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Hr-horizonte

Founded in 2003, hr-horizonte GmbH is a Hamburg based leadership development and corporate learning partner that helps organizations strengthen leadership capabilities and achieve measurable business results. The firm designs and delivers integrated solutions spanning leadership training, leadership simulations, executive and management coaching, and leadership management programs that build sustainable, modern leadership cultures. With a holistic consulting approach, hr-horizonte tailors interventions to individuals, teams, and entire business units, acting as a sparring partner on equal footing and aligning development with strategic goals. Digital learning is a core pillar: live online training, micro learning, and blended learning make programs scalable, flexible, and easy to integrate into daily work. Micro learning modules focus on short, targeted content of 5 to 10 minutes delivered via video, audio, interactive quizzes, and visual formats to boost retention and on the job application. The team combines long standing experience with robust diagnostics and assessment methods to identify potential, clarify expectations, and reinforce new behaviors. Managing directors Thomas Lehment and Peter Krumbach Mollenhauer lead a network of experienced coaches and facilitators who support clients end to end, from identifying leadership talent to enabling teams and embedding habits in day to day operations. Clients come from diverse sectors, with references including AIDA in travel and tourism and AOK Hessen in health insurance, reflecting the companys ability to translate leadership concepts across industries and roles. Engagements are structured around realistic leadership scenarios, practical exercises, and clear outcome metrics, ensuring relevance for frontline managers and senior executives alike. Whether building a full leadership curriculum, running immersive simulations, or coaching senior leaders through pivotal transitions, hr-horizonte focuses on tangible impact, stronger collaboration, and durable culture change that endures beyond the classroom.

SOW/ProjectsTotal Talent MgmtExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementTravel & Tourism OperationsEvent PlanningSenior Executives

HQHamburg, Germany

Köster Services

Koester Services GmbH is a Hamburg based headhunting and recruiting boutique with a national and international perspective, founded in 2000. The firm connects specialist and leadership talent with innovative employers across four core domains: shipping, trade, logistics, and healthcare. Acting as a dedicated talent scout, Koester Services focuses on permanent placements and executive search and complements these with select contract staffing solutions for project critical needs. Clients value the one point of contact model from A to Z, where a senior consultant leads discovery, defines requirements, and runs a rigorous, research led search to produce a qualified shortlist. The approach emphasizes analysis first and delivery second, combining market mapping, targeted outreach, and structured interviews to ensure precise fit. Transparent communication and clear commercial terms build trust, with no hidden costs and a collaborative process that prioritizes listening and understanding on both the client and candidate side. For candidates, the service is simple, fast, and free, opening new career horizons and enabling cross sector moves, for example from technical logistics into healthcare supply chains. Recent assignments and advertised roles highlight breadth and depth, including process management and quality assurance, technical documentation, controlling, tender and project management, logistics operations leadership, project engineering for medical modules, IT system integration, and QHSE in mobile healthcare solutions. Drawing on deep knowledge of Hamburgs maritime and logistics ecosystem and the broader German healthcare and industrial base, Koester Services delivers tailored search strategies for SMEs and international groups alike, from first time hires to strategic team builds. The companys resilient, flexible, and future oriented mindset helps clients secure the right specialists and executives at the right time, while giving candidates a trusted partner to navigate change and progress their careers with confidence.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingSupply Chain ManagementFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationPhysiciansPharmaceuticalsBiotechnology

HQHamburg, Germany

MomentumX_de

momentumX is an owner-managed IT recruitment and consulting boutique founded in 2015 and focused on the DACH region. The firm specializes in identifying and placing specialist and leadership talent for sales, consulting, and technical roles across the digital economy, with deep expertise in information technology and telecommunications. Clients include system integrators, system houses, IT manufacturers and vendors, and management consulting firms. Led by founder Michael Rapp, who brings over 20 years of experience in the IT industry with leadership responsibilities in sales and services, momentumX applies rigorous market insight, role scoping, and value-chain analysis to build precise candidate profiles. Its offering spans executive search for key leadership roles, permanent recruitment across commercial and technical functions, and advisory support that includes recruitment process optimization, headcount planning, candidate preselection, and outplacement and career coaching for professionals preparing for their next step. Before each search, momentumX assesses market availability and time-to-hire expectations, then provides calibrated recommendations when profile adjustments are needed to accelerate hiring without compromising on impact. The firm recruits across domains such as cloud (AWS, Azure), infrastructure, security, collaboration, managed services, ITO, and system engineering, and has a strong track record in commercial roles including sales management, account management, presales, consulting, and delivery leadership through to director, VP, and CxO. With coverage across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, momentumX augments its reach through cooperation partners such as Neureuter Consulting (recruiting and research) and mposition (HR interim management and social media consulting), creating a scalable network while maintaining boutique-level attention. Its IT Talent Pool and active vacancies provide up-to-date opportunities, while candidates can also submit speculative applications. Committed to professionalism, integrity, and accountability, momentumX operates with flexibility and discretion, helping clients meet the challenges of the war for talent and demographic shifts by matching the right qualified people to the right roles.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Human Resources

Guido J Leyh AND Partner - HR Consultancy -

Guido J Leyh AND Partner - HR Consultancy - is a boutique Germany-based people advisory and search firm that helps organizations and leaders make high impact talent decisions. Drawing on many years of hands-on HR and management experience, the firm delivers executive and direct search for senior professionals, targeted coaching for managers and teams, structured outplacement support, entrepreneur succession planning, management potential analysis, personnel development and training, career counseling, and recruitment advertising services. Operating as a partner-led consultancy with a compact team of about six professionals, it combines discretion, rigor, and a personal approach that resonates with privately held companies, growth businesses, and established enterprises alike. In executive and direct search, the firm focuses on thorough role definition, proactive market mapping, and direct engagement with carefully screened candidates to secure permanent hires who fit both role and culture. Its coaching programs improve leadership effectiveness, communication, and change readiness, while career advisory and outplacement offerings provide individuals with practical strategies, market insights, and employer-ready narratives to accelerate their next step. For entrepreneur succession, the team supports owners and boards through sensitive transitions by clarifying leadership requirements, assessing internal and external contenders, and planning smooth handovers. The companys assessment and potential analysis services combine structured interviews and diagnostics to illuminate strengths, development fields, and readiness for broader responsibility, and its personnel development and training solutions translate insights into measurable capability building for teams and functions. Complementing these services, its recruitment advertising and employer brand support help clients craft compelling job postings and select the right channels to reach the intended talent audience. Known for reliability, transparency, and confidentiality, Guido J Leyh AND Partner - HR Consultancy - partners with clients across industries to deliver lasting results through thoughtful search and talent development work.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementGeneralist - white collar professionalsSenior Executives

HQHamburg, Germany

Hahlbrock & Cie Personalberatung

Hahlbrock & Cie Personalberatung KG is a Hamburg based executive search and headhunting boutique that has specialized in direct search since 1999. The firm focuses on identifying and engaging leaders and scarce specialists who are not actively on the market, combining rigorous research with a highly discreet, straightforward, and value driven approach. Operating regionally, nationally, and internationally, Hahlbrock & Cie delivers tailored search campaigns across core functions and ensures that every assignment is handled with confidentiality, professionalism, and sustained personal attention. Beyond classic executive search, the firm provides interim management by mobilizing a trusted network of external interim leaders and experts to bridge vacancies or drive critical project work on a time bound basis. Complementary services include coaching and career planning for professionals seeking to refine their direction, as well as succession management for mid sized companies that need reliable options to secure leadership continuity. Sector expertise spans banking, insurance, financial services and private equity; healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences; IT, business intelligence, and analytics; engineering and renewable energy; logistics and transport; retail and FMCG; marketing and PR; corporate development; and shipping. Typical mandates cover executive and senior management roles as well as hard to find specialists in finance, risk, compliance, operations, IT and data, engineering, and commercial leadership. The firm places strong emphasis on cultural fit, competency based assessment, transparent communication, and long term partnerships. Candidates are engaged respectfully and are never over coached for interviews; clients benefit from precise market mapping, well calibrated shortlists, and a search process that runs until the position is successfully filled. With more than two decades of experience and a broad network centered in Hamburg and extending across Germany and beyond, Hahlbrock & Cie is committed to exact search and the right timing that leads to durable hiring outcomes.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementData ScienceIT InfrastructureTelecommunications

HQHamburg, Germany

ROCKZ Consulting

ROCKZ Consulting is a boutique recruitment and consulting firm based in Hamburg that focuses on connecting highly skilled professionals with leading employers in tax, audit, consulting, and legal. Founded in 2019, the company positions itself as the different kind of search partner, combining the long standing market experience of its crew with the agility and spirit of an innovative startup. ROCKZ specializes in understanding nuanced role requirements in areas such as accounting and audit, tax advisory, and legal services, and translates this insight into precise shortlists that balance hard skills with culture and team fit. For candidates, ROCKZ offers individualized career coaching and guidance, from clarifying goals and motivations to optimizing CVs and preparing for interviews, ensuring each step is purposeful and confident. For employers, the firm provides an advisory led approach instead of transactional placement, continuously refining matching quality and adapting to organizational developments. Their established network and proactive sourcing unlock access to both visible and hidden talent, including passive candidates who rarely surface on public channels. The firm operates a curated Talentbox job portal to highlight current mandates while maintaining a quality over quantity philosophy across all engagements. By combining efficient processes with speed of execution, ROCKZ delivers a targeted and sustainable hiring outcome, from specialist placements through to senior executive appointments. The team emphasizes transparency, personal engagement, and data protection, aligning with rigorous standards and best practices. Whether supporting a Big Law practice build out, strengthening an audit or tax team, or advising on leadership hires, ROCKZ Consulting brings market intelligence, persistence, and a partnership mindset to every search, helping both clients and candidates achieve long term success.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementLegal & ComplianceFinance & Accounting

HQHamburg, Germany

Personal Direkt Management

Personal Direkt Management GmbH is a German recruitment and staffing specialist focused on commercial and office-based roles across Accounting, Banking, Legal, Office, and Real Estate. Established in 1994, the firm supports clients nationwide with both permanent recruitment and temporary staffing solutions, placing specialists and managers who keep front office and back office operations running efficiently. Its consultants operate with a clear commitment to speed, performance, and flexibility, recognizing that the timely deployment of qualified employees is a critical driver of business success. Personal Direkt combines direct, transparent communication with a thorough understanding of client requirements to deliver shortlists that balance skill fit, cultural alignment, and budget. The company is experienced in serving banks and financial services providers, law firms and in-house legal teams, accounting and audit environments, property companies and real estate asset managers, as well as a wide range of office and administrative functions. Its service model spans success-based permanent placement and Arbeitnehmerueberlassung for interim needs, giving clients the agility to scale teams for projects, peak workloads, or parental leave cover while maintaining compliance with German labor regulations. Candidates benefit from discreet career guidance, market insight, and access to roles that match their experience in accounting, controlling, banking operations, corporate services, legal assistance, office management, and real estate administration, including opportunities for both specialists and leadership profiles. With an emphasis on long-term relationships, Personal Direkt aims to be a reliable, convincing, and direct partner for HR leaders and hiring managers who value quality and continuity. The firm engages across major German hubs, including Bad Homburg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Duesseldorf, and aligns each search or staffing assignment to measurable outcomes, ensuring that every engagement results in the right professional, at the right time, on the right terms.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementProject ManagementResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real Estate

HQBad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany

Consult kontor praski and partner

consult kontor praski & partner is a Hamburg based boutique HR consultancy and recruitment firm led by Claudia and Joerg Praski. Founded in 2002, the partnership focuses on helping organizations find, engage, and develop the right people while supporting individuals through career transitions. The team combines classic headhunting, active sourcing, and applicant management with performance recruiting to fill permanent roles and executive appointments. Their approach is deliberately human centric: beyond hard skills and data points, they emphasize values, motivation, and social competencies identified through in depth personal conversations. Clients are predominantly mid sized companies and mid market subsidiaries of international groups across diverse sectors, including energy, media and publishing, machinery, insurance, banking, and related services. In addition to search, the firm delivers newplacement and outplacement programs that protect employer brand during restructuring, providing affected employees with structured guidance, coaching, and a clear route to their next role. As trained mediators, they also facilitate constructive conflict resolution in organizational, commercial, and private contexts, acting as impartial third parties to help stakeholders reach durable agreements. Employers value the close, individualized support, clear communication, and the ability to read between the lines to secure cultural and capability fit; candidates appreciate respectful, transparent engagement throughout the process. Over many years consult kontor has built a stable network and completed more than 100 consulting projects and over 350 career transition engagements. The firm champions tailored solutions over one size fits all methods and uses modern sourcing tools without losing sight of the distinctly human factors that determine long term success. With deep experience across the HR lifecycle, they partner with clients to recruit critical talent, strengthen leadership and resilience, retain key employees, and navigate change with empathy and precision.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtPayrolling/EOROil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningContent CreationPublic RelationsAdvertising

HQHamburg, Germany

BestHeads Solutions

Founded in 2013, BestHeads Solutions is a boutique executive search and headhunting firm based in Northern Germany, serving clients across the Hamburg metropolitan area and beyond. The firm specializes in exclusive direct search for leadership and hard to find specialist roles, combining more than 20 years of headhunting experience with a decade in senior HR leadership through founder and managing partner Joachim Duerkop. BestHeads is recognized for deep domain focus in the food ecosystem, including food and food ingredients manufacturers, food retail and distribution, and adjacent laboratory and medical services, and leverages a cultivated network to reach talent that is not actively on the market. With more than 500 successfully filled key positions, over 5,000 sector contacts, and 50 plus long standing client relationships, the team delivers discreet, end to end advisory across the full hiring journey. Its structured methodology spans needs analysis, target company mapping and research, confidential outreach, profile evaluation and structured interviews, shortlisting and client presentations, and support through contract design and negotiations. Beyond search execution, BestHeads provides pragmatic industry and talent strategy consulting, helping clients sharpen requirements profiles, benchmark compensation, and ensure cultural alignment for sustainable appointments. Research and sourcing are powered by data led techniques, social profile analysis, and compliant scraping to identify relevant candidate pools, while every engagement is governed by confidentiality, professionalism, and transparent communication. The firm places executives, senior managers, and highly qualified white collar experts for medium sized businesses and corporations, with a reputation for speed, precision, and fit. Clients value the combination of market intelligence, personal commitment, and measurable results that underpin each assignment.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsFarmingFood ProcessingFishing & AquacultureVeterinaryFashion & ApparelFood & Beverage

HQHamburg, Germany

Hsp consulting - Institut für Managementdiagnostik

Founded in 1996, hsp consulting - Institut fur Managementdiagnostik is a Hamburg based boutique specializing in the intersection of executive assessment and executive search, helping organizations across Germany strengthen the quality, performance, and succession of their leadership teams. The firm integrates rigorous, evidence based diagnostics with targeted search to ensure that critical roles are filled by leaders whose capabilities, drive, and values align with strategy and culture. Its offering spans Management Appraisal, Management Audit, board and C level selection, structured 360 feedback, sales audits and potential analyses, onboarding support, and tailored management development and coaching, all delivered with clear recommendations and measurable outcomes. With pronounced expertise in the financial services sector, hsp consulting serves banks, insurers, asset managers, and fintechs, and also supports commercial and service functions in other service oriented companies. Typical mandates include CEO, CFO, CRO, COO, division leaders, and heads of finance, risk, sales, and operations, as well as pivotal general management roles. Led by Managing Director Dr. Dieter Hasselmann, the team applies aptitude diagnostics, structured interviews, validated psychometrics, work sample and case exercises, and thorough referencing to reduce hiring risk, benchmark incumbent teams, and enable robust succession planning. As advisors, they partner closely and transparently with both clients and candidates, ensuring a respectful, discreet process, market mapping that is compliant with governance requirements, and communication that accelerates decision making. Whether evaluating an executive team, selecting a new board member, or optimizing leadership effectiveness after a transition, hsp consulting delivers bespoke, confidential projects with senior attention, short lines of communication, and high professional standards. Operating from Hamburg and working nationwide, the firm is known for sector insight, methodological rigor, and pragmatic delivery that improves leadership impact and supports sustainable business performance.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementHuman ResourcesTechnical WritingProject Management

HQHamburg, Germany

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