Search-Light Partners

Search-Light Partners is an executive search firm focused on the technology sector in North America. It says it has over 25 years of experience. Roy Lewis founded the firm in 1998, and it was formerly known as Lewis Consultants, which trades as Search-Light Partners. It is based in New York.

The firm places senior leaders in the C-suite, including CROs, CEOs, CMOs and CTOs, for early-stage and later-stage startups, and works with venture capital and private equity backed firms and their emerging technology companies. Other roles include VP and Director level sales and marketing leaders, sales executives at all levels, sales engineers, and senior technology and compliance executives. Partner Jon Lytle recruits IT sales candidates in software sectors such as enterprise software, cyber security and supply chain management.

It offers retainer and contingency search. Its method uses personality profiling, quantitative ranking of candidates and cultural mapping, within a five-step search process. The firm reports more than 775 executive searches completed and over $2B in sales revenues generated for clients.