EXECUTIVE SEARCH FOR GROWTH-STAGE COMPANIES
The technology, data and AI leaders behind your next stage of growth.
TechKnow Search partners with growth-stage, founder-led and PE or VC-backed companies across Canada and the United States to secure the technology, data, AI and product leaders who scale and modernize the business.
EXPERIENCE ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING
HOW WE THINK
The hardest searches start with the business problem.
Executive search is rarely about a job description. It's about a business challenge and the leadership required to solve it. These are the moments we are built for.
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Scaling the organization
Moving from scrappy to structured needs leaders who have built teams and process before, not learned on yours.
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Modernizing Technology
Legacy platforms need leaders who can modernize architecture without halting the business.
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Leadership Gaps
A missing CIO, CTO or data leader stalls roadmap, hiring and decision-making across the company.
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Private Equity & Growth Capital
New capital sets a clock running. Leadership capacity has to scale ahead of the plan, not behind it.
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AI & Data Transformation
New capability rarely fails on tooling. It fails on the leadership to set direction and deliver it.
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Succession & Key-Person Risk
When critical technical knowledge sits with one person, the search is about continuity, not just a hire.
WHAT WE SEARCH FOR
Leaders who have already been through your next stage.
We place technology, data and AI leaders who have already solved the challenges your business is preparing to face.
Technology Leadership
CIO, CTO, VP Technology, VP Engineering, Head of Technology, Architecture & Transformation Leaders.
Commercial Leadership
VP Sales, CRO, Enterprise Sales Leaders, GTM Executives.
Data & AI Leadership
CDO, VP Data & Analytics, VP AI, Head of Data, Director of Data Engineering.
Principal & Staff Talent
Principal & Staff Engineers, Principal Data Scientists, AI, Enterprise & Solutions Architects
HOW WE WORK
A structured search. Run with discipline.
Calibration up front is what removes interview fatigue later. The process is deliberate, transparent, and built to reduce hiring risk.
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DISCOVERY
Define the business context, success profile and hiring objectives.
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MARKET MAPPING
Identify and prioritize the full executive talent market.
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CALIBRATION
Align on the bar with hiring stakeholders.
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ENGAGEMENT
Approach and qualify passive senior talent.
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ASSESSMENT
Assess capability, leadership style and long-term fit.
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SELECTION
Present the shortlist, complete references and support selection.
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INTERGRATION
Support offer negotiation and executive onboarding..
WHY TECHKNOW
Executive-search discipline without big-firm complexity.
ONLY THE RIGHT PEOPLE
We present only candidates worth meeting
Ruthless screening means hiring leaders spend their time on real contenders, not on resumes that look good on paper.
NETWORK
Access to passive leaders
A network built over 15+ years in technology, data and AI that reaches leaders long before they appear on the market.
15+
Years Recruiting Technology Leaders
Korn Ferry
Search pedigree
PROCESS
Executive-search discipline
Korn Ferry-trained discipline and calibration, delivered with the speed and directness of a specialist.
ADVISORY
Insight, not just resumes
Market intelligence, compensation guidance and closing strategy through the whole search.
CA · US
Cross-Border Search
Retained
Partner-Led Engagements
PROOF
Wrango
HealthTech x AdTech Platform Toronto
A partnership, not a placement.
Wrango partnered with TechKnow Search on multiple strategic hires across engineering, data and commercial leadership. By aligning on the hiring bar up front, we moved quickly without compromising quality.
“The market is oversaturated with candidates who look good on paper but fail screening. Thank you for only sharing with us the candidates that fit what we needed.”
Peter Maor
Chief Technology Officer, Wrango
“They operate like true partners. They understand how to calibrate for high-impact roles, move quickly, and consistently bring forward candidates who can move the business forward.”
Joshua Alvernia
Chief Executive Officer, Wrango
WHERE WE GO DEEP
Where technology, data and AI drive the business.
Technology, data and AI are where we've built our network, credibility and track record. While we occasionally work outside these markets, this is where we create the most value.
IDEAL CLIENT PROFILE
Stage
Company Size
Primary Markets
Adjacent Markets
Coverage
Growth-stage • Founder-led • PE/VC-backed
50–500 employees
FinTech • WealthTech • Data & Analytics • AI SaaS
HealthTech • Life Sciences • B2B SaaS
Canada with selective U.S. mandates
THE TEAM
A focused team built around technology leadership
TechKnow combines executive search discipline, market intelligence, assessment, and hands-on delivery support across every engagement.
SEARCH
Chris Beers
Founder & Principal
15+ years in executive search, including as a Managing Consultant at Korn Ferry. Leads technology, data and AI leadership mandates.
Kevin Doherty
Search Consultant
Full-desk search across technology and data roles for growth-stage and PE-backed companies.
ADVISORY AND OPERATIONS
Danielle Marshall, CHRL
Advisory & Leadership Assessment
Psychometric and leadership assessment, talent advisory, and onboarding and placement support across engagements.
Charlie Blanchard
Talent, Culture & Operations
Supports candidate experience, search operations and process across the firm's engagements.
Fraser Fulwell
Search Consultant
Full-desk search across technology and data roles for growth-stage and PE-backed companies.
REPRESENTATIVE SEACHES
Leadership mandates across technology, data, AI and go-to-market.
Representative executive and specialist searches completed across technology, data, AI and go-to-market functions.
Chief Information Officer
Wealth Management
National Financial Institution
Toronto
Director, Data Analytics
Retail Analytics
Growth Stage
Toronto
Senior Enterprise Sales Executive
Healthcare Technology
North America
Confidential Search
SVP Engineering
Technology & SaaS
Series B
Remote (North America)
Global VP, Infrastructure & Operations
Food Manufacturing
Global Enterprise
Remote
Head of AI & Data Platforms
Applied AI
PE-Backed
United States
INSIGHTS
Executive intelligence that supports better hiring decisions.
Practical market intelligence on leadership hiring, AI adoption, compensation, organizational design and executive trends.
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LETS TALK
Let's discuss the business problem first.
Every search starts with understanding the business challenge you're navigating and the leadership required to move through it. Whether you're evaluating growth, transformation, succession, or a critical executive hire, we'd welcome a conversation.