“Stephen delivers results that exceed expectations. It’s from a combination of intuition, dedication to work, and an advanced skill set from years of experience. Top tier performance at its best”.
Pat Schweiger,
Head of Engineering Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Senior Vice President , Engineering TerraPower
“Stephen is a Jedi Knight with respect to designing a company's ideal organization and culture. As a result, he knows the perfect profile required to fill needed roles. Stephen was my thought partner concerning talent, mentorship, growth, and retention. You would be doing a disservice to your company without him.”
Darren Shulte, MD
CEO, Digital Health (Stealth) Start-Up - Chief Innovation Officer, Centene
“Strategizing with Stephen at the offer stage was always a pleasure. He always felt like a member of my team, and the “Wachter magic” always turned great candidates into great hires.”
Jennifer (JR) Rettig
SVP Talent, Pendo.io
“‘Qi, the main goal with candidates in the first interview is to make sure they want to come back for the second,’ Stephen counseled. That began my learning and our long productive relationship. Together we hired many engineering executives at the VP and SVP level.”
QI LU,
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING AND SEARCH TECHNOLOGY, YAHOO, EVP OF BING, MICROSOFT, AND COO OF BAIDU.
“Stephen helps build the types of teams that transform companies. He focuses on collaborating with his clients and treats the role of finding talent as a critical part of company development. He seeks to understand the strategy and goals of management and then advises on the needs as he best sees it. He stays involved beyond the hire. In this way, he is a truly unique partner.”
Jack W. Stockert, MD
Managing Director, Health 2047
“Stephen is a highly capable recruiter, always having the candidate, company needs and quality of match in mind. He is a conscientious, clear communicator who doesn’t pressure or force any opportunity. He was an absolute pleasure to work with, one with very high integrity, and I recommend him highly.”
Clifton Luke, PhD
VP of Product Management . Learning Solutions, Apollo Education
“Stephen initially reached out to me cold through a message on LinkedIn. From the initial message, I already knew Stephen was different. Stephen has a unique way of not only being able to find that uniquely perfect candidate but of being able to connect with them and make them feel excited about the potential, as he did with me. Now I’m proud to say I consider Stephen a friend and mentor.”
Oded Doron
Senior Director of Reactor Systems Design at Kairos Power
“Stephen is a high energy recruiter with a sharp eye for talent. He communicates well to identify a team’s needs and goes out and gets the job done to bring in the right people. He recruited me, then helped me get two top notch members of my team that I just loved. I highly recommend leveraging Stephen’s talents to help you build a successful team.”
Mark Pérès
VP of Engineering, Kairos Power
“Stephen was a great partner in building up our technology and digital team. By taking the time to build relationships and deeply understand our business, he was able to cut through the noise and quickly identify and attract talented leaders who not only brought the needed skillset but were bought into our vision and culture.”
*Niki Katz, Managing Director , Head of Digital, Bank of America.
VP Product Experience & User Experience, Apollo Education Group.
*Bank of America's Nikki Katz named on the 2022 Fast Company Queer 50 list
“I first met Stephen who tracked me down for one of his VP of Engineering searches. I was reluctant to take the job but Stephen has a way of moving people to “Yes.” We became professional friends and used him to do engineering recruiting for my organizations. Not an engineer but equivalent technical acumen enables him to ferret out the best engineers even as the the landscape changes. He cares deeply about the people and organizations he works with and that’s always in style.”
John Schneider, CTO Apixio.
“Stephen is a top-notch executive recruiter. He has a lot of experience and success working in Silicon Valley where candidates that he hires are actually not looking, and the recruiting companies have to work within tight budgets and timelines."
Partha Saha, Distinguished Engineer AI platform, Visa