Riviera Partners is new kind of search firm that combines the best assets of large, boutique and solo search providers - scalability, process, reach, partner-level service, personal relationships and guaranteed results - with unique IP and a sharp focus on venture-funded technology markets. We give the personal, senior-level service of individual recruiters, without the limits to scalability that are intrinsic in a solo practice.

Riviera Partners has distinguished itself from other search firms by its combination of methodology, process, operating experience and the reach of its relevant networks. Riviera Partners gives you the reach of a major, branded, national firm without their factory-like practices and off-limits restrictions.

The practices & assets that make this approach to search include:

Total Resource Engagement:

You get the full resources of the firm applied to your search, not just the partner assigned to you. Our aggregate knowledge and relationships, not database inventory or a single person's network, determine your results. Strong relationships throughout the information technology market-space, put Riviera Partners no more than a phone call away from any targeted source or candidate.

Deep Relevant Experience:

In addition to our experience in search, the partners and principals bring extensive operating experience including building successful companies from startup through IPO. We understand the frustrations you encounter in recruiting and retaining top talent. Our accumulated experience brings with it a keenly developed set of instincts and the confidence to rely on them.

Comprehensive Solution:

Once a client company has retained us for a search assignment, we will also work for them on a contingency basis. For positions below the VP level, we will introduce candidates matching openings in your company and only charge a fee if they are hired. In addition, we will introduce talented individuals on an exploratory "first-look" basis, whether or not there is a current open requisition.

Controlled Work Load:

Riviera Partners doesn't recruit for healthcare and we don't place consumer goods executives. Our model demands we invest time and energy in developing specialized practice areas. Every search is conducted according to a rigorous process documenting every step. If we can't add value we simply don't get involved. The partners and principals do the work themselves, and we don't over-commit.

We're Closers for the Talent You Want:

Our most important job is Sales - selling & closing the best candidates on your vision, your team and your opportunity. We know that times have changed. In today's climate of risk-aversion, uncertain upside and general nervousness, you only get one chance to make a lasting impression.

When recruiting senior executives it takes hands-on experience to know how to market and pitch the opportunity, ask for the order, and close the deal. We take on the first responsibility of selling the candidate on your opportunity as well as making the case for the candidate that emerges from our process and methodology as the best fit for you.