The world's best experts for your company

We create dream teams in tech and engineering

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You hire the best experts in the world, otherwise we search again or you get your money back

93% NPS Score

avg. 3 weeks until first candidate presentation

avg. 3 months from start of search to hire

avg. 4 candidate presentations per hire

Andrea Euenheim

CHRO / Member of the Board

As Fabian and Jakob have been entrepreneurs themselves for years and have built up their own tech companies with large teams, they know exactly what matters to hiring managers. The difference to conventional recruitment consultants is particularly evident in their speed of processes and the quality of their candidate profiles. You can tell that they have already made hundreds of hires as employers themselves.

Simply looking on your own doorstep is no longer enough

In today's world, the labour market is global. Your recruitment strategies should be too. Especially if you are looking for experts who are no longer available in large numbers in your own country. While most recruiters only search nationally due to a lack of time, resources or expertise, we find them all over the world. If you do end up with an international candidate, we will of course help you with visas and relocation planning. Very important: just because we can find talent abroad doesn't mean we have to. You share your search criteria with us and we will find the right experts for you - however, wherever.

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We are different

As experienced entrepreneurs, we know what matters most to you in your search: you want to fill an open position with a qualified person. That's why we search the entire globe for qualified candidates and introduce you to those that fit your needs both professionally and personally. We also ensure that the candidates are actually available and interested in your specific offer.

Experienced tech founders

We have built teams and companies ourselves. Following every interview we ask ourselves: "Would we hire them?" We only present "yes"-candidates.

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Process efficiency: time is money

Recruiting with us means wasting no time. Thanks to regular KPI updates, you know all the parameters of your search. Candidates are presented to you with detailed profiles.

Quality over quantity

Because your time is so precious, we present you with a small number of very well selected candidates within two to three weeks of starting a search.

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We like to build – and so do our clients

Being company and team builders ourselves, we like to work with other builders and make their dream teams a reality. That is why we are usually teaming up with companies executing on a strong vision and with a clear path forward, looking for exceptional talents to join them in their quest.

SMEs & Hidden Champions

Having worked with many clients from Germany's SME segment, we have the processes in place to hire effectively.

Private Equity and M&A

Durch unsere langjährige Erfahrung im M&A sind wir mit den Rekrutierungsanforderungen bestens vertraut.

Growth Stage Startups & VCs

Having built digital businesses ourselves, we know venture building and market dynamics first-hand.

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Case study – we can do the same for you: three hires from one expert search

MBS ist ein deutscher Teleportbetreiber, der Schwierigkeiten hatte, erfahrene Satelliteningenieure in Deutschland zu finden. Die Suche im globalen Talentpool war der logische nächste Schritt, doch es fehlten die Ressourcen und das internationale Netzwerk, um es intern abzubilden. So kamen wir ins Spiel und konnten helfen. Ursprünglich wollten sie nur einen Ingenieur einstellen, aber am Ende waren es drei, weil unsere Kandidaten so gut waren.

Darstellung des Headhunting-Kampagnentrichters

“When working with headhunters, I am usually spammed with CVs, putting very little effort into pre-selecting candidates. As a result, my HR team spends a lot of time evaluating candidate profiles. Thanks to WTE, the pre-selected candidates are a better match for our needs. Compared to other headhunting companies, WTE proposed far more qualified candidates.”

Christian Fleischhauer

Managing Director at MBS

We are particularly good at filling these expert positions

Unlike most recruitment consultants, we have founded tech companies ourselves, managed operational teams of up to 60 employees and successfully recruited talent from all over the world. We know that it takes a lot more than just a few fancy logos and catchy brand names on your CV. We have the necessary experience combined with the right gut instinct to separate the wheat from the chaff for you.

Tech and IT Professionals

We have built up technical teams ourselves and managed them operationally. That's why we speak your language and genuinely understand you.

Fachkundige Ingenieure

The whole world loves "German Engineering", and so do we. We guarantee to find the right experts for your company as well.

C-Levels and Team Leads

Having been tech founders, we have had to fill all positions ourselves, ranging from co-founder and C-level colleagues to various team leads.

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Seven steps to your perfect hire

When you work with us, you decide how much you want to be involved. We strive to create added value. That's why we aim to define the joint search precisely and then present you with a small number of suitable candidates that you can hire directly. It is important to us that we talk to each other regularly and, above all, implement fast and reliable processes for our candidates.

Kick-off

You tell us what is important to you — we listen, understand, and mould your requirements into a search profile

Alignment on Search Strategy

We plan our search strategy together and prepare for initial candidate approaches

Let's get started

Now we know what is important, so we start reaching out to candidates through our international network

Candidate Selection

All selected candidates undergo our internal personality and competency tests, whereby we are also happy to take your questions into account

Candidate Presentation

We only present candidates that we would hire ourselves; you then conduct a fast and professional interview process

Hiring

Once you have decided to hire a candidate, we will support both parties in facilitating exactly that, functioning as an intermediary if required

Relocation

If you opt to hire a candidate from a different country or continent, we are happy to support with visa, job or degree recognition, and relocation management

Our unique experience

Founded by Jakob and Fabian Scholz, WTE represents their combined 16+ years of experience in investment banking, M&A, venture building, entrepreneurship, and recruiting. Together, they are leading a team of recruiters from around the world, helping you find the best available talent for each role.

Jakob Scholz

Coming with a background in economics from the University of St. Gallen and experience in product management, Jakob is leading WTE's operations. After gaining experience in investment banking and advising companies on large, international transactions, Jakob transitioned into leadership roles in digital businesses. He has demonstrated his capabilities in conceptualising, building, and launching multiple app and web-based products in the FinTech sector, taking a hands-on approach in collaborating with teams to deliver exceptional results.

Fabian Scholz

Fabian comes with a legal background from Bucerius Law School and extensive experience in building digital companies. He founded a highly successful and award-winning IT recruitment agency in 2016, which was later exited to a private equity company in 2019. His entrepreneurial journey continued as he co-founded a FinTech company with Jakob, building a team of around 40 people across functions from around the world and serving 100,000 customers. He brings a proven track record of building businesses and serving prominent brands.