Executive Market Reports

FinTech & Payments

FinTech & Payments Leadership Report

European FinTech is recovering strongly after the 2023–2024 correction, with AI-native payment infrastructure and embedded finance driving a new hiring cycle. This report covers who's hiring, which C-suite roles are hardest to fill, and what separates successful placements from costly failures.

AI Infrastructure and ML

AI Infrastructure & ML Leadership Report

AI infrastructure and machine learning are reshaping every industry — and the war for leadership talent has never been more intense. This report examines the executive roles driving competitive advantage, why traditional tech hiring processes fail for AI roles, and what boards need to know before starting a search.

Enterprise & AI Native Software

Enterprise & AI Native Software Leadership Report

Enterprise software is being fundamentally re-architected around AI. Incumbents are racing to retrofit and challengers are building AI-native from day one. This report covers the leadership profiles driving this transition, where talent is coming from, and how to hire executives who can win in both worlds.

Climate Tech & Energy Transition

Climate Tech & Energy Transition Leadership Report

Europe's energy transition is generating one of the most complex executive talent markets in the world: leaders who must navigate deep technical complexity, unprecedented regulatory change, and the pressure of genuine climate urgency. This report identifies the roles that matter most and where to find them.

Consumer Goods & Retail Tech

Consumer Goods & Retail Tech Leadership Report

European retail is navigating the most complex operating environment in a generation: digital channel pressure, consumer trading-down in value, supply chain cost inflation, and the AI transformation of merchandising and operations. The executives leading this transition are in high demand and short supply.

Robotics, Autonomous Mobility & EV Tech

Robotics, Autonomous Mobility & EV Tech Leadership Report

Europe's robotics, autonomous mobility and EV technology sectors are scaling rapidly from laboratory to production. The executives required to make this transition represent one of the most specific and constrained talent pools in the technology landscape.

HealthTech

HealthTech Leadership Report

HealthTech has matured from a hype-driven sector into one of Europe's most substantive investment areas. AI-assisted diagnostics, digital therapeutics, and health data infrastructure are creating acute demand for executives who understand both clinical environments and technology product development.

Cyber & Infrastructure

Cyber & Infrastructure Security Leadership Report

Cyber threats are escalating in scale and sophistication while the talent required to counter them has never been more scarce. DORA, NIS2, and the EU AI Act are driving compliance hiring waves across financial services, critical infrastructure, and enterprise technology.

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Venture Capital & Private Equity Leadership Report

VC and PE-backed companies have the most rigorous leadership requirements and the least margin for error in executive hiring. This report covers what investor-backed boards want in their leadership teams, how compensation structures differ from corporate hiring, and where to find the executives who thrive under investor scrutiny.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Logistics & Supply Chain Leadership Report

Global supply chain disruption has permanently elevated the strategic importance of logistics and supply chain leadership. From AI-driven demand forecasting to sustainable last-mile delivery, this sector demands executives who combine deep operational expertise with digital transformation capability.

Marketplaces & E-commerce

Marketplaces & E-Commerce Leadership Report

European e-commerce is entering a new phase of maturity: the growth-at-all-costs era is over, replaced by a focus on unit economics, supply-side quality, and international expansion. This report examines the leadership profiles driving this transition.

Media, Gaming & EdTech

Media, Gaming & EdTech Leadership Report

The convergence of media, interactive entertainment, and education technology is creating one of the most dynamic talent markets in European tech. AI is reshaping content creation, distribution, and personalised learning at a pace that is outstripping the ability of most organisations to find the right leadership.

Professional Services & Consulting

Professional Services & Consulting Leadership Report

Professional services firms are navigating a fundamental transformation: AI is automating core analytical work, clients expect digital delivery, and the partnership model is under pressure from technology-enabled competitors. The executives leading this transformation define competitive advantage.

SaaS & Platforms

SaaS & Platforms Leadership Report

European SaaS has matured from a growth-at-all-costs market into one defined by capital efficiency, net revenue retention, and AI-driven product differentiation. This report maps the executive talent landscape of the continent's most valuable software businesses.

PropTech & Real Estate Tech

PropTech & Real Estate Tech Leadership Report

Real estate — Europe's largest asset class at €35T — is undergoing a slow but accelerating digital transformation. PropTech companies are reshaping property management, transaction infrastructure, and construction technology, creating consistent executive search demand at the intersection of real estate expertise and technology execution.

TravelTech & Hospitality

TravelTech & Hospitality Leadership Report

Travel and hospitality have recovered beyond pre-pandemic levels, driven by a structural shift towards experience-led spending. TravelTech companies are scaling rapidly and competing aggressively for a narrow pool of executives who understand both the industry's complexity and its technology opportunity.