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Bringing executive search rigor to the critical mid-to-senior roles that power your growth.
We specialize in the "Missing Middle" — the high-impact contributors and leaders who turn strategy into execution.
20+
Years
of Experience
97%
Retention at
12 Months
$1B+
Revenue Impact
Supported
200+
Roles Successfully
Delivered
Checkout our CEO on the Becker Business Podcast
In this episode, Chris Lacy, President at Priority Search Management, discusses building a search firm focused on the “missing middle” of leadership talent, the value of embedded partnerships with private equity-backed organizations, and how trust, clarity, and consistent execution drive long-term recruiting success.
OUR APPROACH
How We Reduce Talent Risk
We don’t just fill roles. We embed as an extension of your team to de-risk the most expensive part of your P&L.
SPEED WITH RIGOR
Executive-level discipline applied to the roles that drive daily execution.
CLARITY BEFORE SEARCH
We define what success looks like in your world first.
FLEXIBLE MODEL
Embedded partnership for ongoing scale or targeted on-demand support when you need precision without overhead.
RETENTION THAT COMPOUNDS
We place operators who integrate fast and stay, because quick roots create faster impact.
who we are
We Close the Gap Most Firms Ignore
After years placing talent inside scaling and PE-backed companies, we saw the same blind spot: C-suite gets the focus. Frontline gets volume. But the critical layer in between — the one that actually executes — gets treated like an afterthought.
That layer is the Missing Middle. It’s where strategy either takes hold or falls flat. It’s also where the most expensive talent decisions happen.
We built Priority Search Management to own this layer. We help growth-stage and PE-backed companies build and/or top-grade their Missing Middle so scaling doesn’t stall on talent.