Connecting Europe's Best Talent with Growing Companies
Executive recruitment and headhunting for technology, product, marketing, sales, and business support professionals across Europe.
A personalised search process, built on long-term relationships.
Alex Shlaper helps European businesses hire exceptional professionals through a highly personalised executive search process — with expertise across technology, digital, product, and business operations.
Every search is tailored to the client's goals, team, and culture. Working with startups, scale-ups, and established companies throughout Europe, the focus is quality over quantity — building partnerships that outlast the placement.
Deep specialisation across the roles that move business forward.
Technology Recruitment
- Software Engineers
- Data Engineers
- DevOps Engineers
- Cloud Engineers
- QA Engineers
- Engineering Managers
- CTOs
Product & Project Management
- Product Managers
- Technical Project Managers
- Program Managers
- Agile Coaches
- Scrum Masters
Marketing & Growth
- Growth Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Performance Marketing
- SEO Specialists
- CRM Specialists
- Marketing Managers
- CMOs
Sales & Business Development
- Account Executives
- Business Development Managers
- Sales Directors
- Customer Success Managers
Business Support
- Executive Assistants
- Personal Assistants
- Office Managers
- Operations Specialists
- HR Professionals
Recruitment solutions engineered for outcomes.
Executive Search
Senior leadership and C-level hires through targeted, discreet search.
Permanent Recruitment
End-to-end hiring for specialist and mid-to-senior roles across Europe.
Headhunting
Direct, proactive outreach to passive candidates you can't reach on the market.
Confidential Search
Sensitive replacements handled with complete discretion and NDA coverage.
Market Mapping
Data-driven talent landscapes, salary benchmarks, and competitor intelligence.
Talent Advisory
Guidance on hiring strategy, employer brand, and interview design.
Five deliberate steps from brief to signed offer.
- 01
Discovery
A deep briefing on your business, team, and the role's success profile.
- 02
Talent Mapping
A structured landscape of the market — companies, teams, and target profiles.
- 03
Direct Search
Confidential outreach to shortlisted candidates, active and passive.
- 04
Candidate Assessment
In-depth interviews, references, and cultural-fit evaluation.
- 05
Successful Placement
Offer support, onboarding follow-through, and post-hire care.
Sector fluency across Europe's fastest-moving markets.
A recruitment partner, not a vendor.
Every engagement is treated as a long-term relationship — grounded in deep listening, honest advice, and a network built over a decade of European search.
- Europe-wide talent network
- Personalised, senior-led search
- Quality over quantity, always
- Long-term client partnerships
Trusted by hiring leaders across Europe.
"Alex delivered a shortlist of four candidates for a Head of Engineering role — all interview-ready, all hireable. We closed the search in six weeks."
"Discreet, thorough, and refreshingly honest. Alex tells you what the market will actually pay and who's realistically available — no fluff."
"We've hired three product leaders through Alex over two years. Every one is still with us and thriving. That's the metric that matters."
Let's find your next hire.
Tell us about the role — a short brief is enough to start a conversation. Every enquiry is treated confidentially.