What HRK does

HRK S.A. is a Warsaw-headquartered Polish HR consulting firm founded in 2000 that delivers a full suite of human capital services across nine industry verticals. The company operates five core service lines—recruitment, executive search, IT contracting, HR consulting, and payroll consulting—organized through sector-specialized divisions covering manufacturing and engineering, IT, transport and logistics, banking and financial services, shared services centers, consumer goods, energy, pharmaceuticals, and construction. The firm runs a national network of seven offices (Warsaw, Poznan, Katowice, Wroclaw, Krakow, Lodz, Sopot), employs 251-500 staff, and maintains a proprietary candidate database of more than 500,000 CVs. Its scale indicators include more than 1,800 recruitments completed annually, 30,000+ cumulative placements since inception, 950+ client companies served, and 105,000+ employees administered through its payroll consulting arm for 230+ clients. The company also holds membership in the Kestria international executive search network.

Revenue is generated through professional-services fees tied to individual placement mandates (contingency or retained search), recurring managed-services contracts for payroll and HR administration across 105,000+ administered employees, IT contracting engagements, and HR consulting projects. The company pairs this transactional and recurring mix with a content-driven demand-generation engine, publishing 362+ articles, 38+ research reports, webinars, and podcasts through its "Know How" platform targeting HR professionals, hiring managers, and candidates. Distribution is fully domestic and field-led, with sector-specialized consultants engaging hiring managers directly across all major Polish voivodeships; no channel partners, resellers, or international field operations are referenced. The company is privately held as a Polish joint-stock company (Spółka Akcyjna) with no disclosed external investment, no disclosed subsidiaries, and no M&A activity on record.

The firm's technology footprint is modest and operationally oriented: it operates an active job portal (approximately 394 live offers), uses the Traffit applicant tracking system for CV intake and recruitment workflow, and positions itself as combining "human expertise with digital tools" for HR process digitalization. No proprietary AI/ML products, APIs, SDKs, or platform architecture are disclosed; no patents, certifications, or regulatory actions appear in the source data. Leadership is organized around a partner-tier management structure rather than a traditional founder-CEO model, with Managing Partner Małgorzata Wiśniewska-Janus and partner Marcin Iwaniec anchoring the partner team alongside sector team leaders and managers across each vertical.

Name

HRK

Legal name

HRK S.A.

Website

https://hrk.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

HRK S.A. is a Polish HR consulting firm providing recruitment, executive search, IT contracting, HR consulting, and payroll outsourcing across nine industry verticals through seven offices nationwide, serving 950+ clients and administering payroll for 105,000+ employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting & Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Executive Search Services (561312), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive HRO (Multi-Process HR Outsourcing) (BPACAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Service Delivery, Shared Services & HR Operating Model Advisory (BPACAJAE), HR Operations Administration (HRIS Admin, Records, Employee Data Mgmt) (BPACAKAC)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Executive search recruitment
• Payroll administration outsourcing
• IT contracting staffing
• Talent acquisition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment / Staffing Services: HRK charges clients for conducting recruitment processes to fill permanent positions. Fees are typically contingency-based (success fee upon placement) or retained search fees for executive and specialized roles.
2. Executive Search: Dedicated senior-level recruitment services for managerial and C-suite positions, often delivered as retained assignments with multiple milestone payments.
3. HR Consulting: Consulting engagements covering competency assessments, employee development programs, organizational diagnostics, and HR strategy projects.
4. Payroll Consulting / HR Administration Outsourcing: HRK Payroll Consulting provides ongoing payroll and HR administration services to over 230 clients, handling payroll processing for employees on behalf of client organizations. This generates recurring revenue from monthly service fees.
5. IT Contracting: Provision of IT professionals and IT management on a contract or outsourcing basis to client organizations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HRK is a Polish HR consulting firm that finds, develops, and administers talent on behalf of client companies. Its portfolio spans five paid services: permanent and contingency Recruitment, senior-level Executive Search, IT Contracting (outsourced IT professionals and management), HR Consulting (competency assessments, employee development, HR strategy), and Payroll Consulting (ongoing payroll and HR administration outsourcing for 230+ clients covering 105,000+ employees). Services are delivered through nine sector-specialized divisions covering IT, manufacturing/engineering, transport & logistics, banking/financial services, shared services centers, consumer goods/retail, energy & utilities, pharmaceutical & healthcare, and construction & real estate.

Product overview

HRK is an HR consulting and staffing firm offering a portfolio of interconnected HR services. The core offering consists of five main services: Recruitment (Rekrutacja) for staffing placements, Executive Search for senior-level hires, IT Contracting for technology staff outsourcing, HR Consulting for advisory and development services, and Payroll Consulting for comprehensive payroll administration. These services are delivered through specialized divisions focused on specific sectors (ICT, Engineering & Manufacturing, Real Estate & Construction, Energy, Legal & Professional Services, Procurement & Logistics) and supported by industry-specific expertise across sectors including construction, banking, shared services, consumer goods, energy, pharmaceuticals, IT, manufacturing, and transport & logistics. The company operates from headquarters in Warsaw with offices in seven Polish cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kestria: Part of HRK group as referenced in company structure pages

Products and services

• Recruitment (Rekrutacja) Staffing and recruitment services for finding and placing candidates in client organizations across industries and job levels, delivered by sector-specialized consultants across seven Polish offices.
• Executive Search Specialized senior-level recruitment service identifying and placing C-level executives, senior managers, and other leadership positions, typically delivered as retained engagements.
• IT Contracting Outsourcing solution providing IT professionals and IT management for technology projects and teams on a contract basis.
• HR Consulting Advisory services covering HR strategy, employee assessment, competency assessments, organizational policies, and employee development programs for client companies.
• Payroll Consulting Comprehensive payroll and HR administration services for over 230 clients in Poland, including local companies and branches of international corporations, handling payroll processing and HR administration for 105,000+ employees on a monthly managed-service basis.
• HRK ICT (IT Recruitment) Specialized recruitment division focused on placing IT professionals including developers, engineers, managers, and technical sales specialists for IT companies operating in Poland.
• HRK Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment division specializing in engineering and manufacturing sectors, placing professionals in industrial technology, production management, and technical sales roles, with 15 years of specialized sector experience and 200+ annual placements in the sector.
• HRK Procurement & Logistics Recruitment team specializing in sourcing professionals for transport, logistics and forwarding companies and for in-house supply chain and procurement departments, serving over 250 firms in the TSL sector.
• HRK Media Service Recruitment service for media, marketing, and communications professionals, including campaign planning and job posting across recruitment portals.
• HRK Real Estate & Construction Recruitment team focused on placing experts and managers for construction companies, real estate developers, building material manufacturers, and engineering firms.
• HRK Energy Recruitment services for entities operating in renewable energy, nuclear energy, oil & gas, and biogas sectors, including hydrogen project staffing.
• HRK Legal & Professional Services Recruitment services for legal professionals and professional services staff.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,800 recruitments completed per year
• +3 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hays: Hays is a global professional recruitment and workforce solutions firm with established Polish operations, directly competing with HRK across mid-market permanent placement, executive search, and HR consulting in comparable industry verticals.
• Grafton Recruitment: Grafton Recruitment operates in Poland with a similar mid-market recruitment, executive search, and HR consulting portfolio targeting comparable client segments and overlapping vertical coverage with HRK.
• Antal: Antal operates in Poland offering recruitment, executive search, and HR consulting services with comparable sector specialization and middle-market focus that closely mirrors HRK's positioning.
• Devire: Devire is a Polish HR and IT recruitment firm offering staffing, executive search, and IT contracting services that closely mirror HRK's service portfolio, particularly the IT contracting and ICT recruitment divisions.
• Michael Page: Michael Page operates in Poland with comparable executive search and professional recruitment services targeting similar mid-market and senior-level roles across overlapping industry verticals.
• Kienbaum: Kienbaum is an international HR consulting and executive search firm with operations in Poland, directly comparable to HRK's executive search practice and HR consulting services for senior leadership mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Randstad is a global staffing leader with Polish operations offering recruitment, temporary staffing, and HR solutions at materially greater scale and broader service scope than HRK, including large-scale RPO and MSP programs.
• Adecco: Adecco is one of the largest global staffing firms with Polish operations offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR outsourcing at much larger scale than HRK across both white-collar and blue-collar segments.
• ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is a global workforce solutions leader with Polish operations providing staffing, recruitment, and HR consulting at significantly greater scale and brand reach than HRK across permanent, temporary, and RPO services.

Regional players

• Cpl Resources: Cpl Resources has Polish operations offering professional recruitment and workforce solutions with comparable mid-market positioning, primarily serving European markets and overlapping with HRK in technology and professional placements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hrkpolska
• Facebookfacebook.com/portalhrk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hrk-s-a-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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