SDL Search Partners

SDL Search Partners is a woman-owned professional search firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, that recruits for accounting and finance roles. Its founding partners, Sarah Dardeno and David Lewis, are former accounting and finance professionals who came together to start the firm in 2022. It serves clients throughout Greater Boston and New England and also has an office in Woburn.

Its main service is direct-hire permanent placement, offered on a contingency basis, for roles from staff accountant up to CFO, including technical accounting, financial analysis, audit, tax, payroll and sales operations. It also runs executive and retained search for C-level hires, gives clients organizational advisory and market insight on matters such as compensation structures, and offers career advisory to candidates.

Sectors it names include technology, SaaS, pharmaceuticals, biotech, life sciences, healthcare, financial services, private equity, manufacturing, energy and retail. SDL Tech Search, its technology recruitment arm, is led by Steve Rock and covers software engineering, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI and machine learning, data and analytics, and product management.