What Von Rundstedt does

Von Rundstedt (legally v. Rundstedt & Partner GmbH) is a family-owned German outplacement and workforce transformation consultancy founded in 1985 and headquartered in Düsseldorf. The company serves 86 of Germany's 100 largest companies alongside medium-sized enterprises, delivering B2B consulting engagements that span outplacement, transfer company services, perspective consulting, and broader workforce transformation projects including change management, future skills development, and organizational design. Service delivery is led by 120+ permanent and freelance career coaches and placement consultants operating across 27 locations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, supplemented by international reach through partner relationships in over 100 countries.

The firm's technology stack centers on AI-supported career matching and real-time labor market analysis. Its core digital products are the myTURN mobile app and the cloud-based Career Platform (Karriereplattplatz myCHOiCE), both of which surface personalized vacancy recommendations, career content, and labor market intelligence. Both are powered by the CareerJSM platform licensed from Toronto-based Thrive Career Wellness Inc. The myTURN app handles onboarding through career transition journeys, calendar integration, and AI-curated job recommendations; the Personaldrehscheibe (HR Hub) and Future Skills Paket extend the offering into talent matching and digital learning journeys. Sophia von Rundstedt serves as CEO and managing shareholder, with Christian Summa and Dr. Tobias Weigl as Managing Directors.

Commercially, Von Rundstedt operates a project-based professional services revenue model with quote-based, individually negotiated B2B engagements (pricing is not publicly disclosed). Marketing and demand generation are anchored by thought leadership, including the annual Workforce Transformation Study co-produced with the Handelsblatt Research Institute, the Workforce Transformation Conference held at Zeche Zollverein, and a Rundstedt News newsletter reaching roughly 4,000 subscribers. Distribution relies on direct enterprise consulting relationships augmented by the 27 DACH offices and international partner resellers. In 2024 the company sold its Swiss subsidiary stake to Alixio Gruppe as part of a portfolio concentration on its core workforce transformation offering.

Name

Von Rundstedt

Legal name

v. Rundstedt & Partner GmbH

Website

https://rundstedt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Von Rundstedt is a family-owned German outplacement and workforce transformation consultancy, serving 86 of Germany's top 100 companies via 120+ coaches across 27 DACH locations, with AI-supported career matching powered by the Thrive CareerJSM platform and its myTURN mobile app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR & Outplacement Consulting

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Transition & Reemployment Services (Job Search Support) (BPACAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Individual Outplacement & Career Coaching (BPACAOAA), Digital Outplacement Platforms & Virtual Career Transition (BPACAOAL), Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

Keywords

• Outplacement services
• Career transition consulting
• Workforce transformation
• Transfer company services
• HR restructuring consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Outplacement Services: Professional outplacement consulting services for companies undergoing workforce restructuring, helping separated employees find new positions. Revenue generated through project-based professional services fees.
2. Transfer Company Services: Transfergesellschaft services for employees during career transitions, providing structured support and training during job search periods
3. Strategic Workforce Transformation Consulting: Consulting engagements for companies including strategic HR planning, change management, future skills development, and organizational transformation
4. Perspective Consulting: Individual career counseling and perspective consulting services for professionals seeking career change or development

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Von Rundstedt provides professional outplacement, career transition, and workforce transformation consulting services for companies and individuals in the DACH region. The company supports employers facing organizational restructuring, downsizing, and change management while helping separated employees find new positions through career coaching, AI-supported labor market analysis, and placement services. It also offers transfer company services, future skills development, and an HR matching hub (Personaldrehscheibe) for talent acquisition.

Product overview

Von Rundstedt offers an integrated workforce transformation portfolio combining digital products with professional consulting services. The core digital offerings include the myTURN mobile app and a cloud-based Career Platform powered by Thrive CareerJSM technology, both leveraging AI to analyze real-time labor market data and deliver personalized vacancy recommendations. These digital tools are complemented by professional services including Outplacement, Transfer Company, and Perspective Consulting, delivered by over 120 career coaches and placement consultants across 27 locations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Additional enterprise offerings include the Personaldrehscheibe (HR Hub) for talent matching and the Future Skills Package for digital workforce development. The company serves as strategic partner for workforce transformation, combining technology-enabled job matching with expert human guidance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• myTURN: Mobile app for von Rundstedt clients for career transition support
• Thrive Career Wellness
• Karrieremarktplatz myCHOiCE

Products and services

• myTURN App Mobile application that accompanies Von Rundstedt clients through career transitions, providing personalized vacancy recommendations, push notifications for reminders, calendar synchronization, blog articles, videos, and AI-powered labor market insights to support job search activities.
• Career Platform (Karriereplattform) Digital career platform powered by Thrive CareerJSM technology, enabling profile creation, vacancy matching, career content delivery, and job search support. Integrated with AI tools for personalized recommendations and real-time labor market analysis.
• Outplacement Career transition support service helping individuals find new employment quickly and securely, combining human career coaching with AI-powered labor market analysis tools to identify target positions and job opportunities. Designed for employees affected by corporate restructuring.
• Transfergesellschaft (Transfer Company) Transfer company services that support employees during corporate restructuring and organizational changes, providing career transition assistance and reemployment support during job search periods.
• Perspektivenberatung (Perspective Consulting) Career perspective consulting service that helps individuals identify and plan their professional development paths and career opportunities.
• Career Coaches and Placement Consultants Team Team of over 120 permanent and freelance career coaches and placement consultants providing personalized guidance throughout the career transition process, supported by AI tools for real-time labor market intelligence.
• Personaldrehscheibe (HR Hub) Central HR matching hub that connects companies with suitable talent faster than traditional recruitment methods, supporting workforce transformation and talent acquisition.
• Future Skills Paket Digital learning journey package designed to prepare organizations and employees for the digital work environment, focusing on developing future-relevant skills and capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86 of Germany's 100 largest companies work with von Rundstedt
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AlixPartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for workforce transformation advisory services. AlixPartners contributes expertise in transformation consulting while von Rundstedt provides outplacement and career transition services. Joint project insights and panel discussions at WFTK conferences demonstrate ongoing collaboration.
• Handelsblatt Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development of annual Workforce Transformation Study surveying CEOs, CFOs and HR executives on business and HR transformation. The study provides industry insights and positions both organizations as thought leaders in workforce transformation.
• Thrive Career Wellness Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership providing the CareerJSM platform powering von Rundstedt's career platform. Platform enables AI-supported job matching, vacancy recommendations, and career transition support for clients.
• Allianz der ChancenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSR partnership in alliance promoting equal opportunity society. von Rundstedt contributes to this initiative as part of its corporate social responsibility and vision of helping everyone experience career change as opportunity.
• Alixio GruppeminorOthersTransfer of Swiss participation to Alixio Gruppe as part of strategic portfolio concentration. von Rundstedt sold its shares in the Swiss company to Alixio as part of focusing on core workforce transformation services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Career Partners International: Global outplacement and career transition network with partner-firm delivery across multiple geographies. Operates a comparable model to von Rundstedt's DACH office network plus international partner coverage.
• Randstad RiseSmart: Randstad's digital-first outplacement and career transition business. Comparable to von Rundstedt's tech-enabled Career Platform + coach hybrid, with emphasis on scalable digital delivery alongside human coaching.
• Alixio Groupe: French workforce transformation and outplacement group that acquired von Rundstedt's Swiss entity in 2024. Closely comparable in service portfolio (outplacement, transfer company, transformation advisory) and now an embedded DACH competitor with inside exposure to von Rundstedt's operations.
• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): ManpowerGroup's talent and career management arm, providing outplacement, career transition, and workforce solutions. A direct global competitor to von Rundstedt with overlapping enterprise customer base in German-speaking markets.
• Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH, Adecco Group): Global outplacement and career transition business unit of Adecco Group. Directly competes with von Rundstedt in enterprise outplacement mandates across DACH and globally, with very similar service models combining coach-led career transition with digital tools.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half International: Global staffing and consulting firm with a dedicated outplacement and career transition practice. Larger incumbent competing with von Rundstedt for enterprise workforce transformation mandates.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm whose executive outplacement and career transition practice competes with von Rundstedt at the senior leadership level. A larger, broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities but a much wider portfolio.

Regional players

• DIS AG: German-based HR services company providing staffing, career transition, and workforce solutions. Directly comparable in DACH enterprise client base, though with broader temporary staffing focus than von Rundstedt.
• Trenkwalder: Austrian-headquartered HR services group with staffing and workforce solutions presence across DACH and CEE. Comparable to von Rundstedt in regional coverage and client overlap in Austria and Germany.

Emerging players

• Intoo (formerly DBM): Career transition and outplacement provider with a digitally enabled coaching model. Comparable to von Rundstedt's coach-plus-platform delivery, typically competing for mid-market and select enterprise mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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