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Are you ready to be a CTO?
So you want to be a CTO someday, but you're not sure if your resume will have what it takes to stand out? You're not alone. Our senior partner Eric Larson shares his expertise in this InfoWorld article, providing guidance on the building blocks aspiring CTOs need to...
Riviera Partners Data Science Team Receives Prestigious National Science Foundation C-Accel Award
Riviera Granted up to $1 Million for Application That Puts Women and First-Generation College Grads on Guided Path to STEM Careers SAN FRANCISCO – Sep. 11, 2019 – Riviera Partners, a leading retained search firm specializing in placements of executive leadership in...
Our Quest to Bridge the Diversity Gap
National Science Foundation Grant to Contribute to National Talent Ecosystem in STEM As a tech recruiting firm in the heart of Silicon Valley, we have a front row view of how skewed the supply and demand are in tech recruiting. Qualified candidates in software...
Questions to Answer Before Hiring a VP Product (and Mistakes to Avoid)
At Riviera Partners, we frequently speak with founders who are exploring whether the time is right to hire their company’s first VP Product. Our job is to help break that belief into component parts to address the fundamental question: “What problem are you looking to...
Recognizing True Value Creators
There is a reason companies have to compete so hard for senior tech talent: the best tech talent creates the most value. We are often asked to search for the “perfect tech leader”. Someone who can lead the next big product development effort, lead a company’s digital...
Riviera Partners Answers Increased Demand for Tech Leadership with New COO Ryan Giordano and Acquisition of Tech and Blockchain Specialty Firm WorthyWorks
Tech Industry’s Leading Engineering and Product Talent Search Firm Meets High Demand for Tech Leader Search Services with Deeper Bench in San Francisco and New York SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK – June 11, 2019, Riviera Partners, the leader in...
Riviera Partners Raises $25 Million in Growth Capital
SAN FRANCISCO -- June 4, 2019 – Riviera Partners, a leading retained search firm specializing in placements of executive leadership in engineering, product and design talent, today announced that it has closed a minority investment of $25 million led by the growth...
Joining a Sleeper Tech Company
It’s been quite an interesting few weeks. I told friends and colleagues that I was joining Riviera Partners after working in ‘traditional’ tech startups and successful companies. People knew Riviera’s brand and reputation, but I still got a few quizzical looks about...
A Reflection and An Eye to the Future
When we started Riviera Partners in 2002, we set out to build a company with a completely different approach to recruiting. Starting out, we made some key decisions that now, in hindsight, look pretty smart (but at the time we were sweating it). From the beginning we...
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