We’re been fully retained by a private equity-backed company with a long history, a lot of heart, and a caring leadership team to find their next Controller. The business is entering a major growth phase, targeting 5x growth, while being incredibly intentional about culture, collaboration, and bringing in people who are genuinely passionate about what they do.
They’re hiring a Controller because they want more than someone to keep the lights on. They want energy, curiosity, and pride in the work. This role is for someone who wants to build, improve, and be part of the story going forward, not just maintain what already exists.
Hard skills matter and an active CPA is a must. But the intangibles matter just as much. Leadership is looking for someone who is passionate, curious, growth-oriented, low ego, and excited by change. This is an opportunity to have a real voice, make an impact early, and help shape what the next chapter looks like.
The role is fully on-site with regular time spent partnering with a manufacturing facility. This is a hands-on, visible role within a collaborative leadership team that values showing up, doing great work, and enjoying the people you work with along the way.
If interested in hearing more, please reach out! CRabon@skywatersearch.com | 952.767.9025
The Senior Corporate Accountant plays a critical role in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting financial leadership through reliable reporting, analysis, and process improvement. This position partners closely with finance leadership and operational teams to ensure financial integrity, support planning initiatives, and strengthen accounting operations across the organization.
This position offers hands-on exposure to core accounting and finance functions, including reporting, forecasting, cash management, and systems optimization. The role reports directly to the CFO and is designed with a clear progression to Accounting Manager.
Location: Western Suburbs of Chicago, IL Type: Full-time, direct hire Work model: Onsite 4 days per week, 1 day remote
SkyWater is partnering with a privately held, family owned manufacturing company that recently completed a major ERP implementation and is now focused on post go-live stabilization and continuous improvement. The ERP program is highly visible and led directly by the CIO and ERP Program Manager, with strong executive support and investment.
This role sits on a small internal ERP team and focuses on application support, troubleshooting, and process improvement across manufacturing, supply chain, and back-office operations.
A leading global manufacturer is expanding its high-growth data-center solutions division and seeking a Program Manager / Senior Project Manager to help shape a next-generation Project Management Office.
This organization designs and manufactures mission-critical systems, demand is accelerating — and this role sits at the center of that growth.
I’m excited to be exclusively working on a Controller search that will really resonate with the operational accounting crowd.
This role is for someone who thrives in the day-to-day of accounting and genuinely enjoys making things run better. Clean closes, solid processes, fewer surprises, and a team that gets stronger over time.
The company is PE-backed and has already completed a Sage Intacct implementation. The focus now is execution, consistency, and operational excellence. The accounting itself is straightforward, but the impact during this phase of transformation is immediate and meaningful.
The role is tied to the south metro, but candidates anywhere in the Twin Cities are fair game. In-office needs are heavier at the beginning and ease up once things are running smoothly, typically landing at one to two days per week, at most.
If you’re interested in hearing more, please reach out! CRabon@skywatersearch.com | 952.767.9025
SkyWater Search is partnering with a national bankruptcy boutique law firm to add a Senior Bankruptcy Trust Attorney to its busy practice. This is a great opportunity to work with top bankruptcy professionals on some of the nation’s largest Chapter 11s.
An ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in bankruptcy post-confirmation trusts. Must be passionate about a career in bankruptcy. This firm is looking for an attorney they can invest in long term. There is ample opportunity for advancement and growth.
The culture at the firm is great, with very little turnover. It is big on work life balance and doesn’t have a billables expectation. The position is offered as remote for candidates with quality trust experience.
If you’re interested in learning more, please apply or reach out to Kelsey Quarberg directly (kquarberg@skywatersearch.com).
SkyWater is excited to partner with a returning local consumer goods manufacturing company as they’re expanding operations and seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Supervisor. This person will lead a critical day-shift assembly team. This privately held organization is entering its next growth phase, relaunching a second shift and modernizing its production footprint. The role will report to the Plant Manager, this leader will oversee 15–20 union assembly employees in a fast-paced, quality-driven environment. The plant is transitioning to an assembly-only model, making this a pivotal role in shaping workflow, standards, and culture.
We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers in the design and development of innovative consumer electronic products. This role combines hands-on engineering expertise with strategic leadership, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. The ideal candidate brings both technical depth in electrical/electronic systems and proven ability to guide teams through the full product development lifecycle.
Senior Product Manager Consumer Electronics (Product Development & Sourcing)
Position Overview
Our client is seeking a Senior Product Manager to own and drive a broad portfolio of consumer electronics products, supporting both product development and global sourcing initiatives. This role blends traditional product management responsibilities with hands-on involvement in sourcing, cost optimization, and factory collaboration.
The Senior Product Manager will manage the full lifecycle of 75–100 SKUs annually, partnering closely with cross-functional teams across design, engineering, quality, logistics, and overseas manufacturing. This position also plays a key role in supporting customer-facing activities and mentoring junior team members.
This opportunity is ideal for a product leader with experience developing consumer products, particularly for mass retail or private label environments, who thrives in a fast-paced, high-SKU-volume setting.
Key Responsibilities
Product Development
Lead consumer electronics products from concept through production and market launch.
Own product timelines, specifications, testing coordination, packaging execution, and deliverables.
Collaborate cross-functionally with sourcing, engineering, QA, packaging, and logistics teams.
Support buyer meetings, product ideation sessions, presentations, and pricing discussions.
Sourcing & Cost Management
Manage RFQs, quote comparisons, and factory communication in partnership with Asia- or Mexico-based sourcing teams.
Negotiate costs, analyze margins, and track tooling, lead times, and production readiness.
Identify alternate sourcing options and support secondary vendor strategies.
Ensure factories meet execution timelines aligned with compliance, testing, and shipping schedules.
Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Mentor Product Managers and Coordinators on best practices, prioritization, and execution.
Contribute to weekly product reviews and cross-functional planning meetings.
Act as a key liaison between internal teams and external partners.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product Design, or a related discipline.
5+ years of experience in product management, product development, and/or sourcing.
Proven ability to identify white-space opportunities and new product segments.
Hands-on experience working with overseas factories and managing RFQ and costing processes.
We are partnering with a well-established, privately held commercial insurance brokerage to add an experienced Commercial Lines Producer. This is an evergreen growth role focused on hiring proven producers who own their book of business and want long-term upside, autonomy, and a true ownership path.
This opportunity is best suited for producers who are still actively selling and looking to grow their book, not individuals seeking a place to park existing business.
This is a commission-based role with competitive splits 45% new business 35% renewals Transition compensation available based on book size and roll Transition compensation is not a draw and not clawed back Additional incentives may apply based on production and referrals
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