Talent That Ignites Growth

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Talent That Ignites Growth *

We place IT, Customer Success,and Operations leaders in growing companies.

You can’t scale without the right people. With decades in recruiting and people‑ops, strong Wisconsin networks, and a process made for owner‑led SMBs, we deliver the right hires exactly when you need them.**

** we’re the right people to attract the right people to your company so you can hire them

We’re the talent partner for privately held, small to mid-sized businesses navigating high growth or significant transformation.

We’re picky, hands-on, and selective - delivering the right hires for your company

Priority Search

Exclusive* searches for senior ICs, people managers, directors and heads of function.

    • Principal/Staff Engineers

    • Product Manager/Owner

    • Head of Data/Data Engineers/Security Engineers/Head of Security/Infrastructure Engineers/Head of Platform

    • AI/ML Engineer/Principal ML Engineer

    • VP of Operations, Director, Manager

    • Head of Revenue Ops/Business Ops

    • Customer Success

    • Supply Chain/Logistics

    • Controller, Head of Finance, VP/Director

    • Head of FP&A, Strategic Finance Leads

    • Treasury/Cap Markets

*We only take on exclusive searches. We provide direct references from past partners who will confirm why exclusivity is the right approach.

Executive Search

Exclusive* or retained searches for VP+ and C-suite executives.

  • “Roethe Growth helped us find a CTO far beyond our expectations. They connected us with talent we never would have reached on our own. The whole process was excellent, and we’re thrilled with our hire.”

    -Ryan K. | President

  • “Kelly is outstanding. She knows the market and I trust her to represent us. She listens and understands quickly - her ability to observe nuance is superhuman. Kelly always takes the time to understand our projects so she only sends relevant candidates and saves our engineers’ time during the hiring process. She's essential to our hiring.”

    Scott D. | Co-Founder & CEO

  • “Best technical executive recruiters we've worked with. Knowledgeable, asked smart questions, and treated our search like their top priority. Excellent.”

    Chad M. | SVP Product

After 15 years in recruitment across agencies, consulting firms, and in-house teams, I founded my executive search practice focused on quality over quantity.  I recruit senior individual contributors and executives in technology-focused roles across SaaS, security, and infrastructure.

Our partners are growth-stage companies who trust us to protect their brand and build technical teams the right way. Mutual trust and clear expectations are non-negotiable. Clients choose us because we consistently find the game-changing candidates they struggle to find alone.

Excellence is the expectation we deliver on every search.

Services:

I place technical senior leaders and executives. I also provide targeted advisory services to design hiring strategies, build strong technical teams, and make long-term leadership decisions.

Personal Notes:

  • Based in Madison, WI

  • Boy Mom

  • Will read (start) any (non-fiction) book you recommend

  • Always cold

Meet the Founder

Kelly Roethe

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