Location / Texas
Executive search across Texas.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. Four very different markets, one state.
Steward Well runs retained executive searches across Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin, for CFOs and finance leaders at companies from $50M to $500M in revenue. The firm is based in Austin. A partner leads every search, with a calibrated shortlist in 21 days.
How do the Texas markets differ for executive hiring?
| Market | What shapes the search |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth | Deep finance talent, many corporate headquarters and private equity firms |
| Houston | Energy, industrial and processing companies, with deep operations talent |
| San Antonio | Healthcare, defense and family-owned businesses |
| Austin | Software and fast-growing companies, with many leaders who moved in |
Which Texas companies do you work with?
Founder-led, sponsor-backed and private-equity-owned companies from $50M to $500M. Most searches are for the CFO and the office of the CFO. For Houston's energy and industrial base, our industrial and minerals practice often joins the work.
Do Texas companies hire from out of state?
Often, and it usually works. Texas has no state income tax, which can help an offer. But a family move is still a big ask. We raise it early with every candidate so it doesn't sink a finalist at the end.
How does a Steward Well search run?
- Discovery. A partner meets the owner, the board or sponsor, and the team the leader will inherit.
- A written success profile. What this person must have done by month twelve, agreed before we call anyone.
- An original market map. Built for your seat, not pulled from a stack of resumes.
- A calibrated shortlist in 21 days. Qualified, interested and assessed against the profile.
- Scored interviews, deep references and offer support. The search closes in 45 to 90 days.
- Twelve months of check-ins, backed by a written 12-month guarantee.
A partner runs every step. You never get handed to a junior team after the pitch. See the full approach.
Questions buyers ask first
Where is Steward Well based?
In Austin. See our Austin executive search page.
Do you run searches in Houston and Dallas?
Yes. We run searches across Texas and the rest of the U.S.
Which roles do you fill in Texas?
Mostly CFOs and finance leaders, plus technology and industrial executives.
How long does a search take?
We commit in writing to a calibrated shortlist in 21 days and a completed search in 45 to 90 days.
See where your search stands before it starts.
The readiness diagnostic takes two minutes. It shows the gaps that slow a search down. When you're ready, a partner takes the first call.