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Kienbaum

Founded in 1945, Kienbaum is a European leadership advisory and talent consulting firm headquartered in Cologne, Germany. The company partners with clients across industries to solve critical people, leadership, and organization challenges. Its core offerings span executive search and interim management for C-suite and senior leaders; permanent recruitment for key specialists and managers; and project-based consulting in organization design, transformation, compensation and benefits, leadership assessment and development, succession, and outplacement. Kienbaum combines decades of sector insight with data-driven diagnostics, proprietary assessment methods, and comprehensive compensation benchmarks to deliver objective, evidence-based recommendations. Its consultants support family-owned Mittelstand companies, private equity portfolio firms, multinationals, and public institutions, aligning leadership and talent strategies with business goals such as growth, digitalization, and international expansion. The firm is recognized for its ability to run complex, cross-border searches and to build diverse slates, emphasizing inclusion, compliance, and long-term fit. Beyond placement, Kienbaum designs governance and operating models, advises on reward architecture and pay equity, and equips leaders through coaching and development programs, ensuring measurable impact from strategy through execution. With teams located across major German cities and an international network spanning Europe and beyond, Kienbaum provides local expertise with a global perspective and a single standard of quality. Its collaborative approach brings together senior partners and specialized researchers, rigorous market mapping, and transparent communication to reduce time-to-hire and risk while strengthening employer brands. Clients value the firm for discretion, accountability, and a relationship-driven ethos that prioritizes sustainable outcomes for organizations and the people who lead them.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseFinTechSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

HQBerlin, Germany

Leifeld Unternehmensberatung

Leifeld Unternehmensberatung is a Berlin based recruitment and career advisory firm focused on helping companies fill key roles and guiding experienced professionals through pivotal career moves. Operating at the intersection of executive search, permanent recruitment, and executive coaching, the firm combines targeted direct search with a deep understanding of client requirements to deliver fast, reliable, and high quality hiring outcomes. Its headhunting and recruiting practice emphasizes active sourcing, rigorous screening, quality assured candidate profiles, and streamlined, dependable processes that relieve internal HR teams while improving time to hire. For senior leaders, Leifeld provides executive coaching and placement that includes clear personal positioning, interview and decision preparation, discreet access to exclusive networks in the hidden job market, and strategic career planning. The candidate facing newplacement and outplacement programs guide professionals through market repositioning, market access via curated networks of decision makers and headhunters, and tailored add on services to sustain long term success. In addition to talent acquisition, Leifeld offers project management services delivered by certified professionals using agile, classic, and hybrid methods to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects with measurable KPIs, transparent communication, and thorough documentation. The firm works across technology centric environments such as cybersecurity, data platforms, and high security IT, and partners with public sector and regulated organizations as well as professional services and real estate related businesses, reflecting live vacancies in IT, engineering and technology, finance and controlling, HR, management, and marketing and sales. Clients value Leifeld for precise role definition, credible engagement with passive candidates, structured shortlists, and support through interviews, offer negotiation, and onboarding, while candidates appreciate the confidential, individualized guidance that turns career goals into concrete opportunities.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceEducation AdministrationManagement ConsultingLegal

HQBerlin, Germany

Miles Associates Search & Selection

Miles Associates Search & Selection is an international executive search firm operating from offices in London and Frankfurt and partnering with clients across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. For more than 20 years the firm has specialized in senior leadership and board level appointments, supporting organizations that range from large global enterprises to smaller operations and start ups. Its consultants are experienced in the private equity, financial services and real estate sectors and apply disciplined research, market mapping and insight to identify, attract and assess high impact leaders. The firm delivers targeted executive search and complements it with strategy advisory and global talent assessment, aligning leadership hiring to business goals and board composition. Its approach combines proactive outreach with structured, evidence based evaluation that explores career choices, motivations, competencies and cultural fit to ensure long term performance. A strong emphasis on candidate engagement enables Miles Associates to maintain relationships with scarce talent and help clients develop and retain exceptional leaders. Acting as trusted advisors, the team offers impartial advice on search strategy, candidate assessment and board composition while managing assignments at the mid to senior level through to non executive and C suite roles. The firm is tenacious about service quality, building long term, mutually supportive relationships with clients and candidates and operating to high standards of professionalism and discretion. With international reach and local market knowledge in London and Frankfurt, Miles Associates delivers bespoke search strategies that address sector dynamics, regulatory considerations and competitive pressures. By uniting strategy, rigorous search execution and talent assessment, the firm helps clients make great hires that strengthen leadership capability, accelerate growth and build resilience amid digital disruption and constant market change.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementConstructionArchitectureInterior Design

HQLondon, Germany

HSH + S Headhunter

Founded in 1994, HSH+S Headhunter Germany is a retained executive search firm dedicated to helping German and DACH industrial companies secure leaders who drive technological change. Serving CEOs, CXOs, shareholders, investors, and supervisory boards of international mid sized businesses and hidden champions, the firm focuses on management roles in engineering, technology, and sales, from C level and managing directors to division heads, sales directors, team leads, and key specialists. With roots in industry since 1990, HSH+S brings deep expertise across mechanical and plant engineering, electrical engineering and I&C, industrial automation, process optimization, and digitalization aligned with Industry 4.0. Its search methodology blends goal oriented research, rigorous assessments, reference analyses, and careful evaluation of motivation, professional competence, and leadership potential. Acting as bridge builders, the consultants position themselves as a trusted, independent partner to both leadership and HR, providing a fast, discreet process and clear recommendations while avoiding conflicts by serving no more than three clients per industry. The practice supports clients that develop, manufacture, and distribute machines and equipment, components and systems, materials and software, and also works in medical technology, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and intralogistics. Known for pursuing entrepreneurial, results driven candidates rather than administrators, HSH+S helps clients turn complexity into competitive advantage by strengthening leadership, automating manufacturing, and improving processes from development and production through supply chain, sales, and service. Led by founder Alexander, whose background spans engineering studies at KIT Karlsruhe, an industry traineeship in the USA, and business administration in Mannheim followed by product management, international executive assistance, turnaround leadership, and marketing and sales head roles, the team understands both shop floor reality and board level priorities. Since 2004 the firm reports a placement rate above 95 percent, reflecting its disciplined, tailored search projects in Germany and beyond.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCloud ComputingTelecomHospital & Health Care (Nursing)

HQHesse, Germany

Hyperion Executive Search

Hyperion Executive Search is a global executive search firm dedicated to helping cleantech companies scale by delivering board, executive and senior leadership talent across renewable energy and next generation energy technologies. Operating at the intersection of energy, technology and mobility, the firm focuses on core markets that include renewables, energy storage and grid, EV and future mobility, hydrogen and power-to-x, and smart cities and buildings. Clients range from venture-backed scale ups and technology innovators through to developers, IPPs, utilities, OEMs, charge point operators, and institutional investors building platforms across Europe, the UK and North America. Hyperion is known for precision search and a consultative approach that blends deep sector knowledge with rigorous market mapping, candidate evaluation, and stakeholder management to deliver shortlists that balance technical depth, commercial acumen and culture fit. Testimonials reference successful appointments such as CEO, Chair, COO, Managing Director, Commercial Director, VP and Director-level hires, as well as policy, grid and market strategy leaders, demonstrating the firm’s strength at business critical levels. Beyond delivery, Hyperion contributes to the ecosystem through market and talent reviews, insights on investment and policy trends, and active participation at industry events, reinforcing a live network across developers, operators and investors. The team’s cleantech specialism enables them to engage passive leaders, navigate complex international searches, support relocation when needed, and manage delicate negotiations to secure long term outcomes for both clients and candidates. Whether building first-in-country leadership, strengthening boards, or upgrading commercial, product and operations leadership for scale, Hyperion partners closely with founders, CEOs and investors to de-risk hiring and accelerate execution in a market where leadership quality is a true differentiator.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningSupply Chain ManagementFreight ForwardingAirlines & Aviation

HQBerlin, Germany

INSEMACO® Recruiting & Executive Search Consultants

INSEMACO Recruiting & Executive Search Consultants is a German headquartered partner for leadership hiring and interim management within The First Advisory & Ethics Group, connecting top experts and executives with organizations across the DACH region and worldwide. From its base in Solingen-Grafrath, the firm delivers retained executive search, interim experts and management, and permanent recruiting, complemented by AI supported HR services. INSEMACO supports the full talent lifecycle with diagnostics and assessment, onboarding, outplacement, and a distinctive Personal Expert & Leader Branding offering that helps executives and specialists sharpen their positioning, visibility, and communication. Through its Executive Lounge it curates and presents pre evaluated top candidates for critical leadership roles and transformation programs. Clients benefit from deep sector and functional coverage spanning general and executive management, finance and controlling, sales and service, HR and legal, technology and engineering, production, logistics, marketing, and real estate and construction. Industry strengths include manufacturing and engineering, technology and telecoms, consumer goods, financial services, transportation and logistics, healthcare, and the public sector, with long standing experience serving family businesses, mid sized champions, and international groups. As part of a global alliance and network, the group provides access to more than 55 offices in over 40 countries and a community of about 350 executive consultants, enabling cross border searches and interim appointments at speed and scale. Searches follow a rigorous, transparent process from scoping and role design through direct approach headhunting, structured interviews, evidence based diagnostics, and reference validation, with a strong emphasis on ethics, confidentiality, and candidate experience. INSEMACO also advises boards and owners on succession, assembles interim project teams to bridge leadership gaps or accelerate change, and offers career counseling and application guidance to senior candidates. The blend of executive search accuracy, interim agility, and tailored HR services makes INSEMACO a comprehensive partner for mission critical hiring and measurable hiring success.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCloud ComputingTelecomHospital & Health Care (Nursing)

Jobrecruiting

Jobrecruiting is a boutique German search and recruitment practice led by Dr.-Ing. Volker Helbig that focuses on the placement of sales professionals and leaders across all levels and industries, with a particularly strong track record in Mittelstand manufacturing, engineering, and technology-driven environments. Operating with a nationwide network of contacts, the firm concentrates on executive and management search as well as specialist sales recruitment, and complements these core services with project-based mandates supporting company succession, including the structured identification and vetting of suitable buyers such as established entrepreneurs and investors in close cooperation with a network of lawyers, auditors, and tax advisors. Jobrecruiting works to clearly defined, market-aligned fees of 25 to 35 percent of gross annual salary including agreed bonuses, with payment typically split between project initiation and the signing of the employment contract, and it does not require exclusivity, choosing instead to compete transparently in the open market. For candidates listed as frei verfuegbare Fachkraefte, the firm offers a simplified fee model of one monthly salary for BVMW members or two monthly salaries otherwise. Its methodology begins with a detailed role briefing to refine requirements, followed by targeted research across an internal candidate pool, direct outreach to network contacts, personal referrals, and a proprietary algorithm used for sourcing via social networks. Applications are pre-screened, a client-specific question set can be administered, interviews are coordinated, and participation in client interviews is available on request, with continual feedback loops to sharpen the search. The firm has successfully filled roles such as Bereichsleiter Kabelkonfektionierung, Geschaeftsfuehrer (including an overseas mandate in the USA), Vertriebsleiter, Vertriebsingenieur for CNC machine tools, and technical sales positions, with time-to-hire ranging from two to ten months and client testimonials from companies such as Aufzugbau Dresden GmbH and Feingeratebau K. Fischer GmbH highlighting fast, high-quality shortlists and professional delivery. By combining hands-on expertise in sales and leadership hiring with engineering-savvy searches in precision measurement and electronics, Jobrecruiting provides pragmatic, reliable recruiting solutions for SMEs across Germany.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCybersecurityData ScienceIT Infrastructure

HQSaxony, Germany

Kontrast Personalberatung GmbH

Kontrast Personalberatung GmbH is a German executive search and recruitment consultancy with offices in Hamburg and Berlin, delivering mandates across the DACH region for public employers and the Mittelstand. The firm employs in house headhunters and combines direct search, targeted advertising and an active talent pool to fill leadership, management and qualified specialist roles on a permanent basis. Beyond search, Kontrast strengthens hiring decisions with structured, evidence based selection procedures, including management assessment centers and competency based interviewing, tailored to the compliance needs of public sector clients and to the governance and codetermination frameworks of medium sized enterprises. Sector expertise is especially strong in medicine and nursing, healthcare education and administration, and pharmaceuticals and medical technology; in public administration and higher education; and in IT and digital, engineering, architecture and real estate, as well as energy and environment. Typical assignments span executive appointments and C level succession, directors and department heads, physicians and nursing leadership, architects and TGA engineers, and commercial functions such as finance, HR, sales and general management. Kontrast also provides personnel marketing to raise employer visibility and activate the right candidate audiences while maintaining confidentiality and data protection, ensuring that vacancies reach scarce talent segments without diluting brand standards. The firm emphasizes transparent communication, fast response times and respectful candidate care, reflected in client and candidate feedback highlighting reliability, professionalism and partnership. Clients can request proposals and run structured searches end to end, while candidates access a continually updated job board featuring hundreds of vacancies in healthcare, technology and the public sector. This blend of executive search, permanent placement and rigorous assessment helps organizations make timely, compliant and high quality hires that stand up to internal and external scrutiny and deliver long term value.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsEducation AdministrationSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

HQHamburg, Germany

LAB & Company

LAB & Company is a German executive search and leadership advisory firm headquartered in Dusseldorf. For more than twenty years the firm has placed top executives, board and supervisory board members, and highly specialized experts across energy, mobility, municipal services, infrastructure, the public sector, and associations throughout the DACH region. Its consultants combine deep sector knowledge with an actively nurtured network at the interface of business, politics, and public administration. Core services span executive search for permanent hires, interim executive solutions, and management audits to assess leadership capability, performance potential, and cultural fit. LAB & Company partners with clients across the full lifecycle of an appointment, from clarifying strategy, defining the role, and shaping the search profile to market mapping, candidate engagement, selection, and onboarding, with a focus on measurable, sustainable outcomes. The independent, owner managed company operates from its office in central Dusseldorf with around 20 employees, has completed more than 2,000 successful search projects, and draws on over 300 person years of consulting experience, including insights from participation in more than 1,500 supervisory board sessions. Recognized repeatedly by rankings from WirtschaftsWoche, Handelsblatt, and FOCUS, the firm is known for rigor, discretion, and a relationship driven approach. Diversity, equal opportunity, and the advancement of women in leadership are central to its philosophy, reflected in initiatives such as Power von innen and proactive engagement with womens networks to broaden and strengthen leadership pipelines. Quality management aligns with ISO 9001 practices, information security follows ISO 27001 aligned digital processes, and GDPR requirements are fully implemented to safeguard client and candidate data. Beyond client mandates, LAB & Company co develops the annual Public Pay Study with Zeppelin University to provide objective benchmarks for top management compensation in public enterprises. The firm remains a trusted sparring partner to organizations navigating energy transition, mobility transformation, and modernization in the public domain.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQDüsseldorf, Germany

Markut Executive Search

Markut Executive Search is an owner-led executive search boutique that partners with corporations, upper mid-sized companies, industrial groups, international family businesses, and family offices across the DACH region. Led by experienced headhunter and advisor Norbert Markut, the firm focuses on the sustainable appointment of senior leaders and entire leadership teams, handling complex mandates that range from single C-level placements to the complete re-staffing of the first and second management layers. Its core practice spans executive search, interim management, and board services, complemented by management audits, structured succession planning for key roles, and strategic advisory for family enterprises and privately held groups. Markut Executive Search also supports clients through phases of rapid growth, comprehensive restructuring, and broader transformations, leveraging a carefully cultivated network of proven, high impact managers and board members who combine strong functional expertise with excellent interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence. The firm conducts direct search with speed, discretion, and rigor, often compressing traditionally lengthy processes into a matter of weeks by engaging pre-qualified leaders who can operate confidently at every stage of a company lifecycle, including special situations. In addition, the team provides guidance on owner and corporate succession, and, together with experienced partners, accompanies clients through M&A projects, including buy-side and sell-side support and buy-and-build strategies, with access to entrepreneurial and investment capital where required. Sector strengths include automotive, chemicals, energy and utilities, machinery and plant engineering, management consulting, private equity, and TIME markets such as telecom, IT, media, and electronics. Operating bilingually and with a strong presence in Switzerland and the wider DACH market, Markut Executive Search is recognized for its combination of experience, speed, and long-term impact, offering a confidential, senior-led service model that aligns leadership decisions with the strategic and cultural realities of each client.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseFinTechSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

HQSteinhausen, Germany

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