Oya Buyan is a senior executive search consultant with The ExeQfind Group, specializing in executive and senior leadership recruitment for the professional services industry across the United States, Mexico, and Europe. She partners with consulting, legal, accounting, advisory, and risk management firms to recruit transformative leaders who drive client impact, operational excellence, and practice growth.

Oya’s career includes extensive executive human resources leadership experience in the banking, manufacturing, energy, risk management, and professional services sectors across Europe and the United States. This background gives her a unique understanding of partnership dynamics, talent mobility, and the importance of leadership alignment in service-driven organizations.

Renowned for her emotional intelligence, strategic insight, and consultative approach, Oya is skilled at assessing and engaging leaders who combine technical expertise with business acumen and client-centric values. She has successfully managed C-suite and senior functional searches in areas including operations, human capital, marketing, client development, and organizational leadership for professional services firms of varying scale and structure.

In addition to her search work, Oya is a certified executive coach, advising senior leaders on career transition, leadership development, and performance improvement. She also brings Board-level advisory experience, contributing to strategic governance and people leadership initiatives.

Oya holds an MBA from Duquesne University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, along with multiple professional certifications in leadership, coaching, and organizational development.

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, and also working from Bodrum, Turkey, she is bilingual in English and Turkish and brings a multicultural perspective to her global search practice.