We do the deeper work.
Most searches stop at qualified. Digging deeper — past the obvious candidates — is where the right fit is found.
Recruitment done deeper
Finding a good candidate is easy. Finding the right one takes more. That's where Merit Partners comes in.
Who we are
The Search Firm Built for Complex Roles
Merit Partners is a recruitment firm specializing in hard-to-fill roles for organizationally complex companies. We are relationship-driven partners who do the deep work others skip — because the right hire is rarely obvious, and finding them takes more than a database query.
Our approach
How we show up for every search.
Relationships before process.
Understanding your organization comes before the search ever begins. The best placements start with genuine discovery, not a job description and a database.
We know these worlds.
Coming from the industries we recruit for isn't a talking point — it's how we find candidates others miss.
Discretion always.
Complex organizations trust us with sensitive searches. We take that seriously, every time.
Industries
We work across sectors. What our clients have in common isn't their industry — it's that the role they need to fill doesn't have an easy answer.
Healthcare
Clinical, administrative, and specialist roles across medical practices, research organizations, and healthcare systems.
Construction & Design-Build
Leadership and technical roles across construction, architecture, and design-build firms where industry fluency matters.
Technology
Specialized and senior roles at fast-moving tech companies where finding the right cultural and functional fit is everything.
Private Equity
Executive and functional leadership for PE-backed portfolio companies navigating growth, transition, or transformation.
About us
Merit Partners was founded by two recruiters who came to the work from the inside — with direct experience in the industries and organizations they now serve. We built this firm because we believe the best searches are driven by genuine understanding, not just process.
Michelle Winteregg
Founder & Partner
Technology · Construction & Design-Build · Industrial
Michelle brings a rare cross-industry perspective to recruiting — with a background spanning technology, entrepreneurship, and design-build. Her experience helping lead and grow organizations from the inside gives her an instinct for what makes a hire truly work, not just on paper. She co-founded Merit Partners to bring a more relationship-driven approach to searches that demand more than a database query.
Carly Hamid
Founder & Partner
Healthcare · Technology · Private Equity
Carly's background in healthcare administration and high-growth technology gives her a natural fluency in two of the most specialized — and most difficult — hiring environments. Having worked closely with revenue leadership at a fast-scaling tech company and inside a nephrology practice, she understands what organizations need before they've finished describing it. She co-founded Merit Partners to put that understanding to work for clients navigating complex searches.
Contact
Let's Talk About Your Search
Whether you have an active role or you're thinking ahead, we're happy to have a no-pressure conversation about what you're looking for and whether we're the right fit.
Are you a candidate? We'd love to connect — reach us at hello@meritpartners.co
hello@meritpartners.co
— Deep searches. Lasting fits.