Retained executive search for CFOs, Chief Accounting Officers, Controllers, and VPs of Finance, run through The Hazeltine Process. Big 4 and investment banking talent, including leaders now in industry, video-vetted before you spend an hour on them.
Start the Conversation See How It WorksEvery search starts with a recorded video intake with your hiring manager. Candidates hear about the role from you, not from a recruiter's pitch. We vet them on structured video, calibrate with your team every week, and stay with your hire through the first year. See The Hazeltine Process →
A lot of recruiting is LinkedIn InMails and emails sent out in bulk, hoping something sticks. We build a targeted list for every search, and our first outreach is a phone call. The best finance leaders aren't scrolling job boards or talking to five recruiters. They get plenty of messages and very few calls. Across hundreds of searches, the phone call has found our best candidates, the ones who weren't looking. Then the Position Package lets them see the hiring manager and the role on video before the first interview.
Energy companies nationwide, where Hazeltine started in 2015 and still our most experienced practice, across finance, technical, land, and geoscience roles. Industrial companies. Private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Family offices. Founder-led and public companies too. If enterprise value rides on the finance function, that's our lane. Who We Serve →
A growing part of the firm. When a finance seat goes empty, an interim leader from our bench can be in the seat in days, while the retained search for your permanent hire runs in parallel. One firm. No handoff. Interim CFO and Accounting Executives →
Hazeltine began in 2015 placing elite Accounting and Finance talent in Private Equity-backed upstream oil and gas companies. The work was good, so the phone kept ringing: first midstream, then energy transition and CleanTech, then PE firm-level finance roles, then PE-backed companies outside energy, and ultimately family offices and public companies. Every phase of that expansion came from referrals. What began in one vertical now spans many, for one reason: the process works, and it's unlike anything else in executive search.
Hazeltine has grown year over year since 2015 on one thing: results. Most of our work comes from repeat clients and referrals.
Chad Spencer, Founder and Managing Partner, founded Hazeltine Executive Search in 2015, starting with upstream oil and gas. He leads the firm's strategic direction and search practice, and built The Hazeltine Process.
Meet our founder →Hazeltine is a large, but boutique firm, working with clients nationwide.
A retained search is a dedicated search for one leadership seat, run start to finish by the firm. At Hazeltine every retained search runs through The Hazeltine Process, from a recorded hiring manager intake to a year of follow-up after the hire.
Finance and accounting leadership: CFOs, Chief Accounting Officers, Controllers, and VPs of Finance, plus interim CFOs and Controllers.
Yes. We are a large, but boutique firm based in Houston, and we work with clients nationwide.
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“What truly differentiates Hazeltine is their innovative approach, they don't just recruit candidates, they actively “sell” their employer clients in a compelling and authentic way.”CEO, large family office
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