skill-fisher GmbH

What skill-fisher GmbH does

skill-fisher GmbH (legally: skill-fisher deutschland gmbh) is a human resources consulting boutique founded in 2017, originally in Vienna and now dual-located between Berlin and Vienna, serving the D-A-CH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The firm delivers a defined portfolio of HR advisory and execution services, including HR workshops and training, HR strategy and development, HR technology and infrastructure advisory, HR interim management, recruiting and HR outsourcing, personnel administration, employer branding and personnel marketing, executive search, and ESG consulting. The practice is positioned on a "root-cause HR" / "productivity driver" thesis that distinguishes it from commoditized recruitment intermediaries. Underlying assets are human capital (four named practitioners, 1-10 total headcount) and an internal methodology; there is no proprietary technology platform, software product, or data asset disclosed.

The company is a private, founder-owned Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung; co-founders Marina Malkowski (CEO) and Geza Brugger (Managing Director) retain operating control and no external investors are disclosed. Operations span two Berlin office locations, including a Kurfürstendamm 14 address, alongside the founding Vienna presence, and the firm has accumulated employer-brand credentials such as the Kununu "Top Company" 2024 award and the ADZ-Siegel certification. The 2020 strategic pivot from digital talent placement toward systemic HR transformation is the most significant directional change on record.

The business model is project-based professional services: bespoke consulting and interim engagements priced by project scope or day rate (no public pricing, no SaaS, no retainer ARR layer), sold via direct enterprise and mid-market sales channels across German-speaking Europe. Customer mix spans Mittelstand mid-market firms, scale-ups, and larger enterprises requiring advisory on HR transformation, recruiting, executive search, and ESG — with no named customer logos disclosed. Content marketing through SF-Magazine and third-party employer recognitions serve as the principal top-of-funnel demand-generation channels; revenue concentration is opaque and engagement-level rather than recurring.

Name

skill-fisher GmbH

Legal name

skill-fisher deutschland gmbh

Website

https://skill-fisher.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

skill-fisher GmbH is a Berlin- and Vienna-based HR consulting boutique founded in 2017, serving Mittelstand, scale-ups, and enterprises across the D-A-CH region with HR strategy, recruiting, executive search, interim management, and ESG advisory delivered on a project basis by a senior practitioner team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. HR Consulting Services: Project-based consulting engagements including HR strategy development, organizational design, and HR transformation. Services are tailored to client needs with custom project scopes.
2. HR Interim Services: Flexible HR interim solutions providing freelancer expertise to support client company goals during transitions or resource gaps.
3. HR Outsourcing: Complete takeover of client recruiting departments or personnel administration functions, integrated seamlessly into client operations.
4. HR Workshops & Training: Practice-oriented workshops bringing fresh perspectives to client HR work, focused on practical implementation.
5. Executive Search: Permanent recruitment services finding management talent for clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

skill-fisher GmbH is an HR consulting boutique delivering strategic and operational human resources services across the D-A-CH region. Its offerings span HR strategy and development, interim HR staffing, full-service recruiting and personnel administration outsourcing, employer branding/personal marketing, executive search for management placements, practice-oriented HR workshops and training, HR technology and infrastructure advisory, and ESG/sustainability consulting in HR. Services are delivered by an experienced core team supported by a broad freelancer network, with engagements scoped per client and priced on a project basis.

Product overview

skill-fisher GmbH is an HR consulting and services company offering a portfolio of advisory services organized around the employee lifecycle. The core offerings include: HR Workshop & Training (practical workshops for HR professionals), HR Strategie & Entwicklung (strategic HR consulting), HR Technologie & Infrastruktur (HR technology implementation), HR Interim (flexible interim staffing solutions), Recruiting (full-service recruitment), Personalwesen (HR outsourcing), Personalmarketing/Employer Branding, and Executive Search (permanent placement of management talent). The company also provides ESG-Beratung (sustainability consulting) as a specialized service. All services are delivered through a combination of an experienced core team and a broader freelance network, positioning the firm as a strategic HR Business Partner primarily serving the D-A-CH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).

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Products and services

• HR Workshop & Training Practice-oriented workshops and training programs that bring fresh momentum to clients' HR work, covering topics such as recruiting, employer branding, and HR transformation. Targeted at HR professionals and management teams of D-A-CH companies.
• HR Strategie & Entwicklung Strategic HR consulting focused on advancing personnel strategies that move clients' businesses forward, including HR transformation, organizational design, and HR process optimization. Targeted at managing directors and HR leaders in mid-market and enterprise D-A-CH companies.
• HR Technologie & Infrastruktur Advisory and implementation support for innovative HR technologies that strengthen organizational structures and optimize HR processes. Targeted at D-A-CH companies seeking to modernize HR tooling and infrastructure.
• HR Interim Flexible HR interim solutions leveraging the skill-fisher freelancer network to support client business objectives during transitions, resource gaps, or interim HR leadership needs in D-A-CH.
• Recruiting Full-service recruiting service in which skill-fisher takes over the client's recruiting department to find suitable candidates and systematically scale their talent pipeline. Targeted at growing D-A-CH companies that need to outsource or scale hiring.
• Personalwesen (HR Outsourcing) HR outsourcing service in which skill-fisher integrates into the client's organization to take over all personnel administration tasks, including HR operations and personnel department responsibilities. Targeted at D-A-CH companies needing full or partial HR function outsourcing.
• Personalmarketing / Employer Branding Services that permanently strengthen the client's employer brand and attractiveness as an employer, including strategies for positioning the company with Gen Z and next-generation talent. Targeted at D-A-CH companies with employer branding challenges.
• Executive Search - Permanent Recruitment Permanent executive search and management recruitment service to find management talent for client organizations, including leadership team building and executive succession placements. Targeted at D-A-CH enterprises seeking senior leadership hires.
• ESG-Beratung (ESG / Sustainability Consulting) ESG consulting services addressing Environmental, Social, and Governance topics and helping companies integrate sustainability into their HR strategy, including ESG strategy development, sustainability reporting, and social responsibility initiatives. Targeted at D-A-CH companies with ESG mandates or sustainability strategies.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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