Sarah Madden

Founder | Madden Talent Partners at Madden Talent Partners

📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Sarah Madden is the Founder of Madden Talent Partners, a firm focused on executive search for PE/VC-backed businesses. With over 15 years of in-house talent and executive search experience, she specializes in placing transformative leaders to drive growth. Sarah holds a Bachelors degree from Rollins College and excels in building scalable hiring infrastructures.

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Experience

17 Years

Current Role

Founder | Madden Talent Partners

Job Level

Leadership

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Personality Overview

How Sarah shows up

Communication Style

Decision Approach

Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Priorities

Topics Sarah cares about

Executive Search

Her entire career and current firm are focused on strategic, high-touch executive hiring for C-level and senior leadership roles.

Talent Strategy

She has extensive experience building scalable hiring infrastructure, implementing systems like Greenhouse ATS, and developing frameworks that drive growth.

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Career

Work history

5-2025

Founder | Madden Talent Partners

Madden Talent Partners

3-2023 - 3-2025

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Building Industry Partners

2-2017 - 3-2023

Head of Talent Acquisition

DMGT plc

11-2012 - 2-2017

Director of Talent Management

Genscape, Inc.

6-2008 - 11-2012

Director of Recruiting

Genscape, Inc.

In the press

Media appearances

About Me - maddentalentpartners.com. Featured in Madden Talent Partners (official website)

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Education

2001 - 2005

Bachelors

Rollins College

Social presence

Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

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