Darek Mlodnicki
Partner | Tech & Innovation
Where Technology Meets Leadership
Darek is Partner for Tech & Innovation at Key Search, combining a founder's mindset with deep executive search expertise. He has supported companies like N26, Shopify, and GetYourGuide in finding the technology and digital leaders who drive the future economy.
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Industries
- Developer Tools & SaaS
- Digital & Consumer Platforms
- Media, Gaming, & EdTech
- Deep Tech & AI
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Podcast
Leaders Lounge
Decoding Company Culture: Insights from David Bizer and Mara Vouleli
The launch episode of Leaders Lounge, hosted by Darek. Mara and David Bizer explore the real meaning behind company culture, how it forms, and why it can make or break a scaling organisation.
Decoding Company Culture (Part II): Insights from David Bizer and Mara Vouleli
Darek hosts as the conversation continues — Mara and David Bizer go deeper on building culture intentionally, from hiring decisions that reinforce values to leading through rapid growth.
Balancing Work & Motherhood: A Leadership Panel Discussion
Darek hosts an open panel discussion with Leonie Fehr and Tiffany Sizemore on one of the most underrepresented topics in executive life — how women leaders navigate motherhood, ambition, and workplace expectations.
Building Tech Leadership at Marketplace Scale: Insights from Michael Haupt, SVP Product & Tech at Quandoo
Darek hosts Michael Haupt, SVP Product & Technology at Quandoo, to explore what it takes to lead engineering and product at a global restaurant-tech marketplace — from scaling teams to navigating the intersection of product vision and technical execution.
Insights from Laura Eelmaa on Leadership, Talent & Building High-Performance Teams
Darek hosts Laura Eelmaa for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, talent strategy, and what it takes to build high-performance teams in fast-moving organisations.
Articles by Darek Mlodnicki
You should speak with Darek if…
- 1You are a tech scale-up preparing for Series B or beyond and need a CTO or VP of Engineering who has been through that growth stage before.
- 2You are building or rebuilding your technology leadership team and need someone who thinks like a founder.
- 3You need a partner who brings proprietary technology and data-driven tooling to the search process itself.
- 4You are exploring how AI and innovation can transform the way you attract and hire executive talent.