Q4 is pacing to a flat-ish quarter-over-quarter comp for opened executive searches and the market demand is becoming clearer for each function.

  • CEO, Finance and Sales continue to open at an elevated level when compared to the rest of the market with CEO roles again leading the way.
  • Marketing, which seemed to be trending upward again at the beginning of the year, is pacing toward its second straight quarterly decline of nearly 10%.
  • Demand for Product and Engineering leadership roles has remained depressed since late 2022, only growing in concert twice in the last 8 quarters. They are both trending down QoQ in Q4.