Your recruiting expert and headhunter for business development

With tailored recruiting, we support you in building strong business development teams that open up new markets and leverage sales potential.

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Filling Business Development Leadership Roles

At CareerTeam, the focus is on leadership and key roles in business development. These include positions such as Head of Business Development, Director Strategy and Head of Growth, as well as managing director roles where growth and strategy come together. Which role suits your company depends on size, market position and growth plans.

Leaders in business development are responsible for opening up new markets, building partnerships and aligning strategy, sales and product. They often make decisions under uncertainty and work closely with the management board.

Typical Positions

Chief Executive Officer

Director Strategy

Head of Business Development

Head of Digital

Head of Growth

Head of Recruiting

Benefits

what makes us different

Professional specialisation & network

In-depth industry knowledge:
Up-to-date expertise on processes and structures of various functions and sectors.
Network:
Tens of thousands of contact points with decision-makers through more than 100 events and > 800 mandates per year.
Experts:
Partners with industry expertise and specialised recruiting teams act as equals.

Recruiting – excellence and customer centricity

Many years of experience:
Best-in-class recruiting expertise from working with over 2,500 companies in 12 years.
Holistic consulting:
Expertise in profile definition, sourcing, personnel selection, employer branding and candidate journey.
Customised solutions:
Individual offer based on the customer's specific requirements.

Tech-enabled research

More suitable candidates:
Combination of in-house recruiting software and external networks / tools.
Data-driven insights:
Access to relevant data for fact-based consulting, process optimisation and salary analyses.
Ultra-high quality:
Efficient processes are mapped on the software side and support consultants in their daily work.

Our executive search is success-based and data-driven. Together with you, we sharpen the profile, approach suitable candidates directly and support the selection through to the decision. Active sourcing, direct search and employer branding are part of our service.

For teams and specialist positions in business development, such as growth managers or business analysts, Foxio Consulting is the right contact.

Testimonials

What our customers have to say

Marco Bofinger

Hr Management - Urban Sports Club

Effizienter Austausch und offenes, ehriches Feedback waren der Grundstein der Zusammenarbeit mit CareerTeam. Wir waren mit der schnellen und effektiven Suche  sehr zufrieden.

Barbara Günther

HR Business Partner - Havas Media Germany GmbH

CareerTeam supported us in the executive search and the cooperation was outstanding. Together we spent a lot of time on preparation and briefing in order to achieve quick results. The workflow was smooth and characterised by fast communication channels. The team was professional, committed and really understood what we needed and were looking for. All of this contributed significantly to our success. CareerTeam would therefore always be our first choice for future projects.

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Matthias Lange

CEO - localyzer GmbH

The cooperation with CareerTeam was consistently positive, especially for a sales office in our complex market environment. The service was excellent, starting with an intensive personal and detailed consultation. The team took the time to thoroughly understand our job needs and objectives, resulting in very suitable candidate proposals. We are completely satisfied with CareerTeam's professional support and would recommend their services to anyone. Every client and every job is taken very seriously here.

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Angelika Kambeck

Head of Strategic Group HR - Klöckner & Co

With CareerTeam, we gained access to a network of digital experts. We were able to build our digital unit from scratch and are very happy with the service.

Wolfram Kiwit

Chief Editor - Lensing Media

Our contact person Margarita Kwindt was reliable and communicative and she won us over with her excellent customer leadership. Together with her team she presented us numerous candidates with a good profile fit, whereby we were able to finish the search process quickly and in terms of all our requirements.

Dr. Henning Frommer

Project Lead Digital - Gothaer Versicherung

CareerTeam's search process was very accurate and carefully targeted. All of the profiles that were presented to us were highly relevant for the position we sought. This way we were able to terminate the search to the utmost satisfaction.

Verena Stiegler

Recruiting & HR - Scandio

With CareerTeam, we were able to successfully fill a position in business development with central importance for the sales area and the further development of the company. The collaboration was characterised by a high level of professionalism and transparency throughout. In the end, we had a choice of several very good profiles and together we were able to recruit a great new colleague for Scandio!

Ralf Lang

Head of personnel at Zentek Services GmbH & Co. KG

It was very pleasant to recruit a complex and very specific function together with CareerTeam. The cooperation was professional, transparent and at eye level. We are sure that without CareerTeam we would not have received these precise profiles, which led to a successful filling. Gladly again at any time!

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Wiebke Ernst-Ringena

Deputy personnel manager at Deutsche Messe AG

With the help of CareerTeams recruiting experts, we were able to successfully fill several challenging roles in our digitalization, IT and purchasing departments. The collaboration was always characterized by very good advice, open communication and maximum transparency. We are looking forward to the next joint projects with CareerTeam!

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