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Step Advisors GmbH

Step Advisors GmbH is a Frankfurt-based recruitment and career advisory boutique focused on advancing specialists and leaders across the fields of Legal, Tax, IT, and Finance. Serving clients throughout Germany with an international reach, the firm partners with law firms, notaries, tax and audit practices, management consultancies, and insolvency administrations to fill demanding roles with precision and speed. For candidates, Step Advisors provides individualized guidance on career planning, compensation benchmarks, role scope expansion, work-life balance, relocation, and industry transitions, while managing the full placement process from market mapping and direct outreach to interview coordination and offer support with strict transparency and discretion. For employers, the team conducts a rigorous discovery of organizational context, team structure, systems, and role requirements, then delivers structured shortlists, regular project updates, and a single accountable point of contact, backed by rapid response, loyalty, and clear communication. The firm specializes in permanent recruitment, targeted executive search for leadership and critical specialist positions, and project-based hiring campaigns. Its pricing models are designed to minimize hiring risk: Green-Line at 29 percent of target annual salary invoiced at contract signature with free replacement within probation, Black-Line at 34 percent with a refund agreement and the option to stage fees, and Gold-Line as a flat hiring budget for at least 12 positions per year with multiple free replacements during probation. As an added value, existing clients receive free support in recruiting entry-level helpers, apprentices, interns, and working students. Step Advisors curates a Job Lounge with live vacancies that prominently feature legal and tax roles such as assistants, legal secretaries, insolvency case handlers, legal trainees, and related positions, while also addressing finance and IT needs in professional services environments. Guided by the motto Exclusively forward, the firm aligns candidate ambitions and client goals to build lasting, trust-based partnerships and consistently deliver results.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Data ScienceIT InfrastructureTelecommunications

HQFrankfurt am Main, Germany

Avance Consulting GmbH

Avance Consulting GmbH is the German entity of Avance Consulting, a global organization focused on delivering innovative talent solution services to some of the most renowned companies across industries. Operating as part of a network that spans more than 10 countries with a team of over 700 people, the company combines local market knowledge in Germany with international reach to deliver talent at speed and with reliability. Its practices are anchored in technology and digitally driven domains, covering digital tech, cybersecurity, data, enterprise applications, and IT infrastructure, and extend into banking and financial services, automotive, specialized engineering, manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, oil and gas, legal, and health, safety and environment. Avance Consulting GmbH supports clients through a comprehensive suite of services that includes permanent hires, contract and freelance staffing, contingent and retained search, employer of record for compliant cross border engagements, remote hires to access global talent pools, managed service provider solutions, and recruitment process outsourcing. Specialized search units focus on more than resumes; they discover and match skills, working styles, and potential, while aligning ethos and culture to ensure a rounded fit. The team emphasizes open communication throughout the hiring process and leverages cutting edge technology to find talent fast and to continuously improve delivery performance. Clients rely on Avance as a principal partner for their talent acquisition needs because of its ability to scale globally while providing precise local execution in markets like Germany and the wider DACH region. The firm maintains strong public ratings, an EcoVadis ESG recognition, and employer accolades, reflecting a commitment to responsible operations and people centric practices. For candidates, Avance provides an open jobs portal, options to upload a CV, and career insights and grooming resources, creating a seamless experience that connects exceptional talent with meaningful work.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceIndustrial MachineryChemical ManufacturingElectrical Engineering

HQBridgewater, Germany

Mex HR Solutions

Mex HR Solutions is a Germany based recruitment firm focused on direct placement of specialist and leadership talent across the country and across industries. Built on 25 years of recruiting experience, the company combines market insight, hands on search expertise, and a transparent process to deliver precise matches. Clients can choose between a fixed fee model that gives full budget predictability and a classic success based model that is ideal for niche or hard to fill roles. From the outset Mex HR Solutions performs a personal analysis of each vacancy, advises on the most suitable search workflow, and executes targeted candidate sourcing with direct approach, followed by rigorous preselection and the presentation of qualified shortlists. Consultants guide both client and candidate through interviews, offer stage, and onboarding to ensure a successful hire. The team draws on roots in a predecessor group that historically specialized in physicians, IT professionals, and accounting experts, and today applies that cross functional know how to nationwide searches in technology, healthcare, and finance among other sectors. Their approach is pragmatic and outcome oriented: one point of contact, clear timelines, transparent pricing, and a search delivered as a defined project or as a contingent assignment depending on client needs. Candidates benefit from personal guidance from application to placement and access to live vacancies through a dedicated job portal. With a strong network, modern sourcing methods, and a commitment to advisory led service, Mex HR Solutions helps organizations build high performing teams while giving professionals access to roles that match their skills and ambitions. Headquartered in Mainz, the firm operates Germany wide and supports hiring needs at all career levels, from young professionals to senior management.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceMedical DevicesHealthcare AdministrationMental Health Care

HQMainz, Germany

Haibach & Cie. Gesellschaft für Personalberatung mbH

Founded in 2002, Haibach & Cie. Gesellschaft fuer Personalberatung mbH is a specialized executive search firm focused exclusively on the financial services ecosystem. From its base in Germany, the firm serves clients across Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, and Switzerland, delivering retained executive search and advertised selection for permanent leadership and high caliber specialist roles in banking, asset management, insurance, real estate, and auditing and professional services related to finance. Recognized for deep market knowledge and long standing relationships, Haibach & Cie. combines rigorous research with consultative partnership to align candidate profiles with strategic, cultural, and regulatory requirements unique to financial institutions. The company operates a structured direct search process that includes comprehensive role scoping, target company mapping, systematic identification by its in house research team, longlist reporting, direct approach, structured interviews, assessment of leadership and functional competencies, confidential candidate reporting, reference taking, and hands on support through offer, compensation advice, and contract negotiations. Clients value the continuity of having the same consultant remain the accountable point of contact throughout the assignment, transparent project updates, and a focus on quality and speed without compromising discretion. Through sustained specialization, the firm has built extensive networks with decision makers and candidates across front office, risk, finance, operations, and real estate investment domains, enabling precise shortlists and durable placements. The team is led by founder and managing director Thomas Haibach, who has supported more than 1700 mandates since 1994, while the company itself cites over 1000 successful search mandates, reflecting a track record grounded in trust and results. Whether a universal bank, private bank, asset manager, insurer, real estate investor, or an audit and advisory organization, clients engage Haibach & Cie. when they need a discreet, data driven, and resilient search partner who understands the nuances of the financial sector.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)

HQWiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, Germany

SKILLFINDER GMBH

Skillfinder GmbH is the German entity of Skillfinder International, established in Frankfurt in 2015 to support clients in Germany and the wider DACH region while working closely with sister operations in London and Luxembourg. Originating from a group founded in 2003 to become a trusted partner for executive hiring in the financial sector, the company has grown into a specialist recruiter serving both financial services and technology domains. Its consultants focus on niche markets and maintain long term relationships with candidates and clients, enabling access to talent that is often not available on the open market. Core expertise spans investment banking, asset and fund management, private banking and wealth management, as well as back office operations, ERP, and broader enterprise and infrastructure IT. Skillfinder GmbH delivers results through a consultative approach that seeks to understand each clients business model, culture, and regulatory environment before designing tailored recruitment solutions. The team acts as an extension of the clients organization and upholds recognized professional standards to ensure consistently high service levels. Candidates receive comprehensive support across the hiring journey, from interview preparation to relocation assistance, reinforcing the companys philosophy of building relationships that compound value over time. With delivery capability across more than 20 countries, Skillfinder combines local market knowledge with international reach to meet complex, cross border hiring needs, including those driven by heightened regulatory requirements in European financial centers. By aligning specialist market insight with disciplined search and selection methods, Skillfinder GmbH provides executive search, permanent hiring, and contractor solutions for business critical roles across front, middle, and back office functions and the technology stacks that enable them. The firm is recognized for its focus on outcomes, accountability, and measurable impact, partnering with leading organizations that return to Skillfinder for consistent quality, speed, and depth of market coverage.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementIT InfrastructureTelecommunicationsCloud Computing

HQFrankfurt, Germany

c.cure

c.cure is a highly specialized recruitment partner focused exclusively on cyber security talent. Operating from Mainz as a business unit of Megamaris GmbH, the firm connects experienced professionals with permanent positions across technical IT security and organizational information security. Its consultants combine deep market knowledge with hands on understanding of domains such as network and endpoint security, cloud security, identity and access management, SOC operations, incident response, digital forensics, risk and compliance, IT audit, ISMS, and DevSecOps. Typical mandates range from CISO, heads of security, and department leaders through architects and engineers to SOC analysts, incident responders, IT security managers and consultants, compliance officers, and risk managers. c.cure supports DAX listed enterprises, mid sized companies, and selected growth businesses in sectors including automotive, banking and insurance, chemicals, industrial machinery and electrical engineering, healthcare and life sciences, medical technology and pharmaceuticals, retail, system integrators and consultancies, software vendors, utilities, and organizations subject to federal confidentiality. The team emphasizes trust, discretion, and long term partnerships, deliberately avoiding exaggerated job descriptions and hard sell tactics common in headhunting. Its information security management is aligned with ISO 27001 principles, and all staff receive ongoing training in IT and information security regulations (including BSI, BaFin, KRITIS, and TISAX) to ensure precise role scoping and accurate candidate evaluation. With a curated network, broad market coverage, a transparent job board, and easy ways to engage such as CV upload and calendar booking, c.cure delivers efficient search processes and high quality hiring outcomes. The company remains engaged beyond signature to monitor onboarding, provide feedback loops, and advocate for sustainable placements that advance both client capabilities and candidate careers.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQMainz, Germany

ELENCO Professional Services

ELENCO Professional Services is a Frankfurt based search and recruiting firm dedicated to management professionals across the DACH region. The firm connects experienced management consultants and industry experts with leading professional services organizations, including management consulting firms, audit practices, and law and tax partnerships, as well as selected corporate group functions in large enterprises. Operating through retained search and senior permanent recruitment, and with access to interim leadership capabilities when needed, ELENCO focuses on roles across the management value chain such as strategy, transformation, finance, risk, compliance, operations, sales, and data driven digital initiatives. With deep familiarity in regulated environments and professional services cultures, the team understands how shifting regulation and technology driven change reshape talent needs, especially within banking and insurance where topics like DORA and the EU AI Act elevate requirements for governance, resilience, and explainable AI. ELENCO combines targeted market mapping, discreet outreach, and competency based assessment to present shortlists that balance hard skills with leadership maturity and cultural fit. For candidates, the firm offers practical support such as interview preparation, transition training and coaching to ensure a strong start and long term success. Clients benefit from a transparent, partnership oriented delivery model, including framework agreements for repeat hiring and clear, milestone based process management. The firm emphasizes quality, persistence, and results, building enduring relationships with both clients and candidates while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism. Active in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, ELENCO engages with executive communities and industry events to stay close to emerging skill demands in finance, technology enabled transformation, and professional services. Its mission is simple and practical: bring outstanding managers together with outstanding companies to create measurable impact for both sides.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Software DevelopmentCybersecurityData Science

HQEschborn, Germany

Recrutiv

Recrutiv is a boutique recruitment partner dedicated to hiring German speaking commercial talent for France, Germany, and the broader DACH region. Founded and led by Alexandre Cosmao, the agency focuses on sales, account management, customer success, and revenue leadership roles, supporting scale ups, SMEs, and international groups across technology, fintech, industrial, and consumer markets. With more than a decade of hands on experience in Germany and hundreds of placements delivered, Recrutiv blends targeted headhunting with efficient process design to produce first shortlists in about 10 days and to sustain a very high success rate on retained searches. Its core solutions include permanent recruitment and executive headhunting on a fee basis (typically 22% of the hired candidates annual gross salary), as well as flexible RPO where a dedicated recruiter integrates with the client team from 3 to 5 days per week at a fixed daily rate (from EUR 600 per day). Typical engagements cover defining the ideal profile with hiring managers, writing and publishing bilingual job ads, channel strategy across LinkedIn, Indeed, and local job boards, salary and talent mapping, personalized outreach, structured selection interviews, and white glove candidate care, with at least three qualified candidates guaranteed per vacancy and a replacement guarantee for added peace of mind. For organizations that need guidance rather than a full search, Recrutiv also provides a tailored advisory plan that delivers a concrete recruitment action plan, distribution across relevant networks, promotional posts to a 6,000 plus German speaking community, and sample outreach messages to accelerate internal efforts. The team has supported 100 plus companies and placed 250 plus candidates ranging from graduates to seasoned managers, ensuring language fluency, cultural fit, and sales performance are aligned. Transparent pricing, fixed monthly billing in RPO, and weekly KPI reviews help clients control budgets while building a continuous pipeline during growth phases, making Recrutiv a reliable, Franco German specialist for go to market hiring.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceIndustrial MachineryChemical ManufacturingElectrical Engineering

HQSofia, Germany

Talent Hive - A FinTech Search Boutique

Talent Hive is a specialist recruitment partner dedicated to the FinTech sector, operating as a focused search boutique that connects ambitious companies with proven leaders and high impact specialists. The firm combines executive search discipline with agile delivery for permanent and interim needs, enabling founders, CEOs, and talent leaders to secure critical hires without compromising speed or quality. Its market coverage spans payments, digital banking, lending and credit, wealthtech, insurtech, trading and capital markets technology, regtech, fraud and risk platforms, and B2B financial software providers. Talent Hive supports leadership and scaling across product management, software engineering, data and analytics, information security, risk and compliance, finance and operations, and commercial functions such as sales, partnerships, and marketing. Core services include retained executive search for board, C suite, and VP roles, targeted permanent recruitment for senior individual contributors and managers, and interim management or contract specialists for transformation, regulatory change, integrations, and mission critical programs. The boutique applies research led sourcing, market mapping, and discreet outreach, followed by structured assessment, competency based interviews, and evidence backed shortlists designed to improve hiring outcomes and diversity. Clients rely on advisory support that covers talent strategy, organization design for new product lines, compensation and equity benchmarking, process design, interview enablement, and onboarding plans that accelerate time to productivity. Candidates value a transparent process, timely feedback, and long term career guidance centered on impact, learning, and culture. Engagement models are flexible and aligned to business goals, including retained search, contained or success based campaigns, and contract solutions that scale with demand. By focusing exclusively on FinTech and adjacent financial software markets, Talent Hive delivers domain depth, curated networks, and consistent execution that help founders and leadership teams hire with confidence.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementIT InfrastructureTelecommunicationsCloud Computing

HQFrankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Germany

LINQE Advisory

LINQE Advisory is a boutique executive search and corporate consulting firm based in Frankfurt am Main, founded in 2022 by Mirja Linke after more than two decades in top tier search with Amrop and DEININGER Consulting. The firm specializes in the direct search and placement of senior leaders and high impact specialists, with functional strengths in Marketing and Sales, Human Resources, and Finance. LINQE operates with an empathetic yet pragmatic approach that seeks to understand each stakeholders goals, constraints, and interests in order to surface potential, anticipate opportunities, and deliver optimal, actionable solutions. Industry expertise spans FMCG and consumer goods, retail, premium and luxury brand environments, e commerce and digital business, media, and financial services, supporting corporates as well as owner led Mittelstand organizations in Germany and international markets. Beyond search, LINQE provides leadership assessment using HOGAN and complementary tools to inform selection, succession, and development decisions, and offers executive coaching grounded in systemic methods to help managers navigate complexity, build self awareness, and shape change with confidence. The portfolio further includes career counseling to align personal goals and strengths with career moves, and corporate consulting to design or scale HR functions, strengthen corporate culture, and sharpen employer branding. As an EBS certified Executive Business Coach and an accredited HOGAN assessor, Mirja accompanies clients beyond the hire, facilitating onboarding and integration so new leaders establish themselves quickly and deliver measurable value. The firms high touch model is reinforced by deep market access, rigorous candidate evaluation, and a commitment to confidentiality and quality, reflected by the Q in LINQE, which stands for quality, connection, and source. Headquartered at Parkstrasse 10, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, LINQE connects people and organizations who might not otherwise meet, unlocking potential and delivering results that endure.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer ElectronicsBroadcastingPublishingOnline Media

HQFrankfurt am Main, Germany

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