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Hire the leader
who has already done it

Executive search
for growth · product · data

We don't match résumés to job descriptions. We identify the people already producing the outcome you need, verify it, and introduce you. 96% are still in the role a year later.

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Precise. Proven. Permanent.

Our people and our talent-intelligence system let clients reach, verify and keep the leaders who move the numbers.

Discover our method
Step one

Define the outcome, not the job description

We start from the commercial result the role has to deliver in its first four quarters. Titles and tool lists come last, if at all.

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4
quarters
Outcome
Step two

Map everyone who has already produced it

A talent-intelligence system running 24/7/365 tracks growth, GTM, product and data leaders by the results they have shipped — not by whether they happen to be looking.

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Step three

Verify the performance and the motive

We vet on historical numbers and the real reason someone is willing to move. That second part is why 96% are still in the role a year later.

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96% retained at 12 months
Step four

Introduce, integrate — and guarantee it

Shortlist in about eleven days, complimentary guided onboarding once they accept, and a 24-month free replacement guarantee behind every placement.

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The cost of getting it wrong

One senior hire that doesn't work out costs about $325,000

Wasted salary & benefits $180,000
Lost productivity & momentum $95,000
Re-running the search $50,000

And that's before the six months the role sat empty. It is the single most expensive mistake a growth-stage company makes repeatedly.

With Rocket Talent
$300K+
saved on every senior hire
One-year retention96%
Search success rate98%
Time to shortlist11 days
Free replacement24 months
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Recent placements

Hires that moved the number.

We helped Upside hire a new Chief Digital Officer who previously led his last company from $30 million to $1 billion in revenue.

We helped ConsumerAffairs hire a CRM growth team in just 60 days. The team built a system that exceeded every lifecycle and retention revenue target by 150%.

We hired the growth and retention marketing team at Lively in less than 70 days. The team played a crucial role in growing the company to a successful exit of over $100 million within 12 months.

We placed the VP of Marketing at Saalt in under 60 days, a role that had been vacant for six months. The hire drove a 300% revenue increase within two years and improved CAC to LTV to 4:1.

We helped build the growth marketing team at Lennar, which drove inbound leads up by over 310% while holding CAC flat.

We hired a VP of Growth and Demand Gen at VTS who generated over $20M in revenue in their first year.

We placed the Head of Paid Social at Metabolic in just 50 days. They scaled monthly spend from $400k to $3M with a 62% improvement in ROAS within six months, and cut CAC by 44%.

We placed the Head of Growth and Retention at Mirror / lululemon, who grew the email and SMS channel by over 20% for new orders while reducing CAC by 40%.

We placed the growth team at Function of Beauty, which led to the company raising a Series B of over $150 million.

We placed a Senior Product Growth Manager at Haven Life who increased website conversions by over 20% within their first six months.

We placed a demand gen leader at Klara in 60 days who scaled the company from $3M to over $9M in revenue in 18 months.

We hired seven key digital marketing roles at VTS in less than three months, helping the company generate north of $100M in revenue.

We hired the CPO at Cognism in 60 days — someone who scaled his last company from $30M to $100M.

We placed the Head of Search Marketing at Function of Beauty, who cut Google Ads CAC by 50% and lifted conversion volume in the first month, then scaled podcast and direct mail budgets by over 200% year over year while meeting CAC goals.

Case studies

One hire. A different trajectory.

$30M → $1B
revenue scaled by the leader we placed

Placed a Chief Data Officer who had already taken his previous company from $30M to $1B.

Upside
Chief Data Officer · 60 days
$100M exit
within twelve months of the build

Built the growth & retention team that carried the company to a nine-figure exit.

Lively
Growth & Retention team · 70 days
+300%
revenue, at a 4:1 LTV:CAC ratio

Filled a role vacant for six months — the hire tripled revenue in the following year.

Saalt
VP of Marketing · 60 days
$400K → $3M
monthly spend, ROAS up 62%

Scaled paid social 7.5× while lifting ROAS 62% and cutting CAC 44% in six months.

Metabolic Living
Head of Paid Social · 50 days
7 roles
filled, $100M+ revenue generated

Hired seven digital marketing leaders in under three months as the company crossed $100M.

VTS
VP of Growth · under 3 months
Every one of these started with the same conversation.
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Verified. Retained. Guaranteed.

Measured across every retained search we have run for SaaS and AI companies.

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96%
retention after one year
$300K+
saved on every senior hire
40%
faster time-to-fill
98%
success on retained searches
50+
hours saved per offer made
What clients say

From the people who made the hire.

Jeff Paradise
CEO, eLocal
Matt Maiers
CEO, AdBlock
Kori Crosson
Head of Growth, Snappy

“Rocket Talent has a deep understanding of growth marketing, making them exceptional at aligning job seekers’ skill sets and interests with the right opportunities. Their in-depth knowledge of marketing needs enables them to identify highly qualified candidates and assess organizational fit with precision. I appreciate their high-touch approach, and my experience with Rocket Talent has consistently resulted in long-term positive outcomes.”

Nishant Mani
CEO, Terra.do

“Jonathan and the team at Rocket Talent are exceptional at finding top digital marketers, as demonstrated by their success in building superstar teams across the various companies I have worked at. Their deep understanding of modern digital marketing needs, quick delivery, and excellent candidate management make them my go-to firm for all critical digital marketing, growth and product searches.”

Shaw Li
Head of Digital Product, Haven Life

“As a hiring manager, Rocket Talent made all the difference in helping us land a very strong Growth Product Manager. The Rocket team is relentless. We compared our sourcing against the team at Rocket Talent and, for every candidate we moved to offer stage, they saved us nearly 50 hours of sourcing, interviewing and negotiation time.”

Our team

Our. Team.

We work exclusively with the top 1% of growth, product and data talent — and an elite roster of B2C and B2B companies. Operators before recruiters.

Jonathan Spiess
Jonathan Spiess
CEO

300+ growth, product and data leaders placed. Previously ran talent acquisition at OnDeck, Dashlane and Huffington Post.

Molly Naigan
Molly Naigan
Head of Outbound Recruitment

A decade sourcing growth, digital, product and data talent. 200+ placements from mid-level to C-suite.

Andrew Kurau
Andrew Kurau
B2B SaaS GTM Advisor

Scaled eLocal from $20M to $120M in two and a half years. Advises CEOs on go-to-market strategy and revenue operations.

Let's make $325,000 someone else's problem

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Leaders vetted on verified performance
24-month free replacement guarantee
Complimentary guided onboarding
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Common questions

What people ask before they brief us.

How long does an executive search with Rocket Talent take?

Most searches reach a shortlist in about 11 days. Recent placements — a Chief Data Officer, a VP of Marketing, a Head of Paid Social — closed 50 to 70 days from kickoff.

What guarantee comes with a Rocket Talent placement?

Every placement carries a 24-month free replacement guarantee, plus complimentary guided onboarding once the candidate accepts the offer.

What roles does Rocket Talent recruit for?

Growth and marketing, product, and data leadership at high-growth SaaS and AI companies — from VP through C-suite, including CMO, Chief Growth Officer, Chief Product Officer and Chief Data Officer searches.

How does Rocket Talent find candidates?

A talent-intelligence system runs continuously, tracking growth, GTM, product and data leaders by the results they have shipped rather than by whether they happen to be job hunting. We then verify the performance and the real reason someone is willing to move.

How many Rocket Talent placements stay in the role?

96% are still in the role a year after they start, and 98% of retained searches end in a successful placement.

What does a bad senior hire actually cost?

About $325,000: roughly $180,000 in wasted salary and benefits, $95,000 in lost productivity and momentum, and $50,000 to re-run the search — before counting the months the role sat empty.

Which companies has Rocket Talent hired for?

Clients include Upside, Lively, VTS, Cognism, Haven Life, Saalt, Terra.do and Snappy, across both B2B SaaS and consumer businesses.