Jess Padek

Jess Padek is a Co-Founder and Partner at S+H Search. Jess joined our firm with more than 10 years of executive recruiting experience within the accounting and finance arena. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, his recruiting career started in Chicago in 1998 with a small, national search firm. Jess relocated to the DFW area in 2000, where he continued to learn and sharpen his skills as he joined one of the country’s largest search firms. Since 2008, Jess has excelled at our small boutique firm and has consistently been our team’s top producer. Jess understands his client’s needs, their personalities, and organizational cultures to appropriately find exactly the right resource to meet their needs. Jess is a keen advocate of the very simple premise of working smarter to achieve client and candidate goals. His relationship-based approach, friendly demeanor, and proven track record keep clients coming back to S+H Search for intelligent recruitment solutions. Jess has been an instrumental part of our firm since our founding and plays a key role in the firm’s business development and recruiting process.