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ESE Executive Search Excellence GmbH

ESE Executive Search Excellence GmbH is a Düsseldorf-based executive search boutique dedicated to winning top leadership talent for clients across multiple sectors. Operating from Neuer Zollhof 1 in the Medienhafen, the firm focuses on the top three management layers and delivers a rigorously structured, research-led search process that blends systematic market mapping, direct approach, and in-depth leadership assessment to ensure a strong cultural and corporate fit. ESE’s team of around 15 experienced consultants and researchers brings more than six decades of combined executive search expertise, drawing on deep operational leadership backgrounds and industry knowledge spanning manufacturing and engineering, healthcare and life sciences, and transportation and logistics, among others. The firm’s partners and research consultants cover fields such as automotive and mobility, transport and logistics, insurance, mining, recycling and steel, construction and HVAC, auditing, and hospital and social care; they regularly fill board and managing director roles as well as functional leadership in operations, marketing and sales, HR, finance and controlling, IT, and hospital administration. ESE’s search philosophy is anchored in lived values—mutual respect, sustainability, and appreciation—combined with high change readiness and innovation capacity as key leadership traits. Clients benefit from partner-led delivery, transparent status reporting throughout each mandate, and close candidate care well beyond contract signing. Recognized for its collaborative culture and employee development, the firm invests in continuous learning, structured onboarding, and knowledge sharing, and has been acknowledged as a Kununu Top Company 2024. ESE is also visible in the German consulting ecosystem via the BDU advisor database. With a strong track record of successful leadership appointments and satisfied clients, ESE Executive Search Excellence positions itself as a trusted advisor for organizations seeking high-impact leaders who fit both the strategic agenda and the culture.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseWarehousingDistributionPublic Transit

HQDuesseldorf, Germany

Externatic

Externatic is a French specialist recruitment firm dedicated to the IT and digital ecosystem, supporting companies and candidates across France with a focus on building long‑term, high‑value connections. As a pure IT player, the firm covers the full spectrum of technology roles: software and web/mobile development, DevOps, infrastructure, networks and telecoms, cloud and product management; R&D and industrial information systems including hardware/electronics, embedded and real‑time systems, IoT, scientific and quantum computing, and industry 4.0 environments such as MES and PLM; data and AI spanning business intelligence, data engineering, data science, ML engineering, MLOps and cloud data platforms; and cybersecurity across data protection, risk management, network and cloud security, intrusion detection, vulnerability analysis and incident response. Externatic reports a 95% probation success rate in 2024 and mobilizes a team of around 20 consultants and recruiters to deliver tailored, localized searches nationwide. Deeply embedded in regional tech communities, the firm organizes and participates in major events like Devfest, BDX/IO, French Tech, ADN Ouest, Sunny Tech, Job Connect, BreizhCamp and the West Web Festival, and is the creator of “La Nuit des Meetups” in Nantes and Brest. Its approach blends market foresight, sustained engagement with pools of active and passive candidates, and the power of human networks to reach scarce talent. Externatic invests in recruiting innovation through automation, exploratory uses of AI, advanced sourcing (finalist at the European SOSU competition) and HR roundtables (Nid des Recruteurs / After Recrut). Since 2015, its reference IT salary guide and supporting content—role fiches, geographic analyses, interview guides and blog insights—provide market intelligence to clients and candidates. Trusted by startups, scale‑ups, industrial leaders and public institutions, Externatic delivers permanent and executive hires across development, infrastructure/cloud, project and product, QA/testing, management, cybersecurity, electronics and embedded/IoT, data, engineering/R&D, business/marketing and design.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceDefenseConsumer Goods ManufacturingIndustrial Machinery

HQNantes, France

Precision Placements Inc.

Precision Placements, Inc. is a results-driven executive search firm that has supported employers and candidates across the Hampton Roads region for more than 20 years, serving Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk, and Williamsburg. The firm focuses on helping organizations hire exceptional leaders by combining a world-class executive recruitment service with a hands-on, relationship-led approach tailored to each clients culture and goals. Precision Placements invests the time upfront to understand business objectives, role requirements, and cultural nuances, then does the legwork to tactically assess and shortlist proven professionals who will fit and elevate the organization, saving clients valuable time and resources. For candidates, the team acts as a trusted advocate, guiding careers toward meaningful opportunities and ensuring a transparent, respectful process. With strong roots in the local market, robust networks, and bilingual support (hablamos espa~), Precision Placements offers both employers and job seekers confidence in every engagement. The firm maintains an active presence in the business community and shares practical hiring and leadership insights through its Thoughts & Notes blog. Headquartered at One Columbus Center in Virginia Beach, Precision Placements is known for responsive recruiting results, access to exceptional executives, and long-term partnerships spanning private and public companies across diverse sectors. Whether an organization needs to elevate its leadership bench or a professional is ready to take the next step, Precision Placements brings disciplined search methodology, discretion, and a commitment to outstanding outcomes.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAll industriesSenior ExecutivesGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQVirginia Beach, United States

Rubykon Group

Rubykon Group is a boutique executive search firm built to better serve clients and talent by connecting high performers with top-tier companies and enabling both to unlock meaningful growth. With over 15 years of executive search experience and hundreds of placements across a variety of roles and industries, the firm combines a tenacious, laser-like focus on uncovering the right talent with a deep understanding of each clients business and hiring needs. Rubykon Group recruits across Commercial, Operations, R&D, Finance, and HR, delivering searches from the C-suite and functional executives to territory sales leaders and service engineers, vertically and horizontally across the organization. The team is trusted by start-ups, joint ventures, and family-owned businesses as well as fast-growing private equitybacked manufacturers and publicly traded enterprises with domestic and international reach. Sector strengths include Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Traditional and Sustainable Packaging, Capital Equipment, Supply Chain, Industrial Distribution, Medical, Pharma and Cold Chain, and Ecommerce and Fulfillment. Known for approaching accomplished, often hard-to-reach passive candidates professionally, competitively, and gracefully, Rubykon Group earns the confidence of both clients and candidates through transparent communication, nuanced market insight, and values-driven, long-term relationships. Beyond executive search, clients benefit from business consulting, strategic planning, and market insights that inform talent strategies and organizational design, while candidates receive career development coaching, interview preparation, and resume review and consultation to help them navigate pivotal transitions. Every engagement is grounded in rigorous discovery to achieve a 360-degree view of role requirements and cultural fit, aligning experience, compensation, and the many intangibles that ultimately drive long-term success. Whether a company is seeking all-star talent or an experienced executive is ready to take the next step, Rubykon Group provides a focused, high-touch partnership that consistently sparks new career momentum and business outcomes.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseWarehousingDistributionPublic Transit

HQSan Francisco, United States

Seymour John

Seymour John is a specialist recruitment and consultancy services group that helps organisations take the next step by securing the talent and delivering the solutions needed to thrive amid change. Operating across both private and public sectors in the UK, the firm blends permanent and interim recruitment with executive search, project consultancy, and managed service style delivery to simplify complex people and performance challenges. Its recruitment practice spans end to end finance, procurement, human resources, project management, digital data and technology, executive leadership, engineering, operations, logistics, supply chain, and sales, marketing and business support, giving clients access to scarce skills and culturally aligned leaders who can drive transformation. For public and social sector clients, Seymour John is an awarded supplier on relevant frameworks, enabling straightforward, compliant procurement and access to commercially astute talent from wider private sector networks. The consultancy practice delivers operational and strategic HR, change and transformation, organisational and cultural development, and leadership development, with flexible engagement models from retained outsourced HR for startups and SMEs through to pay as you need us interventions and statement of work based projects. Case studies include enabling a modern desktop experience for over 450 GP practices through one of the UKs largest healthcare ICT transition programmes, developing a digital strategy for a newly formed Integrated Care System, delivering multi role interim recruitment for a major public sector system, running top to bottom finance team campaigns, and appointing an exceptional logistics leader for a global engineering business. Guided by values that are positive, progressive, and productive, the team takes a collaborative, ego free approach that prioritises quality over quantity, objective clarity, and long term relationships. The outcome is a practical, integrated pathway from assessment to action to measurable results, helping clients do more with less, reduce costs, improve productivity, and leave a genuine improvement legacy.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQWorcester, United Kingdom

Trova Talent

Trova Talent is a boutique executive search firm based in South Yarra, Victoria, founded and led by partners Michelle Peterson and Emma Kimberley. The firm specializes in advising boards, CEOs, and private equity sponsors on critical leadership appointments and succession across Australia and select international markets. Combining an insight led, data driven methodology with deep networks, Trova delivers executive search, talent mapping, succession planning, executive assessment, and psychometric testing engagements. The team is known for rigorous research, structured competency based evaluation, and a collaborative style that uncovers what is often unspoken in a brief and translates it into a precise candidate specification. Trova has built a strong track record with ASX listed corporates, founder led scale ups, multinational subsidiaries, and private equity portfolio companies, with case studies spanning consumer and retail, financial services, and tech and digital. Representative assignments include CFO, CTO, Chief Technology and Product, Chief People Officer, and Managing Director appointments. The firm reports a 98 percent appointment fulfillment rate and gender balanced outcomes, with half of recent executive placements being women. Clients value the ability to run targeted local searches while also reaching global talent pools across Europe, Asia, and North America when the brief demands it. Its client list includes brands such as Coles, Bupa, Tabcorp, EnergyAustralia, REA Group, SEEK, Sportsbet, AFL, Healthscope, AMP, Crown, Easygo, Reece, Latitude, and Origin, alongside mission driven organizations like Movember. From market mapping and benchmarking to building succession pipelines and objective executive assessment, Trova operates as an extension of its clients leadership teams, protecting confidentiality and brand reputation while accelerating time to shortlist and improving decision quality. Headquartered at Suite 16, 299 Toorak Road, South Yarra, VIC 3141, Trova Talent connects high performing leaders with organizations navigating growth, transformation, and governance complexities across regulated and customer centric markets.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFinTechFashion & ApparelFood & Beverage

HQMelbourne, Australia

Centre Interdépartemental de Gestion de la petite couronne d'Ile de France

The Centre Interdépartemental de Gestion de la petite couronne d’Ile-de-France (CIG Petite Couronne) is the trusted HR partner to territorial authorities and public institutions across Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne, helping them turn human resources into a lever for delivering high-quality public service. From employment, recruitment, and competitive examinations (concours) to end-to-end HR advisory and statutory expertise, the CIG provides a comprehensive suite of services tailored to the needs of local government. Its employment and recruitment support includes the organization of competitive and professional exams, management of aptitude lists and candidate follow-up, return-to-work support (FMPE), territorial employment promotion, a territorial interim assignment service, professional pathway assessments, and both career evolution and orientation counseling, complemented by dedicated recruitment advisory. To strengthen HR management, the CIG delivers unique social reporting (RSU), an Employment–HR Observatory and studies, equality and inclusion programs, organizational consulting, thematic HR advisory, initiatives on working time and telework, payroll mass and HR data steering, operational HR assistance, and retirement support. As a statutory resource center, it provides guidance on internal promotion, laicity and ethics (référents laïcité et déontologie), retirement expertise, bespoke statutory consulting, administrative investigations and protected disclosures, and the prevention and management of HR disputes. The CIG also underpins social dialogue and mediation through secretariat services to CAP/CCP/CST bodies, support for service time releases (DAS), and both mandatory pre-litigation mediation (MPO) and mediation at the initiative of judges or parties. In prevention, health, and social action, its teams deliver occupational health (médecine préventive), risk prevention, ergonomics, inspection missions, disability and job retention policies, preparation periods for redeployment (PPR), workplace social support, insurance and social benefits contracting, psychosocial support, and programs for QVCT, RPS, and collective transformation. Based in Pantin, the CIG complements its services with publications, webinars, training, events, and a documentation center to continuously equip public employers and agents.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsGovernment AdministrationGeneralist - white collar professionalsGeneralist - blue collar professionalsSenior Executives

HQPantin, France

The Onset

The Onset is an Australian recruitment partner focused on building high-performing technology and go-to-market teams for organisations at every stage of growth, from venture-backed scale-ups to ASX-listed enterprises and government. Through permanent recruitment, contract services, and executive search, the firm supports critical hires across product, engineering, data, cloud, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, quality and reliability, as well as the commercial functions that bring products to market. Its functional specialisms span Product & Design (product management, UX/UI/CX and leadership), Software Engineering (web, mobile, embedded/firmware), DevOps, SRE & QA, Cloud, Security & Infrastructure (including GRC, AppSec, SecOps and architecture), Data & Analytics (AI/ML, data science and engineering), Enterprise Applications (ERP such as SAP, Oracle, Workday and CRM platforms like Salesforce), Projects & Transformation (program and delivery leadership, business analysis, agile coaching), Hardware & Robotics (electronics, mechatronics, systems integration and manufacturing operations) and RevOps (sales, revenue, finance and operations). Industry coverage includes health and medical, banking and financial services, SaaS and broader technology, education, consumer and retail, media, industrial and commercial, and the public sector, enabling The Onset to source niche talent with domain context where it matters. Clients engage The Onset for individual contributors through leadership appointments, leveraging consulting and talent advisory to refine role design, interview processes and hiring decisions, and using flexible contract solutions to add specialist capacity at speed. With a team of around 40+ recruiters and researchers, the company is known for transparent communication, market insight and a candidate experience consistently praised through independent testimonials, helping employers compete for scarce skills while supporting professionals to advance their careers. Operating across Australia with the ability to support global hiring, The Onset combines deep networks, sector expertise and a rigorous search methodology to deliver shortlists that balance technical excellence with cultural fit and long-term impact.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQSydney, Australia

Barefoot Recruitment

Barefoot Recruitment is a specialist design and technology talent agency founded in 2021 with a mission to bridge the diversity gap in tech. Headquartered in London and operating across the UK, EMEA and AMEA, the firm partners with startups, scale-ups and globally recognised enterprises to deliver fast, inclusive hiring outcomes. With an explicit commitment to DEI, Barefoot reports that 80% of its placements sit within minority groups in tech and 55% of placements are women in tech, while 100% of roles are shortlisted within 48 hours. The team focuses on high-demand product, design and engineering roles including Product Designers, Product Managers, UX Designers, UX Researchers, UX Writers, Motion Designers, UI and Graphic Designers, as well as Front End, Back End and Full Stack Software Developers. Clients cite Barefoot as a trusted partner for scaling design teams and refining hiring processes, praising its consultative approach, high-quality shortlists and clear communication. Led by founder Sal Hurrell, who brings over a decade of recruitment experience, the agency blends subject-matter expertise with a personable, transparent style designed to build long-term partnerships. Barefoots bespoke consultancy model centers on refining and accelerating hiring processes, championing equitable and non-biased selection, and providing specialist recruiters with proven tech domain knowledge. The firms partner roster spans technology and media-led organizations, reflecting its strengths at the intersection of product, UX and software engineering. Whether supporting critical single hires or broader team builds, Barefoot aims to deliver a swift, values-aligned shortlist, thoughtfully curated from an extensive, global network, and to advise clients on the practices that create inclusive, high-performing teams. By combining speed, market insight and an unwavering commitment to equality, Barefoot Recruitment positions itself as a go-to ally for companies seeking diverse, world-class design and tech talent.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAdvertisingJournalismGraphic Design

HQLondon, United Kingdom

Grit Matters

Grit Matters is a specialist technical recruitment firm that partners with high-growth, technology-forward organizations to deliver exceptional talent across software, data, AI, product, and STEM disciplines. Built by technology professionals for technology professionals, the firm blends deep domain expertise with proprietary analytics and a structured, data-driven methodology to produce consistent hiring outcomes. Their focus spans Software Engineering and Architecture, DevOps/SRE, Mobile, and Cybersecurity; Data Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and Bioinformatics; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning including Computer Vision, NLP, and Robotics; as well as Product Management, Technical Leadership (up to CTO and VP), and specialized scientific and engineering roles across biological, chemical, mechanical, and electrical domains. For R&D-centric companies, Grit Matters routinely supports Design, Development, Pilot Plant, Scale-up, Tech Transfer, and Quality (Six Sigma/LEAN, Regulatory, Facilities/Corporate Quality). The process emphasizes precision targeting and market intelligence: deep discovery and strategy definition, target company development, candidate mapping, proactive outreach, multi-stage technical and cultural assessment, and tightly managed reference and offer processes. Deliverables include research documents, candidate maps, comparative assessment grids, and curated audio/video highlights that streamline decision-making and reduce time-to-hire. Reported results include 92% of presented candidates advancing to interview, a 1:6 presentation-to-hire ratio, 30% faster time-to-hire than industry averages, and 98% quality and retention metrics. Grit Matters supports venture-backed companies from seed through IPO and established enterprises across Enterprise Software, SaaS and Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech and Digital Commerce, Cybersecurity, Digital Media and Entertainment, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Food Technology and Sustainable Agriculture, Advanced Manufacturing, Semiconductors and Hardware, and Industrial Automation. Client outcomes include complex team builds and leadership hires, with case studies such as Plainsight AI demonstrating reduced time-to-hire, 100% 18month retention for placed candidates, and seamless team integration. The firms philosophy is grounded in doing the hard things, listening earnestly, and communicating with claritydelivering a rigorous, evidence-based recruiting experience that consistently identifies high-impact, long-term contributors.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceMental Health CareVeterinaryAutomotive

HQSan Francisco, United States

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