Tech-Focused Executive Search Firm Riviera Partners Welcomes Back Austin Douglas As Partner In Its Venture-backed Practice
September 03 2024 - 12:00PM
Riviera Partners, the leading executive search firm specializing in
technology leadership placements, is excited to announce the return
of Austin Douglas as Partner. Austin brings nearly 15 years of
experience in recruiting, with a deep focus on engineering and
product roles for venture-backed companies.
Austin’s recruiting journey, which began after graduating from
Colgate University, has taken him through key markets such as New
York City, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Austin
honed his expertise at Riviera Partners, where he played a pivotal
role in placing top-tier engineering and product leaders. After
several successful years, he enjoyed his experience at Paradigm
Search in 2023, where he continued his focus on partnering with
founders to identify visionary leaders capable of steering startups
through pivotal growth stages. Now, Austin returns to Riviera with
a reinforced passion for driving growth across various sectors,
including B2B SaaS, marketplace, consumer tech, and developer
tools. “I’m thrilled to rejoin Riviera Partners after spending
the past year at a boutique executive search firm,” said Austin.
“What drew me back to Riviera is its exceptional blend of a
boutique approach paired with unparalleled access to data.
Riviera’s specialized focus equips their teams with insights and
information that are unmatched in the industry, allowing us to
consistently achieve outstanding results. The expertise and caliber
of the recruiting team were also significant factors in my decision
to return.” Throughout his career, Austin has had the
privilege of partnering with leading companies such as Alation,
Assembled, Clari, Endor Labs, Instabug, Lime, Netlify, Ontra,
Otter.ai, Pie Insurance, Watershed, and Zum. His return to Riviera
Partners will see him focusing on partnering with growth-stage
VC-backed companies, with a particular emphasis on hiring VPs, CTOs
and Heads of Engineering to guide them through transformative
periods of growth. “We are thrilled to have Austin back with
us,” said Eoin O’Toole, Managing Partner of Riviera’s
Venture-backed practice. “His extensive experience and deep
understanding of the engineering and product space, combined with
his ability to connect with and understand the needs of founders,
make him a valuable asset to our team and to the companies we
serve. Above all that, he is a fantastic human of the utmost
integrity, and will be a valued member of the team.”
With Austin’s return, Riviera Partners continues to strengthen
its position as the go-to firm for top-tier technology leadership
placements, helping companies navigate the challenges of growth and
innovation with the unique blend of boutique service and
cutting-edge data insights.
About Riviera Partners
Riviera Partners is a global driver of innovation for today’s
most influential companies – expertly placing executive talent in
the crucial areas of software engineering, product management, IT,
AI/ML/Data, security and design. Riviera combines over two decades
of recruiting expertise with a proprietary platform that uses
machine learning to score and predict the best candidate for a
company’s specific needs, driving successful outcomes. As a result,
the company has become the go-to talent partner for leading private
equity investors, venture capitalists, public companies, and
technology innovators.
Megan Martin
VP, Marketing
contact@rivierapartners.com