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Michelle Stevens

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Senior Director, Paragon Practice at Riviera Partners
📍 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States

Michelle is a results-driven Executive Search Leader with over 25 years of experience connecting companies with high-level talent. She specializes in placing engineering, product, and design leaders. Colleagues describe her as professional, detailed, and attentive. She holds a BS from the University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business.

Outside of work, Michelle is a proud mother who celebrates family milestones, recently highlighting her daughters university graduation and career search. She also values her professional network, reconnecting with former colleagues to support meaningful causes and community events like Giving Tuesday.

She has been a recruiter for over two decades, driven by a passion for connecting people and opportunities beyond just skills and salary.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Paragon Practice
Job Level
Senior
Location
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States
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Executive Talent
Her entire career is focused on retained executive search, placing leadership talent in software engineering, product management, and design roles at innovative companies.
Career Development
Publicly supports and promotes her daughter's entry into the workforce, showing a personal passion for helping the next generation launch their careers.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Senior Director, Paragon Practice
Riviera Partners
10-2024 - 1-2026
Director, Paragon Practice
Riviera Partners
1-2022 - 9-2024
Principal - Executive Search
Riviera Partners
9-2019 - 1-2022
Senior Executive Search Consultant - Technology
The Walt Disney Company
5-2017 - 8-2019
Global Executive Search Lead
Red Hat
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Education
1990 - 1994
BS
University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business
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