.webp)
VerticalMove is a specialized technical recruiting firm. We place senior engineers, AI/ML leaders, and data talent at PE/VC-backed growth-stage companies across 11 industry verticals.
Portfolio companies operate on compressed timelines with board-level accountability. They need senior engineers who can ship from day one — not a stack of resumes from a generalist recruiter who doesn’t understand the technology or the operating environment. We built VerticalMove to close that gap.
We combine proprietary hiring intelligence — funding signals, leadership changes, job postings monitored in real time — with deep technical fluency across every vertical we serve. Our recruiters assess candidates on architecture decisions and system design tradeoffs, not resume keywords. The result: an 8:1 submittal-to-hire ratio, 90% offer acceptance, and zero declined executive offers across our anchor engagements.
35 hires at Candescent (Veritas Capital) in 5.5 months — engineering, QA, mobile, and six executive searches with zero visa transfers. 30+ senior engineers at TetraScience (Series C) across Search Platform, Agentic AI, Scientific Data Engineering, and Product Security during pre-IPO scaling. Every engagement grounded in PE/VC operating cadence, not Fortune 500 pace.
Whether you’re hiring your first VP of Engineering or scaling an entire platform team, we’d like to hear what you’re working on.
Start a conversation →