SkyWater has recently partnered with a growing, Minneapolis-based organization that has been around for over 40 years and continued to hire strong technical talent. This organization is a certified B-corp that offers solutions and services that help with the betterment of society.
We are looking to find and hire a Senior Software Developer to join their Agile team of 6. To be a fit, this person will have experience writing production-level software in a C#.NET environment, assisting with QA work, software documentation, and resolving problems with the team. Ultimately, a lot of hats will be worn and will be great exposure to current technologies (i.e. MVC, Blazor, C#.NET, SQL, Entity Framework, etc.)
Soft skills are very important as this is a close-knit team and we’re looking for someone that isn’t afraid to problem solve with minimal direction. Must be local to MN, and cannot require sponsorship.
We have been engaged by a growing Twin Cities based ESOP client to bring on their first dedicated Information Security hire. This is a high impact, build and shape role with strong visibility to IT leadership and growth potential. If you are collaborative and ready to help bring some maturity to a security function as they scale this could be worth a conversation.
We are thrilled to be partnering with a well-established, family office-backed organization to hire a Tax Manager to join their internal tax team. This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to step into a leadership position while working on complex tax matters across a diverse and sophisticated portfolio.
This team operates as an in-house tax function supporting real estate investments, operating companies, private equity partnerships, trusts, and foundations.
What you’ll be doing:
Manage tax compliance workflow across a large volume of pass-through entities
Review tax returns and workpapers prepared by staff
Serve as a key point of contact for assigned entities and stakeholders
Oversee tax projections, estimates, and planning initiatives
Conduct technical tax research and communicate findings clearly
Support process improvements and help drive efficiency across the team
Strong project management skills and ability to take ownership
Interest in both compliance and tax planning
What sets this apart:
Leadership role within an in-house tax team
Complex and varied work across multiple industries and entity types
Stable environment with strong visibility and impact
Hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 remote)
This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to move out of public accounting into a role that still offers technical depth, but with more balance and long-term stability. Please reach out to hear more – CRabon@skywatersearch.com | 952.767.9025
We’ve partnered with a highly impactful, mission-driven organization—one of the largest of its kind in the country—distributing tens of millions of pounds of food each year across a $75M+ operation.
They’re building a modern marketing function from the ground up—one designed to engage four key audiences (donors, volunteers, advocates, and neighbors seeking services) while accelerating revenue, reach, and trust.
This is not a maintenance role. It’s a build.
You’ll step into a leadership position with real influence—shaping how the organization communicates, fundraises, and grows. The foundation is in place (brand architecture, campaign structure, CRM roadmap). Now they need a leader to bring it to life. As the first hire in this restructured model, you’ll build the team, define how the work gets done, and set the standard for what great looks like.
What You’ll Own
Audience Growth & Insight You’ll lead how the organization understands and engages its audiences—turning insights into smarter, more effective campaigns across segments.
Campaign & Channel Strategy You’ll own the annual campaign calendar, lead channel strategy, and drive performance across digital (email, social, paid, web)—including critical year-end moments.
Digital & Revenue Impact From monthly giving growth to full-funnel performance, you’ll directly influence revenue outcomes through modern, data-informed marketing.
Brand & Data Evolution You’ll help steward a multi-audience brand while partnering on a major CRM and marketing tech integration—bringing together a unified view of constituents for the first time.
Team & Function Build You’ll build and lead a team, while establishing the systems, workflows, and expectations that make a high-performing marketing organization run.
What Makes You a Fit
You’ve led audience growth—not just donor marketing, but multi-segment engagement strategies
You know how to partner with revenue leaders and co-own outcomes without losing creative integrity
You’ve managed complex brands and know how to balance nuance with consistency
You’re comfortable in data and CRM environments and can translate performance into action
You’ve operated in environments with shared ownership, competing priorities, and real complexity
The Profile Required
12+ years in marketing, with 3+ years leading teams
Experience across both brand/creative and digital/content
Strong cross-functional leadership and influence skills
Data fluency and comfort working within CRM-driven ecosystems
Preferred
Background in nonprofit, agency, healthcare, education, or public sector
Exposure to CRM integration or transformation work
Why This Role This is a rare opportunity to build something meaningful—with both scale and purpose. You’ll join an organization doing critical, highly visible work, and step into a role where your ideas, leadership, and decisions will directly shape its future growth.
If you’re someone who wants to build, lead, and make an impact that extends far beyond marketing—this is worth a conversation.
Location: Hybrid, with three days per week onsite at the organization’s Twin Cities headquarters
Compensation: Target base salary will be determined based on experience and qualifications, with a range of $140,000–$165,000
Our client is a rapidly growing, engineering-driven manufacturing company based in Minnesota and is seeking a Vice President of Sales to join its executive leadership team. This organization is a market-leading supplier of highly engineered components and systems used in recreational, agricultural, and industrial equipment. With a strong reputation for innovation and customer partnership, the company serves top-tier OEMs across North America.
Backed by a publicly traded parent company with a long-term, buy-and-hold philosophy, the business operates with the agility of a private enterprise while benefiting from strategic resources and stability. The company has experienced consistent double-digit growth and is positioned for significant expansion over the next several years.
Reporting directly to the President, the Vice President of Sales will play a critical role in shaping the company’s commercial strategy and driving continued growth. As a key member of the executive leadership team, this individual will act as a strategic partner across the business while also leading and developing a high-performing sales organization.
The current sales team is technically strong and relationship-focused, with deep customer integration. This role will bring added structure, process, and forward-looking strategy to elevate performance and expand market share.
~ Candidates must be located in Minnesota or willing to relocate to be considered. This is an in-office opportunity. ~
A growing, distinctive consumer brand is seeking a Vice President, People & Culture to lead the people strategy and day-to-day HR function for a private equity-backed organization. This leader will serve as the company’s senior HR partner, working closely with the CEO, executive team, and broader leadership group to shape talent, culture, organizational effectiveness, and employee experience.
This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role. While the position carries meaningful strategic responsibility, the current scope is also operational and requires a leader who is comfortable rolling up their sleeves. The right person will be equally credible coaching executives, leading talent and organizational work, supporting recruiting, and managing the tactical realities of a lean HR function.
Why This Role Is Compelling
Opportunity to shape the people agenda for a distinctive, growing consumer brand with strong leadership access and influence
Broad scope across HR strategy, talent acquisition, performance management, engagement, organizational development, and leadership support
Visible seat at the table with the ability to influence how the company scales, collaborates, and develops talent
A culture that values partnership, practical problem solving, and leaders who build credibility through action
Ideal Candidate Profile
Broad HR athlete with strong business partnership skills and the ability to shift between strategic thinking and tactical execution
Credible with senior leaders yet practical and approachable with employees and managers across the organization
Comfortable in lean, evolving environments where priorities shift and not every process is fully built
Strong talent assessor who can support recruiting, evaluate fit, and help leaders raise the bar on hiring and performance
Able to introduce the right amount of structure without becoming overly bureaucratic or heavy-handed
Primary Responsibilities
HR Leadership and Business Partnership
Serve as the senior HR leader, partnering closely with the CEO and leadership team on organization, talent, culture, and people-related business decisions
Provide practical, high-judgment counsel on employee relations, performance issues, organizational changes, leadership effectiveness, and team dynamics
Represent the people and culture perspective in leadership discussions while balancing business needs, scalability, and employee experience
Talent Management and Leadership Development
Lead performance management, talent review, calibration, and succession-related discussions across the company
Strengthen leadership capability through coaching, tools, frameworks, and development support
Partner with leaders to identify top talent, address performance gaps, and create development plans
Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning
Play an active role in recruiting for professional and leadership positions, including role definition, job specification development, candidate assessment, and hiring manager partnership
Support workforce planning tied to company growth, organizational design, and evolving capability needs
Ensure recruiting processes are disciplined, well-calibrated, and aligned with future talent needs
HR Operations, Rewards, and Infrastructure
Oversee core HR processes including onboarding, offboarding, leaves, compliance, communications, and HR administration
Partner on benefits, compensation, and HR systems, including future benchmarking and pay structure work
Improve HR infrastructure and process efficiency
Culture, Engagement, and Organizational Effectiveness
Guide engagement efforts, survey follow-up, and employee listening mechanisms
Support initiatives that reinforce culture, values, and community impact
Contribute to leadership team effectiveness and cross-functional collaboration
Experience and Requirements
10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience across multiple disciplines
Experience partnering closely with a CEO and/or executive leadership team in a growth-oriented environment
Proven ability to operate as a hands-on HR leader in a lean setting
Experience leading performance management, talent assessment, and leadership development processes
Strong recruiting capability and partnership with hiring leaders
Experience improving HR processes, systems, and operating cadence
Experience in consumer, retail, branded products, manufacturing, or similarly fast-paced environments is helpful but not required
Experience with ADP or similar HRIS platforms preferred
Personal Attributes
Builder mentality with low ego and high accountability
Strong listener with sound judgment and the ability to influence
Resilient and comfortable navigating ambiguity and change
Commercially minded and able to connect people decisions to business priorities
This role is based in the Minneapolis area, with a hybrid model and an expectation of regular in-office presence to support leadership visibility and team engagement.
A leading avionics innovator in the Midwest is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer / Technical Lead to drive development of mission-critical aircraft systems. This organization is experiencing rapid growth and is positioned to secure large-scale, multi-year aerospace programs.
This role offers a rare opportunity to own software direction in a highly regulated environment while mentoring a growing engineering team.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead embedded software development for avionics systems (C, bare-metal)
Own DO-178 processes including requirements, verification, and certification
Provide technical leadership to a junior-heavy team
Drive architecture, development standards, and execution timelines
Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware and production teams
Skywater has partnered with this long-standing client for years, successfully placing more than 20 people across the business. We are now helping them find a Director of Finance Operations to lead plant-level financial management. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on accounting and operational finance. You will drive month-end close, variance analysis, forecasting, and AOP while partnering closely with plant operations to ensure financial discipline, cost optimization, and operational efficiency.
As the company grows, this role will evolve. You will pivot from hands-on accounting to broader oversight and leadership while still staying connected to the day-to-day financial operations.
Local candidates in Minnesota will only be considered.
A well-regarded Minneapolis-based litigation boutique is seeking a mid-level associate to join its growing team. The firm handles complex, high-stakes commercial litigation matters and offers a collaborative, trial-focused environment.
The ideal candidate will have 3–6 years of litigation experience, with a strong foundation in drafting pleadings and motions, managing discovery, and supporting depositions and trial preparation. Experience with commercial disputes is preferred. Candidates should be comfortable taking on meaningful responsibility, working closely with partners and clients, and managing aspects of cases independently. Strong research, writing, and analytical skills are essential, along with attention to detail and sound judgment.
This is an excellent opportunity for an associate seeking hands-on litigation experience in a sophisticated but collegial setting. The firm offers competitive compensation, performance-based bonuses, and a clear path for long-term growth. Candidates must be admitted to practice in Minnesota or eligible to waive in.
If you’d like to learn more, please apply or reach out to Lauren Swartout directly at lswartout@skywatersearch.com.
SkyWater Search Partners is representing a long-standing, highly-respected institution in Minneapolis as they look to hire a highly organized and proactive Senior Administrative Assistant to support senior leadership and help coordinate a wide range of programs, events, and operational initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing administrative excellence with meaningful, people-focused work. This role will require an equal balance of organization skills, business communication, creativity and community building.
This is a fully onsite role in Minneapolis that follows typical core business hours, with the occasional Sunday participation.
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