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10 top executive hires to bring Groupon to AI-first leadership.
Key Search sourced and placed 10 C-level, VP and Director hires across technology, marketing and operations – across both the US and European markets – transforming Groupon into an AI-first company in 8 months.
C-Level, VP and Directors across US & European markets
average time to shortlist per role
12 months post-placement
7 leadership hires during times of change across Europe & the US.
Key Search partnered with CommScope to rebuild and strengthen their HR and Talent Acquisition leadership team – placing seven critical profiles across both the US and European markets during a period of significant organizational transformation.
HR & TA leadership profiles placed globally
Simultaneous placements across the US & Europe
12 months post-placement
CIO hire to lead Tonies' global technology and digital transformation.
Key Search partnered with Tonies to place a Chief Information Officer capable of scaling the company's technology infrastructure across 14 countries - combining consumer product expertise with enterprise-grade IT leadership.
Chief Information Officer placed globally
technology footprint under new CIO leadership
12 months post-placement
The first US hire – taking Fairphone from Dutch start-up to global player.
When Fairphone decided to make its American move, Key Search placed their very first US go-to-market hire – the critical first step in a Dutch-born brand entering one of the world's most competitive consumer technology markets.
First-ever US go-to-market placement
European start-up scaling into North America
12 months post-placement
3 key hires to build Neptune Software's Commercial DACH Leadership team.
Key Search built Neptune Software's go-to-market leadership for the DACH region - placing three senior commercial leaders who combine deep enterprise software expertise with the regional knowledge to accelerate growth across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Commercial DACH Leadership team placed
Germany, Austria & Switzerland
12 months post-placement
CEO hire to lead data4life's privacy-first digital health mission.
Key Search partnered with data4life to identify a Chief Executive Officer to lead their mission of giving people sovereignty over their own health data - placing a leader with deep health data expertise and the vision to scale a privacy-first platform across Europe.
Chief Executive Officer placed
major health data alliance members served
12 months post-placement
Prime US hiring partner for ScaleNL – bringing Dutch innovation to the US market.
Key Search is proud to have partnered with multiple ScaleNL cohorts and serves as the prime partner for placing the first General Managers on the ground in the US for Dutch and European scaleups.
Dutch & European scaleups placed into the US market
ScaleNL cohort partnerships
to getting your first US hire right
4 C-Level hires to build Oxyle's leadership team in WaterTech.
Key Search partnered with Oxyle - a VC-backed Swiss WaterTech scaleup pioneering advanced water purification technology - to build their entire C-suite in Switzerland, placing a CTO, COO, CCO and CPO to lead the company's next phase of commercial and operational growth.
CTO, COO, CCO & CPO placed in Switzerland
Switzerland - full C-suite build
12 months post-placement
CTO & CPO placed to scale KONUX's AI-driven predictive maintenance platform.
Key Search identified and placed the technology and product leadership for KONUX - building a C-suite capable of taking their AI-driven predictive maintenance platform from Series B to global rail network deployment.
CTO & Chief Product Officer placed
AI-driven predictive rail maintenance
12 months post-placement
VP Product hire - bringing female leadership to Taxfix's product organisation.
Key Search partnered with Taxfix to identify a VP of Product - placing a senior female product leader to head their product organisation as the company scaled its pan-European tax platform, strengthening both capability and diversity at the top.
VP of Product placed
Female leadership in product at scale
12 months post-placement
VP Operations & VP Commercial placed to lead byrd's European logistics growth.
Key Search built byrd's commercial and operational leadership for the European market - placing a VP of Operations and VP of Commercial to accelerate growth and operational excellence across their distributed eCommerce logistics network.
VP Operations & VP Commercial placed
European logistics network coverage
12 months post-placement
CFO & Chief Sales Officer placed to lead B2X's growth in Germany.
Key Search partnered with B2X to strengthen their C-suite for the German market - placing a Chief Financial Officer and Chief Sales Officer to drive financial discipline and commercial growth at one of Europe's leading after-sales service and repair platforms.
CFO & Chief Sales Officer placed
Germany focus
12 months post-placement
Content & German leadership team built for Podimo's European expansion.
Key Search partnered with Podimo - Europe's leading podcast and audiobook platform - to hire their Content and German market leadership team, placing the senior profiles needed to grow Podimo's German-speaking audience and deepen their original content offering.
Content & German leadership team placed
German-speaking Europe focus
12 months post-placement
3 practice leads placed to build hy.'s digital transformation advisory team.
Key Search partnered with hy. - a leading boutique consultancy for digital transformation - to place three senior practice leads who combine deep industry knowledge with hands-on transformation experience, strengthening their advisory offering across key European markets.
Senior practice leads placed
advisory coverage expanded
12 months post-placement
3 growth hires to accelerate Yodeck's next chapter.
Key Search partnered with Yodeck to build out the commercial and product leadership team needed to scale one of Europe's fastest-growing digital signage platforms - placing a CMO, VP Revenue and VP Product to drive growth across marketing, revenue and product strategy.
CMO, VP Revenue & VP Product placed
Europe's fastest-growing digital signage platform
12 months post-placement
CFO & CMO placed to lead Ferryhopper's next chapter of growth.
Key Search partnered with Ferryhopper - Europe's leading ferry booking platform - to place two C-Level leaders: a Chief Financial Officer and a Chief Marketing Officer, building the executive bench needed to scale the business across European travel markets.
CFO & CMO placed
Europe's leading ferry booking platform
12 months post-placement
10 top executive hires to bring Groupon to AI-first leadership.
Key Search sourced and placed 10 C-level, VP and Director hires across technology, marketing and operations – across both the US and European markets – transforming Groupon into an AI-first company in 8 months.
C-Level, VP and Directors across US & European markets
average time to shortlist per role
12 months post-placement
