Commercial Lines Account Executive

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51922

SkyWater Search has partnered with a well-established insurance brokerage that is seeking a highly experienced Commercial Lines Account Executive to join their team. This role is responsible for managing client relationships, servicing multi-line commercial accounts, and supporting new business while upholding exceptional service standards.

This position is fully-remote, but does have monthly travel to the company office in California for team meetings

Senior Manager — CFO Services

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51910

Long-time SkyWater client looking to add a new leader to the business — This firm is a boutique M&A/PE Advisory firm that has experienced significant growth in the last 4 years — they are actively building out new services lines and offerings. Unmatched culture, meritocratic promotion, and entrepreneurial environment.

We are looking for a senior manager for what the firm calls their “FinOps” group. This person will be a high-level executor for office of the CFO/Controller projects for middle market PE-backed organizations. 

The ideal candidate is someone who has private equity controllership/CFO/Finance experience, skilled in value creation and portco optimization/growth.

7-15 years of experience is ideal, CPA preferred. Prior management consulting experience is a plus. 

 

Senior Accountant, Data Analytics

  • Location: Chicago
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51909

Come join a quickly expanding organization set to IPO in the next few years. We are looking for a senior accountant to join the corporate controllership team focused on operational accounting, FP&A, optimizing new data analytics tools, and overall process improvement and value creation through the accounting function.

This reports directly to someone we placed in the organization 1 year ago — they have already been promoted and are continuing to build their team. If you want to be CFO or Controller one day this is the perfect role for you.

Ideal candidates have foundations in public accounting (audit) and their CPA certification.

VP, Business Development

  • Location: Minneapolis
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51885

VP, Business Development

Social-First Agency | Minneapolis (Hybrid)

We are seeking a VP of Business Development for a social-first agency that’s building something genuinely different in the market. This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who loves building growth from the ground up and wants real ownership over how an agency shows up, attracts clients, and scales.

This role leads all agency marketing and growth strategy in partnership with the agency’s Chief Growth Officer – from positioning and demand generation to actively identifying, prospecting, and converting net-new clients. There’s no inherited playbook here. You’ll help create it.

What You’ll Do

  • Partner with the CGO to lead the agency’s growth strategy end to end

  • Lead all agency marketing, positioning, and go-to-market efforts

  • Identify, prospect, and pursue net-new clients (this role is not passive)

  • Develop repeatable growth systems, pipelines, and partnerships

  • Work closely with agency leadership to align growth goals with business strategy

  • Track performance, learn fast, and continuously iterate

Who This Is For

This role is ideal for someone with builder energy – someone who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and sees ambiguity as opportunity.

The ideal candidate:

  • Has advertising agency experience or has driven proven growth in an agency-adjacent environment (consulting, creative studio, startup, platform, etc.)

  • Is results-driven and comfortable being accountable to growth outcomes

  • Enjoys prospecting, relationship-building, and opening doors

  • Understands how modern agencies actually win business today

  • Is a collaborative team player who leads with momentum, not ego

  • Believes social media is a growth engine, not just a channel

The agency is located in Minneapolis, MN and offers a hybrid work environment. This role requires some travel. Compensation will be base plus commission, with the exact structure determined by the candidate’s experience and potential.

Commercial Lines Insurance Producer

  • Location: San Diego, California
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51841

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

 

Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Litigation Associate Attorney

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51805

SkyWater Search is partnering with a Twin Cities law firm with a national Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation practice to add an Associate Attorney to its team. This is a great opportunity to work with top bankruptcy professionals and litigate in federal bankruptcy court.

An ideal candidate has 1-5 years of experience in bankruptcy litigation, creditors’ rights, or comparable federal litigation practice. Must be passionate about a career in bankruptcy or creditors’ rights work. This firm is looking for an associate they can invest in long term. There is ample opportunity for advancement and growth.

If you’re interested in learning more, please apply or reach out to Kelsey Quarberg directly (kquarberg@skywatersearch.com).

Lead Software Engineer (Minnesota-hybrid)

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51774

SkyWater has partnered with a well-known company in the financial services industry. With international presence, and an established parent company, this Twin Cities-based subsidiary is looking to add a Manager to their Agile team of 12.

This company is targeting an individual that is highly technical, and highly curious as the launch an effort to move away from a monolithic, legacy platform in favor of a modern Microservices environment using the likes of Azure Devops, React, and other modern tools.

To be a fit for this position, we are targeting a background in engineering with C#.NET skills and exposure to SQL databases as they will be writing APIs to help move the ship towards modernization. And we are targeting someone with formal leadership experience.

If you are local to the Twin Cities, coming from a Microsoft background, interested in modern tools, and want to continue to challenge yourself in a new environment – please apply today.

Cannot offer sponsorship, and must be willing to work onsite in the NW Metro 4x/week (1 day remote).

Outside Sales Representative

  • Location: Franklin, Wisconsin
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51767

SkyWater Search Partners is partnering with a 50+ year-old, family-owned construction supply leader with 12 branches across WI and MN. Due to explosive growth, they seek a high-energy Outside Sales Representative to own a territory covering the Milwaukee, WI area, driving new customer acquisition and revenue expansion.
This field-based hunter role offers uncapped career growth. The company provides a robust training program to help build your book of business, master consultative selling, and advance in a promote-from-within culture where top performers earn lifetime tenure and leadership opportunities.
This is a pivotal role suited for someone excited to grow their sales career, develop territories, and engage clients. The role will be compensated with base salary + double-digit commission rates (doubled for first 2 years).

* Compensation range $50,000 – $100,000 *
*Must live within 60 miles of Franklin, WI *

 

Global Corporate Controller

  • Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51763

SkyWater SkyWater is excited to officially launch a Global Controller search with a privately held industrial technology manufacturer headquartered in Bloomington, MN. This is a newly created, high-impact role reporting directly to the CFO, designed to unify and elevate accounting operations across a growing global footprint that includes the U.S., U.K., France, India, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.

Following a successful divestiture from a Fortune 100 parent, the company is entering an ambitious growth phase fueled by acquisitions and expanding international operations across North America, Europe, and the Middle East. The Global Controller will lead controllers and accounting teams across multiple countries, establish standardized global accounting practices, streamline close and reporting processes, and play a key role in integrating newly acquired entities (including Houston and Saudi Arabia).

Success in year one will include faster closes, consistent global policies, seamless acquisition integration, and stronger alignment across international teams. This is a rare opportunity to build global infrastructure from the ground up within a privately held organization known for strong leadership, an empowering culture, and long-term growth vision.

This is a high-visibility role with meaningful CFO exposure. If you’re a CPA with global manufacturing leadership experience and Big 4 roots, this is your opportunity to drive real impact on a global scale.

Real Estate Attorney

  • Location: Minneapolis
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51755

SkyWater Search has partnered with a growing Minneapolis law firm to find a Real Estate Attorney. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of real estate experience (preferably HOA) as well as the ability to market the firm and take over client relationships. The firm is succession planning and hopes this person will be able to take over a significant book of business someday.

If you’d like to learn more, please apply or reach out to Lauren Swartout directly at lswartout@skywatersearch.com

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