About Northgate Talent

Recruiters who stay after the offer is signed.

Northgate Talent is a retained search desk in Chicago with twelve consultants and one research pod. We work with PE-backed software firms, specialty manufacturers, and professional services groups that need directors and VPs without six-month open roles.

How we run searches

Northgate Talent writes the scorecard with your hiring manager before we source anyone. That document becomes the rubric for phone screens, panel interviews, and reference calls.

Two consultants per search

A lead partner owns the hiring manager relationship while an associate runs outreach, scheduling, and feedback loops.

References we can defend

We speak with former managers and skip friends-of-friends references that sound nice but teach you nothing.

Weekly pipeline reviews

Every Friday you receive a written update with candidates in play, risks, and recommended next steps—no surprise stalls.

Partners on your account

Northgate Talent keeps the same faces on your search from kickoff to signed offer.

  • Elena MarchettiManaging partner · software & GTM
  • Devon WalshPartner · operations & supply chain
  • Priya MenonDirector of research

Tell us about the role

Share the title, location, and compensation band. Northgate Talent responds within one business day with a draft search plan.