Areas of Expertise

Executive Leadership

Regardless of the business focus in education or size of company, it is critical to have passionate & innovative Executive Leadership that impact company culture and growth. Whether a company is public or prviate school, training or consulting, private education focused equity or venture capital backed, their success is driven from the top and having the right people in leadership roles can make or break a company.

Our team understands the unique challenges and complexities of recruiting and delivering sought-after executive leadership that can drive growth and lead a company to success specifically in education in China. The background of the organization, stage of the company lifecycle, cultural factors, ownership structure, size, scope and complexity of the business will all impact who you can attract and who will be successful in these critical roles. For that reason, we invest significant time initially to understand the unique challenges and opportunities in your specific business as well as in your industry sector and the broader economy.

We partner closely with our clients to design a winning search strategy and we are relentless in our pursuit of the ideal candidate. As a firm, we take great pride in securing industry leading talent for our clients and being a part of our client’s success through the executives we help them attract.

Areas of Specialization:

  • CEO/President
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Chief Information Officer
  • CSO/SVP of Sales
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Chief Revenue Officer
  • CMO/SVP of Marketing
  • Chief Revenue Officer
  • COO/SVP of Operations
  • Chief Investment Officers
  • CHRO/ SVP of HR
  • General Counsel

Finance & Accounting

Our Finance & Accounting practice has been delivering professional staff to executive level professionals to an impressive list of clients nationally.

Our team is comprised of highly specialized recruiters with an average of 10 years of recruiting industry experience, the majority of which have worked in Finance and Accounting roles prior to their careers in search. Drawing on their extensive experience and close working relationships with the financial community, they are able to discern our clients’ needs and required qualifications to deliver superior candidates.

Areas of Specialization:

  • General Accounting
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • CSO/SVP of Sales
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Treasury
  • Taxation
  • Internal Audit & Compliance
  • Shared Services
  • Chief Investment Officers
  • Corporate Development
  • Cost Accounting

Information Technology

With rapid changes in technology and technology related unemployment near all-time record lows, companies today are finding it increasingly more challenging to attract and retain highly skilled technology professionals to design, implement, manage and safeguard their systems from cyber threats.

In response to this demand, our highly tenured team at StevenDouglas brings an average of 19 years of IT recruiting experience, helping our clients navigate this rapidly changing job market and delivering top IT talent. Our Information Technology team’s discipline specialization and vast network of IT relationships allow them to be efficient and effective, all while delivering exceptional customer service. These services can be delivered either through a retained search approach at the executive level or through our contingency search practice for professional staff to middle management.

Areas of Specialization:

  • Executive Leadership & Management
  • Project Management / Business Analysis
  • Applications / Software Development
  • Data / Database Administration
  • BI / Data Warehousing
  • Systems Integration / Implementation
  • Infrastructure Management
  • Networking / Technical Services
  • CyberSecurity / Compliance / Governance
  • Quality Assurance

Human Resources

Companies that embrace Human Resources as a business partner recognize that their people make the difference and invest in HR talent and systems to facilitate their success.

Our Human Resources search experts understand how impactful a world-class HR function can be and are focused on delivering qualified professionals to ensure that the HR strategy can support changing business realities. With strong relationships throughout the HR community, we can rapidly access and deliver talented mid-level Managers to Executive leadership to bring value to an organization. These services can be delivered either through a retained or contingency search approach depending on the level and complexity of the assignment.

Areas of Specialization:

  • Executive Leadership & Management
  • Recruiting and Staffing
  • Workforce Planning
  • HR Operations / Compliance
  • Benefits / Compensation / Total Rewards
  • Employee Relations
  • Labor & Union Avoidance
  • Training & Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Organizational Development/Culture
  • HRIS/Talent Management System

Sales & Marketing

Sales and Marketing professionals are among the most critical players within any business. Whether a company is public, private, private equity or venture capital backed, their success is driven by their ability to build positive brand recognition, acquire new customers, and retain existing customers. In addition, these professionals must gain the trust and respect of a broad range of internal company leaders and their teams to be effective.

Our clients turn to us for our extensive experience and deep understanding of the Sales and Marketing discipline. Our team understands the unique challenges of recruiting and delivering sought after talent in this arena whether it be top caliber individual producers or executive leadership that can drive growth and help companies achieve their goals. These services can be delivered either through a retained or contingency search approach depending on the level of position.

Areas of Specialization:

Sales

  • CSO/SVP of Sales
  • Chief Revenue Officer
  • Sales Management
  • Business Developers
  • Channel/Alliance Sales

Marketing

  • CMO/SVP of Marketing
  • Product/Brand Marketing
  • Marketing Communications
  • Digital Marketing/Ecommerce
  • Public Relations

Operations

Operational leadership teams can help lead a company to success or be the reason the company fails. Our clients recognize that building a strong brand reputation and a sustainable business depends on the organization’s ability to fulfill its promises to their customers. Products and services must meet the high quality expectations of their clients and be delivered within the expected time frames and with a level of customer service that keeps the client coming back to your company.

Whether a company is public, private, private equity or venture capital backed, their success is driven by operational excellence. For these reasons, our clients turn to us to find top talent to lead their operations teams. These search services can be delivered either through a retained or contingent approach depending on the level of the position.

Areas of Specialization:

  • COO/SVP of Operations
  • General Management
  • Plant Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Logistics
  • Inventory Management
  • Procurement
  • Customer Service