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September 8, 2026
People

From a Chief People Officer Brief to an Operating Partner: Placing a Leader Whose Scope Outgrew the Job Title

Three months after closing its growth round, the company retained The Big Search to find a Chief People Officer.
September 1, 2026
People

Building the People Foundation for a PE-Backed DACH SaaS Platform

We partnered with a DACH PE-backed software company to hire a CHRO
August 26, 2026
Consumer

Adding Operational Leadership to a 44-Year-Old Software Subsidiary and Unifying Commercial Execution Across a Pan-European Platform: Two Searches for a European B2B Mobility Payments Group

How The Big Search filled two leadership gaps at a European B2B mobility payments platform.
August 19, 2026
Consumer

Localising a $20B Platform's US Playbook: Hiring the Marketing Lead for a European Market Launch

How The Big Search placed a Head of Marketing to launch a $20B live-commerce platform's German market entry in 82 days.
August 12, 2026
SaaS

From Series A to Scale-Up: Placing the Chief Financial Officer to Professionalise Finance at a French Cybersecurity Company

A VC-backed European cybersecurity SaaS company needed a CFO who could build investor-grade finance infrastructure and lead its buy-and-build roadmap to €100M ARR. The Big Search delivered in 46 days.
August 5, 2026
SaaS

Three Hires: How a Founder-Led Platform Got PE-Ready in Under a Year

How a PE-backed e-commerce SaaS platform rebuilt its C-suite in 14 months: three executive searches, 551 candidates mapped, one board-ready leadership team.
July 22, 2026
SaaS

Opening a New Region: Placing the General Manager Who Could Build the Commercial Foundation From Zero

In October 2024, The Big Search partnered with a major German-speaking European region to find its first General Manager.
July 14, 2026
Consumer

Operationalising the Buy-and-Build: Placing the COO at a Growth Equity-Backed German Property Management Platform

In October 2025, The Big Search partnered with a growth equity-backed buy-and-build property management platform operating across 15+ locations to place its first Chief Operating Officer.
July 8, 2026
DeepTech

From Lab to C-Suite: Building the Manufacturing and Finance Leadership for a VC-Backed Fusion Pioneer

Between July 2024 and April 2026, The Big Search partnered with a Munich-based fusion startup to build two of its most critical C-suite appointments.
July 1, 2026
SaaS

From Founder-Led Growth to Commercial Scale: Building the Marketing and Customer Success Leadership at a Private Market Intelligence Platform

Between May 2024 and December 2024, The Big Search partnered with this private market intelligence platform to place two commercial leaders.
June 24, 2026
SaaS

From Market Leader to Commercial Machine: Installing the Revenue Architecture for a €100M+ PE-Backed Automotive SaaS Business

The company was entering a new chapter: consolidating its market leadership and building the commercial organisation required to defend and grow it.
June 17, 2026
DeepTech

From DeepTech Pioneer to Commercial Scale: Hiring the Operational Leader for a VC-Backed DeepTech Company

The mandate was to hire a COO/President capable of building the operational and commercial backbone of a fast-scaling DeepTech business.
June 8, 2026
Consumer

Building the Digital Transformation Leadership Team at a €1.3B Revenue European Consumer Retail Group

Between November 2024 and June 2025, The Big Search was engaged to build three of the most critical leadership roles in a retail company's digital transformation agenda.
June 2, 2026
SaaS

From €50M to €100M ARR: Building the C-Suite Team That Enabled Scale for A Private Equity-Backed B2B SaaS Company

We partnered with a Private Equity-backed European energy intelligence platform to build two critical leadership pillars: a Chief Technology Officer to unify the platform and a Chief Revenue Officer to scale commercial performance.