The San Francisco Bay Area index

San Francisco Bay Area recruitment agencies, ranked.

Every firm we track, scored on public signals: specialist focus, market activity and track record. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change a rank.

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Firms tracked: 318
Specialties: 13
Open roles: 4,611
Updated: Nov 11

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

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San Francisco Bay Area recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Index score
=152	PEAK Technical Staffing USA	Engineering, IT and professional staffing	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	PeopleConnect Staffing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Premier Legal Staffing, Inc.	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Prism	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Pro-Tax Executive Search Inc.	Corporate tax executives and senior tax professionals.	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Protingent	Engineering, IT, product development, hardware and software recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Quaero Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Ratio Advisors	Private equity, hedge fund and investment professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Raya Advisory	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Rektek	Executive, go-to-market and corporate-function recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Represented	Deep technology and climate technology leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	ReqRoute	IT staffing and technology recruiting with recruitment branding and HR consulting.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	RHYTHM Talent Partners	Executive and technical search for medical device, diagnostics and digital health companies	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Rich Talent Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	RIM Recruitment Professionals	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Rincon Search	Legal recruiting and professional office support	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	RJR Partners	Technology company executive, go-to-market and professional team recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	RMA Executive Search	Retained executive search, leadership recruiting and executive assessment.	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Roccam Recruiting	Nonprofit leadership and professional workforce recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	rPeople	Technical and executive direct placement for startups, growth companies and venture-backed businesses.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Ruby Peak Recruiting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Runway Search	Accounting, finance and operations	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Ryzen Solutions	Software, hardware, mechanical engineering and IT infrastructure recruiting	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Sandbox Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Sandhill Talent Capital	C-suite and board retained search for private equity and venture-backed technology firms	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Sapience MD	Telehealth and medical-device recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Savvant	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	SCGC Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	SF Bridge Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	SG Partners	Private equity, alternative investment and financial services recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Sinclair Advisors	Technology and go-to-market hiring through RPO, embedded recruiting and executive search.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	SlingShot Connections	Accounting, HR, administrative and professional staffing through direct hire and contract recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	SLN Search LLC	Attorney and attorney-group recruitment in California and across the US.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	SPMB	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Stansbury Staffing	Administrative and executive support, HR, office operations and sales support staffing	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	StarScout	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Stepping Stone Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Stone Legal Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Susan Tien Search	In-house attorney and compliance recruitment for technology businesses and other corporate employers	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	SVTalent	Technology and go-to-market leadership across SaaS, fintech, payments, blockchain and healthcare	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Talent Farm	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Talent Space	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	Tangerine Search	Startup technology, product, design and commercial recruitment with HR advisory	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	TechForce Recruiting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	TEKsystems	Technology staffing, software, cloud, data, infrastructure and project delivery	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	The Alexander Group	Executive and board search across legal and professional services, life sciences, finance and other corporate sectors.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	The Collective Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	The Job Shop	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	The Leadership Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=152	The Pachera Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=152PEAK Technical Staffing USAEngineering, IT and professional staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152PeopleConnect Staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Premier Legal Staffing, Inc.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Prism23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Pro-Tax Executive Search Inc.Corporate tax executives and senior tax professionals.23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152ProtingentEngineering, IT, product development, hardware and software recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Quaero Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Ratio AdvisorsPrivate equity, hedge fund and investment professional recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Raya Advisory23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152RektekExecutive, go-to-market and corporate-function recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152RepresentedDeep technology and climate technology leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152ReqRouteIT staffing and technology recruiting with recruitment branding and HR consulting.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152RHYTHM Talent PartnersExecutive and technical search for medical device, diagnostics and digital health companies23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Rich Talent Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152RIM Recruitment Professionals23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Rincon SearchLegal recruiting and professional office support23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152RJR PartnersTechnology company executive, go-to-market and professional team recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152RMA Executive SearchRetained executive search, leadership recruiting and executive assessment.23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Roccam RecruitingNonprofit leadership and professional workforce recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152rPeopleTechnical and executive direct placement for startups, growth companies and venture-backed businesses.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Ruby Peak Recruiting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Runway SearchAccounting, finance and operations23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Ryzen SolutionsSoftware, hardware, mechanical engineering and IT infrastructure recruiting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Sandbox Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Sandhill Talent CapitalC-suite and board retained search for private equity and venture-backed technology firms23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Sapience MDTelehealth and medical-device recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Savvant23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152SCGC Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152SF Bridge Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152SG PartnersPrivate equity, alternative investment and financial services recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Sinclair AdvisorsTechnology and go-to-market hiring through RPO, embedded recruiting and executive search.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152SlingShot ConnectionsAccounting, HR, administrative and professional staffing through direct hire and contract recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152SLN Search LLCAttorney and attorney-group recruitment in California and across the US.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152SPMB23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Stansbury StaffingAdministrative and executive support, HR, office operations and sales support staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152StarScout23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Stepping Stone Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Stone Legal Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Susan Tien SearchIn-house attorney and compliance recruitment for technology businesses and other corporate employers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152SVTalentTechnology and go-to-market leadership across SaaS, fintech, payments, blockchain and healthcare23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Talent Farm23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Talent Space23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152Tangerine SearchStartup technology, product, design and commercial recruitment with HR advisory23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152TechForce Recruiting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152TEKsystemsTechnology staffing, software, cloud, data, infrastructure and project delivery23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152The Alexander GroupExecutive and board search across legal and professional services, life sciences, finance and other corporate sectors.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152The Collective Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152The Job Shop23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152The Leadership Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=152The Pachera Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

Score built from public signals · Fee model from firm websites · Terms reported by firms · Terms never affect the score

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Recruitment agencies in San Francisco Bay Area: questions

How are these San Francisco Bay Area recruitment agencies ranked?

Each firm gets a score from public data: how focused it is on one specialty, how many roles it is actively hiring for, and its track record. We rank 318 firms in San Francisco Bay Area so far and re-score them as new data comes in. The full method is on our methodology page.

Can a recruitment agency pay to rank higher?

No. There is no paid placement. Claiming a profile, adding terms and our sponsor never change a score or a rank.

What's the difference between a recruitment agency, a headhunter and an executive search firm?

They overlap. A recruitment agency fills roles for employers, usually on contingency. Headhunter is the informal name for a recruiter who approaches people who aren't job hunting. Executive search firms are headhunters for senior roles and usually work on a retained basis. We list all three when they fill professional, white-collar roles.

How much do recruitment agencies in San Francisco Bay Area charge?

Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

My firm is missing or something is wrong. What can I do?

Firms can claim their profile for free and correct their details. Anyone can request a correction; we reply within three working days.

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