IT Executive Recruiter

Technology leadership is too important to fill from a job board.

Recruiting Smiles is an IT executive recruiting firm placing CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, VPs of engineering, and senior IT leaders across enterprise, mid-market, and growth-stage companies.

These are the roles that keep technology teams running, and the ones we know how to find.

Industries for Executive IT Recruting

From PE-backed portfolios to family-owned businesses, we recruit IT executives for every kind of company.

What We Evaluate in Executive IT Candidates

Senior IT leadership hiring is more than a check on titles. We dig into:
References and back-channel diligence go further than the resume. We do that work before any name reaches your short list.

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FAQ

Runs senior-level search for technology leadership roles — CIO, CTO, CISO, VP of engineering — typically on retainer and often confidential.
Eight to twelve weeks from engagement to signed offer is typical.
Yes. Confidentiality is the standard, not the exception. We protect your company’s name in market outreach until candidates are far enough into the process to be told.
Yes. A specialized IT executive recruiting firm goes deeper on technical evaluation and brings working knowledge of modern technology stacks, security posture, and engineering org design that a generalist firm typically does not.
Yes — CIO, CTO, and CISO searches for PE-backed businesses, including post-acquisition transformations, value creation hires, and pre-exit leadership upgrades.
A CIO typically owns enterprise IT — infrastructure, applications, and internal systems. A CTO typically owns product technology and engineering. The roles overlap in some companies and are sharply separated in others. We help you scope the role before the search starts.
Yes. Senior IT leadership searches often involve a board or board committee. We work directly with search committees and provide regular progress reports throughout the engagement.
On occasion. Most of our work is full-time direct placement, but we have placed interim CIOs and interim CISOs bridging a transition. These engagements run on retainer with a defined scope and timeline.
Yes. We share comp benchmarks, equity structure norms, and severance considerations during the search. Final compensation decisions sit with you and your board — the data and market read come from us.

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