PACIFIC SEARCH FIRM
Executive and Senior Recruitment for the Energy Transition and Industrial Innovation
WHo we are
Pacific Search Firm is a boutique recruitment firm that delivers executive and senior talent for companies driving the energy transition and industrial innovation. We are exclusively retained to recruit executives and senior leaders through a human-centered process backed by rigorous due diligence. Our approach enables our clients to scale with confidence at critical inflection points. Our long-term track record and deep industry insight make us a trusted partner at critical points of investment, transformation, and scale.
Our clients
Our clients are global companies, PE-backed and VC-backed companies in the following segments:
Distributed and On-Site Power Generation
Grid Infrastructure (hardware & software)
Grid Resiliency Technologies
Energy Storage (batteries, long-duration, flow)
Advanced Manufacturing
Industrial Decarbonization
Carbon Tech (removal, monitoring, utilization)
Advanced Materials
Building Decarbonization & the Built Environment
Mobility (EVs, aviation, advanced engines)
AgTech
Sabrina dove
Sabrina Dove is the Founder and Executive Search Partner at Pacific Search Firm, which she launched in 2015 to help companies in the energy transition and industrial innovation sectors scale through strategic executive hiring.
With over 15 years of experience, Sabrina partners closely with founders, executive teams, and investment firms across the energy transition. She leads high-impact executive and senior leadership searches across commercial, operational, technical, and talent functions, including engineering, manufacturing, product, go-to-market, and people leadership. She works with global companies, venture-backed and private equity-backed companies, from early inflection points through scale and exit.
Sabrina is deeply embedded in the energy transition ecosystem. She regularly hosts round table discussions with founders and executives in San Francisco, speaks at industry events, and maintains long-standing relationships with top-tier candidates.
In addition to leading searches, she advises investment firms on recruitment strategy and talent assessment.
Sabrina holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and a master’s degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University.
WHY CLIENTS CHOOSE US
We are focused by design
As a boutique retained firm, we intentionally limit the number of clients we serve and appointments we take so that we can go deeper. You get our full attention and direct access to senior-level expertise throughout the search which results in deliberate, high-quality execution.
Deep sector expertise and deep network
With over 16 years of energy transition experience, we bring real-world insight and a deeply developed network of executive and technical talent. We know the market because we’re part of it.
Original thinking. No recycled shortlists.
Every search begins with fresh thinking and a sharp focus on what your business truly needs. We take the time to understand your company, your team, and the inflection point you're navigating. Then we build a custom strategy to identify the right leaders.
Trusted long-term partner
Our clients return across portfolio companies and funding cycles. We’ve helped leadership teams scale from first inflection point through exit, with results that last and leaders who stay.
Structured and efficient
Our process is built for high-stakes hiring. With defined milestones, rigorous evaluation, and a relationship-driven approach, we help clients move quickly and confidently.
OUR Core values
Collaborative
We operate as a true extension of your leadership team. Our best work happens in close partnership with high-integrity founders, executives, and investors who value high conscientiousness, candor, and shared ownership of outcomes.
We are curious and continuously learning
We stay close to the market by meeting candidates in person, attending and speaking at in-the-room industry events, and staying immersed in the evolving energy transition. Continuously learning and staying curious drive the quality of our network and keeps our work original.
Our Results
Trusted by founders, investors, and operators
We have led high-stakes, retained searches for CEOs, investors, and executive teams across the energy transition. Clients turn to us when leadership decisions are critical. Testimonials and case studies available on request.
Respected by candidates
We place leaders who thrive in the long term culturally, operationally, and personally. Many of our candidates become repeat clients. Our process earns trust from even the most passive or hard-to-reach talent.
OPENINGS
Current open positions
Senior Director of Product Management (Grid Resiliency Company), Houston, Texas
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