What People Are Saying
As a representative of your company, it's crucial to provide a unique and exceptional candidate experience to attract top talent. Here is feedback from candidates who have worked with me.
I find Mike an incredibly strong leader who is energetic, engaging, authentic, and knowledgeable. I have worked with Mike while at Waters (a life science company helping pharma, biopharma, and medical). He is always on top of things, well connected, supportive of employees and teams, very experienced and resourceful, easy to connect and pleasant to work with, and he connects well with all employees and stakeholders. He is not only great at what he does, he does so with care and looking out for the success of all employees.
Mike has tremendous deep experience and optimistic views, and welcomes challenges to learn and grow while being resilient. I see Mike as both a true professional and a dear friend. It is a pleasure to work with him to make lots of great changes and drive positive impact for all the customers and patients we serve around the world to deliver benefits. When you can team up with someone such as Mike, it is truly fun as well as rewarding because you know, together as a team, we are making a meaningful difference! It is an honor to recommend Mike!
— Francis, Chief Quality Officer
I met Mike a little over two years ago when he reached out about the CTO role at Saytechnologies.com (my current position). I recommended other CTO's connect with Mike as they engage in a search process. Also, any Founder or CEO looking for their first CTO should reach out to Mike to run the search. He is one of the most well-versed and knowledgeable executive search professionals I have met. Always professional, collaborative, Mike and team went above and beyond to ensure that both sides of the table had a seamless and enjoyable experience.
— Chris, CTO
Mike helped me to find my most recent role. He was professional, courteous, and helpful without being overbearing. He will be a great assist to any talent team.
— Marissa, SVP Product Management
I had the pleasure of working with Mike in securing my VP of Engineering role at B-Stock. With his extensive expertise in technical recruitment, Mike's guidance and insights were invaluable in my successful recruitment. His deep understanding of the industry, coupled with his exceptional communication skills, allows him to effectively match candidates with the right opportunities. He understood the nuanced and specific needs of B-Stock for their Engineering leadership and was able to recognize the experience I brought to the table. The experience felt smooth, responsive, supportive and right. Would 100% work with Mike again.
— Ken, VP Engineering
Mike was pivotal in my coming to Operix. Within a few days of setting myself as available for new opportunities, Mike connected the dots of my experience with what Operix was looking for and reached out to me to get things going. He was knowledgeable about his client, Operix, and was keen to listen to what I was looking for to make sure it was a good fit; there is no element that I feel he ignored or overlooked just to close a deal.
I have to hand it to him; I know it's his job to find interested parties and then connect them, but he made it seem effortless, and I couldn't be happier with the result.
— Phil, VP Engineering
Mike recruited me to my role at Moonpay and gave detailed prep on the role, challenges and the company's operating style that allowed me to assess the role for fit & excel during the interview process. This was above and beyond what I typically see as a candidate and I'd gladly work with him again!
— Quan, Principal Payments Product Manager
I had a great experience as a candidate working with Mike. From our first conversation all the way through negotiating an offer, Mike kept me informed and engaged. He worked to keep the process transparent and to ensure that I was prepared for each conversation across multiple rounds of interviews. His first priority was clearly to find the right fit from both sides. I would not hesitate to work with Mike again, either as a candidate or to fill an executive position on my team
— Seth, Chief Product Officer
I had the privilege of working with Mike Knauth as an executive recruiter during my transition to VP of Engineering at OneHome Health. Mike's industry expertise, professionalism, and transparent communication were invaluable throughout the process. He played a pivotal role in my successful placement, and I highly recommend him as a trusted partner in your career journey.
— Kellen, VP Engineering
Mike was very helpful when recruiting me to 7Park. He would always take time to prepare me and provide context for the multiple interviews with the executive team and the board members from Vista Equity Partners.
— Rikard, Chief product Officer