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Leist Personalberatung

Leist Personalberatung is a boutique recruitment consultancy based in Hamburg, Germany, known for its focused search and selection of specialists, managers, and executives across a broad range of industries and functions. Founded in 2008 and located at Alstertor 1 in the Thaliahof, the firm combines more than two decades of practical recruiting experience with a hands-on, personal approach to building long term client and candidate relationships. The team delivers end to end hiring for permanent roles and executive mandates by blending direct search with targeted advertising in job boards, newspapers, and trade journals, alongside network outreach and an actively maintained candidate pool. Each engagement begins with a precise understanding of role requirements, culture, and stakeholder expectations, followed by rigorous candidate identification, structured screening, and in depth interviews to ensure shortlists that align on both capability and fit. References from organizations such as professional services partnerships, global testing and certification bodies, specialty chemicals groups, and healthcare related manufacturers reflect the firms cross sector credibility, spanning SMEs through to corporate enterprises. Typical assignments include HR business partners, accountants and controllers, sales and service engineers, installation and service technicians, and leadership roles in finance, operations, and engineering, with searches conducted locally in Northern Germany and nationwide, and internationally where appropriate. Clients value the consultative guidance of the founder led team, the speed and quality of delivery, and the clarity of communication throughout each project. Candidates appreciate discrete handling, transparent feedback, and support across the full application process. By uniting methodical research, carefully crafted outreach, and personal interviews, Leist Personalberatung consistently brings the right people together and enables lasting hiring decisions that strengthen teams and businesses.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Industrial AutomationHospital & Health Care (Nursing)Physicians

HQHamburg, Germany

Cortago

Cortago GmbH is an internationally active provider of specialized staffing and engineering services based in Hamburg, Germany. The firm supports clients by aligning project and workforce needs with precisely matched talent and delivery models, combining recruitment, consulting, and an in house engineering office to turn business goals into results. Its Professionals offering focuses on technical and commercial roles such as engineers, technicians, CAD designers, and business administrators, delivered through employee leasing (temporary staffing) as well as service and work contracts for defined scopes. Cortago also provides executive search, guiding clients from requirements definition and targeted sourcing through structured selection, contract negotiation, and onboarding led by HR specialists to ensure a smooth and lasting hire at leadership and critical specialist levels. The Consultants practice covers analysis, planning, solution design, project management, and implementation, with experienced project leads and experts across SAP, IT, and telecommunications who support the entire process chain and help stabilize complex transformation or rollout programs. Complementing its talent solutions, Cortago operates a technical office that executes complex fixed scope engineering assignments from plant design to drawing verification, and extends capabilities with modern 3D laser scanning to capture accurate as built data for brownfield and greenfield projects. The company emphasizes quality, reliability, and partnership, tailoring services to the needs of customers, employees, and candidates, and building long term relationships through transparent processes, defined interfaces, and consistent delivery. With experience across industrial engineering, IT infrastructure, and telecom environments, Cortago brings together domain expertise and flexible engagement models so clients can scale teams quickly, accelerate projects, and access scarce skills without compromising standards or timelines.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtTemporary StaffingSOW/ProjectsIndustrial MachineryElectrical EngineeringIndustrial AutomationTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQHamburg, Germany

QUARâˆšÃ¢

Experts in Balanced Teams is a Netherlands based recruitment and advisory firm dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and high performing teams. Since 2010, the company has combined executive search and permanent recruitment with DEI focused consultancy and workshops to help organizations attract, select, and retain talent that drives innovation and sustainable growth. Headquartered in Hoofddorp, the team partners with clients across technology, manufacturing and engineering, and financial services, working with brands such as Schneider Electric, The Linde Group, KPN, Accenture, Avanade, Akamai, Capgemini, Eurofins, Rabobank, and global consumer companies. Through specialist labels including Women in Sales, Women in Consultancy, Women in Technics, Women in Welding, and Women in Finance, the firm reaches niche talent communities and widens pipelines for roles ranging from commercial and technical specialists to senior leadership. Its approach starts with a quick scan of the current workforce and hiring process, then aligns selection, assessment, and onboarding with inclusive best practices. Consultants and trainers, supported by neuroscientists, deliver workshops on inclusive leadership, unconscious bias, and practical behaviors that create psychological safety and collaboration. The DevelopHER Academy complements hiring with targeted upskilling in commercial, IT, and technical pathways, personalized coaching, and retention support designed to reduce attrition and strengthen career progression. Recruitment solutions span executive search for visionary leaders, targeted campaigns for critical permanent hires, and project based hiring sprints to meet growth plans. Measurable outcomes include improved representation, stronger decision making, and higher resilience in changing markets, supported by research from McKinsey, BCG, and Deloitte on the business impact of inclusion. By uniting diversity with inclusion in everyday practices, Experts in Balanced Teams helps companies build balanced teams that adapt, innovate, and deliver long term results.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceIndustrial MachineryChemical ManufacturingElectrical Engineering

HQHoofddorp, Netherlands

Kulwicki Group

Founded in 2001 in Waterford, Wisconsin by industry specialist Phil Kulwicki, the Kulwicki Group is a boutique recruiting firm dedicated to helping Food & Beverage companies across the United States secure high-impact leaders in engineering, maintenance, and reliability. With more than 25 years of sector-specific experience, the firm partners primarily with small, emerging, and rapidly growing mid-size entrepreneurial manufacturers, delivering executive, managerial, and professional talent that elevates plant performance and operational reliability. The Kulwicki Group is built on a proactive headhunting philosophy, recognizing that the strongest candidates are often passive, fully employed, and making a positive impact where they are; consequently, much of the firm’s business comes from repeat and referred clients who value quality, speed, and confidentiality. Its disciplined, end-to-end search methodology begins with deep assessment and analysis to understand organizational culture, role scope, and critical success factors, followed by targeted research to map likely source companies and construct an ideal candidate profile. The team then engages and recruits prioritized prospects, conducts rigorous screening for technical track record and cultural alignment, and manages structured interview feedback loops. When a match is identified, the Kulwicki Group facilitates offers and negotiations, prepares candidates for resignation and potential counteroffers, and provides consulting support on candidate selection, interviewing best practices, and the full recruitment process. Typical mandates include Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Engineer, Head of Maintenance, Reliability Engineer, Reliability Engineering Manager, Engineering Manager, Technical Services Manager, Utilities Manager, and senior leadership roles overseeing maintenance reliability, operations improvement, and continuous improvement. Grounded in high ethical standards, objectivity, and complete confidentiality, and focused on saving clients time while delivering blue-chip, passive talent, the Kulwicki Group serves as a trusted search partner to U.S. food and beverage manufacturers seeking scarce leadership capable of driving uptime, safety, throughput, and continuous improvement across facilities.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsFarmingFood ProcessingFishing & AquacultureIndustrial MachineryChemical ManufacturingElectrical Engineering

HQWaterford, United States

Madonn - Direktvermittlung

Madonn - Direktvermittlung is a boutique German headhunting firm founded in 2016 that focuses on the direct placement of professionals with a strong technical background, particularly across sales, business development, and engineering functions. Operating as a pure headhunter without a pool system, the company conducts bespoke searches tailored to each mandate and provides candidates, upon request, with market value assessments and pragmatic guidance on reaching the next milestones in their careers. Madonn partners with midmarket innovators and global industry leaders alike, delivering targeted shortlists for expert and leadership roles that demand both commercial acumen and deep engineering know how. The firm regularly recruits Field Application Engineers for semiconductor and automotive infotainment contexts, SPS/PLC service and commissioning engineers for highly complex automation environments, MSR specialists for building automation and HVAC control across airports, hospitals, offices, and industrial facilities, and technical key account and sales managers for special purpose machinery. Typical searches require fluency in German and English, comfort with high speed serial interfaces, embedded development, industrial communication protocols, and the ability to interface credibly with R&D and customers from concept through deployment. With mandates spanning major German hubs including Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Stuttgart, Ulm, Augsburg, Leipzig, Dresden, Hanover, and Karlsruhe, Madonn combines discreet executive search practices with rigorous technical screening to ensure fit on capability, culture, and long term impact. Clients rely on the firm for permanent recruitment and executive appointments that strengthen product development, applications engineering, and go to market execution across industrial automation, electrical engineering, embedded systems, and machinery, while candidates value the transparent, respectful process and focused feedback that accelerates their professional growth.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCybersecurityData ScienceIT Infrastructure

HQMunich, Germany

Sylvia Burfeind Personalberatung

Sylvia Burfeind Personalberatung is a boutique recruitment consultancy based in Buxtehude, Germany, founded in 2015 and led by recruiter and advisor Sylvia Burfeind. With more than 20 years of international experience, the firm partners with small, mid sized, and international companies to hire specialist and leadership talent across commercial and technical functions. Clients value the open communication, professionalism, and individualized approach that underpin every search, resulting in tailored solutions aligned to precise business needs. The service offering spans the full recruiting lifecycle, from direct search and discreet headhunting to targeted advertising in print and online channels, combined with rigorous screening, shortlisting, and process management through to offer and onboarding support. On the candidate side, the consultancy provides personable, contemporary guidance and proactive outreach to relevant roles, leveraging direct lines to hiring decision makers so applications reach the right hands quickly. Current and past mandates reflect strong know how in operational and service centric roles around industrial equipment and construction machinery, including field service, customer service, parts advisory, and technical repair, while also covering office based commercial positions and management appointments. Deep market insight, a curated network, and hands on execution enable efficient shortlists and a positive experience for all stakeholders. Every engagement is conducted with discretion, persistence, and a focus on long term fit, whether the need is for experienced professionals or seasoned leaders. Rooted in Northern Germany yet comfortable with cross regional and international searches, Sylvia Burfeind Personalberatung combines the agility of a one to one partnership with the discipline of a structured search methodology to deliver dependable results for employers and meaningful next steps for candidates.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstruction

HQBuxtehude, Germany

Stewart Energy Resources

Stewart Energy Resources (SER) is a global provider of retained executive search dedicated to the energy industry, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The firm partners with utilities, independent power producers, energy marketing and trading organizations, engineering and construction companies, retail energy providers, equipment manufacturers, and private equity investors to build strong leadership teams. With principals who have conducted hundreds of search assignments worldwide, SER applies a collaborative, research-driven methodology that blends confidential access to strategic industry professionals with consultants who bring industry-specific functional experience. Acting as an extension of each client’s brand in the marketplace, the firm emphasizes discretion, rigorous candidate assessment, and thorough follow-up to ensure seamless hiring outcomes. Energy companies today face rising demand, commodity price volatility, consolidation, and an acute need for experienced leaders; SER addresses these pressures by identifying, attracting, and delivering exceptional talent across corporate, commercial, operational, technical, and financial disciplines. Whether serving global Fortune 500 enterprises, start-ups, or private equity portfolio companies, SER’s approach is grounded in service quality and long-standing relationships across the sector. Its business philosophy underscores a true partnership model, representing clients professionally to candidates, sources of influence, and competitors while safeguarding the interests of all parties. Guided by President and CEO Brian Lossie, the team maintains a dedication to quality performance that clients have trusted for more than two decades, leading to repeat engagements, referrals, and a reputation for delivering results throughout the global energy market. Candidates are engaged with discretion and encouraged to submit resumes for consideration, while clients benefit from market insight, structured search processes, and persistent execution designed to secure leaders who can create lasting value in a complex and evolving energy landscape.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningAerospaceDefenseConsumer Goods Manufacturing

HQAlpharetta, United States

SHIKAR GROUP

SHIKAR GROUP is a European consulting firm founded in 2004 that focuses on the people side of strategy through a distinctive combination of executive search and leadership consulting. The firm partners with multinational corporations, public organizations, and entrepreneurial businesses across Europe to align business strategy, leadership, organization, and culture for sustainable performance. In executive search, SHIKAR GROUP applies quality driven processes and rigorous selection grounded in its Executive Talent Index (ETI), a structured competency and behavior framework that supports systematic selection, succession planning, and leadership development. The team brings deep industry backgrounds and experience gained at major international search firms, ensuring that every assignment considers both role requirements and organizational culture. Cultural fit is assessed with a dedicated organizational culture analysis, and placements are supported with integration coaching to help new leaders meet agreed objectives and assimilate quickly into new environments. Complementing search, SHIKAR GROUPs leadership consulting practice addresses critical organizational levers including management assessment and audit, business coaching for senior leaders, roles and responsibilities design to drive collaboration and performance, structured change management facilitation from visioning through execution, and culture analysis and alignment to embed values that enable strategy. The firm serves clients across advanced technologies, financial services and insurance, industrial and manufacturing, consumer goods and retail, life sciences and healthcare, business and professional services, and private equity. Functional expertise spans CEOs, CFOs, compliance leaders, engineering, human resources, research and development, and sales and marketing. Acting as a trusted advisor throughout each engagement, SHIKAR GROUP consistently aims to exceed expectations by delivering meaningful shortlists, culturally aligned appointments, and measurable leadership impact that strengthens both top line growth and bottom line results over the long term.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQBad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany

Lacar Associate

Lacar Associate is a Germany wide recruitment partner known for transparent, fixed fee delivery across executive search, permanent hiring, and freelance contractor sourcing. Operating remotely with strong coverage in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Wiesbaden, and NRW, the firm offers a simple project price model at 12,000 EUR net with 2,500 EUR due at kickoff and the remainder upon successful placement. Clients benefit from a proactive direct search approach, including targeted outreach to passive talent, rigorous candidate screening, structured interviews, and close guidance through offer and onboarding. Typical time to first shortlists is 7 to 14 days, supported by modern sourcing technology, data driven funnels, and clear KPIs. Lacar Associate recruits white collar specialists, managers, and executives in engineering, IT, finance, and commercial functions, including roles in software development and architecture, DevOps and cloud, data engineering and BI, controlling and FP and A, accounting, audit, tax, treasury, supply chain, quality, sales, procurement, HR, assistance, and back office. Beyond search, the firm provides RPO services that install an end to end recruitment engine covering strategy, tooling, ATS integration, sourcing, stakeholder management, reporting, and continuous optimization, scaled to growth or peak hiring needs. For workforce agility, its freelancer recruitment delivers vetted specialists at speed with reference checks and flexible engagement terms. The company also offers outplacement for responsible transitions with career diagnostics, CV and profile optimization, interview coaching, and structured job search plans. Through the Lacar eLearning Academy, in house teams can upskill via practical sourcing, direct approach, process optimization, live workshops, and certifications focused on measurable recruitment outcomes. Strategic partnerships with technology and automation providers further enhance speed, reach, and candidate experience. Combining national reach, sector expertise, and a fixed price, no surprise model, Lacar Associate helps organizations hire better, faster, and more predictably.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQWiesbaden, Germany

Advanced Elements Management Services Co ("AEMS"â€šÃ„Ã£)

Creative Center is a nationwide Polish recruitment and HR consulting firm established in 2005 and based in Lodz, known for delivering fast, tailored, and creative solutions to hard to fill roles. The firm supports corporate clients and small to medium enterprises across multiple sectors, specializing in recruitment for specialist, middle, and senior management positions as well as executive search assignments using direct search methods. Its consultants design recruitment processes aligned to client needs, maintain clear communication throughout each search, and leverage a candidate database of approximately 25,000 professionals built over more than 17 years of continuous market activity. Beyond permanent and executive hiring, Creative Center provides comprehensive people development and assessment services, including Assessment Center to evaluate competencies for external recruitment and Development Center to diagnose potential and guide in house development. The company also delivers team, group, and facilitation coaching as an effective alternative or complement to training, helping teams strengthen trust, sharpen focus on shared values, and translate existing knowledge into measurable performance improvements. Its project toolkit spans competency based interviews, market mapping, salary benchmarking, structured simulations, role plays, and case studies, enabling reliable comparisons among candidates and data driven hiring decisions. Creative Center routinely recruits for management and production management, logistics, marketing, sales, finance, and banking roles, and its live vacancies illustrate depth in industrial automation, maintenance engineering, and accounting leadership. With an emphasis on transparency, speed, and quality, the firm builds long term partnerships, adapts quickly to changing labor market conditions, and stands behind delivery with proactive status updates and consultative advice on talent strategy. Clients who engage Creative Center gain a scalable partner capable of running end to end searches, targeted direct sourcing sprints, and discrete HR projects that reinforce employer brand and improve selection accuracy while reducing time to hire and attrition risk.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseHuman ResourcesTechnical WritingProject Management

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