StevenDouglas, a boutique search and interim resources firm, announced on September 22, 2026, that Amanda Rassi has been promoted to Managing Director of its National Human Resources Search Practice. The move formalizes the firm’s HR recruiting capabilities under a single national practice and underscores its commitment to expanding HR search services across the United States as client demand grows.
Rassi, who joined StevenDouglas in 2013, will lead the growth and development of the national practice. Her responsibilities include building a dedicated HR search team, strengthening the firm’s footprint in key markets, and bringing together HR recruiting efforts under one unified national strategy. Her practice focuses on senior HR leadership roles, including CHRO, Chief People Officer, and SVP and VP of Human Resources searches, as well as leadership positions in Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, HR Operations, Talent Management, Organizational Development, and HR Business Partners.
“There is a significant opportunity to continue to grow our HR practice nationally and Amanda has built an exceptional reputation in the HR community and a strong national network of clients and HR leaders,” said Elizabeth Jacobs, Executive Vice President at StevenDouglas. “This role gives her the opportunity to scale that success, grow the team and further strengthen our capabilities for clients across the country.”
The promotion reflects broader trends in the executive search industry, where clients increasingly seek specialized expertise and national reach. StevenDouglas has expanded its HR Search Practice over the past two decades to serve organizations ranging from emerging and middle-market companies to Fortune 500, privately held, and private equity-backed businesses. The practice offers both retained executive search and professional recruiting, enabling clients to engage the firm for senior HR leaders as well as the teams supporting them.
“We have an opportunity to build one of the strongest national HR search practices in the country,” Rassi said. “By expanding our team and presence in key markets, while operating as one national practice, we are giving our clients access to deep HR expertise, market intelligence and talent relationships across the country.”
The announcement is part of StevenDouglas’ broader strategy to build specialized practices led by recruiters with deep functional expertise, combining local market knowledge with national search capabilities. As demand for HR leaders and professionals has increased, the HR practice has become increasingly visible for StevenDouglas, with critical C-suite and senior-level placements executed by the team.
StevenDouglas, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been a recognized leader in identifying top talent since 1983. The firm’s client base is industry-agnostic and includes emerging middle-market to Fortune 500 companies, private equity and venture capital firms, hedge funds, family offices, and wealth management firms. Recognized as a Top 50 Executive Search firm nationally and #1 in Florida, StevenDouglas’ footprint spans more than 25 offices across the Americas with over 150 professionals. The firm is nationally known for search expertise in Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Executive Leadership, Financial Services, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Legal, Risk & Compliance, Supply Chain & Logistics, and Wealth Management, as well as interim resources and staffing in IT, Finance & Accounting, and HR. For more information about the firm, visit StevenDouglas.
The expansion of the national HR practice under Rassi’s leadership signals StevenDouglas’ intent to capture a larger share of the growing market for HR executive search. By consolidating its HR recruiting efforts and investing in national team growth, the firm aims to provide clients with seamless access to top HR talent across the country—a move that could intensify competition among boutique search firms and further professionalize the HR leadership recruitment space. For HR vendors, this consolidation highlights the increasing demand for specialized HR leadership and the need to align products and services with the evolving needs of HR executives and their teams.
