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Johanna Eckart Recruiting

Johanna Eckart Recruiting is a Berlin based boutique recruitment partner specializing in Sales, Marketing, Product, and broader go to market talent for startups, scale ups, agencies, consultancies, and the German Mittelstand. Led by an experienced freelance headhunter with more than nine years in recruiting and talent acquisition, the firm blends targeted headhunting with hands on interim recruitment to help growing companies scale teams from 30 to 50 or beyond. The approach centers on rigorous talent mapping, high touch active sourcing, and streamlined, scalable recruiting processes that deliver qualified shortlists quickly. Typical mandates range from individual contributor roles in performance marketing, copywriting, and brand to leadership searches such as Head of Sales and director level commercial positions, including confidential and executive search assignments where discretion and pace are critical. Case studies include building out a marketing team over two years for an international ecommerce supplements company, delivering five hires across copywriting and performance roles; acting as interim recruiter for a medical cannabis company for eight months at 20 hours per week to run end to end hiring, improve interview processes through workshops, and complete 8 plus commercial hires including director level; and completing a Head of Sales search for a digital, founder led business in approximately six weeks from kickoff to signed offer after achieving a 68 percent response rate on outreach. Performance metrics highlight up to a 61 percent LinkedIn response rate on leadership searches and an average of five days to the first qualified profile. The firm also advises on employer branding, interview training, and process design, and collaborates with a curated network of specialist sourcers and partners. Engagements span Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the United States, enabling clients across technology, healthcare, and marketing driven sectors to secure hard to find talent with a service ethos summed up as convincing, fast, and personal.
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Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData SciencePublishingOnline MediaHospital & Health Care (Nursing)
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HQBerlin, Germany
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Best Heads - Talent Solutions in eCommerce AND Payments logo

Best Heads - Talent Solutions in eCommerce AND Payments

Best Heads is an owner managed recruitment consulting firm based on Mehringdamm in Berlin Kreuzberg, founded in 2016 by Tobias Daegele. The company focuses on positions and industries with a clear digital footprint, with particular depth in e commerce and online payments across technology and media environments. Serving startups, SMEs, and global enterprises, Best Heads delivers a personal, high quality, and discreet service that aligns closely with client goals while guiding candidates thoughtfully through pivotal career changes. Its offering combines executive search for specialist and leadership roles, interim services that provide flexible on site or remote HR and recruiting capacity, and HR consulting that includes project based and outsourced recruiting models similar to RPO to improve time to hire and candidate quality. Drawing on more than 15 years of hands on HR and recruiting experience, including in house leadership within multinational digital businesses, the firm leverages a curated network of 5,800 talents and a process built on rigorous research, targeted headhunting, structured assessment, and stakeholder management. Clients benefit from agile delivery options, from building individual key hires to assembling entire teams in product, digital commerce, payments, IT, and related commercial functions, with solutions tailored to growth stages from early venture through scale up and enterprise. Testimonials reference trusted partnerships with leaders from eBay, PayPal, RatePAY, and INTEGR8 media, underscoring the firms reputation for professionalism, reliability, and measurable results. Whether acting as a retained search partner for executive mandates, providing interim HR generalists to stabilize fast growing organizations, or running an embedded recruiting program to scale digital units, Best Heads maintains an uncompromising focus on quality, cultural fit, and long term value for both clients and candidates across Germany and international markets.
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Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFinTechFashion & ApparelFood & Beverage
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HQBerlin, Germany
2016
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Personalberatung Pawske

Personalberatung Pawske is a Berlin based boutique recruitment consultancy focused on permanent placements and targeted search for companies and professionals in elevator technology, building technology, and industrial automation. Founded in 2020, the firm combines long standing sector insight with a carefully maintained network to identify, approach, and present the right candidates quickly and discreetly. Typical mandates span service technicians, technical sales professionals, specialist planners, branch managers, and other white collar, blue collar, and leadership roles that keep complex technical operations running safely and efficiently. For clients, Personalberatung Pawske develops a clear and shared requirement profile, manages the full search lifecycle, and delivers a transparent, exclusively success based fee model. For candidates, the service is personal, confidential, and free of charge, including clarity on goals, strengths and development areas, preparation of application materials, and coaching for interviews and salary negotiations. The firm acts as a trusted bridge between employers and in demand technical talent, offering reliability, sensitivity, and openness without compromising on strict confidentiality and GDPR compliance. Its specialization enables nuanced assessment of competence in areas such as field service, controls, drives, building services engineering, and automation, ensuring shortlists that match both capability and culture. Rooted in Berlin and operating across Germany, Personalberatung Pawske prioritizes regional fit for candidates and works closely with manufacturers, service providers, and engineering driven organizations that value long term hires. Clients benefit from rapid market access and honest feedback, while candidates gain a sparring partner who presents only roles that align with their current life stage and ambitions. The result is a pragmatic, people first approach to recruiting that favors sustainable matches over quick wins and builds enduring relationships on both sides of the hiring table.
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Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstruction
HQBerlin, Germany
2020
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FashionKarriere GmbH

FashionKarriere GmbH is a specialist recruitment partner dedicated to the fashion, apparel, and retail ecosystem. The firm connects brands, retailers, and lifestyle companies with professionals across the full value chain, including design, product development, sourcing, production, quality, buying and merchandising, wholesale, retail operations, visual merchandising, store management, ecommerce, digital marketing, CRM, and customer experience. By combining sector knowledge with structured search processes, FashionKarriere GmbH delivers permanent hires, temporary and seasonal staff, and executive and interim leaders who can drive growth and protect brand equity. Consultants map talent markets, build proactive pipelines, and assess candidates through competency based interviews, portfolio and case reviews, and role specific simulations to ensure both skill and cultural fit. Clients rely on the team for fast turnaround store hiring during peak trading periods, targeted searches for hard to find specialists such as technical designers, planners, and pattern makers, and discreet mandates for leadership appointments across merchandising, commercial, supply chain, and creative functions. The company also advises hiring managers on job design, compensation benchmarks, interview structure, and employer branding to reduce time to hire and raise acceptance rates. Candidates benefit from transparent communication, tailored feedback, and guidance on portfolios, CVs, and interview preparation, helping emerging talent and seasoned professionals navigate career moves with confidence. FashionKarriere GmbH is committed to inclusive hiring practices and supports clients in building diverse teams across in store, head office, and digital roles spanning omnichannel retail, wholesale, and direct to consumer operations. Processes are reinforced by clear SLAs, reference and background checks where appropriate, and data privacy safeguards. The team uses modern sourcing tools, targeted advertising, and community outreach to surface passive talent and future leaders, and provides practical support for workforce planning, seasonal ramp ups, and new store openings. From first brief to onboarding, FashionKarriere GmbH focuses on measurable outcomes, timely shortlists, and long term partnerships that align talent with business goals across the evolving fashion and retail landscape.
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Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer ElectronicsLuxury GoodsHospitality & RetailMarketing & Creative
HQGermany, Germany
FIEGE – Personalberatung Vertrieb logo

FIEGE – Personalberatung Vertrieb

FIEGE - Personalberatung Vertrieb GmbH is a Hamburg based recruitment consultancy focused exclusively on finding, selecting, and securing high impact sales leaders and specialists. Active across Germany for more than 17 years and a member of BDU, the firm concentrates on the core strengths of executive and direct search to fill key commercial positions that drive revenue and market growth. Its consultants combine deep practical experience with a rigorous, targeted approach that includes thorough requirements analysis, precise market mapping, discreet outreach, competency based interviews, and careful reference checks. Digitalized processes are used to improve transparency, speed, and quality without losing the value of personal relationships that remain essential in executive recruiting. FIEGE supports clients in appointing Managing Directors with sales responsibility, Heads of Sales, Key Account Managers, Sales Engineers, field sales professionals, and inside sales specialists, and also advises on the development of effective sales organizations and leadership. The firm works primarily in B2B environments with a strong footprint in industrial machinery, engineering, technical products, and building materials, and is engaged nationwide across the DACH region when required. Proof points for its effectiveness include a curated network of more than 10,000 vetted sales specialists and a high share of mandates originating from repeat business and referrals, indicating sustained client satisfaction and long term placements. In addition to executive and direct search for permanent hires, FIEGE conducts project based recruitment campaigns to scale sales teams efficiently and offers newplacement services tailored to sales professionals. Clients benefit from a clear set of advisory principles, fast reaction times, and reliable communication, while candidates gain access to well matched career opportunities through a dedicated job board and streamlined application process. The central point of contact is based in Hamburg, and inquiries can be initiated via a toll free service line, email, or an online request for a non binding proposal.
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Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstruction
HQHamburg, Germany
2008
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Braines

Braines Executive Search is a Munich area boutique specializing in executive search and high impact permanent recruitment for the technology and industrial sectors. Founded in 1990 as Kornherr Associates GmbH, the firm joined the BDU in 1995, moved to an office near Munich Airport in 2000, expanded into Recruiting Chain Management (RPO) in 2003, and in 2021 rebranded as braines GmbH. Operating on a retainer model, the team of two partners and a dedicated research and consulting unit delivers milestone driven searches with double staffing on every mandate (one partner plus one researcher) and no outsourcing. Leveraging a deep network in international IT and technology, braines fills C level, leadership, and expert positions across domains such as AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, cloud and SaaS, ERP, data and analytics, IoT and digital twin, PLM, MES, smart factory, industrial and factory automation, additive manufacturing, systems and software engineering, consulting, and enterprise sales. The firm combines direct sourcing at the workplace, targeted social media and web research, and activation of its insider network with motivating candidate engagement informed by regular consultant training (including NLP) and role appropriate diagnostics (e.g., DISG). A structured process covers joint kick off and profile design, market mapping and identification, motivation and expectation alignment, verification and shortlist diagnostics, decision and offer support, and sustained relationship management after placement. Through frame contracts and long term partnerships, clients report faster time to hire and strong retention; references include leaders from Siemens Digital Industries Software, INNEO Solutions, Zumtobel Group, Crem Solutions, Mindsphere, and IHS Markit. As a BDU member, braines adheres to rigorous GoPB quality and compliance standards, upholds strict confidentiality and data protection, and maintains comprehensive indemnity insurance.
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Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation
HQHallbergmoos, Germany
1990
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Vtalent

Founded in 2020, Vtalent is a boutique recruiting and people advisory partner that helps organizations achieve different results by doing things in a different way. The firm brings passion into profession and focuses on improving companies lives through excellent recruiting, business partnering support, and practical teaching methods that equip teams with the tools to thrive in their markets. Vtalent blends search expertise with hands-on enablement, offering tailored solutions that can include targeted hiring campaigns for critical roles, interim recruiter support to boost in-house capacity, and structured training for leaders and hiring teams. Clients turn to Vtalent when they need the perfect employee for a newly opened position, when they want to upskill a sales team through coaching, or when talent acquisition needs to scale quickly without the overhead of building permanent headcount. The team applies a consultative approach to define success profiles, streamline assessment, and deliver a clear, candidate-friendly process that reflects each client brand. Services span permanent recruitment for key white-collar and leadership roles, executive and interim searches when confidential or time-sensitive appointments are required, and on-demand recruitment process outsourcing to embed an experienced recruiter who can source, screen, and manage pipelines using the client tools and workflows. Vtalent also provides recruiting training designed to strengthen interview capability, improve selection decisions, and increase hiring velocity, alongside sales coaching that sharpens commercial performance. Every engagement is individualized, aligning to business goals, timeline, and budget, with transparent communication and measurable outcomes. By combining recruiting delivery with enablement and business partnering, Vtalent helps startups, scale-ups, and established companies attract, select, and retain talent while building stronger internal capability so results continue long after each assignment is completed.
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Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementHuman ResourcesSales & Business Development
HQBerlin, Germany
2020
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4Talents

4Talents is a boutique headhunting and recruitment partner founded in 2013 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, focused on building high-performing sales, tech, data, IT, online marketing, e-commerce, and finance teams for the German Mittelstand and growth companies across Europe. The firm specializes in direct search for professionals and executives with a strong digital DNA, combining a curated network with social recruiting and AI-supported active sourcing to engage passive candidates. Clients typically see the first shortlists within two weeks, and end-to-end assignments are often completed in 4 to 6 weeks, with each search delivered by a specialist team that aligns functional expertise with the client mandate. Beyond executive and professional permanent hiring, 4Talents provides HR interim management to bridge recruiting capacity gaps on a flexible, on-site or remote, full-time, part-time, or project basis. The firm augments decision quality through management and talent assessment grounded in evidence-based selection methods, including the MotivationsPotenzialAnalyse to measure intrinsic drivers and improve cultural and role fit. Its Process and People Analytics Modelling helps HR and leadership teams prototype analytics use cases that sharpen workforce decisions and inform targeted actions in attraction, selection, development, and retention. 4Talents also shares its sourcing craft via live remote Active Sourcing and ChatGPT training, enabling in-house recruiters and hiring teams to accelerate pipeline generation on platforms such as LinkedIn and XING. The company serves clients nationwide from Hamburg with localized expertise in major hubs including Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Leipzig, Dresden, and Hanover, and supports candidates with coaching, CV and application checks, interview preparation, and profile optimization for professional networks. Led by Managing Director and Founder Thomas Kuehnlenz, 4Talents operates with a consultative, transparent approach that prioritizes speed, quality, and long-term fit between people, roles, and culture.
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Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceGraphic DesignBroadcastingPublishing
HQHamburg, Germany
2013
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Batenborch International

Batenborch International is an international recruitment partner dedicated to commercial functions, specializing in sales, marketing, digital, and HR roles from mid management to senior and executive level. Operating across Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Morocco, the firm combines deep functional specialization with sector expertise in consumer goods, industrial and manufacturing, services, ICT, and healthcare to deliver permanent and interim leadership talent. Its consultants run a proactive, candidate led search process, continuously mapping markets, engaging trusted networks, and approaching high impact professionals even when they are not actively looking, which enables rapid shortlists without compromising quality. Executive search assignments are executed with rigorous competency based assessment and a clear focus on cultural fit and long term impact, backed by a 9 month guarantee on successful integration. Interim management services draw on a vetted bench of experienced interim leaders able to drive change, bridge gaps, manage crises, or deliver critical projects at speed. Batenborch emphasizes a human to human philosophy rooted in curiosity, entrepreneurship, teamwork, and integrity, investing in enduring relationships with candidates as true career promoters and advising clients on job profiling, interview best practices, and retention. Multilingual teams operate in Dutch, German, French, and English, ensuring nuanced understanding of local markets while leveraging an international network. The firm is trusted by leading brands across sectors and scales, from fast growing companies to global enterprises, to secure commercially driven leaders who accelerate growth and digital transformation. With a clear focus on quality and speed, Batenborch International positions itself as the partner of choice for organizations seeking top tier talent in sales, marketing, digital, and HR, and for professionals aiming to advance their careers in roles that match their ambitions and deliver measurable business results.
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Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseLuxury GoodsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity
HQGermany
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Biber & Associates

Biber & Associates is a specialist SAP and IT recruiting firm serving Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, connecting top employers with experienced SAP professionals across inhouse and consulting environments. Led by a team of former SAP practitioners and IT leaders, the firm operates with deep functional and technical understanding of SAP landscapes, covering modules and domains such as Finance (FI, CO, TR, RE-FX, BCS), Supply Chain and Manufacturing (MM, PP, EWM, IBP, MES, QM, PM, PS), Customer and People (SD, CX, CRM, HCM, SuccessFactors), Analytics (BW, BO, SAC), Technology and Integration (Basis, Security, PI/PO/CPI, MDG, SolMan), Development (ABAP, Fiori, UI5, BTP), and industry solutions. The company provides executive search and headhunting for leadership and expert roles, alongside targeted recruitment for permanent and contract positions spanning consultants, developers, solution architects, project managers, team leads, and IT directors. Its process emphasizes quality over quantity, including structured interviews to assess skills, motivations, and cultural fit, realistic salary and career guidance for candidates, and curated shortlists for clients that align both technical criteria and organizational culture. With a dedicated SAP job portal and advanced search tools, candidates can explore opportunities including hybrid and remote options, English speaking roles, and projects with international scope, while employers benefit from market insight, clear communication, and examples of successful placements. Biber & Associates supports organizations navigating S/4HANA transformations and broader SAP change programs by delivering hard to find talent quickly and discreetly. Headquartered in Cologne, the firm maintains strong networks across the DACH region and engages both enterprise and midmarket clients, offering confidential applications, proactive job alerts aligned to saved criteria, and responsive contact via phone, email, or online forms to accelerate hiring outcomes and career moves.
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Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceCloud ComputingTelecomTechnology & Digital
HQKöln, Germany
2006

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