2. Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience

15+ years in human capital / talent consulting, with a clear trajectory from individual contributor to practice/P&L leader.
7+ years in a senior leadership role — Partner, Managing Director, Practice Lead, or Regional Head — with demonstrable P&L ownership (ideally €50M+ book).
Pan-European operating experience — has personally led cross-border teams, not just sold cross-border projects. Comfortable in at least two of: UK, DACH, France, Benelux, Nordics, Southern Europe.
Client portfolio should include FTSE 100 / DAX / CAC 40 / Euro Stoxx 50 companies, with at least some Board and CEO-level engagement history.

Leadership Assessment: psychometrics, executive assessment for selection/succession, C-suite appointment advisory, assessment-for-development methodologies.
Leadership Development: executive education design, top-team effectiveness, succession architecture, leadership pipeline design, coaching program design.
Assessment (broader): high-volume assessment, assessment centres, AI-enabled assessment, talent analytics, potential identification frameworks.
Employee Experience: EX design, engagement strategy, listening architecture, journey mapping, culture transformation, linking EX to business outcomes.
Transformation advisory — succession, workforce planning, skills frameworks, org design adjacencies.

Responsibilities