Retained Executive Search for Public, VC and PE-Backed Growth Companies


Your Partner in Hiring Transformational Finance & Accounting Executives

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DeWinter Partners: Retained & Container Search with Proven Results

Your trusted partner in securing Finance & Accounting leadership for public, VC, and PE-backed companies navigating high-stakes growth and transformation.


With more than 25 years of experience, DeWinter is the partner of choice for the world’s most innovative and driven companies looking to attract and hire transformational finance and accounting leaders.

  • Consultative Approach

    Leverage nearly three decades of market expertise to secure your next hire with confidence, clarity, and data-driven precision.

  • Strong Relationships

    Building and fostering lasting relationships is a core philosophy at DeWinter. We invite you to leverage our deep-rooted connections with top finance and accounting professionals, providing you with efficient pathways to highly qualified talent.

  • Bay Area Roots, National Reach

    Founded in Silicon Valley in 2000 and building a strategic presence in the Northeast, DeWinter provides both local connections with national scale in the epicenters of tech and innovation. Our dedicated team has the nationwide expertise to efficiently find your next Finance & Accounting leader.

Specialized Search, Personalized Service

Whatever your growth stage, DeWinter can help you make the key hires that meet your needs and fit your culture. From finding your next Director, Executive, or CFO to partnering on strategic team buildouts, we know the right people to get the job done.

We Meet You Where You Are


Whatever your growth stage, DeWinter Partners can help you make the key hires that meet your needs and fit your culture. From finding your next Director, Executive, or CXO to strategic team buildouts, we know the right people to get the job done.

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Our Retained Search Team

Get to know the executive search experts behind DeWinter's retained search team. Our dedicated team specializes in connecting world-class finance and accounting leadership with high-growth companies and industry leaders, delivering high-touch expertise and tailored service. Click below to learn more about the team driving transformative growth for our clients and executive talent.

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Our Clients

Redpanda

Redpanda

Zap Surgical

Zap Surgical

Halo Industries

Halo Industries

Cocolab

Cocolab

Benchling

Benchling

Generate Capital

Generate Capital

Wisq

Wisq

Turno

Turno

Rivian

Rivian

Velo3D

Velo3D

Salience Labs

Salience Labs

One Workplace

One Workplace

Turncare

Turncare

Hipcamp

Hipcamp

Databricks

Databricks

Venrock

Venrock

ceribell

Ceribell

Sage

Sage

Typeface

Typeface

Barracuda

Barracuda

Lightmatter

Lightmatter

BetterUp

BetterUp

Cerebras

Cerebras

ICEYE

ICEYE

Litera

Litera

Imbuit

Imbuit

Hims & Hers

Hims & Hers

Aeye

Aeye

Anyscale

Anyscale

Tonal

Tonal

Bloomreach

Bloomreach

HireEZ

HireEZ

10x Genomics

10x Genomics

Honor

Honor

Pendulum Therapeutics

Pendulum Therapeutics

Tubi

Tubi

Chegg

Chegg

Opendoor

Opendoor

Seer

Seer

Bolt

Bolt

Align Precision

Align Precision

Sensor Tower

Sensor Tower

Plex

Plex

Proterra

Proterra

Alpine Software Group

Alpine Software Group

Function

Finance & Accounting

General Accounting

Chief Accounting Officer

VP, Corporate Controller

Director of Accounting

Assistant Controller

Head of Finance & Accounting

Finance

Chief Financial Officer

VP, Finance

Head of Finance

Director of Finance

Risk & Internal Audit

VP, Internal Audit

Director, Internal Audit

Director, SOX

Tax, Treasury, & Investor Relations

Treasurer

Director of Tax

Head of IR

People

Head of People

People Operations Manager

Human Resources Manager

Director of HR

Talent

VP, Talent 

Head of Talent 

Founding Recruiter

Sales and Revenue Operations

VP, Sales/Revenue Operations

Head of Sales Operation

Director of Revenue Operations

Verticals

  • Finance and Accounting

    Equipped with deep technical knowledge of accounting and finance and senior-level recruitment expertise, our Financial Executive Search division leverages our proven retained search model to optimize our client’s search for accounting and finance professionals.


    Our team of retained search specialists works with our clients to develop a talent acquisition strategy tailored to their organization’s unique hiring needs, size, industry, vision, and culture. From there, we tap into our established local and national network of top accounting and finance executives to identify and evaluate the perfect fit for our client’s organization. 

  • People

    Drawing on a sharp perspective on talent strategy, organizational dynamics, and company culture, our People services leverage our proven retained search model to secure transformative leaders who elevate your talent function, drive employee engagement, and scale your organization’s greatest asset—its people.

  • Talent

    We source the people leaders who turn high-growth vision into high-performing teams. Our practice specializes in recruiting talent executives and foundational hiring experts who know how to build recruitment engines from scratch, scale culture, and land top-tier candidates in competitive markets. Whether you need a strategic partner to design your long-term workforce roadmap or an hands-on operator to execute your first critical hiring pushes, we deliver the leaders who build your company’s greatest asset: its people.

  • Operations

    We build the operational backbone that powers high-growth revenue engines. Our practice specializes in recruiting proven leaders who align sales, marketing, and customer success around clear strategy and clean execution. From streamlining complex tech stacks and forecasting to optimizing team efficiency, we deliver executives who turn operational complexity into predictable growth.

A Process You Can Trust


We offer the highest standard of individualized care to place leaders that align with your needs.

On average, we fill executive roles in 81 days.

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We define and clarify the scope and needs of your search. We calibrate our search utilizing research on market values and conditions, interviews with key management and stakeholders, and targeted job description refinement. Our team presents a panel of candidates highly aligned with your needs and coordinates the interview, negotiation, and acceptance processes. On average, we find and place your next great leader in just 81 days.

The Best Talent For Your Future


Hiring transformational talent is the most important thing you can do to grow your company. To put it simply, we know the best finance, accounting, technology, and people talent in the market. With decades of results and long-lasting relationships, our team offers executive and C-Level search services that are exceptional in quality, speed-to-market, and reliability.

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What Our Clients Have To Say

“DeWinter Partners is one of the select groups of firms I refer to Eclipse’s portfolio companies. They have placed well over a hundred people—from team build-outs to proven startup executives—across a range of levels in our companies.”
Justin Butler

Partner at Eclipse Ventures

"The DeWinter team is a go-to firm for our Sequoia Talent team to refer early-stage founders to. They deliver results to our companies across founding roles and disciplines, and have a particular expertise in filling niche technical roles."
Kelly Liu

Talent Director at Sequoia Capital

Our Insights

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August 17, 2026
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Case Study: DeWinter Fills Director of Finance Role for Biotech Health Startup
August 17, 2026
DeWinter placed a Director of Finance at a VC Biotech Health startup to plug cash leaks, manage burn rate, and scale operational FP&A.
DeWinter Turns 26! Refocused, Reimagined, and Recognized
August 10, 2026
DeWinter turns 26! Celebrate our 2026 achievements, including 100K LinkedIn followers, an AI Transformation practice, and top SIA staffing awards.

Find Your Next Executive


We're here to help you find exceptional leadership talent with a track record of success and a search process you can trust.

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