No Hype.

No Sizzle.

Just Substance.

Hitch Partners is a retained executive search firm that specializes in all things Information Security, with additional expertise in Business Technology, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering & Product Management.

We provide leadership search and advisory services as well as actionable data on trends in the Information Security domain.

When The Hire Has To Be Right, Companies Call Hitch

We’re not generalists—we’re security leadership and technical search experts, with 130+ security leadership placements across SaaS, enterprise, and AI-native companies at defining moments in their growth.

Deep Domain Expertise

Our team is composed of senior search consultants with deep operating experience. We know what strong leadership looks like in security, IT, and engineering—and how to align that with your stage, risk posture, and the realities of today’s talent market.

Trusted Network Access

CISOs, security engineers, and technical leaders return our calls because we speak their language, respect their time, and understand their craft. We’re connected to the real conversations—in private Slack groups, trusted circles, and live events—far beyond what shows up on LinkedIn.

Rapid Role Alignment

Our Intake to Impact™ (ITI) process creates early alignment across stakeholders, role archetypes, and org design. The result: no wasted interviews, a stronger candidate experience, and the ability to calibrate or course-correct in real time.

Speed Without Sacrifice

While the average CISO search takes 6–9 months, Hitch averages just 89 days. We shorten timelines without sacrificing quality through a senior-led process that manages everything—from scheduling and feedback loops to offer negotiation.

Comp Guidance That Sticks

Hitch Partners delivers current, trusted compensation insights from our annual survey results recent placements, and private-market benchmarks, helping you structure the right offer without the guesswork.

Expertise. Trust. Alignment. Speed. Clarity.

2026 Global CISO Compensation Benchmark Survey

Click Here to Participate in the 2026 Survey

Client Partners

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The Most Expensive Hire is the One You Haven’t Made

For CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, GCs, CIOs — and the Board — a vacant CISO seat isn’t just a staffing issue. It’s a quantifiable increase in financial exposure  every day it remains open.

Leaving the CISO seat vacant isn’t just a hiring challenge—it’s potentially an existential business risk. Every day without a security leader compounds exposure, drains executive bandwidth, and slows strategic progress. Yet these risks often remain opaque, making it difficult for boards and executives to fully grasp the urgency.

Hitch Partners has developed a Security Leader Vacancy Risk Calculator (SLVR) by combining industry data and risk modeling algorithms to estimate the potential dollar impact of operating without a security leader.

The Hitch Partners SLVR Calculator estimates the financial risk exposure your company takes on each day the CISO seat remains vacant — expressed as a daily cost-equivalent to make the risk visible and actionable.

Sample CISO Vacancy Risk Calculation

What’s Your Risk Tolerance?

⬇️ Follow the link below to calculate your company’s risk exposure.

Hitch Partners 🛡️ Security Leader Vacancy Risk Calculator (SLVR)

Security Leadership Search

CISO | CSO | AI Security | Product Security | Privacy | GRC | Incident Response | Governance OT

Business and Information Technology Leadership Search

Business Technology | IT | CIO - AI

Cloud and AI Infrastructure Engineering Search

InfraOps | SRE | DevOps

Product Leadership Search

VP Product | CPO

Introducing

Hitch Ignite

&

Hitch Compass 

Finding top security talent just got smarter.

Our AI-powered service helps companies build elite security teams faster, leveraging our executive search expertise to deliver the right hires with precision.

Click on the link below for more information on Hitch Ignite & Hitch  Compass.

2025 Annual CISO Compensation Survey Results

Hitch Partners would like to thank all of the CISOs and Security Leaders who participated in this year’s CISO Survey. We appreciate your time in helping us to continue to serve the community.

📊 Survey Results

At Hitch, we strive to be a trusted advocate, connecting extraordinary opportunities with exceptional talent.

Driven by our unwavering passion for all things security and guided by our deep industry expertise, we specialize in identifying and attracting top-tier executive professionals who will drive growth, innovation, and success