Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Search Services

Award-Winning National Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer Search


We Connect Mission-Driven Organizations To Impactful Nonprofit Executive Leadership.


As experts in nonprofit executive search, we thrive at matching our client partners to game-changing leaders for their organization. At Scion Executive, we do this by offering expedient and comprehensive executive search services. We’ve built a strong team of recruiters to partner with you and provide tailored solutions for your search needs quickly with operation leadership talent while taking into consideration your organizations needs and future growth.

We have built our business on years of tenured experience and the relationships we’ve carefully built with nonprofit leaders throughout organizations and industries. We leverage our vast national candidate network, our streamlined and proven search process and fluid pipelines of talent for each and every search we conduct.

Operational Leadership Experts

We know that often times, the operations manager may be the secret weapon of the most successful nonprofits we know. They are the one to take charge, get things done, and help the executive directors focus their energy on the strategic bird’s eye view that moves your mission forward. Our team is committed to providing you with a partnership that provides you with an exceptional nonprofit chief operating officer hire.

At Scion Executive we are acutely attuned to organizational dynamics, changing industry needs, and chemistry of our clients – that’s what sets us apart from the rest. We ask questions such as, what opportunities can your new leader create or how will this new hire address the complex challenges facing nonprofits of all types? Our process is refined to match our clients with the operations leaders who will be a partner for organizational success to your mission and team.

A Proven Search Process

We’ve designed our award-winning search and process to provide you with the very best nonprofit leadership available to meet the unique needs of your organization. With years of experience under our belt and hundreds of successful completed searches, we know a thing or two. We provide an understanding of candidate trends and interests to ensure you are privy to all important information during your search. Our process has been cultivated to ensure our client partners and talent candidates are included in every step of the process.

As experts in nonprofit chief operating officer searches, we partner with your decision makers in uniting resources, and provide clear expectations of the decision makers’ responsibilities while engaging us. In the end, we can all gain valuable insight through our communicative approach and true partnership. The approach we utilize is strategic and consultative in nature. All of the aspects of the executive search are executed on behalf of your organization and customizable.

We’ll Find the
Best Match For the Job 

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A Diverse Candidate Slate

As a team, we are committed to serving both our client partners and leadership talent throughout the entire process. As such, we value and believe in executing our business in a way where Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are all pillars to our success in our business and all partnerships. Learn more about our commitment to DEI here.

Our Vast International, National, and Local Operational Executive Candidate Network(s) Include Leadership Within:

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  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Foundations & Philanthropic Organizations
  • Educational Institutions
  • Associations
  • Membership Organizations
  • Corporations
  • Startups
  • Unions
  • State, City, Federal Governments
  • International Organizations