At a glance
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
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
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
We started with the local Munich pool of recruitment tech · saas talent — passive senior profiles, not active job-seekers.
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
Deep brief with the hiring manager, scorecard agreed, target-company list signed off.
Outbound to the calibrated long-list, structured screens, weekly funnel readout to the client.
Final-round interviews, references, offer support and signed contract.
The 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.
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