Josh N. Garcia

About Josh N. Garcia

I’m a senior talent and people leader with over a decade of experience supporting organizations across industries, geographies, and growth stages. My background includes both in-house recruiting ownership and hands-on leadership within a boutique executive search firm, giving me a strong operator mindset.Since 2012, I’ve worked in leadership and management roles spanning recruiting, sales, and operations, leading executive, technical, and commercial searches in highly competitive and complex markets. I’ve led hiring initiatives across North America and LATAM, particularly in cross-border and growth-oriented environments.My experience cuts across industries — including SaaS, Technology, Manufacturing, Hospitality, and Finance — and I’m frequently brought in to lead searches for roles that are difficult to define, hard to fill, or critical to business outcomes. These have included executive leadership, engineering and technical specialists, operations leaders, and highly specific commercial and go-to-market profiles.As Managing Director of Ventes, a boutique executive search firm, I’ve built and led international teams while remaining hands-on in full-cycle search and stakeholder management. This dual perspective allows me to operate both strategically and operationally, aligning talent decisions with real business constraints, timelines, and long-term objectives.I hold a Bachelor’s degree from University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Experience

1. Managing Partner and Founder

   Ventes Recruiting

   Jan 2019 — Present

   Founded and scaled a profitable, boutique recruitment agency supporting high-growth companies across the U.S. and Latin America. Partner to founders, CEOs, and leadership teams on GTM hiring, executive search, and talent strategy.Built the firm around delivering high-impact leadership talent across SaaS, technology, manufacturing, finance, and hospitality sectors, with a focus on roles that directly influence revenue growth and market expansion- Led executive search and senior GTM hiring for roles including Country Manager, Director, Head of, and other leadership positions across multiple markets - Acted as a strategic talent partner to executive stakeholders, advising on organizational design, hiring priorities, and leadership profiles aligned with business objectives - Owned and executed full-cycle executive search, including market mapping, talent identification, candidate assessment, and offer negotiation for complex, multi-region roles - Provided compensation benchmarking and market intelligence across the U.S. and LATAM, helping clients stay competitive in evolving talent markets - Built and scaled remote recruiting teams across geographies, implementing training, performance management, and delivery frameworks to drive consistent results - Personally led the firm’s most business-critical and niche searches, balancing speed, quality, and high-touch candidate experience - Developed highly effective outbound recruiting strategies, achieving up to 80% open rates and 64% response rates on executive-level outreach campaigns

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government

• Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2021