Our Services
From retained executive search to board advisory and embedded recruitment — tailored for the pace and ambition of US fintech.
Our flagship service. Retained, confidential, and deeply personalized executive search for C-suite and senior leadership roles across the US fintech ecosystem.
We don't post job ads and wait. We go direct — leveraging Cliff's personal network, deep domain expertise, and decades of built relationships to surface leaders who aren't actively looking but are exactly right.
Every candidate is personally vetted, every brief is thoroughly understood, and every engagement is handled with complete discretion.
Start a SearchCEO, CTO, CFO, COO, CPO, CRO, CISO, Head of Payments, Head of AI, Head of Product, VP Engineering, VP GTM, General Manager, Board-level NEDs.
VC-backed fintechs, payments companies, challenger banks, SaaS scaleups, crypto/DeFi platforms, lending innovators, and PE portfolio companies.
Deep briefing → Market mapping → Direct outreach → Rigorous evaluation → Shortlist presentation → Offer support → Onboarding follow-through. No shortcuts.
New York, San Francisco, Austin, Miami, Boston, Seattle, Chicago — and cross-border for global leadership mandates.
Next-generation board placement for AI-native, venture-backed, and growth-stage fintechs who need boardroom firepower — not just governance.
We find non-executive directors and advisors who bring operational depth, investor credibility, and the domain expertise to navigate payments regulation, AI ethics, and hyper-growth — not just fill a seat.
Discuss Board NeedsIndependent board members, advisory board chairs, audit committee members, and specialist NEDs with payments, AI, or regulatory depth.
Series B+ fintechs building governance for the first time, payments companies preparing for IPO, and PE-backed firms restructuring their boards.
Board searches demand the highest level of confidentiality. Every engagement is handled with absolute discretion from first conversation to appointment.
For high-growth fintechs who need an embedded talent partner, not a transactional agency. We become your recruitment function — operating at the pace your business demands.
Embedded recruitment works on a monthly retainer, giving you ongoing access to our full search capability, network, and advisory expertise without the overhead of an internal TA team.
Inquire About EmbeddedFintechs scaling from seed to Series C, payments companies building product and GTM teams, and AI-first startups who need to hire fast without sacrificing quality.
Unlimited briefs within scope, proactive talent pipeline building, employer branding advisory, offer negotiation support, and monthly reporting.
Monthly retainer, outcome-based. No success fee surprises. Fully transparent and tailored to your volume and complexity.
Let's have a 20-minute call. We'll quickly understand your situation and recommend the right approach — no sales pitch, no obligation.