Long-time CMO and product leader bolsters firm’s Technology and expanding Go-to-Market practices
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania – JM Search, a premier retained executive search firm, today announces the hiring of Scott May, Principal, as a key addition to the firm’s rapid expansion of their dedicated team of search experts for Go-to-Market (GTM) and Commercial Executives. May joins a seasoned team of former operating executives and search experts led by Partners, Scott Wielar and Trista McCarthy. To date, the firm has delivered over 1,000 successful GTM and Commercial Leader placements for private equity-backed and public companies, with those numbers accelerating 64% in 2021 over prior years.
As a former Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Product for venture and PE-backed technology businesses, he brings a unique perspective of more than two decades in operational leadership to the firm. Consequently, he will focus on executive placements in the Technology sector, while supporting GTM and Commercial Leaders efforts across the firm’s wide ranging industry practices. Prior to JM Search, May led dramatic growth through executive leadership roles at sponsor-backed companies including GPS Trackit, Hubzu, Promethean, Rali, Loyaltyworks, Silverpop, and MindSpring.
“In high growth businesses, your leaders who parallel the buyer through customer journey – across product, sales, marketing, and customer success – have the potential to deliver on that value more than any other roles,” said May. “I am thrilled to join a team that truly has a deep understanding of how to partner with clients to design and execute a successful talent strategy for go-to-market leaders.”
“Scott’s background and experience fit perfectly with our specially tailored outcome-based approach,” said Scott Wielar, JM Search Partner and Co-Leader of the firm’s GTM & Commercial Executives team. “As a former multi-time PE-backed CEO, I believe that having walked in the shoes of both our clients and candidates enables us to bring a heightened understanding of their business strategies and growth needs. Scott not only builds on that expertise, he also brings keen insights on the skills, toolsets, and mindsets required for candidate success.”