What ONE HIRING does

ONE HIRING GmbH is a German-headquartered talent-acquisition company operating a reverse-recruiting platform alongside full-service recruitment agency services across Germany, the UK, and the USA. The company's core product is a web-based platform on which employers proactively search a pre-qualified, anonymized candidate database and directly request interviews, inverting the conventional job-posting workflow; this is supplemented by human Success Managers who provide assisted consulting throughout the hiring process. ONE HIRING serves three specialized professional verticals: Tech/IT (software engineering, SAP, cybersecurity, cloud), Finance & Tax Advisory (Big Four-adjacent firms), and Legal (a vertical added in 2024), with an executive-search service covering non-equity and equity partnership placements. The company traces its origins to Elliott Browne International (founded 2009 in Newcastle, UK), relocated to Düsseldorf in 2014 as EB Business Intelligence GmbH, and consolidated its portfolio under the unified ONE HIRING brand in 2024.

The platform's technology stack is built around a central candidate database (500,000+ profiles, 1,000+ new entries per month) accessed via matching algorithms and filterable employer-facing search, with anonymous profiles that reveal personal data only after mutual interest. The infrastructure uses Microsoft Azure for hosting, Bullhorn for recruitment CRM, Auth0 for identity, and integrates generative AI tooling (ChatGPT) for internal productivity and candidate-facing legal research support. ONE HIRING employs 140+ staff including nearly 200 recruitment consultants across offices in Düsseldorf (HQ) and Duisburg, and operates a free-access, success-based pricing model in which employers pay placement fees only upon contract signing.

Commercially, the company has cumulatively served 37,000 clients and reports 600+ successful placements per year with a stated 200% year-over-year growth rate. Enterprise customers include Baker Tilly, adesso SE, Atos, Mazars, Grant Thornton, BDO, EnBW, and AXA, and the company holds a Trustpilot rating of 4.8/5 plus Kununu TOP COMPANY 2026 recognition. The business is founder-led (CEO Julian Schubert), privately held, and organically funded with no disclosed external institutional capital.

Name

ONE HIRING

Legal name

ONE HIRING GmbH

Website

https://onehiring.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ONE HIRING is a German-headquartered reverse-recruiting platform and full-service recruitment agency operating in Germany, the UK, and the USA. It connects employers with pre-qualified candidates across Tech, Finance, Legal, and Executive Search verticals via a success-based fee model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD), Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB)

Keywords

• Recruitment services
• Talent acquisition platform
• Executive search
• Reverse recruiting
• Candidate matching platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Success-Based Recruitment Fee: The company operates on a success-only basis. Platform access and candidate searches are completely free for employers. A placement fee is only charged after a successful hire - when a work contract is signed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ONE HIRING operates a reverse recruiting platform and serves as the parent company of full-service recruitment agency brands, connecting employers with pre-qualified candidates in the Technology, Finance, and Legal sectors. The platform enables employers to search a curated database of candidates, while the company charges a success-based placement fee only when a hire is successfully made. The company maintains offices in Germany, the UK, and the USA, supported by approximately 200 recruitment consultants and a database of over 500,000 candidates.

Product overview

ONE HIRING operates as a Talent Acquisition Platform combining a proprietary recruiting platform with human consulting services. The core offering consists of the ONE HIRING Recruiting Platform (a reverse-recruiting marketplace where employers directly approach pre-qualified candidates) supplemented by specialized recruitment services across four verticals: Tech, Finance, Legal, and Executive Search. The platform uses matching algorithms to connect candidates with employers, supported by Success Managers who provide personalized consultation throughout the hiring process. The company operates across Germany, UK, and USA markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ONE HIRING Recruiting Platform A proprietary reverse recruiting platform that allows employers to search a database of more than 500,000 pre-qualified candidates, filter by role, salary, and location, and request interviews. The platform provides anonymized candidate profiles, an interview calendar, an inbox for candidate communications, and operates on a free-access model with charges applied only upon successful placement.
• Tech Recruitment Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of candidates rate their experience with ONE HIRING as 'very good' or 'excellent' (July 2024 survey)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• WorkMotion: WorkMotion is a Berlin-based HR-tech platform enabling global employment and talent management. An emerging player in the DACH HR-tech ecosystem with overlapping employer customers though different product focus (compliance/EOR vs. recruitment).
• Personio: Personio is a Munich-based HR-tech company providing an all-in-one HR platform for SMBs including recruiting/ATS functionality. An adjacent HR-tech player in the same DACH market; intersects with ONE HIRING at the talent acquisition layer.

Direct peers

• Honeypot: Honeypot operates a reverse-recruiting platform focused on tech talent in Germany and Europe, allowing employers to search and directly contact candidates. Closely mirrors ONE HIRING's core reverse-recruiting model and DACH tech-recruiting focus.
• Gulp (part of Randstad): Gulp is a leading IT recruitment platform in Germany specializing in IT freelancers and permanent tech placements. Directly comparable to ONE HIRING's Tech recruitment vertical and DACH geographic focus.
• Etengo: Etengo is a German recruitment firm specializing in IT and project staffing, with both permanent placement and freelance intermediation. Directly comparable business model serving the same IT/consulting talent pool as ONE HIRING.
• Comatch: Comatch is a curated marketplace for freelance management consultants and industry experts, headquartered in Berlin. Operates a comparable curated/platform-based matching model targeting similar professional verticals (consulting, finance, industry).

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page: Michael Page is a global recruitment firm operating across professional verticals including Tech, Finance, Legal, and Executive Search. Directly comparable in vertical mix and fee model; serves as a benchmark for ONE HIRING's enterprise placement pricing.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is a global staffing and recruitment firm with strong presence in finance/accounting, technology, and legal placements. Overlaps with ONE HIRING's vertical specialization and competes for enterprise mid-market and Fortune 500 contracts.
• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): LinkedIn Talent Solutions is the dominant professional networking and recruitment platform globally, with AI-augmented sourcing tools. The principal competitive incumbent in the underlying candidate-sourcing market where ONE HIRING's reverse-recruiting model competes for employer spend.
• Hays: Hays is a global recruitment and workforce solutions firm operating across all of ONE HIRING's verticals (Tech, Finance, Legal, Executive). Although much larger and broader, Hays is a key incumbent competitor for enterprise recruitment contracts in Germany and the UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onehiring
• Facebookfacebook.com/onehiring
• Instagraminstagram.com/onehiring

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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