Portage Search Partners

Portage Search Partners is a retained executive search firm built by an operating executive and a career search consultant, so we know both sides of the table. We place executive leaders, full-time, fractional, and interim, by aligning candidates to where a company is actually headed, not just the job description. Every search runs on a transparent, milestone-based process, including a proprietary assessment that checks fit across culture, team, and the client's real needs — not just a resume match. Let us help you and your team navigate through today’s hiring challenges to the open waters beyond. Most senior level searches start with a job description. That introduces a lot of assumptions and biases to the search process. Instead, we take the time at the beginning to understand your business, your goals, your culture, and what success looks like for the company once the new role has been filled and is in seat for a while. In other words, we make sure we understand your heading and trajectory. The result of that is a more in-depth, nuanced, and complete view into the type of person needed to join the team, drive future outcomes. The line between needing a permanent, fractional, or interim leader isn't always obvious and getting it wrong can cost months of momentum. That's exactly the kind of challenge our discovery process is built to answer, helping you land on the right leadership solution before the search ever begins.