retained executive search firms in the U.S.
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