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KPI Personalberatung

Founded more than 20 years ago, KPI Personalberatung (KPI / Robert Knemeyer) is a Germany based HR consulting boutique that helps HR departments become more flexible, cost conscious, and successful. From its base in Friedrichsdorf, the firm partners with organizations of all sizes and industries to diagnose and optimize HR organization design, streamline end to end HR processes, and raise the ROI of HR IT systems. Its consulting scope spans payroll and compensation administration, HR service center setup, and selective HR outsourcing decisions, always with a focus on measurable productivity gains, robust documentation, and risk reduction. KPI offers three modular engagement formats: short, hands on optimization seminars to upskill HR teams in spotting waste and opportunities; structured optimization audits that surface root causes, quantify quick wins, and build pragmatic roadmaps; and implementation support that provides temporary extra capacity and specialist know how to deliver changes in parallel to daily operations. The practice is led by Robert Knemeyer, author of the book Optimierung von HR and a long standing contributor and columnist for Haufe on payroll, HR processes, and operating models. Clients value KPI for independent advice that balances process excellence, people change, and technology enablement, and for practical toolkits such as checklists, templates, and training that make improvements stick. Whether improving data capture, simplifying manual steps, enriching system configuration and user training, or reducing single person know how dependency in payroll, KPI aligns the solution to each clients context and timelines. With a transparent, outcome driven approach and the flexibility to engage for days or months, KPI accelerates HR transformations while safeguarding business continuity and employee service levels.

SOW/ProjectsExec Search & Interim MgmtTotal Talent MgmtManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementAll industriesHuman Resources

HQFriedrichsdorf, Germany

Schneider-personalberatung-gmbh

Schneider Personalberatung GmbH is an independent personal and business consulting firm based in Stuttgart and founded in 1991. Working with a small, experienced team, the company operates with discretion and focus, combining long standing consulting expertise with professional search and recruitment to address clients most important talent needs. Its advisory approach draws on industry know how, structured research, and direct engagement with the market to identify and attract qualified specialists, managers, and senior leaders for technical and commercial roles. Rather than pursuing scale, the firm emphasizes tailored support, transparent communication, and consistent senior attention from initial briefing through shortlisting, evaluation, offer, and onboarding. Over the years it has built an extensive network that provides access to decision makers and scarce candidates across industry and business, enabling it to deliver permanent placements and executive search mandates efficiently and with a high degree of confidentiality. Complementing search activity, Schneider Personalberatung GmbH undertakes defined consulting projects related to organization, talent strategy, and role design, sharing market feedback that helps clients refine requirements and strengthen positioning. The firm serves companies of different sizes, from privately held mid sized businesses to corporate units, and collaborates closely with client stakeholders to ensure cultural and professional fit. Headquartered in Stuttgart Vaihingen, it supports clients regionally and across Germany and maintains a presence on professional networks where open positions are also promoted. While its corporate website is currently undergoing maintenance, interested candidates and clients can review selected job postings on established job portals and contact the firm directly to discuss upcoming needs, confidential opportunities, and the most appropriate approach for each mandate.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementAll industriesGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQStuttgart, Germany

NextUp

Founded in 2020, NextUp is a human centered recruitment consultancy that specializes in appointing senior Finance, Commercial, and Digital leaders who deliver measurable results in periods of growth, digital transformation, and complexity. Operating across Europe, Turkiye, and selected emerging markets from its bases in Dusseldorf and Istanbul, the firm connects mature and emerging talent pools to give clients access to a broader, agile leadership bench and to move quickly with precision and cultural intelligence. NextUp focuses on CFOs and senior finance leaders, commercial and go to market executives, and digital leaders across product, data, e commerce, and technology enabled functions, helping organizations shape performance, accelerate digital growth, and navigate change with clarity and resilience. Its search model blends AI powered research and market mapping with deep human insight, assessing not only track record and domain expertise but also how leaders think, decide, communicate, and lead in rapidly evolving, digitally driven environments. Consultants partner closely with CEOs, founders, and investors from mandate scoping through onboarding, advising on role design, succession, assessment frameworks, compensation, and candidate experience, and ensuring diverse, high quality shortlists delivered at pace. The firm covers retained executive search, interim leadership solutions for transformation and turnaround, and critical permanent appointments that anchor new capabilities or scale operations. A rigorous, ethical approach underpins every engagement, with structured competency interviews, reference triangulation, and data informed calibration at each stage. In Turkiye, NextUp Danismanlik ve Teknoloji Limited Sirketi is authorized as a Private Employment Office by Izmir Employment Agency under license number 10449347 for the period 03.01.2022 to 02.01.2025, and in line with applicable law does not charge any fees to job seekers. Clients choose NextUp for its sharp market intelligence, transparent communication, and commitment to outcomes that endure long after placement, while candidates value a respectful, personalized journey focused on long term career impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceTelecomAll industriesSenior Executives

Signium Deutschland

Signium Deutschland is a partner led executive search and leadership advisory firm that has supported organizations for more than 70 years. Operating as a boutique manufactory, the firm delivers tailored solutions designed and overseen end to end by its partners, combining senior attention with rigorous execution from first briefing through successful completion. In Germany, Signium is represented by 11 partners working closely with clients from bases in Koln, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Munchen, and is integrated into the global Signium network of more than 150 consultants in offices around the world. The firm focuses on four core offerings: Executive Search to appoint permanent C level, board and senior leadership across functions; Executive Interim Management to provide experienced leaders for critical transition or transformation needs; Board Services to support supervisory and advisory boards with appointments, evaluation and succession considerations; and Leadership Consulting to assess, develop and align leadership capabilities with strategy. Signium Deutschland serves a broad range of sectors including consumer, financial services, industrial and manufacturing, life sciences, professional services, public sector, real estate and technology, and partners with listed corporations, international groups, family owned Mittelstand companies, private equity backed portfolios and public institutions. Its consultants combine deep market insight, structured research, robust assessment and discreet candidate engagement to deliver diverse shortlists of leaders who fit both role requirements and culture. Clients value the firm for its speed, independence and accountability, with partners assuming full responsibility for quality and outcomes on every mandate, nationally and internationally. Underpinned by a commitment to trust, craftsmanship and measurable impact, Signium Deutschland builds long term relationships with organizations and executives, helping them strengthen leadership benches, secure succession, and navigate change with confidence.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQDüsseldorf, Germany

Trappe

Trappe | hr-kommunikation is a recruitment and employer branding partner dedicated to helping the Mittelstand attract and hire specialist and leadership talent. For more than three decades, the team has blended market research, communications craft, and modern sourcing to turn job ads, career sites, and social media into high performing talent magnets. Their signature approach combines target group surveys with data driven messaging, SEO friendly job adverts, conversion optimized career pages, and precisely targeted e recruiting campaigns that activate both active and passive candidates. The firm focuses on quality over volume and emphasizes deep listening and rigorous discovery to define role value propositions, selection criteria, and success signals, which is why 70 to 90 percent of searches are completed successfully on the first attempt. Clients engage Trappe for end to end permanent recruitment and selective executive mandates as well as project based work such as employer branding, storytelling, and content creation for talent attraction. The practice is particularly strong in technical and engineering domains across machinery and plant engineering, the electrical industry, IT and software, engineering and planning consultancies, and medical and energy technology, where talent is scarce and credibility matters. A multidisciplinary team supports delivery, including graphic design for employer brand assets, market researchers who map motivation and media usage, and social media specialists who orchestrate high reach e recruiting campaigns, backed by a responsive coordination office from 7 to 19. Trappe also operates an HR AI Center that deploys GDPR compliant assistants based on leading models such as GPT-4 and Claude to streamline interview question design, onboarding plans, and knowledge capture while leaving relationship building and assessment to experienced consultants. The result is a pragmatic, empathetic, and measurable recruitment process that strengthens culture, reduces time to hire, and builds lasting pipelines for growing small and mid sized companies.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCloud ComputingTelecomHospital & Health Care (Nursing)

Kqbus

KQBUS is a Germany based recruitment and headhunting firm dedicated to the construction and real estate sector, connecting employers with hard to find specialists and leaders through targeted direct search. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Duesseldorf, the company focuses on permanent placements, executive search, and freelance contractor solutions to help clients accelerate hiring, reduce cost and effort, and secure talent that stays. Rather than relying on job ads, KQBUS uses active headhunting and personal outreach to professionals who are not actively looking but are open to compelling opportunities, then rigorously prequalifies each profile for skills, track record, motivation, and cultural fit. Clients benefit from a fast and discreet process, curated shortlists, and market intelligence drawn from tens of thousands of conversations and more than a thousand successful placements across all construction disciplines. With a nationwide network of over 50,000 professionals spanning project management, engineering, development, architecture, building services, and asset and property roles, KQBUS can respond to growth needs and project peaks with tailored solutions, including permanent hires for long term capacity and freelancers for time critical deliverables. For candidates, KQBUS offers a clear view of market value, access to exclusive, unpublished vacancies at leading construction companies, and personal guidance throughout interviews, negotiation, and onboarding. The firm positions itself as a long term partner, aligning hiring strategy with business goals, advising on role design and selection steps, and representing client brands professionally in the market. Known for speed, precision, and transparent communication, KQBUS combines industry depth with a consultative approach to create measurable impact: shorter time to hire, less internal workload, and higher retention because candidates are carefully matched to both requirements and team culture.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionInterior DesignConstruction & Skilled TradesEngineering

HQDusseldorf, Germany

Pearls Discovery

Pearls Discovery is a staffing and recruiting firm founded in 2014 that delivers specialized HR project support and targeted hiring solutions for organizations of all sizes. The company provides direct search recruitment for executives, managers, and support, operational, and commercial roles, combining rigorous talent mapping with a consultative selection process to secure lasting hires. In addition to permanent recruitment, Pearls Discovery offers temporary and interim solutions, including short term assignments to replace HR staff such as recruitment officers and talent acquisition specialists, ensuring continuity during peak activity or transition periods. The firm also undertakes temporary assignments dedicated to HR projects, covering areas such as HRIS initiatives, employer branding programs, and CSR related work, enabling clients to access on demand expertise without expanding permanent headcount. Its portfolio spans partners across industry, transportation, logistics, finance, and services, from agile SMEs to large international groups, and each engagement is tailored to the client context, timeline, and internal governance. For candidates, Pearls Discovery runs a personalized and structured interview process to understand each professional project, clarify drivers and constraints, and present opportunities that align with skills, aspirations, and culture fit. Operating as a focused team, the firm emphasizes transparency, responsiveness, and confidentiality, engaging closely with hiring leaders and HR stakeholders to define role requirements, competencies, and success metrics before launching targeted search or interim assignments. By combining executive search discipline with practical project delivery in HR domains, Pearls Discovery helps clients secure leadership, management, and key functional talent while advancing priority HR initiatives. The result is a flexible mix of permanent recruitment, executive and managerial direct search, and temporary staffing that adapts to market cycles and organizational change, providing measurable value to both employers and candidates across the sectors it serves.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseRailroadTruckingWarehousing

HQDusseldorf, Germany

Andreas Graef - talnt4u

talnt4u is a boutique recruitment consultancy founded by Andreas Graef to connect outstanding sales and marketing professionals with leading companies in the consumer goods industry. Built on more than 15 years of experience, the firm focuses on one clearly defined domain: filling key and leadership positions in sales and marketing for brands across fast moving consumer goods and related categories. Andreas began his career in 2008 after studies in economics in Heidelberg and business administration in Saarbruecken and Dublin, initially joining an international recruitment firm in Frankfurt to place specialists and executives. He later led locations in Duesseldorf and Frankfurt with a dedicated focus on permanent placements before launching talnt4u in 2021 to pursue a highly specialized, partner led model. The mission is straightforward: deliver sustainable hires that benefit both candidate and company over the long term. talnt4u distinguishes itself through a continually evolving network, deep market insight, and a tight focus on three pillars: the industry, the function, and a single contract type centered on permanent appointments. The approach is individualized and method driven, combining direct search, market mapping, targeted outreach, structured screening, and transparent, empathetic communication. The practice routinely supports mandates ranging from key account management and field sales leadership to brand management, trade marketing, category management, and e commerce oriented roles, up to senior and executive appointments. Engagements are designed as long term partnerships grounded in trust, commitment, and clarity, with a strong conviction that diversity enhances creativity, innovation, and company culture. Clients gain an advisor who understands the dynamics of consumer goods routes to market, retail and channel structures, and brand building, while candidates receive honest guidance and access to opportunities that align with their motivations and growth potential. By narrowing its scope to what it knows best, talnt4u delivers precision, speed, and enduring fit.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer ElectronicsLuxury GoodsSales & Business DevelopmentMarketing & Creative

HQFrankfurt am Main, Germany

PBU International

Based in Stuttgart, PBU International is an established, dynamic search and recruitment consultancy with an international outlook. Founded in 2007, the firm partners with start ups and leading enterprises to deliver uncomplicated, results driven hiring across financial services, engineering, management consulting, IT, and cross industry commercial roles. The team specializes in direct search, executive search, interim and freelance appointments, and end to end recruiting, combining rigorous research with a hands on, candidate centric approach. Working in both German and international markets, PBU International sources and assesses talent domestically and from abroad, aligning skills, motivations, and cultural fit to each clients context. For clients, the firm acts as an extension of the employer brand, clarifying requirements, structuring searches, approaching the best candidates (often passive), and managing each step through offer, onboarding, and aftercare. For candidates, consultants provide confidential advice, career planning, CV and application optimization, and interview preparation to maximize every first impression. Core competencies include personnel consulting, market and talent research, executive and direct search, interim management, and contractor brokering, supported by clear communication and fast execution. Headquartered in Stuttgart with an additional presence in Sarajevo, the company has grown consistently since inception by focusing on quality, transparency, and speed. True to its motto, Unkompliziert, PBU International reduces complexity for all parties and keeps processes simple, structured, and respectful. Within financial services the team supports banks, insurers, payments and fintech players with roles spanning risk, compliance, corporate finance, audit, operations, and commercial functions. In engineering and industrial markets it covers disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, automation, quality, and production, across automotive, machinery, and related supply chains. In management consulting and IT, mandates include strategy and operations consultants as well as software, data, and infrastructure specialists. The firm also advises on market entry hiring, team ramp ups, and sensitive replacements requiring utmost discretion, and provides coaching to help new hires succeed in their first months.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementIndustrial AutomationManagement ConsultingLegal

HQStuttgart, Germany

Adegna

Adegna is a German talent partner that specializes in sourcing and managing external experts and teams for complex initiatives across IT, engineering, and business operations. Headquartered in Stuttgart with an office in Hamburg and a Swiss subsidiary near Zurich, the company connects high caliber freelance specialists and boutique consultancies with leading enterprises and public institutions. Adegna operates with a proven international network and a rigorous vetting approach that emphasizes both technical excellence and interpersonal fit, enabling clients to staff projects rapidly, reliably, and with precise skill alignment. Its modular delivery model spans single sourcing for urgent, niche expertise; outtasking to assemble complete teams for defined work packages; and third party management to consolidate and govern a client’s entire external supplier base as a one vendor or general contractor. The firm also provides transaction services that streamline contracting, rate and terms negotiations, billing, budget control, and in flight project monitoring so stakeholders can focus on outcomes rather than administration. References illustrate breadth and depth: SAP eWM rollouts for retail, SAP PP across European operations for a construction materials group, Linux security hardening and scaled test management in federal public sector programs, Oracle HCM hypercare and digital strategy advisory for automotive, and BCM implementation work in telecommunications. Current projects frequently run remote first with selective onsite phases, and include roles such as IT project managers for government modernization, banking experts with OSPlus credit process know how, and SAP, cloud, and infrastructure specialists. Adegna also serves freelancers with personal support and on time payments, and supports consultancies as an external sales channel, aligning opportunities, delivery capacity, and commercial transparency. By combining speed, market insight, and robust supplier governance, Adegna helps organizations reduce time to competence, improve delivery assurance, and scale critical initiatives without adding permanent headcount.

Contract StaffingMSPSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQStuttgart, Germany

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