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Grow Your Business to New Heights With Our Cannabis Industry Recruiters
Cultivate the growth of your business with innovative leaders.
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Unlock Your Brand's Potential
For companies hungry for top-tier talent, Protis Global is no ordinary recruitment firm; it's a bold and visionary partnership.
Search Operations
Access top talent through a blend of a dedicated research team and our proprietary database and methodology, extending beyond the usual circle of influence.
Market Messages
Think of us as an extension of your internal recruiting team, committed to showcasing your hiring brand to the market.
Search Consultants
Our CPG search consultants give guidance from start to finish and champion the best decision for all key stakeholders.
Paid On Results
Unlike most retained executive search firms, you have input at the milestone (shortlist) and final selection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do cannabis recruiters do?
Cannabis recruiters identify, vet, and place leadership and specialist talent for cannabis companies across cultivation, retail, operations, and the commercial side of CPG cannabis brands. They recruit passive candidates who are not actively job-hunting, navigate the category's licensing and compliance realities, and manage the search through to a hire. Protis Global has built teams for top cannabis brands, including Trulieve, Glass House, and Wynk.
What are the benefits of using a cannabis recruiting agency or cannabis headhunters?
A cannabis recruiting agency gives you access to passive candidates who never reach a job board, plus category-specific compliance and licensing knowledge, a high level of confidentiality, and a shortlist of pre-vetted talent instead of a stack of résumés. Cannabis headhunters proactively pursue proven leaders rather than waiting for applicants, which matters in a young industry where the best operators are rarely looking.
How much does a cannabis executive search cost?
The cost of a cannabis executive search depends on the seniority of the role, the complexity of the search, and the level of service provided. Retained search is commonly priced as a percentage of first-year compensation, while some agencies use a flat fee. Because a bad hire in a regulated, fast-moving category is expensive, partnering with specialized cannabis recruiters is generally worth the investment for leadership roles.
Which are the best executive recruiters for cannabis?
The best cannabis recruiters combine a verifiable placement record in the category, a network that reaches passive leaders, and a working command of cannabis licensing and compliance. Look for a firm that can name the brands it has placed leadership into, and that gives you input at the shortlist and final-selection stages. Protis Global brings a proven track record with both emerging and established cannabis brands, including Trulieve, Glass House, and Wynk.
Do you work with medical cannabis companies?
Yes. As medical cannabis recruiters, we place leadership across medical and multi-state operators, dispensary retail, cultivation, and manufacturing. These are roles where regulatory and licensing fluency is non-negotiable. We recruit operators who have scaled compliant businesses across state lines and understand the difference between medical and adult-use markets.
What roles do cannabis recruiting firms fill?
Cannabis recruiting firms place both executive leadership and the commercial and operational roles that scale a brand. Searches we have filled include VP of Marketing, CFO, CHRO, and CIO, spanning cultivation, retail, real estate, and regulatory affairs. We recruit across the full cannabis CPG journey, from seed to shelf.
Cannabis Industry Insights
The cannabis industry is facing many outside challenges. Position your brand as a category leader with visionary talent.
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Non-flower product diversification
Category Trend
$100M
Gummies Market Size
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$33.6B
US medical and recreational cannabis sales
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47%
Frequent marijuana consumers that use cannabis more than 1X/day
Other Industries We Serve
Our team members have expertise across every CPG category.
Food tech brands need trailblazers to push industry limits and catapult their products to success. We connect top food tech companies with elite talent to fuel growth and innovation.
Harnessing over 25 years of industry insight, our search consultants have built the teams that dominate the ever-shifting beverage market. From turbocharging sales to revolutionizing marketing, our industry and functional experts find the talent to support you through every phase of the product journey.
Health and beauty brands need fresh talent for fresh products. Whether your brand is well-established or just starting out, we find the top talent for production, distribution, wholesale, and retail to drive your business forward.
Food brands need forward-thinking leaders to elevate their products to new heights. We help top food companies—from production to retail—find and retain elite talent to turn their brands into household names. With over 25 years of expertise, we’ll build the team to drive your sales, refine your marketing, and streamline your operations.
In the competitive landscape of wine and spirits, brands thirst for pioneering leaders who can reshape the industry and catapult businesses to the forefront as trailblazers in their categories. For more than a quarter-century, our search consultants have helped build the teams for many of today’s household brands.
In the world of packaging, staying ahead requires bold leaders who drive innovation, conquer markets, and set unbeatable standards. We connect top-tier packaging firms with game-changing talent, igniting a relentless pursuit of growth and innovation.
In the rapidly expanding pet industry, achieving explosive growth demands strategic minds adept at navigating intense competition.
We've been the catalyst behind the winning teams at leading pet care brands, seamlessly aligning them with top-tier talent to dominate every facet of the market.
We've been instrumental in linking CPG companies with visionary leaders capable of spearheading state-of-the-art warehouse automation initiatives and optimizing production processes for maximum efficiency.