Konrad Nowicki
Partner | Climate Tech & B2B SaaS
Partner | Climate Tech & B2B SaaS
Konrad Nowicki is an Executive Search Partner specializing in Director, VP, and C-level hiring for technology companies across Europe, with a focus on climate tech, clean tech, and complex B2B SaaS businesses. He works across go-to-market, engineering, and product leadership functions, supporting companies through critical scaling and international growth phases. He combines experience from one of the world's leading executive search firms, Korn Ferry, with a high-touch, partner-led Key Search approach, and has partnered with companies including Oxyle, Resourcify, Prewave, and OroraTech.
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Articles by Konrad Nowicki
The Tech Co-Founder Transition in Deeptech
Here's a story that plays out more often than the industry admits. A PhD student spends years solving a problem the industry hasn't named yet - and builds a real company around it. Then the job changes completely. This is the moment we get called in.
Decision Paralysis in ClimateTech: Navigating Uncertainty in the Energy Transition
ClimateTech companies are sitting on some of the most urgent mandates in business history - and many of them are frozen. Not by a lack of ambition, but by the same hiring indecision that has quietly cost more organisations than any hiring mistake ever did. Here is how the best climate-forward leaders are cutting through it.
What 50+ CEO conversations taught me about 2026
I've spent the better part of the last year and the first quarter of the year in back-to-back conversations with founders and chief executives across industries. Some were clients. Some were candidates. Some were neither - just leaders I respect who agreed to think out loud with me for an hour over coffee that […]
The Gen Z Effect: Redefining Success in the C-Suite
Your next CEO probably doesn't want the job. At least not the way you're describing it. The talented 28-year-old who just turned down a management promotion isn't lazy or entitled. They watched their parents sacrifice everything for corner offices and retirement plans that evaporated overnight. They came of age during a pandemic that made […]
Building a Leadership Pipeline in SaaS: From Mid-Level to C-Suite Success
A leadership pipeline is a structured process that helps organizations identify, develop, and promote talent from mid-level positions to executive roles. This approach is crucial for ensuring that there are qualified leaders ready to fill C-suite positions when needed. Without a strong pipeline in place, organizations may face leadership gaps that can hinder growth […]
You should speak with Konrad if…
- 1You are building a leadership team for a climate tech, clean tech, or complex B2B SaaS company.
- 2You need to hire a VP, Director, or C-level leader for a high-growth European technology scale-up.
- 3You are supporting a company through a critical scaling or international growth phase.
- 4You require a partner who combines global executive search experience with a high-touch, relationship-driven approach.