Renee Dovich

Renee Dovich is the Owner and CEO of CareerEncore, a boutique Executive Search firm focused on startups and SMBs in the high-tech industry serving North America. Her journey to the C-Suite began over 20 years ago when she started as a technical recruiter for Adecco Engineering & Technical, one of the world’s largest technical staffing firms. After over 10 years with Adecco, Renee transitioned to Career Encore and executive search, working more directly with clients as their partner, recognizing that the most successful hires were those that aligned their talents to drive results with the company’s business strategy. Three short years and hundreds of successful recruiting engagements after joining CareerEncore, Renee was tapped as the successor by the firm’s founder Courtney Sullivan Homer and quickly transitioned into the role as CEO and sole owner. Since taking over as CEO in 2018, Renee has steadily grown the firm’s client base and scope of capabilities while focusing CareerEncore’s lens on those roles that drive the bottom line in the tech industry. Today, Renee and her team at CareerEncore center their attention on tech startups and SMB companies. Working alongside their client’s executive team as trusted advisors, her team partners on filling the most critical, rapid growth leadership roles within Sales and Customer Success functions. Whether filling a single role or building out full teams, Renee’s success is rooted in two areas – understanding the client’s business strategy and the right fit for their culture. Companies looking to hire executive talent with a track record of success to enhance their rapid growth and secure successful exits, partner with Renee and her team. Speed and effectiveness are key reasons that VCs and Private Equity firms call on Renee to identify the best talent to deliver ROI from their portfolio companies. In addition, SMB enterprises expanding into US markets have repeatedly leveraged Renee’s expertise in helping them build out their US-based teams. Renee’s niche is finding tech start-up sales and customer success executive leaders who have the rapid growth experience and knowledge for whatever stage of growth the client startup is needing. Renee was vetted & tapped by Forbes.jobs as a Founding Recruiter and expert in her niche for their 2023 platform. She holds a BA in Communications from the University of New Hampshire. She is married with 2 children, 2 rescue dogs and a mischievous Maine Coon cat. Additionally, she’s a passionate advocate for children with dyslexia, veterans, mental health, and suicide awareness.