Managing Director

Kiku Snyder

Base Location

Denver, Colorado

Industry Experience

Kiku (aka Jackie) Snyder is a strategic talent acquisition leader and Certified Coach with over two decades of experience in business development, sales, and executive search. As a nationally recognized recruiting expert, she specializes in placing transformative Go-To-Market, Finance/Accounting, and Technology leaders across a wide array of industries.

Drawing from her extensive sales, business consulting, and revenue leadership background, Kiku serves as a trusted advisor to organizations ranging from venture-backed startups to multi-billion dollar enterprises. She brings particular expertise to building and scaling GTM, Sales, and Technical teams, combining deep market knowledge with strategic organizational insight.

Kiku has successfully led complex executive and management searches across diverse technical domains, including Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Cyber Security, Accounting, Enterprise Risk, and Blockchain. Her comprehensive approach encompasses the entire search lifecycle – from role creation and compensation structuring to technical and cultural assessment and final selection. Her track record includes placing key leadership roles such as:

  • Chief Technology Officers and VPs of Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence Solutions Architects
  • Vice Presidents of Sales, GTM Leaders, and Senior Account Executives
  • Heads of Enterprise Risk and Chief Audit Executives
  • Vice Presidents of Finance and Controllers

Beyond traditional recruiting, Kiku has earned recognition for spearheading specialized diversity initiatives, including empowering women in leadership, and technical recruiting programs. Her ability to quickly understand technical requirements and business objectives and quickly assess candidates for cultural fit makes her particularly valuable in building high-performance teams in rapidly evolving industries.

720-251-4555

kiku@asgteam.com

LinkedIn

  • START DATE: February 2025
  • EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Certified Women Executive Coach with an Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Colorado and a double bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine. Completed coursework for Pavilion’s Chief Revenue Officer School, 2024.
  • ON HER BUCKET LIST: To learn martial arts and travel to Croatia and Sicily.
  • HOBBIES & PASSIONS: International travel, dancing, biking, hiking, standup paddle, music, meditation/mindfulness, women empowerment. Record-holding Division 1 NCAA collegiate swimmer and high school Hall of Fame.

COMMUNITY / INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT:

– Executive Member of Pavilion

– Founding Cohort Member of Tribe, Denver Women’s Social Club

– Member of Colorado Technology Association & CTA Women in Tech

– Member of Cloud Security Alliance LIFT (Women)

– Angel Investor at Denver Angels

– Head of Partnerships & Angel Investor for She’s Independent Investments (women-first angel investor network)