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Pacific International

Pacific International Executive Search is a retained executive search firm with 25 years of experience sourcing and attracting senior-level and strategic talent for many of the world’s leading organizations. The firm helps clients build outstanding C-suite and senior leadership teams through a lean, research-led, and agile process designed to deliver faster, higher quality outcomes while safeguarding confidentiality. Recognized for deep industry expertise and the ability to assess and match culture, Pacific serves sectors including automotive and aerospace, chemicals and process industry, industrial goods and engineering, electronics and semiconductors, renewable energy and cleantech, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences, transportation and logistics, banking, financial services and insurance, technology, media and telecommunications, consumer goods, and professional services. 28% of the current FTSE 250 and Fortune 500 companies trust Pacific with their executive talent needs, and over 80% of new executive search mandates come from existing client partnerships. A champion of diversity, equity and inclusion, the firm includes diverse candidates on every shortlist and reports that more than 40% of successful introductions over the last three years were diverse hires. Pacific augments executive search with leadership assessment, succession planning, and advisory support, is Hogan Assessment certified, and offers a placement guarantee between 3 and 12 months. Its methodology mitigates bias through structured interviews with consistent scoring, multi-consultant cultural fit reviews, and comprehensive longlisting and market mapping, while maintaining candidate care from offer through onboarding, including relocation and counter-offer management. The leadership team brings Lean and Six Sigma credentials that underpin continuous improvement in project delivery. Operating across the UK, Europe, and North America through entities in the UK, Germany, and the US, Pacific partners as an extension of internal HR and talent acquisition teams to secure high-impact, transformational leaders who drive long-term value and performance.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQNorwich, Germany

Personalberatung Haacke Consulting

Personalberatung Haacke Consulting is a boutique executive search and permanent recruitment partner serving the German Mittelstand and selected Western European markets. Founded in 2006 by Kristian Haacke, the firm focuses on Industry 4.0 talent for machinery and plant engineering, industrial operations, and information technology, with additional strengths in sales leadership and supply chain and logistics. Haacke Consulting specializes in reaching passive candidates who are not actively on the market, combining targeted direct approach, deep sourcing across niche clusters and hidden champion companies, and the intelligent use of Recruiting 4.0 tools supported by AI. Every mandate is run on a retained, senior led model that ensures discretion, speed, and fit, with one seasoned advisor accountable end to end. The proven four step methodology covers analysis and strategy, active sourcing and targeting, selection and validation through structured, competency based interviews, and offer, acceptance, and integration support. Clients benefit from clear market and competitor mapping, realistic search roadmaps, and hands on advisory on compensation, remote and hybrid models, and hiring process design. Typical roles span production and industrial leadership, operations and IT, software and digital management, supply chain and logistics management, and sales and business development. Sector depth includes mechanical and plant engineering, automation and robotics, industrial IT and software engineering, and data enabled commercial roles that link technology with go to market. Coverage is location independent across Germany, including major economic centers, with complementary networks in relevant EU regions to secure scarce, specialized profiles. The firm reports a success rate of over 95 percent on entrusted projects and prioritizes fairness, inclusion, confidentiality, and long term retention. For in house TA teams or peak demand, Haacke Consulting also provides executive research support as a flexible project service, delivering tailored longlists, talent maps, and qualified shortlists that accelerate time to hire and business impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecomSupply Chain ManagementFreight Forwarding

HQMainhausen, Germany

Odgers Berndtson

Odgers Berndtson is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm known for helping organizations appoint and develop leaders who deliver lasting impact. Headquartered in London with offices across major business centers worldwide, the firm partners with boards, CEOs, and senior executives to solve complex leadership and talent challenges. Its core services span executive search for C suite and board appointments, interim management solutions for urgent and transformational needs, and project based leadership advisory including assessment, succession planning, and board services. Sector specialized practices cover technology, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, consumer, industrial, professional services, education, and the public and social sectors, ensuring clients benefit from deep market insight and functional expertise across finance, technology and digital, HR, marketing, operations, supply chain, and general management. Odgers Berndtson combines rigorous research led search with a highly consultative approach, employing structured market mapping, competency based evaluation, psychometric assessment where appropriate, and thorough referencing to present diverse slates and secure high quality appointments. The firm is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, embedding inclusive search practices and advising clients on building leadership teams that reflect their customers and communities. Clients range from high growth scale ups and private equity portfolio companies to multinational corporations, professional partnerships, universities, healthcare providers, and government related organizations. With an emphasis on discretion, candidate care, and long term partnership, Odgers Berndtson supports leaders beyond appointment through onboarding and development, helping organizations navigate succession, transformation, and digital change. Its global reach, local market knowledge, and collaborative partnership model enable the firm to deliver consistent outcomes across regions, functions, and industries while maintaining the nuance required for each unique leadership mandate.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQWashington, Germany

SK Solution Consulting

SK Solution Consulting is a boutique headhunting and recruitment firm in Germany that helps digital first businesses and established companies accelerate digital transformation by hiring expert and leadership talent across e commerce, online marketing, data science, IT and technology. Founded and led by Managing Director Silke Kleinfelder, the firm serves clients nationwide with a presence in Munchen, Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Koln, and Stuttgart, partnering directly with hiring leaders to refine role requirements, sharpen competency profiles, and deliver targeted shortlists at speed. Its core offering blends executive search for C level and leadership roles with permanent recruitment for key individual contributors and team leads, executed through rigorous direct search, discreet outreach, and structured candidate evaluation. Clients value the hands on senior advisory they receive from the founder herself, the clarity and transparency of each step, and the cultural fit achieved through detailed candidate profiling, reference backed insights, and market calibrated compensation guidance. Typical mandates include Head of E Commerce, Director Online Marketing, Head of Analytics, Data Analytics Manager, and Head of Product for digital health solutions, alongside HR, People and Culture leadership in digital environments. The firm works across technology, retail and consumer brands, and healthcare, placing specialists who can build and scale digital channels, monetize data, and modernize platforms. For candidates, SK Solution Consulting offers career guidance, feedback, and access to exclusive roles; for employers it provides a tailored search strategy, creative direct sourcing, interview orchestration, and decisive support through offer and onboarding. Consistently praised for speed, diligence, and high quality outcomes, SK Solution Consulting delivers digital talent that aligns with strategy and values, enabling clients to secure measurable growth and sustainable advantage.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQMünchen, Germany

SCHAFFMANN CONSULTANTS

SCHAFFMANN CONSULTANTS is an independent, owner-managed executive search boutique that has specialized for more than 20 years in the confidential appointment of CEOs, managing directors, C-level leaders, business unit heads, and members of supervisory and advisory boards across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The firm partners with family businesses, hidden champions, world market leaders, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and family offices to fill mission-critical roles that shape strategy, culture, and long-term performance. Every mandate is led personally at partner level, with direct outreach to target candidates, rigorous multi-stage assessment, and competency-based interviews, supported by market mapping, reference checks, and the use of INSIGHTS MDI to deepen fit evaluation. Clients value measurable outcomes including a reported 98 percent completion rate, 92 percent repeat business, and 85 percent long-term partnerships, underpinned by an exclusive shortlist of three to four best-fit candidates typically delivered within six to eight weeks and a two-year replacement guarantee designed to secure sustainable hires. Beyond executive search, the boutique conducts board search and advisory work focused on governance, strategic sparring, and the composition of effective supervisory and advisory bodies. A further core strength is external succession for owner-led and mid-market companies, including CEO succession, carve-outs, buy-and-build contexts, and interim or transition solutions conducted with utmost discretion. Sector expertise spans industrial machinery and equipment, special machinery, automation and robotics, automotive and suppliers, electronics and electrical engineering, logistics and supply chain including intralogistics, packaging and paper, FMCG and food, telecom, IT, AI and digital, renewable energy, and construction-related industries. The firm prioritizes cultural fit alongside functional excellence and offers tailored onboarding support to accelerate impact. With limited conflicts per sector, a retained and precise search methodology, and partner-led execution, SCHAFFMANN CONSULTANTS provides a high-trust, analytically robust approach to securing leaders who deliver lasting value.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecomSupply Chain ManagementFreight Forwarding

HQFlein, Germany

Universal Hires

Universal Hires is a Germany based staffing and market entry partner that enables companies to hire staff in Germany quickly and compliantly. Operating under the tagline Global Hiring, Made in Germany, the firm combines an Employer of Record and PEO platform with specialist recruitment and executive search to help international organizations build teams without first setting up a local legal entity. Acting as the legal employer, Universal Hires manages compliant onboarding, payroll and benefits administration, tax and social security contributions, and ongoing HR administration while clients direct day to day work. Its recruiters deliver permanent hiring programs for specialist and managerial roles, and its executive search practice identifies leaders who can launch, grow, and operate German market activities. Coverage spans key hubs such as Berlin, Cologne, and Munich as well as other regions, with a process that starts from defining staffing requirements and go to market hiring plans through sourcing, assessment, and selection. The company publishes practical insights on topics like active sourcing, IT talent shortages, payroll and per diem rules, candidate profiles, and sector trends in fintech, insurtech, and the automotive ecosystem, reflecting cross industry expertise with particular depth in technology, financial services, and manufacturing and engineering. Universal Hires supports startups, scale ups, SMEs, and global enterprises seeking a single partner for compliant employment and high quality recruitment, reducing time to hire and risk while improving ROI on market entry. Whether clients remain on the EOR model or transition to their own German entity, Universal Hires provides continuity by retaining leadership and teams placed through its recruitment and headhunting solutions, backed by localized, bilingual support and a consultative, data informed approach.

Payrolling/EORPermanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQBerlin, Germany

HJH Personalberatung

Founded in 1996, HJH Personalberatung is a family owned executive search and recruitment boutique headquartered in Passau, Germany. With South Bavaria at its core and reach across Germany, the firm combines deep regional networks with over 25 years of search expertise to deliver discreet, high quality hiring for technical and commercial specialists, managers, and C level leaders. HJH focuses on retained executive search and headhunting and complements this with the permanent placement of key experts, the appointment of supervisory and advisory board members, and succession solutions for owner led businesses. Clients value a hands on, family office approach marked by trust, ethics, and long term partnerships. Using a proven methodology that blends market mapping, direct search, and social media recruiting, HJH designs compelling role profiles and adverts, identifies and approaches target candidates, conducts structured interviews, and presents shortlists that balance technical fit and cultural alignment. The team then supports reference checks, offer management, and onboarding to secure lasting outcomes. Sector expertise spans manufacturing and engineering, information technology, energy and renewables, electronics and electrical equipment, robotics and automation, machinery and plant engineering, chemicals, automotive suppliers, healthcare, food processing, and building technology. Functional strengths include Cloud and IT infrastructure and software, digitalization, procurement, R and D, design and construction, finance and controlling, HR, lean and process management, production and manufacturing, product management, project management, quality management, supply chain and logistics, environmental and process engineering, and sales. For candidates, HJH offers access to unbefristete Festanstellungen with reputable employers, a confidential and personable process, and guidance tailored to each individual career step. Whether the mandate is a C level hire, a critical department lead, a board appointment, or a succession handover, HJH Personalberatung brings local insight, rigorous search tools, and respectful communication to connect people and companies for sustainable success.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQPassau, Germany

top-jobs-europe Consulting

Founded in 1981, top-jobs-europe Consulting GmbH is a German executive search and recruitment boutique that supports mid-sized businesses and global corporations across the DACH region and internationally. The firm focuses on leadership hiring and scarce specialist roles while also providing interim management solutions for time-critical mandates. Its consultants act as end-to-end project leads, combining sharp analysis with strong people judgment to define requirements, map target companies, and engage suitable candidates discreetly. The process covers situational and needs analysis, creation of role profiles and neutral job ads with thoughtful keywording and indexing, targeted research through internal and external databases, direct outreach, ABC categorization of applications, structured telephone and deep-dive face-to-face interviews, and comprehensive matching reports. Shortlisted candidates are presented on-site, and clients can be supported through contracting via a trusted legal network when needed. Beyond search, the firm offers modular applicant management to offload HR administration, including ad creation and placement, documentation compliant with AGG and GDPR, CV analysis, shortlists of A-candidates, a secure client portal, and interfaces to SAP and common ERP systems. Additional options include a confidential mailbox service for covert advertising and clustermarketing to proactively introduce high-caliber candidates. The company reports a long-standing fill rate of approximately 93 to 95 percent, underpinned by strict confidentiality, transparent fees, and milestone-based payment models. For specialist direct search in DACH, fees are typically structured in staged success payments with a total of around EUR 22,000, while executive search is charged at 25 percent of total compensation with a minimum of EUR 26,000, split into thirds at kickoff, first interview invitation, and contract signature. Sector strengths include semiconductor technology, chemicals, automotive and e-mobility, machinery and industrial engineering, with additional experience delivering IT, SAP, MES and shop floor automation talent and select healthcare placements. Managing Partner Gitta Svoboda represents the firm’s commitment to measurable performance, discretion, and a pragmatic, partnership-based approach.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCloud ComputingTelecomHospital & Health Care (Nursing)

TechMinds

TechMinds is a German recruiting boutique with a clear tech focus, specializing in executive search and expert search across technology and engineering domains. The firm partners with companies throughout Germany to fill critical C level and leadership roles as well as hard to find specialist positions, combining rigorous market mapping, direct search, and modern sourcing technology to identify, engage, and secure top talent. With dedicated practices for Tech and IT leadership, developers, digital experts, consultants, and engineers, TechMinds supports clients across software, ecommerce, industrial and manufacturing environments, and construction related fields. Typical mandates include CTO, CIO, CDO, VP Engineering, Head of IT, IT Security leadership, Head of Data, Head of Product, and program and transformation leaders, alongside specialist searches for software developers, data and cloud engineers, solution and enterprise architects, DevOps and SRE talent, consultants, and engineers including mechanical, electrical, and civil profiles. The team emphasizes a boutique, high touch approach with detailed role scoping, competency based interviews, and structured assessments to align skill sets, leadership style, and cultural fit. Clients range from Mittelstand champions and global corporates to scale ups seeking leaders who can navigate growth, build high performing teams, and drive digital and operational excellence. TechMinds also provides leadership advisory to support selection, onboarding, and succession planning, helping organizations de risk senior hiring decisions and strengthen long term retention. Transparent communication, speed to shortlist, and integrity underpin each engagement, reflected in a process that prioritizes confidentiality, evidence based shortlists, and consultative guidance from kickoff to offer acceptance. As a partner known for tech DNA and engineering literacy, TechMinds translates complex requirements into precise target profiles and delivers candidates who can ship, scale, and lead. The guiding promise is simple and consistent: Wir sorgen fur passende Matches: Engagiert. Exzellent. Integer.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQHamburg, 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

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