Kooku Recruiting Partners - Our team
The full-service recruiting specialists for interim recruiting, recruitment on demand & recruitment consulting.
We help companies to grow quickly and healthily!
Our mission: Kooku wants to create a working world that is worth living in for everyone. We go the extra mile – without detours.
We are the first port of call for our partners when it comes to attracting and retaining suitable candidates and developing their corporate culture in a positive way.
Mathias Mengel
Founder & CEO
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Mathias Mengel is the brains behind Kooku Recruiting Partners. As a specialist for recruiting topics with a focus on IT, he is the first point of contact for all questions relating to recruiting processes and digitalization in the company. As an early adopter, he is always open to discussing current trends in these areas and ensures that Kooku’s processes remain lean and efficient as the company continues to grow.
Josefine Loewe
COO
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After studying psychology, Josefine went through a classic recruiting career at several well-known companies. Today, her heart beats for the perfect fit between our clients and Kooku Recruiting Consultants. Her mission is to build long-term and successful relationships with our partners. To achieve this, high quality and innovation of our services is particularly important to her.
Michael Oliver Budzowski
Director Strategic Sales & Partnerships
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Jan Pautsch
Director - Kooku X
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Jan specializes in Executive & Expert Search in Finance, Product and Design. He advises scale-ups, PE-related companies and SMEs in transformation phases – from CFO and interim finance roles to leadership positions in product and innovation. He previously managed the German office of an international recruiting boutique and was himself an executive in the digital sector for many years. His work combines systemic thinking, market knowledge and a clear sense of cultural fit.
Christin Biermayer
People & Enablement Lead
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With over 10 years of experience in the start-up and agency environment, I support companies in attracting the right people and strengthening teams in the long term. As People & Enablement Lead, I combine recruiting expertise, coaching and process clarity – strategically thinking, operationally hands-on and with a clear eye for culture, growth and real collaboration.
Philipp Frommer
Senior Manager Recruiting Operations
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Philipp is an HR consultant from head to toe. Having worked with hundreds of companies and project partners over the past few years, he has gained an important insight into the challenges faced by employers and the solutions that can be used to build a strong and sustainable employer brand in times of acute staff shortages.
At Kooku, Philipp is also responsible for the design and further development of efficient and solution-oriented recruiting processes.
Occupied positions in the focus area:
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Key Account Manager
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Sales Director
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Managing Director
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Project engineers
Nina Alpers
Senior Recruiting Consultant
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Nina supports the Kooku Business Recruiting team remotely from kick-off to hire in RoD and interim projects. With many years of sales and HR experience in the financial sector and a passion for people and culture, she designs the right recruiting strategy together with our partners. With joy, sensitivity and persuasiveness, she creates ideal connections.
Occupied positions in the focus area:
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Banking & Financial Services (m/f/d)
(real estate valuation, private clients, corporate clients, financing, private banking, lending, controlling) -
Sales, Marketing & Performance (m/f/d)
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HR & Organization (m/f/d)(People & Culture, Learning & Development, Finance Operations, Project Management)
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Insurance & Associations (m/f/d)(law, politics, communication, scientific functions)
Jan Slizarski
Senior Recruiting Operations Specialist
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Jan has a background in business informatics and more than 5 years of experience in tech and non-tech recruiting for small startups to corporate clients. He has solid technical knowledge and process experience in setting up and managing various applicant management systems.
Occupied positions in the focus area:
- Corporate, Enterprise and Large Enterprise Account Executives
- Customer Success Manager
- Software Engineers
- Frontend and backend developer
- SRE
- DevOps
Martin Firlus
Business Unit Lead - Tech Recruiting
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Martin has more than ten years of experience in tech and non-tech recruiting, has already international Recruiting teams established and directed, is MCSA BI Reporting certified and supports us internal intheData Engineering, Analytics and ReportingBusiness– Recruiting– & HR– data).
Phil Pazurek
Senior Recruiting Consultant
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Phil studied business administration and psychology and combines his interdisciplinary expertise in advising his clients. He has experience in in-house talent acquisition and has also worked as a service provider in the field of HR consulting. Phil specializes in the areas of (online) marketing & sales, e-commerce, business development & HR. He has a background in aptitude diagnostics and has been advising individuals on private and professional matters for several years. With regard to the perfect fit, the interpersonal component is therefore particularly important to him in addition to the professional suitability of the person.
Occupied positions in the focus area:
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(Sr.) Consultants – Restructuring & Turnaround, Managers – Restructuring & Turnaround
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Head of HR, HR Business Partner, HR Generalist
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Performance Marketing Manager, SEO/SEA Manager, Head of Marketing & Communication
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(Sr.) Consultants – Restructuring & Turnaround, Managers – Restructuring & Turnaround, (Sr.) Consultants – Debt Advisory
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Account Executive, (Key) Account Manager, Head of Business Development (B2B)
Anika Lehmann
Marketing Manager
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Anika is a Recruiting Marketing Specialist at Kooku. She studied business administration with a specialization in marketing and has experience in online marketing, particularly in the SEA sector. Anika enjoys the collaboration and constant exchange within the team and wants to use her skills to support Kooku in the best possible way.
Annika Andresen
Senior Recruiting Consultant
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Annika has several years of experience in generalist HR management, employer branding and tech recruiting. Her passion is to understand the personality, interests and motivation to change of talented people and to translate these into tailor-made candidate communication. With proactivity, intuition and persuasiveness, she successfully establishes the connection to top candidates.
Nadine Ehrhardt
Recruiting Specialist
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Nadine has a background as an in-house recruiter and has gained experience in various environments, from start-ups to Big Four. Her focus at Kooku is particularly on recruiting personnel for the renewable energy and sustainability sectors.
Occupied positions in the focus area:
- Electrical Engineers & Technical Purchasers (m/f/d)
- Project developers, project engineers & project managers (m/f/d) (grid connection, power engineering, electrical engineering, construction)
- Surveyors & experts (m/f/d) for wind turbines
- Management, Technology & Risk Consultants (m/f/d)
Lisa Nowosad
Recruiting Consultant
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As a Recruiting Specialist, Lisa brings her intercultural communication and people skills to the team, which she acquired during her time as a flight attendant and during her psychology studies. Respectful, transparent interaction with and between candidates and clients is particularly important to her in order to help shape a working environment worth living in.
Ingo Thomas
Recruiting Specialist
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As an all-round talent, Ingo is responsible for IT and internal recruiting. In addition to his specialization in active sourcing, he develops new automation processes at Kooku Recruiting Partners.
Khizar Hayat
Java Backend Developer
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Driving innovation with heart and code – I am a dedicated member of the Kookuteam, focusing on IT development and the Dashr project. With a passion for technology and creativity, I bring a fresh perspective and enthusiasm to every task, adding value to the business and always looking for new challenges and adventures.
Sonja Ritt
Recruiting Specialist
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As a Recruiting Specialist, Sonja brings with her extensive strategic knowledge from her Master’s degree in Business Education.
With practical experience in various HR areas, from in-house recruiting to global HR strategy and learning & development, she brings diverse and international perspectives to the team. When dealing with candidates and customers, it is important to her to show appreciation and to interact as equals in order to create a working environment worth living in for everyone.
Juliette Merten
Recruiting Associate
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As a Recruiting Associate, Juliette brings in-depth intercultural knowledge and communicative strength to the team. Her Master’s degree in Cross-Cultural Communication Management and experience in in-house recruiting for the SaaS sector and Learning & Development for Sales give her a holistic view of HR processes. She is particularly motivated by supporting people in their professional development and creating sustainable added value in the process. When dealing with candidates and colleagues, she attaches great importance to a respectful and appreciative exchange.
Nina Mengel
People & Culture Manager
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Nina has a degree in social pedagogy. She is the good soul of the company and takes care of all our employees’ needs in the People & Culture department. She makes a significant contribution to our mission of creating a working environment that is worth living in for everyone.
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Decide for yourself how you want to get started with us!
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E-mail: jobs@kooku.de
Get in touch with us now and become part of our team of professional recruiters who not only care about interim recruiting and recruiting consulting, but also enjoy working together. Our mission is to create a working world that is worth living in for everyone – and we start with ourselves! See for yourself and talk to our team. Send us your idea to: https://kooku.jobs.personio.de
The values of Kooku Recruiting Partners
Transparency – Through professional and transparent cooperation, we lay the foundation for open and long-term collaboration.
Empathy – With empathy, we create mutual understanding, human interaction and promote cohesion.
At eye level – everyone is heard with us! For us, this is a basic attitude that not only puts a stop to hierarchical structures, but also promotes innovation.
Ownership – Together we own it, together we run it! – Everyone at our company gives their best and together we stand for efficient processes and high-quality results.
Enjoy working together – we love what we do! Through joy and lightness, we create positive connections together every day.
Topics from our recruiting blog that we regularly deal with
What Serendipity does with
Social media recruiting
has to do
Unexpectedly finding something you weren't even looking for: that's the principle of serendipity. Some of mankind's greatest discoveries are based on this principle. There are many examples where something completely different was found in the search for something specific, here are two of the best known: The Genoese Christopher Columbus sets off on behalf of the Queen of Spain to find the sea route to India, only to take a wrong turn on the Atlantic and discover the "New World" in 1492 [...].
What Serendipity does with
Social media recruiting
has to do
Unexpectedly finding something you weren't even looking for: that's the principle of serendipity. Some of mankind's greatest discoveries are based on this principle. There are many examples where something completely different was found in the search for something specific, here are two of the best known: The Genoese Christopher Columbus sets off on behalf of the Queen of Spain to find the sea route to India, only to take a wrong turn on the Atlantic and discover the "New World" in 1492 [...].
#GenerationZ:
Challenge and
Opportunity for the
Labor market
When you think of Generation Z, you probably first think of smartphones, Instagram, selfies and Netflix. But this generation has much more to offer and is the future of the labor market. Despite all their potential, however, they also pose major challenges for many companies. Generation Z is the name given to the generation born at the turn of the millennium and later. The starting year varies between 1995 and 2010, depending on the criteria applied. The most important feature of the [...]
#GenerationZ:
Challenge and
Opportunity for the
Labor market
When you think of Generation Z, you probably first think of smartphones, Instagram, selfies and Netflix. But this generation has much more to offer and is the future of the labor market. Despite all their potential, however, they also pose major challenges for many companies. Generation Z is the name given to the generation born at the turn of the millennium and later. The starting year varies between 1995 and 2010, depending on the criteria applied. The most important feature of the [...]
Value-based
Recruiting - an HR
Optimization strategy
for the sustainable
Corporate
development
More and more companies have recognized that values are the foundation of a positive corporate culture and represent an essential part of the corporate identity. However, these are not only important for good (employer) branding, but also an important basis for the recruiting process. Companies should therefore rely on value-based recruiting. Why are corporate values important? The values represent a company internally and externally. Values provide employees with fixed strategies for daily interaction with colleagues and also [...]
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Value-based
Recruiting - an HR
Optimization strategy
for the sustainable
Corporate
development
More and more companies have recognized that values are the foundation of a positive corporate culture and represent an essential part of the corporate identity. However, these are not only important for good (employer) branding, but also an important basis for the recruiting process. Companies should therefore rely on value-based recruiting. Why are corporate values important? The values represent a company internally and externally. Values provide employees with fixed strategies for daily interaction with colleagues and also [...]
What else
busy
What else
busy
More blog posts here
