Case study · Professional Search · Munich, Germany

Engineering Team Lead Team Lead relocated from Poland to Munich in 1 month.

The client, a 30-person recruitment-tech company in Munich, needed a hands-on Engineering Team Lead to drive its AI roadmap and new product lines. We sourced across Central Europe, identified a strong lead in Poland, ran calibration with the CEO, and supported the full relocation track — signed and on the ground in Munich inside one month..

At a glance

Outcome
Team Lead relocated from Poland to Munich in 1 month
Duration
1 month
Service
Professional Search
Sector
Recruitment Tech · SaaS
Location
Munich, Germany

The challenge

The challenge.

The client, a 30-person recruitment-tech company in Munich, needed a hands-on Engineering Team Lead to drive its AI roadmap and new product lines. We sourced across Central Europe, identified a strong lead in Poland, ran calibration with the CEO, and supported the full relocation track — signed and on the ground in Munich inside one month.

The engagement

How we ran it.

We staffed the search with senior recruiters who already operate in recruitment tech · saas and the local Munich market. The brief was calibrated in week one with the hiring manager, and we ran a tight structured process with weekly funnel reporting.

Sourcing was outbound-led, with deep market mapping of the qualified pool and direct candidate conversations — not job-board posts. Every shortlisted candidate was qualified against the hiring bar before reaching the client.

Roles hired

What we hired.

  • Engineering Team Lead

    The client, a 30-person recruitment-tech company in Munich, needed a hands-on Engineering Team Lead to drive its AI roadmap and new product lines. We sourced across Central Europe, identified a strong lead in Poland, ran calibration with the CEO, and supported the full relocation track — signed and on the ground in Munich inside one month.

Candidate landscape

Candidate landscape.

  • Munich local market

    We started with the local Munich pool of recruitment tech · saas talent — passive senior profiles, not active job-seekers.

  • Adjacent markets & relocation

    When the local pool was too narrow, we widened to adjacent DACH and EU markets and ran relocation as a parallel track where needed.

How we ran it

Process.

  1. Week 1

    Calibration

    Deep brief with the hiring manager, scorecard agreed, target-company list signed off.

  2. Weeks 2–3

    Active outbound

    Outbound to the calibrated long-list, structured screens, weekly funnel readout to the client.

  3. Final phase

    Close

    Final-round interviews, references, offer support and signed contract.

The outcome

Outcome.

Team Lead relocated from Poland to Munich in 1 month — We sourced across Central Europe, identified a strong lead in Poland, ran calibration with the CEO, and supported the full relocation track — signed and on the ground in Munich inside one month.

Client quote: "They closed the lead AND managed the relocation — start to finish in a month." — CEO.

FAQ

FAQ.

Why did this search work in 1 month?
Because we started with a calibrated brief, ran an outbound-led process against a mapped long-list, and qualified rigorously before sending candidates. No job-board volume play.
Do you take similar mandates in Munich?
Yes — we run professional search mandates in Munich regularly. Brief us and we will come back inside 48 hours with a feasibility view.
Can you guarantee a similar timeline?
Every search has its own market dynamics. We commit to a calibrated timeline after week one and report against it weekly.

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