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Leading Operations

Leading Operations KG is an independent people and management consulting firm focused on executive search and specialist appointments, delivering tailored solutions that reflect the specific needs of each client. The firm supports organizations across the full lifecycle of a search, from the first advisory conversation and role scoping through targeted research, assessment, and selection to a sustainable, well-integrated placement. Known for reliability, fairness, and honesty, the team emphasizes long term partnerships built on professionalism and transparency, ensuring that both clients and candidates experience a respectful, insight led process. Its consultants combine deep market knowledge with a practical, hands on approach, integrating their personalities, commitment, and ideas to craft innovative and made to measure solutions. With strong expertise in executive search and specialized recruitment, Leading Operations applies rigorous needs analysis to translate business requirements into clear candidate profiles and credible search strategies that stand up to market reality. The firm aligns closely with stakeholders to define success criteria, calibrate talent pools, and manage each engagement as a structured project with disciplined communication, timeline control, and quality checkpoints. By uniting consulting discipline with recruiting execution, Leading Operations delivers outcomes that are not only fast and accurate but designed for durability, helping clients secure leaders and experts who drive measurable, long term value. Beyond filling roles, the firm offers advisory support around organization design, role definition, and decision making frameworks, enabling clients to strengthen hiring quality and reduce execution risk. Clients value its senior attention, transparent methods, and a principled commitment to doing what is right for both the business and the candidate, resulting in trusted relationships and placements that last.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingHuman ResourcesSenior ExecutivesGeneralist - white collar professionals

Schauz HR Consulting

Schauz HR Consulting is an owner managed executive search and HR consulting firm based in Hamburg, dedicated to recruitment in the sports, entertainment, and leisure industry. Founded in 2019 by Bernd Schauz, a sports economist with over 25 years of sector experience on the agency and rights holder side, the company combines deep domain knowledge with a personal, hands on service model. The firm delivers retained executive search for top leadership and expert roles and guides clients end to end through a rigorous process that includes role scoping and search strategy, targeted market research, longlisting and shortlisting, structured interviews, confidential candidate reporting, reference verification, and close support through contract negotiation and onboarding. Clients benefit from an international network that spans management and employee level contacts and from transparent, reliable communication with clear updates throughout each mandate. Complementing search, the firm provides HR consulting that supports change and transformation, including restructuring, digital and global expansion initiatives, realignments, and programs for culture, employee development, and integration. Advisory on interim management, incentive and compensation models, and fit for purpose organizational design helps clients strengthen their people agenda beyond a single hire. Ethics and quality are underpinned by adherence to the principles of the German BDU guidelines for qualified personnel consulting, ensuring professional standards and confidentiality for both clients and candidates. The team invites qualified professionals with a passion for sport, entertainment, and the leisure industry to share their profiles in confidence and commits to honest, timely feedback. With niche focus, meticulous research, and commitment to results, Schauz HR Consulting partners with rights holders, agencies, and leisure operators as they secure the leaders and experts required to meet evolving challenges around sustainability, digitization, and growth.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsGamingPerforming Arts (Music, Theatre)Visual ArtsHotel ManagementCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism Operations

HQHamburg, Germany

Elbhunter Personalberatung

Elbhunter Personalberatung is a Hamburg based recruitment consultancy and executive search partner that connects companies across Northern Germany with high caliber specialists and leaders. Operating as a brand of nexthunter GmbH, the firm focuses on quality driven, transparent search processes that save clients time and deliver sustainable hiring outcomes. Each year Elbhunter fills more than 50 vacancies spanning consulting, controlling, finance, research and development, human resources, information technology, marketing and sales, and production. Its consultants combine deep functional know how with strong sector insight in manufacturing, technology, and professional services, enabling them to translate business requirements into precise candidate profiles. Elbhunter manages the full hiring lifecycle when required, from thorough needs analysis and role scoping to crafting compelling job ads, market mapping, direct search and discreet outreach, structured interviews, and shortlisting with clear rationales. The team validates technical competencies and leadership behaviors, and places particular emphasis on cultural alignment to ensure long term success. Clients range from startups and mid sized companies to international groups with operations in Hamburg and the wider North Germany region. Well connected to a broad talent market and a curated candidate database, Elbhunter reaches both active and passive candidates who would not respond to job postings alone. Throughout every mandate, the firm provides frequent updates and actionable feedback so hiring managers always know search status, next steps, and risks. After selection, Elbhunter supports offer management and onboarding to help secure acceptance and accelerate ramp up. Whether building a critical function or hiring for a single leadership role up to the C suite, Elbhunter brings disciplined search methodology, personal accountability, and pragmatic market advice to deliver the right person, not just a shortlist.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQHamburg, Germany

CCG Classic Consult

CCG Classic Consult is a specialist recruitment and management consulting firm focused on IT and digital transformation, known for a hanseatic spirit of honesty, openness, and discretion. Acting as scouts in the IT and business world, the firm combines deep market knowledge with a human centered approach that values both qualifications and social competence. Its 360 degree offering spans executive search for leaders and experienced specialists, permanent placement across core business and technology roles, and agile project staffing of interim managers, freelancers, and complete teams. CCG Classic Consult also advises on workforce planning and development and provides coaching for both clients and candidates, helping individuals navigate career moves, refine applications, and build leadership capability. The team works nationally and internationally, conducts direct and discreet searches, leverages an established network, and meets candidates personally to validate skills, motivation, and cultural fit. Typical assignments cover IT and business consulting, project and product management, process and quality management, e commerce and business intelligence, software development, and finance and controlling. Industry strengths include software and cybersecurity, e commerce and retail, logistics and supply chain, banking and insurance, and energy and environmental businesses. Clients benefit from fast, pragmatic execution and transparent communication, while candidates gain a trusted partner who focuses on long term fit and sustainable success. Guided by the principle Business with Emotional Intelligence, CCG Classic Consult aligns each mandate to the specific goals of its clients, challenges assumptions where needed, and delivers shortlists that balance hard skills with empathy, leadership potential, and team impact. This boutique consultancy builds enduring partnerships, maintains strict confidentiality, and consistently connects organizations with the specialists and leaders who will move their projects and companies forward.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQHamburg, Germany

Five14

Five14 is an executive search consultancy focused on connecting organizations with leaders who can shape transformation in an era defined by digitalization and AI. Operating across industries and functions, the firm specializes in the targeted, discreet identification and engagement of C level executives, board members, and other mission critical leaders who combine technology fluency, cultural impact, and strategic foresight. Five14 delivers end to end executive search, from sharp role definition and market mapping to direct outreach, structured assessment, and offer management, with shortlists typically presented within four to six weeks. Beyond search, the firm assembles and strengthens advisory and supervisory boards with personalities who add measurable value as sparring partners and governance contributors. To help leaders succeed after hire, Five14 offers leadership development and executive coaching, including 1 to 1 coaching for high stakes transitions, bespoke leadership training developed with experienced partners, and personality and team diagnostics to inform both selection and development decisions. The firm also supports employer branding initiatives in cooperation with specialist partners to articulate compelling value propositions for top talent, and it provides a structured pre and onboarding journey designed to accelerate the first 100 days for new executives by building clarity, relationships, and early momentum. Five14 positions itself as a high touch, method driven partner that rejects a post and pray approach in favor of proactive, network led search conducted on equal footing with candidates. Its consultants emphasize integrity, clarity, and speed, combining rigorous evaluation with a modern, human centered candidate experience. Whether the brief is C suite, a growth critical specialist role, or the composition of a digital advisory board, Five14 focuses on impact hires who lead the shift in fast changing markets.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAdvertisingJournalismGraphic Design

HQHamburg, Germany

Talentrakete

Talentrakete is a Hamburg based recruitment and talent advisory that specializes in modern, digital first hiring for specialists and leaders across technology and digital functions. The firm partners with founders, scale ups, and established brands to deliver permanent hires and executive appointments through a hands on blend of active sourcing, targeted headhunting, and compelling employer branding. Its consulting led approach aligns role requirements, hiring process design, and candidate experience to ensure strong fit and long term retention, while transparent progress tracking keeps clients in the loop from kickoff to offer. Known for deep expertise in e recruiting and sourcing, talentrakete builds attraction through employer reputation content and high impact outreach, then screens for skills, motivation, and cultural add to secure durable matches. The team combines over two decades of recruiting experience with daily use of generative AI, translating best practices into real world outcomes for Recruiting, Talent Sourcing, and Employer Branding. Beyond search delivery, talentrakete enables HR teams through workshops, keynotes, e learnings, and practical playbooks, and develops custom GPT based assistants that automate repeatable recruiting tasks with consistent quality. Clients include digital and media companies such as Statista, YogaEasy, Phononet, Inwerken, and Pinkmilk, underscoring strength in software engineering, product, data, marketing, and commercial roles. The company has been recognized by APSCo Deutschland in 2023 for Innovation and Trusted Partnership and was ranked among the top 25 percent of LinkedIn Recruiters in 2022; its team also holds Master Talent Sourcer certifications. Whether the brief is a senior engineering leader, multiple software developers in record time, or a refreshed talent attraction strategy, talentrakete brings agile delivery, rigorous sourcing methods, and personable communication that candidates and hiring teams value. The mission is simple and consistent: connect the right people to the right roles and help HR organizations adopt AI responsibly, effectively, and with measurable impact.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceBroadcastingPublishingOnline Media

HQDar es-Salaam, Tanzania

Permacon

Permacon GmbH is a Germany-wide staffing and recruitment partner founded in 1994 that specializes in the placement and leasing of qualified specialists and leaders. With more than 30 years of experience, the firm supports clients ranging from global enterprises and federal organizations to innovative Mittelstand companies, delivering fast, compliant, and high quality hiring outcomes. Permacon provides three core services: temporary staffing to flexibly cover project peaks, seasonal demand, and absences; permanent recruitment to secure long term talent; and executive search to discreetly appoint critical specialists and leadership roles through targeted direct outreach. The company focuses on several key talent domains including Office and Finance, Engineering and IT, Industry, Technology and Logistics, Healthcare, and Social Services, and has successfully delivered profiles such as engineers, IT and cyber professionals, logistics supervisors, machine operators, nurses, and commercial staff into mining and other key industries. Clients benefit from Permacon’s screened talent pools, efficient processes, and reduced administrative workload, while in temporary staffing they pay only for actual hours worked; all employer obligations remain with Permacon. As a member of the GVP collective framework and applicable sector agreements, Permacon ensures full social security, paid leave, and sick pay for its employees, aligning workforce agility with responsible employment standards. Candidates gain access to hidden opportunities via deep in-house networks, receive tailored guidance, and are supported from first contact through to signed contract and beyond. Long standing market knowledge, a strong national footprint with offices in Hamburg, Hannover, Berlin, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, and Muenchen, and a relationship driven approach enable Permacon to match technical know how with cultural fit and deliver sustainable placements across permanent, temporary, and executive hiring needs.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCloud ComputingTelecomHospital & Health Care (Nursing)

HQHamburg, Germany

HR7 The Job Factory

HR7 The Job Factory is a German staffing and recruiting specialist headquartered in Hamburg and founded in 2011. The company delivers professional and reliable workforce solutions built on the combination of speed and quality, supporting clients across diverse industries with flexible and compliant hiring models. HR7 provides temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerueberlassung), permanent recruitment and consulting (Personalvermittlung und -beratung), on-site management for high-volume environments, interim management for short-term leadership and expert gaps, and inhouse outsourcing to stabilize processes and outcomes under clearly defined service scopes. Its Job Portal makes it easy for candidates to search, apply, and connect, including the option to apply quickly via WhatsApp, while dedicated consultants offer close guidance from first contact through onboarding. As a family-owned business, HR7 emphasizes appreciation, continuity, togetherness, opportunity, and security, aiming for long-term job satisfaction through roles that match skills and preferences. The firm has been recognized multiple times among Germanys best personnel service providers, including Kununu Top Company, Top Recruiting 2025 (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Top 15), and Focus Top Arbeitgeber Mittelstand 2025, reflecting high quality, excellent communication, a strong working atmosphere, and legal certainty. HR7 is a member of the GVP (Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister), holds an unlimited license for temporary employment, and is certified by the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce for quality assurance in dual vocational training. With central administration in Hamburg (Rissener Landstrasse 129) and branch locations in Hamburg, Hagenow, Boizenburg, Luebeck, Harburg, and Lueneburg, HR7 serves both regional and national needs. Clients benefit from tailored on-site coordination, scalable project-based solutions, and consultative hiring that improve operational continuity, compliance, and workforce agility. Candidates gain access to secure, regulated employment and real development prospects, from entry-level to skilled specialists and interim leaders.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtAll industriesManagement ConsultingLegalTechnical WritingProject ManagementGeneralist - blue collar professionals

HQHamburg, Germany

Sommer + Hinst

Founded in 2006, Sommer+Hinst is a German headhunting and recruitment consultancy with offices in Hamburg and Augsburg that serves clients across the DACH region and internationally. The firm focuses on the Mittelstand and specializes in placing highly qualified specialists and leaders for technology driven businesses, with deep strength in machinery and plant engineering, electrical engineering, automotive, and other complex, explanation intensive products and solutions. Working exclusively on explicit mandates, Sommer+Hinst runs a clear, transparent process that begins with careful needs analysis and profile definition, continues with targeted research and discreet direct outreach, and advances through structured interviews, comprehensive candidate dossiers, calibrated shortlists, and hands on support through offer, contract, and onboarding. Their approach, called reCREWting, emphasizes team fit, leadership capability, and human qualities alongside hard skills, reflecting a belief that sustainable success comes from aligning capability, character, and culture. Clients benefit from modern tools, rigorous documentation, undercover search on request, and advisory support on succession topics, while gaining relief from internal workload and faster time to hire. The firm has completed more than 900 mandates since inception, delivers first candidate proposals for about 80 percent of projects within 4 to 6 weeks, and wins roughly 75 percent of new assignments as repeat business. Consultants bring long standing expertise across sales, engineering, and finance and controlling profiles and are known for empathy, clear communication, and strict confidentiality. For candidates, Sommer+Hinst offers access to attractive roles predominantly in reputable mid sized companies, personal guidance throughout the process, and support to sharpen and develop professional profiles. Membership in the United Headhunters network extends reach while preserving a boutique, high touch service model. Whether a hidden champion seeking pivotal hires or a seasoned professional planning a next step, Sommer+Hinst provides executive search precision, permanent placement reliability, and direct sourcing excellence to achieve lasting matches and measurable impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentPayrolling/EORAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseElectrical EngineeringIndustrial AutomationEngineering

HQHamburg, Germany

Aktiv personal-service PV - Personalvermittlung von Leitungskräften in Seniorenwirtschaft

AKTIV Personal-Service, Personalvermittlung is a specialist executive search and permanent placement practice dedicated to leadership roles across the German health care, social economy, and elderly care landscape. Operating nationwide with hubs in Hamburg and Berlin, the team partners with operators, sponsors, and nonprofit providers to appoint senior managers and top executives in nursing, residential and outpatient care, rehabilitation, hospitals, and broader social services. The practice focuses on mission driven leadership that combines professional excellence with values based, people centric management. Assignments are delivered through a discreet direct search model that prioritizes targeted outreach over public job advertising, leveraging an exclusive network and market mapping to identify, engage, and secure high caliber leaders. From the initial needs and potential analysis through to onboarding, consultants provide an end to end process: role definition and success profiling, employer positioning, longlist and shortlist development, structured interviews, evidence based diagnostics of leadership competencies and cultural fit, confidential referencing, offer and resignation management, and integration support. Clients benefit from transparent progress reporting, realistic timelines, and grounded market insights on compensation, availability, and succession risks. Candidates receive confidential career advice, preparation for selection steps, and honest feedback geared toward sustainable, meaningful next steps. Led by an experienced Head of Personalvermittlung with long standing recruiting expertise, the practice is distinguished by empathy, reliability, and deep sector knowledge, resulting in durable matches rather than quick fixes. Typical mandates include home and facility management, regional and divisional leadership, clinical and care management, and corporate functions central to quality, compliance, and operations within health and social care providers. All processes follow strict data privacy standards and are conducted with the utmost discretion. By combining direct sourcing, psychological diagnostics, and careful stakeholder management, AKTIV Personal-Service enables organizations to secure future ready leadership and empowers executives to thrive in roles where they can create measurable impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentPayrolling/EORHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsFundraisingSocial ServicesEnvironmental Conservation

HQHamburg, Germany

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