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Waterloo Executive Search is a boutique retained executive search firm based in Austin, Texas, dedicated to placing exceptional product management, engineering, and information technology leaders for private equity–backed and growth-stage SaaS companies. Founded by Mike McCarthy after leadership roles at Riviera Partners and CXO Connections, the firm brings decades of hands-on operating experience—spanning product management and engineering at IBM, Blackbaud, Unit4, and Medic Computer Systems—directly into every mandate. This operator-led perspective enables Waterloo to rigorously qualify and present best-in-class candidates across Director, VP/SVP, and C‑suite roles including CPO, CTO, and CIO, aligning proven builders and scale leaders to the demands of modern software businesses. From initial role scoping and stakeholder alignment with boards and sponsors through market calibration, research, and structured interviews, Waterloo manages a transparent retained process with clear milestones, tight feedback loops, and swift execution. The firm’s model is designed for focus, speed, and accountability: Waterloo limits concurrent engagements to ensure clients receive undivided attention, operates with performance-based pricing, and avoids administrative and technology add-on fees, combining flexible terms with a practical guarantee of delivery. Clients and sponsors rely on Waterloo for pivotal leadership hires and market insight, including compensation benchmarking such as its 2025 compensation study for product, engineering, and IT leadership. Representative organizations served include leading investors and operators such as Permira, Pennybacker, JLL Partners, STG, ZCG, and technology brands including Trellix, Accenture, SAI360, Celtra, Axiom, Webonise, ParcelShield, and Balsam. Whether building a first leadership bench post-investment or upgrading teams to accelerate growth, Waterloo applies disciplined market mapping, targeted outreach, and structured evaluation to deliver shortlists that balance domain depth, execution capability, and culture fit. Above all, the firm’s promise is simple: superlative candidates, exceptional service, and maximum value, delivered by a partner that has sat in the operating seat and understands the stakes of every hire.
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