Key Search

About Key Search

We know what greatleadership looks like

We go deep - in our research, with our proprietary technology, and in how we build trusted partnerships. We bring clarity, pace, and persistence to every search. We always close our projects. And we don't just promise results - we stand by them, with one of the longest placement guarantees and highest success rates on the market.

Why us

Everything we do is designed to enable our clients to consistently hire the very best people and help them successfully scale and transform their businesses.

Key Search is a boutique Executive Search firm with a unique track record in hiring top executives for well-known brands and start-ups in the digital space. We have many years of experience in Marketplaces and eCommerce. We are passionate about attracting and hiring exceptional leadership talent and matching it with great companies.

Quality

We are on a mission to give you the best executive search experience - hiring consistently the very best people to scale and transform your business.

Transparency

With full visibility into every stage of the search, you stay informed, empowered, and always one step ahead. No surprises, always certainty.

Guarantee

Our guarantee gives you peace of mind: the right leader, the right fit, and complete confidence that your investment is protected. We don't just promise results - we stand by them.

Global reach

A global team, built for your market.

Maren Marcelis
Tiffany Sizemore
Manu Carrizales
Naiza Brito Garcia
Anthony Little
William Langdon-Banks
Alexa McWilliam
Eugenia Alvarez
Ardy Mougouee
Leonie Fehr
Franziska Palumbo-Seidel
Marielaine Krenn
Weronika Oesterreicher
Darek Mlodnicki
Konrad Nowicki
Pawel Rogalski
Cezara Vlasov
Mara Vouleli
Rita Tahchi

The only Boutique Executive Search firm with a global footprint.

20+ specialists across North America, Europe, and beyond.

Positions We Hire

Leaders We've Placed

Leadership across every level, every function, every market.

General Management

  • ●Executive Chairman
  • ●Group CEO
  • ●Chief Executive Officer
  • ●Country CEO
  • ●General Manager
  • ●Managing Director
  • ●Country Manager

Marketing

  • ●Chief Marketing Officer
  • ●Chief Communications Officer
  • ●VP Marketing
  • ●Growth Director
  • ●Marketing Director
  • ●Head of Marketing
  • ●Head of Growth

People & Culture

  • ●Chief HR Officer
  • ●VP People
  • ●Director of Human Resources
  • ●Director Talent Acquisition
  • ●Head of HR
  • ●Head of People & Culture

Strategy

  • ●Chief of Staff
  • ●Chief Strategy Officer
  • ●VP Strategy
  • ●Head of Strategy

Product

  • ●Chief Product Officer
  • ●VP Product
  • ●Head of Product
  • ●Product Director

Commercial

  • ●Chief Commercial Officer
  • ●Chief Sales Officer
  • ●Chief Revenue Officer
  • ●VP Sales
  • ●Sales Director
  • ●Partnership Director

Financial

  • ●Group CFO
  • ●Chief Financial Officer
  • ●VP Finance
  • ●M&A Director
  • ●Corporate Finance Director
  • ●Head of Accounting

Operations

  • ●Chief Operations Officer
  • ●Chief Delivery Officer
  • ●Head of Operations
  • ●Head of Sales Operations

Technology

  • ●Chief Technology Officer
  • ●VP Engineering
  • ●Director of Engineering
  • ●Head of Engineering
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Corporate Social Responsibility

Commitment to People, Planet & Purpose.

Team planting trees — One Placement, One Tree

One Placement, One Tree

Planet & Sustainability

We invest in reforestation across East Africa and SE Asia. Every placement plants a tree, connecting commercial success to ecological restoration.

People & DEI

We dismantle systemic barriers in leadership hiring, committing to diverse long lists and inclusive assessment practices across every search.

20+

Trees Planted
2026 YTD

3,840

kg CO₂ Seq.

438k

L Water Ret.

1+

Households
Impacted

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