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Annette Hoppmann Consulting

Annette Hoppmann Consulting is a boutique German search and people advisory firm founded in 2011 and based in Dusseldorf, serving clients nationwide with a strong network that spans international corporations, the Mittelstand, and high growth startups. The firm focuses on recruiting specialists and leaders, combining executive search and permanent recruitment with advisory support for clients that need to fill single key positions or stand up entire teams and departments. Its 360 degree delivery model begins with thorough briefing and role scoping, followed by targeted sourcing across a curated candidate pool and extended network, selective advertising on sector platforms, and direct outreach to qualified talent in the relevant region. Research is augmented through trusted cooperation partners and dedicated researchers to widen market coverage. Candidates are screened and assessed against hard and soft skills, with structured prequalification, shortlisting, and transparent feedback, while clients receive ongoing market insight on availability, compensation, and competitive dynamics. Beyond hiring, Annette Hoppmann Consulting offers outplacement, business coaching, job and career coaching, as well as training and workshops that help individuals and teams navigate change, improve performance, and develop leadership and communication capabilities. This end to end approach allows companies to focus on core business while the firm manages the search process through interview coordination and decision support to offer and onboarding. Candidates benefit from honest market assessments, career guidance, and discreet access to opportunities. The firm is known for personal attention, high integrity, and an energetic communication style that builds trust with both clients and professionals. Whether a business is seeking a single senior hire or orchestrating a multi role build out, Annette Hoppmann Consulting delivers a pragmatic, collaborative, and results oriented service grounded in deep local knowledge and a nationwide network.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAll industriesGeneralist - white collar professionalsSenior Executives

HQDusseldorf, Germany

SIDUS Experts for your Business

SIDUS Experts for your Business is a boutique German recruitment firm based in Neuss that specializes in placing skilled professionals and executives in both permanent positions and project-based roles. Founded in 2018, the firm operates across Germany and combines deep industry know-how with a transparent, service-oriented process that accompanies clients and candidates from the first briefing through search strategy, selection, offer, and onboarding. SIDUS focuses on achieving a precise match, acting as a strategic partner who calibrates requirements with hiring managers, leverages targeted sourcing and referrals, and conducts thorough pre-screening and interviews to ensure cultural and technical fit. The company works discreetly and efficiently, with much of its growth driven by direct recommendations, reflecting a trusted, relationship-led approach. Its track record spans technology and digital roles such as Product Owner, IT Operations and Security Manager, and Functional Lead Microsoft Dynamics 365; legal appointments including employment law counsel for international law firms; finance and accounting profiles like certified accountants; and real estate operations with technical property management for commercial portfolios. References include building complete Scrum teams at pace and delivering multiple hires within tight timelines for organizations in industry, energy, insurance, media, and professional services. Through a modern job portal, SIDUS publishes selected permanent and project vacancies and invites both CV submissions and formal search mandates, supporting candidates with clear communication and feedback while giving clients full process transparency and measurable progress. For project needs, SIDUS supplies experienced interim managers, consultants, and contractors to drive digitalization, process optimization, and change initiatives or to bridge capacity gaps. Above all, the firm is committed to equal treatment, respect, and a positive candidate experience, delivering results with discretion, speed, and focus.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceTechnical WritingProject ManagementResidential Development

HQNeuss, Germany

Exerch - professionals in executive search

Exerch GmbH is a research led executive search partner that supports recruitment consultancies in sourcing and selecting skilled professionals and executives for permanent full time roles. Founded in 1999 and built on more than five decades of combined experience, the firm augments the capacity of headhunters and staffing boutiques to deliver on hard to fill, business critical assignments. Exerch combines proven, classical headhunting with modern digital tools to achieve both speed and precision. Its WebSearch approach uses professional access to platforms such as LinkedIn, Xing, and Experteer, plus more than 20 additional sector specific portals, to identify and engage relevant candidates with high transparency. The team also practices direct approach headhunting, contacting defined target candidates at their workplace, then arranging conversations outside regular office hours to present the opportunity using carefully developed messaging that raises interest even in challenging situations. To broaden reach, Exerch applies social media and mobile recruiting tactics to connect with candidates who are no longer active on traditional business networks. As a white label service provider for recruiters, Exerch supports the full lifecycle from initial market analysis and target list design through identification, outreach, screening, longlisting, shortlisting, and handover, maintaining open and transparent communication throughout. The firm operates across a wide range of industries and functions, frequently covering finance and accounting, sales and marketing, human resources, and general organizational roles. Exerch is a member of the BDU, and is recognized as the first and only external researcher for recruitment consultancies to meet the association’s quality standards. As an exclusive development partner of CRS Cloud Recruiting Solutions, Exerch leverages cutting edge recruiting technology while contributing practitioner feedback to product evolution. The result is a rigorous, partnership driven search process that helps recruitment consultants reliably deliver the best possible candidate match for each vacancy.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAll industriesManagement ConsultingLegalTechnical WritingProject ManagementFinance & Accounting

HQDüsseldorf, Germany

Pabst Consulting Executive Scout

Pabst Consulting Executive Scout, also known as Pabst Headhunter Consulting, is a Germany based advisory boutique in Krefeld that specializes in identifying and recommending the most suitable executive search consultants and interim management providers for companies across industries. Founded and led by Dipl.-Kfm. Ernst Pabst, the firm operates as an independent scout rather than a traditional headhunter, combining deep market insight with direct access to leading interim management pools to help clients fill leadership roles quickly, discreetly, and reliably. With a continuously updated overview of the executive search and interim landscape, Pabst Consulting advises employers on when to use direct search, how to structure a mandate, what fee models and day rates to expect, and how to choose between providers, including guidance on contract terms, selection steps, and the practical differences between an interim manager and a consultant. For time critical transformations, vacancies, or project turnarounds, the firm can rapidly introduce one or more credible providers for a defined brief or suggest alternatives to existing contacts, enabling clients to compare quality, sector expertise, references, and costs before committing. In addition to corporate support, the firm offers resources for senior executives, including curated addresses of headhunters, directories of interim providers, current insights on top leadership positions, and practical tips for initiating contact with search firms. The service ethos centers on responsiveness and fit: clients send a short brief and receive tailored, experience based recommendations designed to reduce search risk, accelerate shortlists, and protect confidentiality. By maintaining a broad network and tracking feedback across mandates, the team maps provider strengths by function, level, and industry vertical, from finance and operations to sales, technology, and manufacturing, and from Mittelstand champions to global groups. The approach is structured and transparent, screening providers for methodology, research capability, market coverage, candidate care, off limits, and compliance with data privacy and fairness standards, and benchmarking typical interim day rates and onboarding speed where relevant.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementAll industriesSenior Executives

Remel Executive Search

Remel Executive Search is a German headhunting and recruitment boutique focused on international direct search of specialists and leaders. Founded in 2013, the firm delivers one point of contact who orchestrates multi country mandates with vetted local partners, giving clients a coordinated search process across borders without managing multiple suppliers. Coverage spans Western Europe (France, Benelux, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia), Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, the Baltics, the Balkans, and Bulgaria), Russia, and selected markets in India and Southeast Asia (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines). The firm is built around on site research, confidential outreach, and culturally fluent assessment rather than database CV matching, and it applies a rigorous intake to define must haves, cultural context, and do and do not rules for direct approach. Typical time to identify suitable executives is around six weeks, supported by transparent progress reporting and calibrated market mapping from the first days of engagement. Core focus areas include industrial and engineering driven businesses such as machinery and equipment, metal processing, chemicals, and energy, as well as broader services organizations and mid sized champions expanding across borders. Mandates range from country managers, plant leaders, and heads of engineering to commercial directors, supply chain leaders, and critical individual contributors in hard to hire locations. For German domestic searches that require Russian language skills or market know how, Remel Executive Search also conducts targeted sourcing of German Russian professionals. By combining senior consultant attention with a pragmatic, ethical methodology and a network that operates on the ground in each target market, the firm helps clients secure white collar and executive talent where competition is high and local insight matters.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseWater ManagementUtilitiesManagement Consulting

HQDüsseldorf, Germany

RED Executive Search

RED Executive Search is a boutique search partner that focuses exclusively on the leadership needs of family-owned companies, helping owners and boards identify and appoint the right leaders for long term, values driven success. The firm specializes in executive search for top management roles such as CEO, COO, CFO, CHRO, and other C suite positions, and extends this capability to boardroom mandates by securing independent members for advisory boards and supervisory boards. Understanding the distinct dynamics of family enterprises, RED Executive Search designs each assignment to balance stewardship, continuity, and performance, aligning candidate profiles with ownership objectives, governance requirements, and the cultural fabric that often defines multi generational businesses. Its consultants employ rigorous market mapping, targeted outreach, structured behavioral interviews, and thorough referencing to build robust shortlists of proven leaders who can navigate family and non family stakeholder interests, professionalize operations, and sustain the legacy of the business while driving growth. In addition to permanent appointments, the firm can support critical transitions with interim executive solutions and strategic leadership advisory, including succession planning, role definition, and onboarding guidance to de risk pivotal hires. Engagements typically follow a clear and transparent process that starts with a detailed brief and stakeholder alignment, proceeds through research and candidate assessment, and culminates in offer management and integration support, with continuous communication and confidentiality at every step. RED Executive Search is committed to discretion, speed without compromise, and outcome based accountability, standing behind placements through rigorous due diligence and post hire follow up. By combining deep understanding of family enterprise governance with a disciplined search methodology, the firm helps owners strengthen leadership benches, refresh boards, and build resilient organizations poised for the next chapter of growth.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentTotal Talent MgmtAll industriesSenior ExecutivesGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQDusseldorf, Germany

VALUTA Personalberatung

VALUTA Personalberatung AG is a German recruitment and executive search boutique focused on tax and audit practices, management consulting, the financial industry, and corporate finance, controlling and compliance functions. From its bases in Dusseldorf, Krefeld and Munich, the firm delivers direct search and outreach to highly qualified specialists and leaders who rarely apply proactively, combining market mapping, discreet approach, structured assessment and reference validation to secure permanent hires and senior appointments. Operating across the DACH region and wider Europe for reputable midsized enterprises and large corporations, VALUTA complements its search capability with HR consulting that spans workforce planning and organization, change management, and employer brand design, helping clients build resilient teams and attract scarce talent. In the audit and tax segment, VALUTA has been among the leading advisors in the German speaking market for more than two decades, and the firm also supports professional service partnerships with succession and acquisition mandates specific to accounting and tax practices. In banking, insurance, investment management and fintech, as well as in corporate finance departments of industrial and service companies, its consultants bring deep domain knowledge that shortens time to shortlist and improves quality of hire. Guided by clear values, the team emphasizes transparency, diligence and long term relationships, aligning closely with hiring managers and partners to define role requirements, competency models and interview plans. Candidates benefit from honest feedback, career optimization support and access to confidential mandates, while clients gain a committed partner able to represent their brand credibly and protect confidentiality at every step. By uniting specialist sector expertise with a holistic advisory approach to recruitment, VALUTA delivers enduring matches that create measurable business value for both clients and candidates.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)InsuranceInvestment ManagementFinTech

HQKrefeld, Germany

Beate Kempf Personal- & Sportkarriereberatung

Founded in 2006 and based in Dusseldorf, Beate Kempf Personalberatung is an owner-led boutique specializing in professional recruitment and talent development with a distinctive focus on the intersection of business and competitive sports. Drawing on prior corporate experience in HR marketing and consulting, the firm delivers end to end permanent search and selection, from role scoping and requirements profiling through advertisement creation, targeted posting across classical and social media channels, telephone prescreening, in depth interviews, written assessments with recommendations, shortlist presentation, and support through to contract signature. Clients can also book modular services such as telephone or face to face interviews as standalone offerings. Complementing recruitment delivery, the practice designs and facilitates custom training and seminars for hiring managers and leaders covering topics such as recruitment excellence, competency based interviewing, leadership, team development, and conflict management, enabling organizations to improve selection quality and candidate experience while upskilling internal stakeholders. A hallmark of the firm is its sports career advisory, developed from long term collaboration with performance athletes: it provides tailored guidance on education choices, internships, apprenticeships, university studies, and entry or transition into the labor market, including CV optimization, interview preparation, and ongoing coaching. This support helps athletes align training and competition schedules with academic and professional goals during and after their active careers. Beate Kempf works with organizations of varying sizes across multiple sectors, with particular exposure to hospitality and tourism, energy and utilities, and manufacturing and engineering, combining personalized attention with a pragmatic, results oriented methodology. When required, the firm activates a trusted partner network to scale delivery while maintaining high standards of confidentiality, diligence, and cultural fit, ensuring that both clients and candidates experience a transparent, collaborative process that leads to durable hiring outcomes and sustainable career paths.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsHotel ManagementCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism OperationsAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQDusseldorf, Germany

Jansen Associates Executive Search

Jansen Associates Executive Search is a recruitment firm focused on staffing and talent acquisition, located at 129 Gerresheimer Landstrasse in Dusseldorf, Germany. The firm specializes in executive search and delivers permanent recruitment solutions for organizations seeking experienced leaders and high caliber white collar professionals. Acting as a trusted advisor to hiring teams and candidates, Jansen Associates Executive Search applies a rigorous, research driven approach to identify, assess, and secure talent that aligns with strategic goals, culture, and role requirements. Clients engage the firm for confidential searches, succession planning needs, and critical leadership appointments where market insight, discretion, and candidate care are paramount. Its consultants manage the full lifecycle of search - from defining the brief and mapping relevant markets to outreach, structured evaluation, shortlist presentation, and support through offer negotiation and onboarding - while maintaining transparent communication and a positive candidate experience. In addition to permanent mandates, the firm can arrange interim leadership placements to maintain momentum during transitions and support change initiatives. For clients with flexible or project based resourcing challenges, the firm can also support temporary staffing when appropriate, enabling organizations to access specialized skills quickly. With a focus on quality over volume, the team emphasizes ethical practices, rigorous reference checks, and evidence based evaluation to reduce hiring risk and improve long term retention. The practice leverages a curated network, structured competency interviews, and calibrated scorecards to ensure comparable assessment, and it provides market intelligence on compensation, talent availability, and competitor movements to support decision making. Searches are conducted in accordance with German employment regulations and GDPR standards, with clear data handling protocols and respect for candidate privacy. Diversity, equity, and inclusion principles inform sourcing strategies and slate composition, broadening access to qualified talent and supporting better business outcomes. Whether an early stage venture building its first leadership bench or an established enterprise refreshing a key function, clients receive a customized plan with milestones, timelines, and an agreed reporting cadence. Candidates benefit from thoughtful preparation and feedback at each stage so they can present their strengths with confidence, resulting in streamlined searches that save time, reduce uncertainty, and deliver hires who contribute quickly.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingSenior ExecutivesGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQDüsseldorf, Germany

EPOS Personaldienstleistungen

EPOS Personaldienstleistungen GmbH is an owner managed German staffing partner headquartered in Duesseldorf with a nationwide branch network and more than 20 years of market experience. The company provides end to end personnel solutions across temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerueberlassung), permanent recruitment (Personalvermittlung), and executive search and interim management, complemented by direct search, project support, outplacement, and service and works contracts. EPOS focuses on four core specializations through dedicated practices: Office and Finance, Industrial, IT, and Medical. Clients rely on EPOS for rapid response to demand fluctuations, precise matching, and compliant processes that reduce time to hire and minimize operational risk. Sector focused consultants combine market knowledge with structured candidate assessment to secure cultural fit and performance, covering white collar, blue collar, and executive profiles for SMEs, mid market leaders, and large enterprises. For candidates, EPOS offers a clear path to new opportunities via a comprehensive job search, guidance on unsolicited applications, and expert advice tailored to qualifications, location, and work time preferences, enabling flexible assignments as well as long term development. For employers, the firm assembles project teams, fills critical roles, and supplies interim leaders to drive transitions and stabilize functions. Quality at EPOS is anchored in fairness, respect, trust, and reliability, underpinned by membership in the Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister (GVP) and consistent adherence to German labor and data protection standards. The portfolio spans manufacturing and engineering environments, technology driven functions from infrastructure to software roles, and medical and healthcare settings requiring certified professionals. By uniting local presence with long standing regional relationships, EPOS delivers fast, transparent, and personal service designed to create measurable value for both customers and candidates across Germany.

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

HQDusseldorf, Germany

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