ACCENTIO

The leaders you need, when you need them.

Accentio is a boutique recruitment firm. For ten years we've helped founders, boards and leadership teams hire the people who define what comes next, from founding team members to the C-suite.

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What we recruit for

Leaders and specialists, from first hires to the C-suite

  • C-suite & leadershipCEO, COO, GM
  • SalesCRO, VP Sales, AEs
  • MarketingCMO, Growth, Brand
  • TechnologyCTO, Engineering
  • ProductCPO, Product leads
  • AI & dataHead of AI, Data
  • FinanceCFO, Controllers
  • HR & peoplePeople leads, HRBPs
Your shortlist within one week96% of searches

One partner, all of North America.

We recruit for companies across Canada and the United States, whether remote, hybrid or on-site.

Trusted to hire leaders for global brands and fast-growing startups

If we take on your search, consider it done.

A decade of placing leaders across sales, marketing, technology, product, HR and finance, from high-stakes CTO searches to brand-new AI roles.

Years in recruitment
10Years in recruitment
Leaders and specialists placed
1,000+Leaders and specialists placed
Fill rate on searches we take on
98%Fill rate on searches we take on
Of shortlists delivered within a week
96%Of shortlists delivered within a week

Fast, because the right hire can't wait.

  1. Brief: We dig into the role, the team and the culture you're building, and what success looks like a year from now, not just a job description.
  2. Search: We go straight to our network of proven leaders, including strong performers who aren't actively looking but are open to the right move.
  3. Shortlist: A focused shortlist of vetted, interested candidates. 96% of the time, it's in your inbox within one week.
  4. Hire: We run interviews, references and offer negotiation end-to-end, and stay close after the start date.

Hiring a leader who has to get it right?

From a high-stakes CTO search to building out a marketing team, we've done it for global brands and fast-growing startups alike.

  • C-level, VP and senior specialist searches
  • Shortlist within one week, 96% of the time
  • 98% of the searches we take on are filled
  • Confidential searches handled with discretion
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Ready for the role that changes your trajectory?

We work with ambitious people at every stage, from rising managers to seasoned executives, and we'll be straight with you about fit.

  • Introductions to great companies across North America
  • Honest advice on compensation, offers and timing
  • Confidential conversations, so your search stays private
  • One point of contact from first call to start date
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Proof, not promises.

Series B SaaS scale-up · Toronto

VP Engineering

Replaced a departing engineering leader ahead of a major platform rebuild, without slowing the roadmap.

Shortlist
5 days
Time to offer
6 weeks

National consumer brand · Canada

Chief Marketing Officer

Found a brand-builder with D2C and retail experience to lead a repositioning across stores and online.

Shortlist
7 days
Candidates met
4

E-commerce platform · United States

Head of AI

Sourced a rare blend of research depth and product instinct for a newly created AI team.

Shortlist
6 days
Still in role
2 yrs+
Accentio understood what we needed better than our own job description did. The shortlist was small, sharp and on time.
CEO, Series B fintech
We've used larger firms before. None of them moved this fast, or cared this much about getting the culture right.
Chief People Officer, retail brand
Mateo told me honestly when a role wasn't right, and then found me the one that was.
VP Sales, placed 2025

Senior people, on every search.

Mateo Polic

Mateo Polic

Founder

Mateo arrived in Toronto from Croatia in 2013 with two duffle bags and a lot of ambition. After recruiting at Michael Page and Shopify, he founded Accentio and has since partnered with founders, C-level executives and boards at 50+ companies across four continents, including Shopify, FreshBooks and HelloFresh.

Invests in early-stage Toronto startups. Plays chess and basketball.

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Iryna Korsunska

Iryna Korsunska

Talent Partner

Iryna started at Michael Page before leading talent acquisition at Thriver, a Toronto SaaS startup, where she built the HR function from scratch and helped grow the team from 56 to 220 people in three years, across 13 offices and a Series B.

Specializes in building high-performing teams with real cultural fit.

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Your next great hire starts with a conversation.

Tell us about the role you need to fill, or the move you're thinking about making. Call or email, and you'll speak with a partner directly.

Emailmateo@accentiogroup.com
Phone+1 (647) 517-3505