Executive Search.
Discreet. Reliable. Personally recommended through our network.
We are a recruitment consultancy that thinks differently
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Personal access instead of database searches
We know our network of 2,000+ executives personally – through events, conversations, and real relationships. We do not cold-message strangers. We speak to people who know us.
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Speed through network, not volume
Because we are active in the market, we usually deliver the first qualified profiles within two weeks. No drawn-out agency process. Direct access, clear communication, and fast feedback.
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We facilitate, not just place
We support the entire process: from briefing and candidate selection to contract signing. Both sides need to win – that’s our standard.
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Discretion & reliability
Leadership hiring is sensitive. We work discreetly, reliably and with a clear recommendation – not with a list of 20 profiles you have to filter yourself.
C-Level. Director. Head-Of. Specialist roles.
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CFOs, Finance Directors, Heads of Accounting, FP&A leads – we fill the positions that shape the numbers rather than just read them. With a particular focus on PE transformation phases.
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Chief Strategy Officers and Managing Directors who turn growth agendas into operational reality – no slide-deck strategy, but real implementation.
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Restructuring, post-merger integration, carve-out – transformations need leaders who can withstand complexity and provide direction.
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Head of Operations, VP Portfolio Operations, Head of Operational Excellence – for companies that see efficiency as a competitive advantage.
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CROs, VP Sales, Head of Sales – from B2B SaaS to industrial. We fill the roles that own revenue, not just administer it.
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CTOs, Heads of Engineering, R&D specialists. In every PE portfolio, technology is a growth lever – we bring the leaders who pull it.
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Head of Sustainability, environmental engineers, ESG managers – we fill the roles that take ESG out of the compliance drawer.
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In-house counsel, IP coordinators, compliance managers – for companies that understand legal complexity as a framework to be shaped.
Filling top positions correctly is decisive – and harder than ever. The best leaders aren’t actively looking; they have to be actively approached. Through the Rainmaker Society network, we are regularly in contact with more than 2,000 top peers and, for every position, we have direct access to leaders who can deliver from day one.
Success stories
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A private equity fund is building a leading IT managed service provider in the DACH region. The company is currently in an active buy & build phase, relying on technology-based scaling and operational excellence. Following the acquisition of an IT provider with an AI focus, a specialist for operations and AI topics was to complement the team. Here we successfully filled the central role of “Group Head of Operations & AI”. The search was for a leader with extensive experience in operational excellence, the integration of acquisitions, and an understanding of AI-driven business models. Key was the ability to effectively connect technological and operational topics at group level.
Group Head of Operations & AI
IT services company in a PE environment
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Our client, a leading European metal production company (LargeCap/private equity), had an open leadership role to fill in the operations department (“Head of Operational Excellence”). The role’s core responsibilities include developing, implementing and regularly adjusting the OE strategy of the various plants, as well as actively shaping the strategic development of the entire group. It was also important that the candidate could navigate within a large corporation while at the same time understanding the investor’s interests.
Head of Operational Excellence
Private equity portfolio company
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For a fast-growing, AI-driven EdTech scale-up with international locations (USA, Zurich, Ukraine), we successfully filled the position of Chief of Staff. The company is VC-funded, profitable and on an expansion course in DACH and the USA. The search was for a personality who directly supports the Co-CEO and drives the implementation of strategic initiatives. The role combines strategic thinking, operational delivery, product and technology understanding, and international experience. Particularly important was the ability to manage complex projects, coordinate cross-functional teams and actively help shape the product roadmap.
Chief of Staff
Schweizer EdTech-ScaleUp
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For a strongly growing portfolio company (mobile security solutions) of an internationally operating private equity fund, we sought a Managing Director for the DACH region. The aim was to accelerate the growth trajectory in a strategically important market with an experienced leader. Particularly challenging: the search was for a managing director with proven sales strength, experience in the B2B sector, an understanding of the target markets, and the ability to develop organisations purposefully during growth phases.
Managing Director DACH
PE-led technology company
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Our client, a high-growth IT company in a private equity environment, was looking for an experienced leader to strategically steer the entire sales operation of the group. The challenge was to find a personality who combines a hunger for sales with strategic foresight and is able to develop a unified, scalable model for the group’s various business units and bring it to success. It was especially important that the right candidate brings experience in building and steering group-wide sales structures as well as a deep understanding of software and IT services sales.
Head of Sales
IT services provider, PE-backed
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For a leading B2B production company in the field of climate and heating technology, we successfully filled the project lead role supporting the process roll-out with an expert from our network. The client needed, at short notice, a freelance experienced leader with a consulting background to redesign the global product development organisation and innovation processes. The role required strategic competence (go-to-market strategies, organisational design), operational delivery (roll-out of product roadmap governance), strong assertiveness and skills in C-level stakeholder management. The goal: to anchor the new strategy in the organisation quickly.
Project lead for process roll-out
B2B production company, plant engineering
Let’s find the right game changer for you.
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We combine executive search with long-term network building and personal Career Sparring. As a result, we often know candidates not just from a specific search, but accompany their careers over a longer period of time.
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Through a precise requirements profile, targeted direct approach, structured conversations and a careful assessment of experience, motivation, personality and cultural fit. In addition, we make intensive use of our network for solid recommendations.
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We start with a clear briefing, understand the role, the company and the target picture, develop a search strategy and approach suitable candidates in a targeted way. We support the process all the way to a successful match.
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Of course. Discretion is a central part of our work. We coordinate the approach, communication and process closely with our clients and treat confidential information with the utmost care.