Motive is a boutique retained executive search firm dedicated to fearless, honest, and meaningful engagement with our global clients and candidates.

Our track record includes numerous C- and V-level successes — not just in Silicon Valley, but across North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and APAC. We are especially skilled at tough, “mission impossible” searches — and frequently relocate top-tier talent to locations they’ve never previously considered.

No matter where the assignment, we build trustworthy and long-lasting relationships, and are dedicated to our clients’ and candidates’ success.

Like the companies we serve, Motive is driven to make a difference.

We are high-touch and deeply service-oriented. We also create the retained search industry's most in-depth opportunity branding and collateral, hands-down, and we'd love to show you some examples.

While our firm is still shiny and new, our experience is built on more than a decade of grit and dedication — with retained consulting assignments in over 35 locations worldwide. From San Francisco to Berlin, Singapore to São Paulo, New York to Nairobi, we thrive on challenging searches. In the process, we’ve been fortunate enough to serve groundbreaking clients and VC partners such as:
 

Position Expertise

We specialize in top-tier, executive-level placements in technology, product, data science, marketing, design/UI/UX, business development, and corporate management. Prior assignments include:

SectorS

From our base in the US Pacific Northwest, Motive serves clients in Silicon Valley, Europe, Latin America, and worldwide.