About Us
The Jonas Group brings the strength of solid experience and a capacity for innovation to executive search. We help our clients excel by finding them the ideal leadership talent at the right time to fit the evolving needs of their business and industry. As testament to our successful methods, we forge long-term relationships with clients. Our company has grown steadily from repeat business and client referrals.
The Jonas Group is comprised of talented, experienced individuals who specialize in placing executive level candidates in all aspects of the retail/wholesale industry. We focus on all merchandising categories including but not limited to - women’s, men’s, footwear, accessories, home and consumer goods.
Our strongest area of expertise and accomplishment is in the Footwear industry. We continue to make meaningful placements within that niche and for the third consecutive time we are an exclusive sponsor of the Footwear News CEO Summit.
The Jonas Group searches include, but are not limited to - Presidents, Merchandising, Design, Marketing, Finance, Stores, Visual, Operations, Distribution, Sales and, Real Estate. The heart of our business is now C Level, EVP, SVP, VP, GMM, DMM, GM, Director etc, searches. Based on years of working with senior executives, we understand the issues, developments and technologies in the industries we serve. More specifically, we develop a thorough understanding of each client's business, environment and values so that the candidates we present fit the individual company’s profile and culture.
The Jonas Group’s approach to executive search is distinguished by strong hands-on experience in our areas of specialty. Most of our search professionals have worked on the client-side of the business, so our instinctive understanding of the key industry concerns and company criteria enable us to locate and appropriately qualify ideal potential leadership candidates. Our insider's knowledge also contributes to a shorter learning curve, which helps expedite the search process.
Being in central Manhattan affords The Jonas Group the ideal opportunity to be right in the middle of the Fashion Capital of the World. Many of our clients have offices and Flagship Stores here and others come through New York City very frequently. We are able to go into their stores, meet them in their showrooms, or have them visit our offices when they are in town. We are therefore perfectly positioned to be completely on top of what is happening in the world of Fashion and affect it in a powerful way.
While The Jonas Group is a privately held Boutique firm, we are also an affiliate office the Management Recruiters International Network which is comprised of over 1100 offices worldwide. We can partner with sister offices around the globe. We have leveraged the best of Management Recruiters’ 40 years of best practices and enhanced that approach to create our own personalized, best in class Retail/ Wholesale Executive Search Firm. The Jonas Group maintains state-of-the-art technology which allows us to connect prospective personnel to our clients throughout the world.