Advisory, not transactional
We pressure-test the role, comp band, market and pipeline with you before we start — so the search isn't built on a broken brief.
Executive recruiter · Germany & DACH
An executive recruiter in Germany for tech, sales and leadership
Mandate-based, advisory and discreet — we are the executive recruiter SaaS, AI and deep-tech companies brief when the next hire has to be the right one. Referenced shortlists in four to six weeks.
Executive recruitment is different from generic agency work: we operate on a mandate basis, advise on the role and the market before we go to search, and present a small number of carefully researched profiles — rather than long pools on contingent terms. As your executive recruiter we run the search end-to-end, from role definition through direct outreach to onboarding. Our focus is tech, product, sales and leadership mandates across SaaS, AI/ML, industrial software and mobility — Germany-wide with focus areas in Munich, Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt. In German the equivalent term is Personalberater — we work in both languages.
Why teams choose us in Germany
What you get when you brief us
Specialised in tech, sales and executive
We only place in the categories we know deeply: SaaS, AI, deep tech, B2B software, mobility and industrial software.
Calibrated shortlists, not CV spam
Three to five relevant candidates per mandate — referenced, comp-checked and stage-matched to your business.
Fair, transparent terms
Retained, embedded or contingent — we propose the commercial model that fits the mandate size and put terms on the table before we start.
Related searches we run
Other Germany searches we run
Executive Search
C-level and VP mandates for SaaS, deep tech and industrial software across DACH.
Explore servicesProfessional Search
Senior hires across tech, product and sales — from Lead Engineer to Head of Department.
Explore servicesEmbedded Recruiting
A recruiter inside your team for a defined engagement — when you are scaling, not just hiring one role.
Explore servicesFrequently asked
Questions before you brief us.
- What does an executive recruiter do?
- An executive recruiter advises companies on filling senior and leadership roles and runs the search on a mandate basis — from role definition through direct outreach to onboarding. The work is advisory rather than purely transactional: the goal is the right hire, not the largest possible pool.
- How is executive recruitment different from a contingent agency?
- Contingent agencies usually work on success fee with a large candidate pool and many clients in parallel. Executive recruitment is exclusive, mandate-based and concentrated on a small set of carefully researched profiles per search.
- Is this the same as 'Personalberater' in German?
- Yes — Personalberater is the German term for an executive recruiter that runs mandate-based, advisory searches. We work in both languages and across both markets; see /de/hire/personalberater for the German page.
- Which roles do you fill as an executive recruiter?
- Senior and executive roles in tech (Software, ML, Platform, DevOps), product, sales (AE, Enterprise AE, VP of Sales) and leadership (CTO, CRO, Head of DACH, Country Manager).
- How much does an executive recruiter cost in Germany?
- Retained engagements typically sit at 25–33% of the placed role's gross annual salary, split across two or three tranches. Embedded recruiting is billed as a monthly retainer. We discuss commercials transparently in the first call.
Next step
Let us fill your next leadership hire.
30 minutes is enough for us to scope the role and propose a realistic mandate model. We reply within one business day.