At a glance
- Outcome
- 20+ senior hires over 12+ months across DE, CH and US
- Duration
- 12+ months (active mandate)
- Service
- Professional Search
- Sector
- Electronics · Hardware
- Location
- Germany · Switzerland · USA
The challenge
The challenge.
The client, a 500-person electronics company with offices in Germany, Switzerland, the US and Japan, retained us for active sourcing across its hardware, embedded software, sales and customer support organisations. The mandate is ongoing: 20+ senior hires closed to date, from individual contributor through leadership, spanning DACH, the US and beyond.
The engagement
How we ran it.
We staffed the search with senior recruiters who already operate in electronics · hardware and the local Germany · Switzerland · USA 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.
20+ senior hires across hardware, embedded SW, sales & support
The client, a 500-person electronics company with offices in Germany, Switzerland, the US and Japan, retained us for active sourcing across its hardware, embedded software, sales and customer support organisations. The mandate is ongoing: 20+ senior hires closed to date, from individual contributor through leadership, spanning DACH, the US and beyond.
Candidate landscape
Candidate landscape.
Germany · Switzerland · USA local market
We started with the local Germany · Switzerland · USA pool of electronics · hardware 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.
- Week 1
Calibration
Deep brief with the hiring manager, scorecard agreed, target-company list signed off.
- Weeks 2–3
Active outbound
Outbound to the calibrated long-list, structured screens, weekly funnel readout to the client.
- Final phase
Close
Final-round interviews, references, offer support and signed contract.
The outcome
Outcome.
20+ senior hires over 12+ months across DE, CH and US — The mandate is ongoing: 20+ senior hires closed to date, from individual contributor through leadership, spanning DACH, the US and beyond.
Client quote: "A reliable partner across three continents — we keep coming back because they deliver." — Director of HR.
FAQ
FAQ.
- Why did this search work in 12+ months (active mandate)?
- 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 Germany · Switzerland · USA?
- Yes — we run professional search mandates in Germany · Switzerland · USA 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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