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Top of Minds

Top of Minds is an executive search and recruitment firm serving employers and candidates across Germany and beyond, with a local presence in Frankfurt am Main. The firm focuses on mid to senior appointments and connects organizations with experienced professionals across core business functions including Consulting Exit, E-commerce, Finance, General Management, HR, Marketing, Product, Sales, and Strategy. Its sector coverage is broad yet clearly defined, spanning Consulting and Professional Services, Consumer markets, Energy and Utilities, Financial Services and Fintech, Health, Industrial companies, Mobility and Logistics, and Private Equity-backed environments. Engagements are grounded in concrete vacancies to ensure that every interaction is relevant and in-depth, resulting in an efficient and content-rich process for clients and candidates alike. Clients can brief Top of Minds to publish and promote vacancies and to headhunt niche profiles, benefiting from dedicated specialists who understand market dynamics, leadership requirements, and cultural fit. Candidates gain access to timely, curated opportunities through the Executive Journal and a weekly vacancies newsletter, along with direct contact to the appropriate consultant for each role. Operating multilingual portals in German, English, Dutch, and Spanish, Top of Minds supports cross-border searches and attracts international talent pools. The firm blends targeted headhunting with rigorous screening and clear, informative vacancy communication to align expectations and accelerate hiring decisions. Whether partnering with a scale-up, a private equity portfolio company, or an established corporate, Top of Minds delivers retained executive search and senior permanent recruitment, and can mobilize structured project support for peak hiring periods. With deep functional expertise and strong sector insight, the firm prioritizes long-term placements that create measurable business impact while advancing candidate careers.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)FinTechFashion & ApparelFood & Beverage

HQFrankfurt am Main, Germany

TRANSEARCH International

TRANSEARCH International is a leadership advisory and executive search firm serving clients across Germany and the wider TRANSEARCH global network. The firm delivers a connected suite of solutions that help organizations attract, select, develop, and retain senior leaders and board directors. Its core offering spans executive search and interim search for critical leadership roles, rigorous management diagnostics to evaluate leaders and teams, and leadership consulting that supports personnel and organizational development, culture shaping, and long term succession readiness. TRANSEARCH International also provides dedicated board services, including board advisory, independent assessment, and director recruitment, ensuring governance bodies are equipped with the competencies and diversity needed to guide strategy and manage risk. A hallmark of the firm is its Orxestra methodology and the 4 FITs lens culture, performance, leadership, and team spirit which align candidate capability and motivation with the context and culture of the client organization to improve appointment success and long term retention. Sector expertise covers technology, financial services, industrial and manufacturing, consumer and retail, energy and renewables, life sciences, construction and real estate, and public and nonprofit institutions. In Germany, the firm operates from locations such as Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, and Hamburg while collaborating closely with international colleagues to execute cross border mandates. As an AESC member, TRANSEARCH International adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and complements its search capabilities with market mapping, leadership assessment, onboarding support, and culture diagnostics. Through partnerships with executive career platforms such as BlueSteps and GatedTalent, the firm extends its reach to highly qualified, career minded leaders while maintaining a strong commitment to client and candidate rights, confidentiality, diversity, and inclusion. Clients engage TRANSEARCH International when leadership decisions are business critical and demand both deep functional insight and a robust, evidence based assessment approach.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentTotal Talent MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

Righthead GmbH

Righthead GmbH, known as Righthead by Concentrix, stands for know how and excellence in staffing and HR consulting. As part of a world leading technology and services company with 40 years of expertise in Talent Acquisition and Integrated Services, Righthead combines robust in house capabilities with tailored delivery for external clients. The team specializes in recruiting professionals and leaders and placing talent with international enterprises, successful mid sized companies, and fast growing startups, whether on site across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland or fully remote. Core solutions include permanent placement (Personalvermittlung), temporary staffing via Arbeitnehmerueberlassung, and Recruiting Process Outsourcing provided as recruiting as a service across the entire candidate journey. Complementary offerings include an Academy model to recruit and onboard project teams with performance and talent management before transitioning them into the client organization, as well as consulting services that deliver training and assessments by experts in talent acquisition and employer branding. Righthead deploys structured active sourcing to approach a large pool of potential candidates proactively while strengthening client employer brands and identifying qualified talent before they enter the active job market. The company leverages Concentrix infrastructure and proven processes perfected through hiring more than 3,000 qualified employees per year in Germany for client programs, enabling scalable resources, speed, and consistent quality. Delivery spans customer service, sales, IT support, and a wide range of commercial functions for sectors such as banking and insurance, automotive and mobility, information and communications technology, e commerce, travel, and fashion and lifestyle. Engagements emphasize risk minimization, time and cost efficiency, flexible workforce scaling, access to a high quality talent pool, measurable performance management, and professional onboarding and employee development. As a partner of Talentor International, a global executive search network active on five continents, Righthead extends its reach for leadership hires while maintaining strong local market expertise across the DACH region.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFinTechFashion & ApparelFood & Beverage

HQNürnberg, Germany

smarta minds GmbH

smarta minds GmbH is a Munich based recruitment consultancy founded in 2018 with a clear mission to rethink recruiting with quality over quantity. The firm specializes in permanent placement and executive search, combining proactive direct search with a highly personal, partnership oriented approach to connect outstanding candidates with ambitious companies. Acting as a long term sparring partner, smarta minds manages the full hiring journey from detailed briefing and direct outreach through structured interviews, shortlist curation, interview coordination, offer management, and post placement follow up. The team focuses on roles in Finance, Human Resources, Sales, Marketing, Legal, and IT, placing talent from entry level professionals to senior leaders including CFO, CMO, CSO, HR Director, Legal Counsel, and UI UX and software specialists. Their clients span startups, hidden champions, and global enterprises across technology, financial services, professional services, manufacturing, utilities, hospitality, and ecommerce, with references that include software vendors, legal partnerships, and corporates. Known for reading between the lines, consistent communication, and cultural fit assessment, smarta minds builds trust through transparency and empathy, ensuring sustainable matches that endure beyond the signature. A track record highlighted by hundreds of successful placements and collaborations with dozens of companies underscores the effectiveness of their selective, class over mass methodology. Candidates benefit from career coaching and market insight, while employers gain access to curated target candidates who are approached directly with the right message. With a philosophy summed up as proaktiv, partnerschaftlich, personlich, smarta minds blends rigorous process with human centric consulting to reduce time to hire, mitigate risk, and elevate hiring outcomes. From single critical hires to building out key functions, the firm delivers customized recruiting that aligns business goals with the right people for lasting impact.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtPayrolling/EORSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFinTechManagement ConsultingLegal

HQMünchen, Germany

Siebenlist Personal GmbH

Siebenlist Personal GmbH is a Munich based executive search and interim management boutique dedicated to creating win win outcomes for clients and candidates in the German mid market. The firm focuses on achieving the best match both professionally and personally, combining modern sourcing technology with human empathy and transparent processes to fill specialist and leadership roles sustainably. Its offering spans retained executive search for permanent appointments, targeted recruitment of experienced specialists, and the rapid deployment of interim leaders to cover transformation, turnaround, post merger integration, and bridge needs. From the start of each project through successful appointment and follow up, Siebenlist Personal provides clear communication, structured assessments, and accountable delivery. With decades built networks and a track record of more than 1,000 successful placements, the consultancy is trusted by owner led businesses, private equity backed portfolios, and corporate subsidiaries across a range of sectors including producing industries, healthcare, and trading environments. Quality is reinforced by membership in BDU, the German association of management consultancies, whose professional guidelines the firm follows, and by rigorous data protection aligned to EU GDPR. The team invests in continuous professional development, and credentials such as Certified Executive Recruitment Consultant CERC reflect its commitment to high standards. Candidates benefit from individualized guidance and honest feedback, while clients gain speed without compromise and access to hard to reach talent. Whether the brief is a CEO, commercial or finance leader, plant or operations head, or an interim manager to steer integration and change, Siebenlist Personal brings focus, discretion, and market insight to secure top performers and build long term, satisfied employment relationships throughout the Mittelstand.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQMünchen, Germany

OPUS ONE Recruitment GmbH

OPUS ONE Recruitment GmbH is a Munich based recruitment and staffing specialist that connects companies and professionals across banking, finance and tax, IT, office administration, legal, and real estate. The firm focuses on permanent placement and temporary staffing, acting as a hands on interface between employers and candidates and tailoring each search to specific requirements, timelines, and hiring conditions. With a candidate centric approach built on open communication at eye level, OPUS ONE supports people from entry level through experienced specialists to leadership roles, providing targeted job suggestions, interview preparation, and consistent feedback that accelerates decision making. For employers, the team offers flexible workforce solutions ranging from temporary staffing for peak workloads to direct hires across job levels, using structured processes that include needs analysis, calibrated shortlists, interview coordination, and active promotion of the employer value proposition to improve acceptance rates. Their market coverage spans roles in banking across back office, middle office, and front office; finance and accounting including reporting, controlling, and payroll; real estate such as property management and asset support; legal from legal assistants to in house roles; and broad office functions. Clients benefit from OPUS ONEs local network in Munich and strong access to both active and passive talent, complemented by a streamlined application path via Express Bewerbung and an up to date job board. Testimonials consistently highlight speed, transparency, and diligent guidance throughout the process. Partnerships with organizations such as Provativ, QISS IT, and Univativ extend reach into specialized talent pools, while independent recognition, including a Focus Top Arbeitgeber Mittelstand 2022 listing and strong Kununu reviews, reflect sustained service quality. By combining sector specialization with real time market insights, OPUS ONE reduces time to hire and secures better long term matches for both companies and candidates.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementProject ManagementResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real Estate

HQMünchen, Germany

Kathrin Wood Office Solutions GmbH

Kathrin Wood Office Solutions GmbH is a Munich based recruitment boutique specialized in assistants and office management. For nearly two decades, founder Kathrin Wood has guided assistants through career transitions and advised executives and companies on securing the right match. Before founding the firm, she worked as the right hand to top managers at The Boston Consulting Group, IBM, and Egon Zehnder, and later administratively led a 60 person office in New York. This hands on background shapes a search approach that blends market expertise with a sharp focus on chemistry, trust, and communication fit. The firm recruits for permanent roles such as Executive Assistant, Executive Business Partner, Chief of Staff, Office Manager, Team Assistant, Partner Assistant, Head of Operations, and Management Assistant across environments including private equity, consulting, law firms, technology companies, family offices, fast growing startups, and more. Clients benefit from a success based fee model, structured briefings, jointly defined competency profiles, personal pre interviews with every presented candidate, and concise shortlists that save time and reduce hiring risk. Since 2004, the team has successfully filled more than 300 assistant and office management positions, with 79 percent of placed candidates remaining longer than three years and 99 percent of clients indicating they would partner again. Candidate support is deeply personal and transparent, from CV and LinkedIn quick checks to positioning advice and salary negotiation coaching. Beyond recruiting, the firm fosters a professional community through the #WeWood events series, offering role models, peer exchange, and practical insights on topics such as leadership support and the impact of AI on office workflows. Whether a company needs a trusted partner for a critical assistant hire or a professional seeks a role with real impact, Kathrin Wood Office Solutions delivers recruitment with empathy, speed, and rigorous quality.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Software DevelopmentCybersecurityData Science

HQMünchen, Germany

KEYPLAYER

KEYPLAYER Interim Management GmbH & Co. KG is a specialist partner for interim management, executive search, and non executive director appointments, headquartered in Munich, Germany, with an international presence in Sao Paulo, Tokyo, and Shanghai. The firm is dedicated to filling critical leadership roles both interim and permanent, and is known for a distinctive performance guarantee that emphasizes recommendation quality, delivery reliability, and outcome assurance for client projects. KEYPLAYER supports transformation, restructuring, turnaround, growth, and succession needs, frequently partnering with private equity sponsors and industrial mid market companies, including automotive suppliers and broader manufacturing driven businesses. Blending the rigor of retained executive search with the speed and flexibility of interim management, KEYPLAYER mobilizes vetted C level, VP, and director talent as well as experienced supervisory and advisory board members on compressed timelines while ensuring long term fit for permanent mandates when required. Multilingual capabilities across German, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish enable seamless cross border delivery, while a curated network and structured assessment approach help derisk selection through competence based evaluation and thorough referencing. Engagements are framed with clear objectives, milestones, and accountability so that interim leaders create measurable impact from the first days on site, and board appointees add governance, strategy, and stakeholder value. Clients benefit from transparent communication, market intelligence, and discretion throughout each search, supported by sector insights highlighted in focused studies such as analyses on restructuring and the automotive supplier landscape. By aligning high performance leadership capacity with business critical goals, KEYPLAYER provides dependable solutions for immediate coverage, targeted change, and strategic reinforcement at the top of the organization.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementIndustrial MachineryChemical ManufacturingElectrical Engineering

HQMunich, Germany

Digital Future GmbH

Digital Future GmbH is a boutique executive search consultancy based in Munich, Germany, dedicated to connecting and empowering leaders who drive digital transformation. Specializing in executive appointments across digital business models, the firm partners with enterprises, Mittelstand and family-owned companies, venture capital backed scale-ups and unicorns, and private equity portfolio companies to fill C-level, VP, and Director roles with global impact. Blending data-driven research with seasoned judgment, Digital Future builds tailored search strategies for each mandate, conducts rigorous market mapping, and leverages an exclusive cross-industry network to surface leaders other firms overlook. Its consultants emphasize speed, individualization, and a high-touch boutique approach, operating as sparring partners to leadership teams navigating complex change. Clients from sectors such as technology, e-commerce, consumer goods, automotive, and financial services rely on the firm to identify executives with the right mix of digital know-how and leadership capabilities; reference brands include Mercedes-Benz, Mytheresa, McDonalds, Earlybird, Oakley Capital, and Harald Quandt. Beyond delivering shortlists, Digital Future advises on role definition, culture fit, succession, and market entry, including dedicated support for US market expansion. The firm also engages candidates directly, providing transparent insights into market dynamics and long-term career pathways. Committed to diversity and inclusion, it champions values of innovation, collaboration, and representation throughout every search. As thought leaders, the team publishes market reports, articles, and podcasts that decode trends shaping the talent market. Working in German and English and active across international hubs, Digital Future consistently secures leaders who accelerate growth, unlock transformation, and make a measurable difference.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFinTechFashion & ApparelFood & Beverage

HQMunich, Germany

SLCT Executive Directions GmbH

SLCT Executive Directions GmbH is a Munich based boutique focused on executive leadership solutions for private equity investors, portfolio companies, and the German Mittelstand. The firm combines deep market access with a rigorous, evidence based approach to deliver executive and board appointments that drive measurable impact. Its Leadership Acquisition practice specializes in Executive and C level recruiting for first and second management tiers, emphasizing direct approach, cultural fit, and the placement of mission critical roles in growth, transformation, and turnaround environments. Through On Demand Professionals, SLCT provides interim and project executives who can stabilize, restructure, or accelerate companies during carve outs, integrations, and performance improvement programs. The firm also supports leaders in transition with senior led, one to one Outplacement and Executive Transition services that build a targeted pipeline in the hidden market, from positioning and narrative to interview preparation, negotiation, and onboarding. Board and Advisory Services cover the appointment and professionalization of supervisory boards, advisory boards, and committees with a focus on governance, diversity, and strategic complementarity. SLCT operates with a clear philosophy of no cold calls and no CV trading, relying instead on long standing, trust based networks across CEOs, investors, and chairs. Its diagnostics and matching methodology leverages the LINC Personality Profiler grounded in the Big Five model to assess character, motives, and competencies, adding scientific depth to selection and ensuring lasting fit between leaders and organizations. The team brings senior operating and advisory experience across industry, automotive, machinery and plant engineering, consumer goods, retail, pharma, energy, agriculture and food, aviation, financial services, technology, and real estate. From fast time to shortlist to discreet execution, SLCT commits to precision, transparency, and outcomes that endure.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseInvestment ManagementFinTechResidential Development

HQMünchen, Germany

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