Dave Hill

About Dave Hill

I am an executive search leader who has built and scaled practices within Fortune 100 companies. I am a hands on search professional and have partnered with CEOs and their senior leaders to build their leadership teams for the future. My passion is media and entertainment, however I have worked across a very broad range of industries, functions and companies of every size.

Experience

1. Principal

   Blue Sky Exec Search Collective

   May 2025 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   After spending more than 30 years in corporate recruiting, I am launching my own boutique executive search firm, focusing on technology and media. One of the things that enables our firm to bring greater value to our clients is that we each have extensive in-house executive search experience at some of the biggest names in tech.We can be an effective extension of in-house search teams because we’ve sat in those chairs ourselves. We understand that, oftentimes, there are surges in demand that can quickly overwhelm internal resources and we can be there to take the heat off. There are times when particularly confidential searches come up and are best handled discreetly by an outside partner. We know how to do that. And, although internal search teams are most often quite capable, sometimes there is value in bringing in specific subject matter expertise from the outside - if we can bring that expertise to the table, we will.We also know well that nearly every in-house team is lean and resourced just enough to handle incoming searches from the businesses. There is often a longer term need to do things like succession planning, benchmarking, or other proactive outreach efforts without the internal resources to do those things effectively. We can absolutely do these things on behalf of our clients - although we certainly do retained executive search, we are not locked into that model either.For our clients without in-house executive search teams, we can help evaluate the best strategy for senior leader hiring. Sometimes it makes sense to do a one-off search, however, if senior leader hiring volume is relatively low but steady, we can also be there for them in a fractional capacity. And, if it makes sense for a client to form their own in-house function, we know how to set that up as well. We can build a world class team, establish lean but effective processes, and recommend the best tools that will give those companies a competitive advantage.

Education

• Western Kentucky University

  BA, Government and Criminology

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Employee Engagement
• Technical Recruiting
• Business Relationship Management
• Executive Search
• Vendor Management
• Recruiting
• Leadership
• Employee Relations
• College Recruiting
• Business Development
• International Recruitment
• Human Resources
• Internet Recruiting
• Rock & Roll
• Program Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Sourcing
• Talent Acquisition
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Screening
• Interviews
• Management
• Team Building