Grant Hayward

Grant is a seasoned executive search professional with 25 years of experience placing high-impact go-to-market and product leaders into private equity and venture-backed SaaS businesses.

With deep domain expertise across commercial leadership, including CROs, CMOs, CSOs, and CPOs, Grant partners closely with growth-focused PE firms and their portfolio companies to build world-class Product and GTM teams that accelerate revenue and drive value creation. His understanding of SaaS business models, recurring revenue dynamics, and the unique demands of PE ownership enables him to identify and attract transformative talent that can scale operations through inflection points such as international expansion, product-led growth, and exit readiness.

Over the years, Grant has supported VC and PE investors across the UK, Europe, and North America, consistently delivering leadership talent capable of thriving in high-change, results-driven environments. His approach is insight-led, data-informed, and grounded in a strong network of enterprise technology leaders.