Kenseo Ressources Humaines

What Kenseo Ressources Humaines does

Kenseo Ressources Humaines is a France-based B2B HR consulting firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Lyon, with a secondary office in Paris. The firm operates as a private SARL with an 18-person team of senior consultants and delivers a full suite of human capital services across the talent lifecycle: executive and mid-to-senior management recruitment, skills assessment, individual and team coaching, change management, management training, outplacement, career reviews, and partner mobility. Service delivery relies on proprietary HR methodologies and licensed psychometric instruments (Insights Discovery, Talent Q from Hay Group, ECPA Sosie, Bar-On EQ-i, MBTI) combined with senior consultant expertise rather than any software platform or technology product.

The firm's go-to-market is sales-led and direct: senior consultants engage face-to-face with HR departments, C-suite, and line management of enterprise and mid-market clients, with bespoke, quote-based pricing and multi-year engagement cycles. Kenseo serves a diversified enterprise roster spanning consumer goods (Nestlé, Panzani, L'Oréal, Bioderma), manufacturing and home automation (SEB, Somfy, Bouygues Immobilier), healthcare and life sciences (Bayer, Galderma, Mérieux NutriSciences), and testing/inspection (Bureau Veritas), among others. Operations are anchored in France (Rhône-Alpes and Île-de-France), with international outplacement reach enabled through the Nexmove/Arbora Global Career Partners network (28 countries) and capability depth supplemented via membership in the Lorenz & Hamilton Human Capital Management group. Credibility is reinforced by Syntec Coaching accreditation (1 of 19 in France), Qualiopi certification for training, and EcoVadis Gold (67/100) for CSR.

Name

Kenseo Ressources Humaines

Legal name

Kenseo Ressources Humaines

Website

https://kenseo.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kenseo Ressources Humaines is a France-based, 18-person B2B HR consulting firm offering executive recruitment, coaching, outplacement, change management, and assessment services to mid-market and large enterprise clients across multiple industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Executive recruitment services
• Career transition consulting
• Talent assessment services
• HR change management
• Coaching and development

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

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 & Recruitment Services: Fees from executive search and recruitment mandates for mid-to-senior level positions across multiple functional areas and industries.
2. Coaching & Development Services: Revenue from individual coaching, team-building, and management training engagements delivered to corporate clients.
3. Outplacement & Career Transition Services: Fees from outplacement programmes (individual and collective), career reviews, and skills assessments for departing or transitioning employees.
4. Change Management Consulting: Fees for change management engagements, including organizational restructuring, merger integration, and transformation support.
5. Assessment Services: Fees from assessment and evaluation solutions for evaluating business skills, cognitive, interpersonal, managerial, and leadership qualities of employees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kenseo Ressources Humaines is a French HR consulting firm that delivers integrated talent identification, development, change, and transition services to companies, executives, and managers. Core offerings include executive and middle-management recruitment, individual coaching, team building, management training, organizational change management, outplacement (individual and collective), skills reviews, partner mobility support, and disability-focused career reviews, supported by a portfolio of proprietary psychometric assessment tools.

Product overview

Kenseo Ressources Humaines is a human resources consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of HR services organized around talent identification, development, and career transition. The core offering includes executive recruitment, skills assessment using multiple methodologies (Talent Q, Sosie, MBTI, Insights Discovery, Bar-On), individual coaching, team building, management training, change management, and career transition services (outplacement, skills reviews, disability reviews, and partner mobility). The company operates from Lyon and Paris offices and serves clients across various industry sectors including consumer goods, healthcare, manufacturing, and services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manager & Executive Recruitment Executive search and recruitment services for middle and senior management positions across business development, operations, QHSE/R&D, and support functions (HR, Finance, Legal, IT, Purchasing), serving French and international enterprise clients.
• Assessment – Skills Assessment Potential detection and skills evaluation services using personality tests, emotional intelligence assessments, cognitive aptitude tests, and 360-degree feedback tools, for selection and development of candidates and employees.
• Outplacement for Managers and Executives Career transition support for executives including personalized coaching, networking workshops, and professional project development to help them find new opportunities.
• Company Outplacement Organizational support for companies undergoing restructuring, providing affected employees with career transition assistance including skills assessment and job search support.
• Manager and Executive Skills Reviews Career dynamics reviews helping managers develop and structure professional projects, using tools such as MBTI, 360-degree feedback, graphological analysis, and coaching methodologies.
• Company Skills Review Internal career development assessments for employees preparing for transfers or seeking to identify their potential and professional development paths within the organization.
• Individual Coaching Personal development coaching for executives and managers focusing on new job success, management optimization, and interpersonal intelligence development, using Transactional Analysis and other methodologies.
• Team Building Collective team performance development services including shared vision building, cooperation reinforcement, and change management support, using tools such as Insights Discovery and MBTI.
• Management Training Customized management development programmes and curricula addressing leadership, team motivation, conflict management, and change support, delivered through co-construction and co-development approaches.
• Change Management Organizational change facilitation services including pilot group development, action plan coordination, and deployment support for major transformations such as mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring.
• Partner Mobility Career support services for employees' partners relocating to new regions, including career path building and job search assistance in the Rhône-Alpes area, delivered with Relocalyon.
• Disability Reviews Specialized career reviews for employees with disabilities, conducted in partnership with T'Hompouss Consultants, focusing on professional project development adapted to individual limitations and capabilities.
• Transition Management Provision of interim management talent to support clients during key business phases including transformation, internationalisation, growth, performance improvement, and crisis exit management.

Quantifiable outcome

• One of 19 Syntec Coaching-labelled companies in France
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NexmovecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Nexmove in Greater Paris and international markets for career change support. Nexmove is a member of Arbora Global Career Partners, one of the major outplacement networks in the world present in 28 countries. This partnership enables Kenseo to offer better support to customers and candidates in Greater Paris and abroad for their career transitions.
• Croissance PlusminorOthersMember of Croissance Plus, an association founded in 1997 that federates executives from fast-growing companies and their partners including recruiters, lawyers, auditors, venture capital funds, and consultants. Reflects Kenseo's entrepreneurial values.
• Syntec Conseil en Evolution ProfessionnellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Syntec Professional Development Council which brings together 23 consulting companies supporting employees in career development through social support for restructuring, coaching, skills reviews, and individual outplacement.
• EMLYON Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with EMLYON, one of Europe's oldest business schools (founded 1872), a leader in entrepreneurial education. Supports thought leadership and executive development.
• Handicap.frminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Handicap.fr, the leading French disability information platform (2.5 million users), supporting integration and employment of disabled workers.
• T'Hompouss ConsultantsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with T'Hompouss Consultants, an HR bureau specialized in supporting companies in the integration and durable employment of disabled employees. Provides expertise for Kenseo's disability review services.
• RelocalyonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Relocalyon, specializing in geographical mobility of employees and families, including relocation (housing) and immigration services. Relocation services are eligible for MOBILI-PASS aid.
• Lorenz & HamiltoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKenseo joined Lorenz & Hamilton, a leading group specialized in Human Capital Management, enhancing its expertise in assisting companies and executives throughout all HR processes.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alexander Hughes: French-founded executive search boutique operating across multiple countries with a similar mid-sized, partner-led model targeting executive and senior management recruitment, comparable in scale and approach to Kenseo's recruitment and assessment practice.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a strong presence in France; competes directly with Kenseo for senior executive search and leadership assessment mandates across enterprise clients.
• Egon Zehnder: Privately-held global executive search and leadership advisory firm offering executive search, board advisory, and leadership assessment — directly comparable to Kenseo's senior recruitment, assessment, and coaching practice at the executive level.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search and leadership consulting firm with deep French operations; competes directly for C-suite and senior management search and leadership advisory mandates that Kenseo also targets.
• Stanton Chase: Global executive search firm with a partner-led boutique model and strong French presence; comparable in scale, positioning, and service mix to Kenseo's executive search and leadership advisory work.
• Mercuri Urval: European executive search and talent advisory firm with a partner-led boutique model operating in France; directly comparable to Kenseo on executive search, assessment, and leadership advisory mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm offering executive search, talent assessment, coaching, and outplacement at significantly greater scale; competes across all of Kenseo's service lines but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Michael Page: Major UK-headquartered recruitment firm with significant French operations covering middle management and executive search across multiple industries; broader and more volume-driven than Kenseo but competes on overlapping mandates.
• Hays France: Global recruitment and workforce solutions firm with a sizeable French practice covering mid-to-senior permanent and interim recruitment; broader in scope than Kenseo but overlaps directly on executive search and HR consulting.
• Robert Half France: Global staffing and consulting firm with a French practice specializing in finance, accounting, and interim management recruitment; broader and larger than Kenseo, with overlapping executive and interim management search offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KenseoR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kenseo-human-resources

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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