Naviga Recruiting:
Nationwide Search Services
Global Employers, U.S. Talent
Boutique Agility Meets Premier Executive Search
For Employers
Exclusive & Retained Search Success:
- 95% Retention Rate
- 1 in 4 Candidates Hired
- Your Trusted Talent Partner
Naviga is an executive search firm for sales, marketing, finance, and operations. We operate as a true extension of your team, customizing every partnership to fit your unique needs and providing deep talent acquisition expertise, industry insight, and white-glove service.
Our proprietary search process, refined over 2 decades, ensures precision and delivers results. Each candidate undergoes a thorough internal evaluation before presentation, driving a success rate of 1 hire per 4 candidates presented and a 95% retention rate year after year.
For Professionals
The Informed Candidate Approach
At Naviga, we believe that an informed candidate is an empowered one. Our unique approach goes far beyond a standard job description, providing you with a transparent and comprehensive view of every opportunity.
We equip you with in-depth details on the client’s business opportunity, the strategic goals of the position, and the vision of the hiring managers. This ensures you have a complete understanding of the role, allowing you to confidently and deliberately pursue the right career move.
What We Do
Recruiting Solutions That Fit Your Growth Strategy
Executive Search
Leadership
Individual Contributor
Contingent Workforce Solutions
Built for Business-Critical Roles
Our Specialties
Search Executive, Leadership, Professional and Contract Positions
Your Next Chapter Starts Here
Why Choose Naviga?
We Deliver. They Talk.
The thing that really stood out to me about working with Naviga was the shared investment. The recruiter, the company, and I all wanted it to work and we worked together towards that goal. Overall, it was a nice experience.
Bill Menaghan, Senior Sales Director
Selerix Systems
I felt I was prepared and it did give me a little bit of an advantage knowing some of the details about the role and where they were going with this opportunity and where the company was going as a whole.
Fred Tort, Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter
Placed with our client InTegrum Resources
The change has been night and day, quality and quantity, since bringing on the 4 Sales Managers Naviga found for us. We are now focused on strategic areas and are in front of our customers repeatedly, driving the sales force, retention of clients and frequency – the sales hires lived up to their word, couldn’t be better, we’re having double-digit growth year after year.
Michael O’Neill
President, WERMA-USA
THANK YOU very much for all your help in discovering Tyler. He’s been fantastic! As a result, we would like you to work on another search for a different department ASAP!
Kaori Pearson
Interpreter/Translator, Mizuno
I felt very comfortable and confident in what Briggs was looking for. I could tell that you had worked with this company before and had a good feel for them. And that meant a lot.
David Fee, Sales Manager
Placed with our client Briggs Equipment
Naviga’s response time, as far as the cycle from needing to hire to we have hired, was timely. I definitely felt like whenever needed, Tracey or Kathleen would reach out. There was constant communication.
Cara Swanson
Business Development, Equipco
Working with Naviga really made the hiring process easy for me. I was fearful of getting back out there and looking for something but they really made it a pleasant experience.
Mina Patel, Director of Business Development
Placed with our client Nix United
Working with Naviga made me feel like I had a partner who was very invested in me and that made the entire experience simple. Someone who could reach out to the company so I didn’t have to do all of the legwork. I could really focus on what mattered to me.
Jamy Parker, Sr. Sales Executive
Placed with our client Selerix Systems
I was very impressed with Naviga’s services; they screened good quality candidates and really understood the scope of the available position. I feel I received a fitting candidate and I’m very excited!
Tim McHugh
Regional Sales Manager, SimplexGrinnell
Throughout the whole process, Naviga was super organized and really provided a lot of great background information.
Jennifer Folsom, Sr. Sales Executive
Selerix Systems
There are many recruiting companies out there, and Naviga seems to be a step above the rest—more professional, more straightforward, and truly concerned about the person they’re interacting with.
James Scott, Wholesale Sales Representative
Placed with our client C&B Equipment
I really appreciated the way I could talk to the Naviga recruiter casually. She shared a wealth of information.
Diane Eakin, Territory Sales Manager
Placed with our client Pinpoint Information Systems
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