Project Manager (m/f/d) – Own C-level searches for Europe's top VC & PE-backed companies | Munich
You've learned the craft at top-tier firms and you've seen what good looks like. Now you want your own client relationships, your own mandates and a bonus that reflects what you deliver. We only work with top-notch companies and put quality above everything. If that's your standard too, read on.
Who we are
We're VON DER HEYDEN Human Capital, the search partner behind C-level and management hires for Flix, BESTSECRET and LAP Coffee, working closely with investors like Sequoia, HV Capital and EQT. Founded almost 10 years ago by Moritz von der Heyden to build a search firm that thinks like the founders and investors it serves.
What you'll do
- Own mandates end to end: from market analysis and target companies to outreach, interviews, offer and signing, backed by our Directors and Moritz
- Be the founder's sparring partner: align with CEOs and investors on who they really need and guide them through the process
- Run several searches at once and lead a small project team of Associates
- Lead with AI: use AI-powered sourcing, research and reporting to run faster, sharper searches, and help us raise the bar for how search gets done
- Spot the next mandate: keep an eye on opportunities to grow existing clients and win new ones
What you bring
- The highest standards for quality and execution, every single time
- 2–5 years in a fast-paced, client-facing role: consulting, Founders Associate / Chief of Staff, executive search, venture building, VC/PE or B2B sales
- A track record of results: clients won, projects delivered, stakeholders won over
- A hunter mentality with structure: you juggle multiple mandates and nothing falls through the cracks
- AI-savvy: you use AI to work smarter and bring your team along
- Confidence with senior people and the empathy to build relationships that last
- First experience leading projects or small teams
- A strong business degree; fluent German and English
What you get
- Real ownership from day one on high-impact executive searches
- Really cool clients: Europe's most exciting founders and investors
- A clear path to Director, with growing exposure to business development and leadership
- An ambitious, supportive, international team; team lunches, events and a yearly offsite
- A bright office in Munich-Schwabing with great coffee, fresh snacks and our own private gym; JobRad
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