Green Lion Search Group

What Green Lion Search Group does

Green Lion Search Group is a boutique professional staffing and executive search firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company specializes in direct-hire contingent recruitment for accounting, finance, investments, supply chain, operations, and executive-level roles, serving employers across Austin, Dallas/Ft Worth, Houston, and San Antonio with occasional nationwide searches. It also operates a distinct Financial Advisory Recruitment practice placing professionals into consulting advisory roles across accounting advisory, risk, financial due diligence, business transformation, valuations, and tax divisions. The firm runs as a sole-practitioner-style operation under owner and recruiting manager Michael Moran, supported by a team of fewer than ten people. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery rests on personal client relationships, a passive-candidate sourcing network, market-mapping expertise, and an owner-led search process.

Revenue is generated exclusively through a contingency-based transaction fee model: clients pay a placement fee only after a successful hire starts, with stated fees running approximately 24% below those of comparable retained search firms. The target customer base spans Texas businesses of all sizes, accounting and finance departments, private equity and venture capital firms, and rapidly growing financial advisory consultancies backed by top-five global PE. Free candidate-side services — resume consultation, career consultation, compensation analysis, and interview coaching — are offered alongside employer-side search. Marketing is driven through LinkedIn, an educational blog, location-specific SEO landing pages, and downloadable salary guides rather than paid acquisition.

The business is owner-financed with no outside institutional investment, no disclosed subsidiaries, and no parent company. Operating since 2016, the firm has expanded its geographic footprint across Texas and into selective national engagements, and has broadened its service lines into executive search and advisory recruitment while remaining tightly scoped around finance, accounting, and adjacent professional disciplines.

Name

Green Lion Search Group

Legal name

Green Lion Search Group, LLC

Website

https://greenlionsearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Green Lion Search Group is an Austin-based boutique staffing firm founded in 2016 that provides direct-hire contingent recruiting and executive search for accounting, finance, investments, operations, and advisory roles across Texas with select national engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Staffing Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Services Leadership Search (Banking/Insurance/PE/Asset Mgmt) (BPACAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA), General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Professional staffing services
• Executive search firm
• Direct hire recruiting
• Accounting finance recruiting
• Contingency search services

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Direct Hire Contingency Staffing: Contingency-based staffing service where fees are only owed after a successful candidate has started in their position. No upfront costs or commitment at beginning of search. Operates on a risk-free engagement model.
2. Executive Search Services: Specialized executive search for C-suite and VP-level positions in finance, accounting, investments, supply chain, and operations. Contingency fee structure with 24% lower total search fees compared to competitors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Green Lion Search Group is a boutique professional staffing agency that researches, identifies, phone screens, interviews, and presents qualified candidates for direct hire placement in accounting, finance, investments, supply chain, operations, and executive-level roles. The firm operates on a contingency basis where employer clients pay a placement fee only after a successful hire, with no upfront cost or commitment. Services span Texas markets (Austin, Dallas/Ft Worth, Houston, San Antonio) with nationwide reach for select clients.

Product overview

Green Lion Search Group operates as a boutique professional staffing agency offering a unified recruitment platform centered on direct hire contingent staffing services. The company's core offering consists of two integrated service lines: Executive Search (for C-suite and VP-level placements) and Professional Staffing (for mid-level accounting, finance, investments, and administrative roles). The firm also runs a Financial Advisory Recruitment practice specifically placing professionals into consulting advisory roles across accounting advisory, risk, financial due diligence, business transformation, valuations, and tax divisions. All services share a contingency-based fee model where clients only pay upon successful placement. The company serves the Texas market (Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, San Antonio) with nationwide reach, and provides free candidate services including resume optimization, career consultation, and interview coaching.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Direct Hire Contingent Staffing Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 24% lower search fees compared to retained search firms
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ON Partners: Boutique executive search firm purpose-built for technology and PE-backed companies, placing C-suite and senior finance leaders. Closest analog to Green Lion's PE/VC sponsor-focused executive search model and Texas presence.
• Beacon Hill Staffing Group: Specialized staffing firm with dedicated accounting, finance, technology and creative practice groups. Comparable in contingency-based direct-hire finance and accounting placements serving mid-market and enterprise clients.
• Vaco: Boutique-style staffing and consulting firm specializing in accounting, finance, technology, and executive search placements. Comparable in client target, fee model, and emphasis on serving PE portfolio companies and mid-market firms.
• Addison Group: Mid-market staffing and search firm placing finance, accounting, and operations professionals on a direct-hire and contract basis. Comparable contingency-style placement focus and target customer profile, with broader geographic reach.
• Accounting Principals: Specialized staffing firm placing accounting and finance professionals across temporary, contract, and direct-hire engagements. Highly comparable direct competitor in Green Lion's accounting and finance placement niche.
• Parker + Lynch (Adecco): Specialized finance and accounting direct-hire and executive search firm, now part of Adecco Group. Direct competitor in senior-level accounting and finance placements with a strong U.S. footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with significant CFO and finance officer practice. Overlaps with Green Lion's executive search for C-suite finance, accounting, and operations roles, but serves a much larger client base with retained engagements.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm with depth in financial officer, board, and operations leadership placements. Comparable at the executive search end of Green Lion's offering, particularly on PE-backed portfolio company hires.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with a strong Financial Services Practice covering CFO, COO, and senior finance leadership. Comparable in executive search focus on senior finance roles, but with retained fees and a global footprint.
• Robert Half International: Industry-leading accounting and finance staffing and executive search firm serving markets across the U.S. Directly comparable to Green Lion's core finance/accounting placement focus, but at vastly larger scale with a national branch network and broad service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/10873087
• Xx.com/lion_search
• Facebookfacebook.com/greenlionsearch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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