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Winnipeg Recruiters and Executive Search

We are experts at Recruiting in Winnipeg

Your Winnipeg recruitment agency

Summit Search Group has been placing professional and executive talent in Winnipeg and across Manitoba for over two decades. Our Winnipeg office serves as the hub for our Manitoba and Saskatchewan practice, led by a team with deep roots in the local business community and connected to a national network spanning nine offices from Vancouver to Halifax.

What sets us apart in this market isn't just our reach — it's our knowledge of it. We understand how Winnipeg organizations hire, what drives talent decisions here, and where the best candidates are. Whether you're filling a C-suite role, building out a leadership team, or solving a hard-to-fill professional search, we bring the same tenacity and rigour to every mandate we take on.

Our Services

Professional recruitment
We identify and present qualified candidates for mid-level and senior professional roles, drawing on our active candidate network and targeted outreach. We manage the full process — sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer support — so you can stay focused on your business.

Executive search
For senior leadership roles where the stakes are high and confidentiality matters, we conduct thorough, structured searches using our national reach and direct approach. We don't post and wait — we identify, contact, and qualify the right people, including those who aren't actively looking.

Project recruitment
When your organization needs to scale quickly, restructure, or build out a team for a specific initiative, we deliver coordinated recruitment support designed around your timeline and volume requirements.

Why Winnipeg organizations choose Summit Search Group

We've earned a reputation in this market for doing what we say we're going to do. Our clients are presidents, CEOs, boards, and HR leaders who come back to us search after search — not because we're the biggest name in the room, but because we deliver.

A few things that define how we work:
We take on searches selectively. We won't take on a mandate we can't execute well. That means every client gets our full attention, not a place in a queue.

We're honest about what we're seeing in the market. Salary expectations, candidate availability, competitive conditions — we give you an accurate picture, even when it's not what you hoped to hear.

We stay in touch after the hire. Our relationship with clients doesn't end at the offer letter. We follow up on placements and stay connected with the organizations and individuals we work with.

We're named among the top 5% of Canadian recruitment firms by Hunt Scanlon — one of the most respected research organizations in the executive search industry.

Serving Winnipeg and beyond

Our Winnipeg office leads recruitment for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with active searches regularly spanning Brandon, Steinbach, Portage la Prairie, Thompson, Regina, Saskatoon, and surrounding communities. For searches with national or interprovincial scope, we coordinate directly with our offices across Canada.

Contact us

(204) 957-5500
18th Floor, 201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 3K6
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Our Services

Professional Recruitment

We understand that human talent is the key to a company’s success – it can make or break a business. Our primary focus is to secure the best-suited candidates for our clients’ needs.

Executive Search

Identifying, attracting and retaining top executive talent are among the biggest challenges businesses face. Our comprehensive recruitment system and extensive screening process guarantee you’ll get the right person in the right role.

Project Recruitment

Whether a business is changing, reorganizing or taking on a project beyond its usual scope, Summit will deliver appropriate talent in the right numbers via a seamless strategy.

See what our Winnipeg clients are saying about us

My business relationship with Summit Search Group dates back approximately 8 years, since I assumed the position of President and CEO. The team at Summit has been involved with the successful recruiting and hiring process for a number of our senior staff during this period of time. As an organization, we were very pleased with the effort, the professionalism, the confidentiality, the follow through, the attention to detail, and the general direction and guidance they provided to us. It was all very helpful.

Summit Search Group has continued to be a dedicated recruitment partner to our operation, having placed multiple individuals in senior leadership roles both locally and regionally. Summit has become a trusted advisor both to their candidates as well as to my talent acquisition team. Transparent and honest, we have been able to trust their team’s instinct and appreciate the feedback they provides during the process. I highly recommend Summit Search Group for your recruitment requirements.

I am very pleased to provide a reference for Summit Search Group and the recruitment services they have provided to our organization for the past number of years. Summit Search Group has provided executive search and staffing services for our manufacturing and operations. Summit effectively filled three of our Director level positions and several other positions at the managerial level. They have maintained contact with these employees after hiring to ensure overall satisfaction with the employee and the ourselves. I have no hesitation in recommending Summit Search Group to you for your recruitment needs.

We would highly recommend using Summit Search Group, their team is wonderful to work with. They took the time to learn about our company needs and culture and provided qualified candidates which made the hiring process easy.

We have worked with Summit Search Group for placing a number of roles recently and they have provided some invaluable input for us as we were planning for our CEO succession. Summit Search Group has been a huge asset to our organization over the past little while.

Summit Search Group is an executive search firm that continues to provide top-notch services to both employers and candidates. They are excellent to work with and have a wealth of knowledge and experience in HR while having a keen ability to build relationships and consider organizational fit throughout the hiring process.

Summit Search Group continues to be a valuable contributor to the growth of our organization. We have worked closely with them on several of our key searches and, everytime, they've provided us with a pool of candidates that has exceeded our expectations! They are a collaborative, comprehensive and insightful group of recruiters who are very easy to work with. I highly recommend Summit Search Group for your recruitment needs; They are fantastic at what they do!

Meet our Winnipeg recruitment team

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Matt Erhard

Managing Partner

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Gail Eckert

Director, Recruitment

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Braeden Demchuk

Senior Recruitment Consultant

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Cory Henkewich

Recruitment Operations Specialist

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Lindsay Arseny

Recruitment Coordinator

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Erin Steeves

Recruitment Coordinator

We Recruit Across A Wide Variety Of Practice Areas

Accounting

We connect employers with skilled professionals who can track, analyze, and improve their organization’s financial health.

Agriculture

One in eight Canadians works in this category. We’re ready to fill your multiple roles.

Business Products and Services

SSG’s mandate for every search is clear: to recruit the best talent into critical professional and leadership positions.

Construction

With stiff competition, significant risk and a shifting talent pool, you need a top recruitment firm.

Environmental

SSG has deep knowledge in this sector and the connections required to provide specialized candidates for the industry.

Executive Search

Our comprehensive recruitment system and extensive screening process guarantee you’ll get the right person in the right role.

Finance

Leverage our extensive network of financial talent with the necessary acumen and discretion for critical roles.

Insurance

We combine industry expertise with a national reach to secure ideal candidates who are a perfect fit for your firm.

Manufacturing and Industrial

We have the resources to fill any position, from part-time workers to executives.

Medical and Healthcare

Finding medical and healthcare talent is where we excel.

Nonprofit

We deliver the creative recruitment strategies required for successful placements in the nonprofit sector.

Oil & Gas, Mining and Energy

We understand Canada’s importance as a top provider in the safe, stable mining and energy sector.

Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology

Securing specialized talent in this sector can be difficult. We’ll make it easy.

Professional Services

We’ve filled professional roles in a wide range of functions.

Public Sector

Public sector employers face unique obstacles to recruitment, and our experience and resources help our clients overcome them.

Real Estate

Whether you’re looking for asset management or tech services, we’ll find your talent.

Retail and Consumer Goods

We understand that customer-facing talent is crucial to your success.

Technology

This fast-moving category requires talent that understands every level of the business.

Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain

SSG has the necessary experience and relationships to provide candidates who can manage every facet of the industry.

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