Colton Jang, Co-Founder at Leapyear (acquired by Snowflake)
“LeapYear worked with many firms specializing in exec search and niche engineering talent. Impact Search stood out – over several years of partnership, we hired ICs, player coaches, directors, and functional leads through Impact Search.
We'd recommend them to any founder - technical leaders placed by Impact were instrumental in our eventual acquisition by Snowflake.”
Alex Song, CEO and Founder at Proxima
“Working with Impact Search on our CTO search was an exceptional experience from start to finish. The team had deep experience recruiting sought after talent at our stage (series A) and were able to deliver an exceptional CTO with a track record of building successful AI products. Impact’s service is ultra high touch, highly collaborative, and simply put, a pleasure to work with. They had previously executed a Head of Prod, Head of Eng, and VP of Data search for us and they will continue to be our agency of choice for key roles under Eng, Product and Design!”
Steve Milton, CTO at Proxima
“I am writing to provide a strong recommendation for Impact Search’s outstanding recruitment services. Their professional approach, industry expertise, and commitment to matching talent with the right opportunities have been truly exceptional. The team demonstrated a remarkable ability to:
- Deeply understand my professional and personal background.
- Map the company needs with my skills and career goals.
- Guide the conversation between me and the hiring CEO to develop and define my role ensuring success for myself and the company. Hiring for strategic roles in early-stage companies with AI-oriented products is complex. Impact Search was a consultant and guide for both the company and me. They actively helped us define the right role and set of responsibilities and provided tons of insights along the way. The placement has been a huge success and I would work with them on future searches as the hiring manager or a candidate. Impact Search is committed to ensuring his client's success even when this may delay his outcome. They develop a win-win-win approach that is rare in his industry.”
Jason Christiansen, CEO and Co-Founder at Freeflow.ai
“We have worked with Impact Search for 6 years across 2 different companies, and a multitude of hires. The team at Impact not only knows how to source the highest caliber candidates, but they also care deeply about finding the right cultural fit to help your team grow and flourish long-term. Impact is simply the best at what they do.”
Chris May, Engineering Leader at Verantos
"We’ve worked with the Impact Team across multiple companies and they continue to deliver exceptional results. Recently, we had urgent hiring needs for two critical roles—a Technical Lead Data Engineer and a Senior AI Engineer specializing in generative AI. Sourcing high-quality candidates for these positions had been a challenge, but with Impact’s help, we were able to quickly identify and secure top-tier talent that fit our evolving needs. For the data role, they efficiently found a strong candidate who has already been making a significant impact on our team. For the AI role, they helped us navigate a rapidly changing talent market, sourcing high-caliber engineers well-suited for our generative AI initiatives. The Impact team was proactive, highly communicative, and attuned to the nuances of the AI and data engineering space. They listened carefully to our requirements, provided market insights, and managed the hiring pipeline seamlessly. Their ability to move quickly while maintaining quality made the process smooth and effective. We’d absolutely work with them again."
Adrienne Hatter, Head of Talent at Volley
“Tim and the team at Impact Search have been one of the best agency partnerships we’ve ever had. As a growing startup (current Series C), they’ve been with us through several stages, and have been our primary talent partner throughout the journey for key (and very challenging) technical hires. But beyond getting the offers signed, they are unparalleled in their incredibly nuanced understanding of what a team needs — far beyond the line-item resume. It’s the kind of quality you tend to see from an internal Recruiting team, and it’s the reason we’ve worked with them for so many years. I couldn’t recommend them more highly.
Also, just wanted to share: we started with a 100% male Engineering Manager group (this time last year), and we’re now at nearly 40% women thanks in large part to you and your team.”
Nathaniel Emodi, Co-Founder at Highlight
"The team at Impact Search was outstanding to work with. Their dedication and market insight over many months helped us land a crucial executive hire. The team truly understood our business and went above and beyond as an extension of our team. I’d work with Impact Search again in a heartbeat.”
Anurag Gupta, Founder and CEO
at Shoreline (acquired by Nvidia)
“Impact Search was a wonderful partner for Shoreline in two key hires we made last year. I plan to bring any new key hires to them in future.”
Michael Behr, COO at Atticus
“Impact has led critical design and product searches for Atticus, partnering closely with the team and integrating seamlessly with our recruiting process. What stood out was their professionalism and commitment, serving as trusted ambassadors of the company and delivering talented candidates. We continue to partner with Impact and look forward to more growth together.”
Anand Shah, Co-Founder & CEO at Databook
“We recently closed our VP of Product and Engineering roles through the team at Impact Search. I want to recognize the great work that the team has put into helping us with these executive searches. We’re looking forward to continuing the partnership.”
Adam Siegel, Co-Founder & CEO at Recurate
“The team at Impact Search was quick, comprehensive, and communicative. I couldn't ask for more from a recruiter! I would gladly recommend the team to others.”
“Impact’s team was able to identify and present highly qualified candidates that exceeded my expectations. Their attention to detail, professionalism, and knowledge of the job market in the space made the entire recruitment process seamless and enjoyable.
Their dedication to the task, timely communication, and willingness to go above and beyond were impressive and made a real difference.
I highly recommend the Impact Search team for any staffing needs you may have. During my recent search for a Director of Product, the team’s services were truly professional.”
Kristen Roche, VP of People & Culture at Serverless
Ben Futoriansky, Director of Business Operations at flox
“flox evaluated dozens of search firms and Impact was able to stand out with their willingness to understand our problem space, the market map of key players, and the types of experience that would best fit our search. We were surprised by the quality of candidates introduced to us for a very niche skillset and their ability to manage the relationship/process from start to finish.”
“Impact helped us place two incredibly strong Engineering leadership hires, working in close partnership to identify and build the ideal candidate profile and demonstrating deep understanding of both the technology we were hiring for, and the technology market.
Impact guided us through the process from sourcing to closed hires and building strong relationships with candidates to ensure that we could close the strongest hires.”
Jimmy McGill, VP of Engineering at Code Climate
Rishi Divate, Director of Product Management at Hasura
“The team at Impact Search has helped me hire three key PM’s in a highly competitive market in 2022. I highly recommend Impact Search and would gladly work with them again.”
Alpay Koralturk, Founder & CEO
at Kaiyo