Placing People
with Purpose
Zocalo is a premier executive recruiting firm operating at the intersection of creativity, culture, and impact. We specialize in retained and embedded search, partnering with purpose-driven leaders to build high-performing teams that fuel transformative growth.
Designed to Deliver
Strategic Insights
As strategic talent partners, we dive deep into your culture and goals to uncover the tangible and intangible skills and qualities needed for high-impact, lasting hires.
Exceptional Network
From individual hires to building cohesive, high-performing teams, we use our unrivaled network, reputation, and understanding of the role to deliver highly qualified candidates.
Unmatched Precision
Whether kicking off an executive search or stepping in with solutions to one that has stalled, we bring intention, care and precision to every aspect of the hiring process.
Our Clients
Recent Placements
Industries
Roles
Social Impact
Head of Content
Art, Culture & Creative
Executive Director
Strategic Advisors & Innovators
Head of Brand Strategy
Investment & Emerging Ventures
VP of Growth Marketing
Climate & Environmental Innovation
Head of Communications
Culture-Shaping Brands & Collectives
Director of Digital Marketing
Our Values
Impact.
Culture.
Creativity.
We partner with organizations that share our commitment to making a positive impact on the world.
We believe that matching clients and candidates is a creative process. While logical factors are essential, it’s the “magic”—the intangible, soft factors—that make a connection successful. We value this quality in others; and look to partner with clients and candidates who are creative, ambitious, and unique.
At the core of every successful match is culture. We know that the most effective teams are built on cultural compatibility and shared values. By understanding the cultural context of both our clients and candidates, we can make thoughtful and lasting connections.
Our values are embedded in our name: Zocalo, the Mexican Spanish word for a town square. A zócalo is a place where diverse voices, backgrounds, and ideas converge to create community. This is our essence: we create spaces where cultures intersect, allowing for deeper connections.
Our Values
Impact.
Culture.
Creativity.
Our Values
Impact.
Culture.
Creativity.
Designed to Deliver
Strategic
Insights
As strategic talent partners, we dive deep into your culture and goals to uncover the tangible and intangible skills and qualities needed for high-impact, lasting hires.
Exceptional Network
From individual hires to building cohesive, high-performing teams, we use our unrivaled network, reputation, and understanding of the role to deliver highly qualified candidates.
Unmatched Precision
Whether kicking off an executive search or stepping in with solutions to one that has stalled, we bring intention, care and precision to every aspect of the hiring process.
Zocalo takes the stress out of finding the right person for your team by leveraging their vast network, creating a detailed sourcing and recruitment strategy, and designing a thoughtful interview process. Zocalo took the time to get to know our organization and creating profiles for the individuals that would be successful in the role and our team.
Eunice Dunham
Chief Talent Officer
Summer Search
I've been struck by Zocalo's thoughtfulness, the depth of their market knowledge and the breadth of their relationships. When hiring, I know I will get a shortlist of highly appointable candidates and that the process will be rewarding and fun.
Rob Baker
Chief Marketing Officer, Artnet
Ex-Head of Marketing, MoMA
Zocalo has become a true partner in my success by helping me find not only the brightest but those people who best fit the work's needs and my own as a leader. I have been most impressed with Zocalo's understanding of how to source, recruit, and root teams that thrive.
Celestine Maddy
Managing Director of MarCom
Emerson Collective
What Our Clients Say
Zocalo's Founder
Kimberly is a recognized leader in executive search. Over two decades, she has partnered with organizations of all types and placed a generation of leaders. She is a hands-on practitioner who understands what’s at stake for both her clients and candidates, and blends optimism, empathy, and wisdom, with a bias to action.
A committed advocate for workforce equity, Kimberly founded Zocalo to have more impact with her work. She believes that a new generation of recruitment leaders are required to transform the culture of the industry.
Kimberly is based in Manhattan and in addition to raising a business and family, she serves as an Executive Board Member at the Lower East Side Girls Club.
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