The Product Practice is a specialized recruiting consultancy focusing exclusively on hiring leaders in Product Management, User Experience (UX), and Product Design across technology and media.
Rick Aronstein | Founder
As the Founder of The Product Practice, Rick Aronstein combines two decades of expertise in Product Management leadership with seven years of executive recruitment experience as a Partner at leading recruiting firms.
Throughout his career as an executive recruiter, Rick has placed hundreds of Product Management, UX, and Design leaders. He has developed an exceptionally diverse network, and utilizes a unique perspective that guides pragmatic and thoughtful searches.
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Why The Product Practice?
Expertise.
Field experience. Does your Recruiter have it?
Before he became a headhunter, Rick was a product management leader for nearly two decades. He built award-winning products at leading media and technology companies on both coasts, including at AOL, About.com (The New York Times Company), and AltaVista Search.
He began his second career as a recruiter and spent seven years working at top agencies, building and leading product leadership searches for F500, public, venture capital, and private equity-backed companies internationally.
Rick’s clients come back for repeat searches because he is a relationship builder, and he maintains authentic connections with a career-long developed network of technology leaders.
Diversity.
The Product Practice is Diversity-owned, and Rick strives to represent a diverse network of product and design leaders.
Rick was a founding member of The New York Times Diversity Council and worked with the executive leadership to pilot new Diversity & Inclusion initiatives.
Rick has also served as a volunteer and supporter of organizations promoting diversity and inclusion including New York Cares, and GLAAD.
Love of Work.
Rick’s passion is making impactful introductions that advance careers and build companies.
Rick is empathetic to the hiring process and strives to deliver a candidate experience that is superior.
The Product Practice utilizes only the most modern recruiting tools and networking technologies available.
When you hire Rick, you get Rick. The Product Practice is independent.
Searches
Some past and current clients include:
Industry Experience
Media, OTT & Streaming Services
E-commerce & Consumer Internet
Enterprise & Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Advertising Technology
Gaming
Placements
Chief Product Officer, Head of Product, Vice President of Product Management, Director of Product Management
SVP of Engineering, VP of Engineering
Vice President of User Experience, Head of UX and Product Design, Director of Product Design, Director of User Experience