What Guldberg does

Guldberg Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung is a privately held German staffing and recruitment firm founded in July 2017 by Sonja and Andreas Scherer in Aschheim near Munich, now headquartered at Gröbenzeller Straße 40, Munich. The company provides engineering and IT personnel services to enterprise and mid-market clients in Germany through four contractual models: Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (labor leasing/temporary staffing), Dienstverträge (service contracts), Werkverträge (work contracts for outsourced project delivery), and Direktvermittlung (direct placement/headhunting). Guldberg holds an ANÜ license from the Agentur für Arbeit and is a member of the Bundesarbeitgeberverband der Personaldienstleister, applying the BAP collective wage agreement since founding. It is also ISO 9001 certified and holds an IITR data protection certificate. Since early 2024, Guldberg has operated as part of the TMC Group, a Dutch high-tech consulting firm with operations in 14 countries.

Guldberg's customer base is anchored in the German automotive sector — including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, AMG, Autoliv, KUKA, Lear, Denso, MAN, and Recaro — and extends into adjacent engineering-driven industries such as aerospace (AES Aerospace), intralogistics (Jungheinrich), and photonics (Coherent). The company employs over 180 people, including more than 150 in-house and project consultants deployed across automotive, aerospace, robotics, telecommunications, railway, and banking/insurance projects, with full-service engineering support spanning concept through series production and IT services covering the full IT value chain. The go-to-market is consultative, relationship-driven field sales targeting enterprise accounts and mid-sized engineering/IT firms, delivered through offices in Munich (headquarters), Stuttgart (opened 2021 for automotive proximity), and Bremen.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Business operations are governed by an experienced management team led by managing directors Thomas Zehender, Julia Alt, Jan Kendziorra, and Julia Pelka, with co-founders Sonja and Andreas Scherer remaining actively involved. Guldberg has earned four consecutive Kununu Top Company awards (2021–2024), four consecutive Focus Top Arbeitgeber Mittelstand recognitions (2021–2024), and a Kununu ranking as #1 employer in Munich (services category) in 2024. The company cites a transfer/retention rate far above industry average and above-industry-average consultant compensation as core differentiators in a tight German engineering labor market.

Name

Guldberg

Legal name

Guldberg Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

Website

https://guldberg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Guldberg is a privately held German engineering and IT staffing firm, founded 2017 in Munich, that supplies qualified technical professionals to enterprise and mid-market clients via labor leasing, service contracts, work contracts, and direct placement, primarily serving automotive OEMs and tier-1 suppliers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and IT Staffing Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Engineering staffing services
• IT recruitment services
• Temporary workforce leasing
• Direct placement hiring
• Automotive industry staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Labor Leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung): Temporary staffing where Guldberg hires workers and leases them to client companies. Guldberg earns margins on worker salaries. They have an official ANÜ license from the Agentur für Arbeit.
2. Direct Placement / Headhunting (Direktvermittlung): Recruitment services placing candidates directly with client companies. Guldberg manages the full recruitment process from requirements to shortlist and interviews.
3. Service Contracts (Dienstverträge): Service-based contracts providing specialized professionals for client projects with full legal compliance handling.
4. Work Contracts (Werkverträge): Outsourcing of entire projects or specific processes where Guldberg handles recruitment, project management, and results delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Guldberg provides engineering and IT staffing and recruitment services to mid-sized and enterprise clients in Germany through four contract types: Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (labor leasing/temporary staffing), Dienstverträge (service contracts), Werkverträge (work contracts for full project outsourcing), and Direktvermittlung (direct placement/headhunting). Services are delivered through two specialized competency areas — Engineering Services covering the entire development process from conception through series production, and IT Services covering the entire IT value chain from conception to rollout.

Product overview

Guldberg is a staffing and recruitment services company offering four core service lines: Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (labor leasing), Dienstverträge (service contracts), Werkverträge (work contracts), and Direktvermittlung (direct placement/headhunting). These services are delivered through two specialized competency areas: Engineering Services and IT Services. The Engineering Services module provides full-service engineering support covering the entire development process from conception through series production, while the IT Services module offers comprehensive IT support along the entire IT value chain. The company focuses on matching qualified specialists and managers with client vacancies in industries including Automotive, Railway Vehicles, Industrial Machinery, Robotics, Telecommunications, Aerospace, and Banking & Insurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Labor Leasing / Temporary Staffing) Temporary staffing service providing qualified engineering and IT professionals for project-related personnel shortages or bottlenecks, available at short notice to meet client needs. Guldberg hires workers and leases them to client companies, earning margins on worker salaries under an official ANÜ license from the Agentur für Arbeit.
• Dienstverträge (Service Contracts) Comprehensive service contracts designed to simplify the recruitment process and provide clients with qualified professionals for specialized services, ensuring all legal aspects are taken into account. Guldberg supplies specialized professionals for client projects with full legal compliance handling.
• Werkverträge (Work Contracts) Outsourcing service for entire projects, unique processes, or specific parts thereof, taking responsibility from personnel recruitment through project management to result control. Used when clients need full project outsourcing rather than individual contributors.
• Direktvermittlung (Direct Placement / Headhunting)

Quantifiable outcome

• Above-industry-average retention/transfer rate (Übernahmequote weit über dem Branchendurchschnitt)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TMC GroupflagshipOthers · 1 January 2024Since early 2024, Guldberg has been part of the TMC Group. TMC is a high-tech consulting company founded in 2000 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. TMC operates in 14 countries with 26 offices and 2,500+ employees globally, covering Technology Engineering, Life Science & Pharma, Energy & Renewables, and Digital & IT services. The merger provides Guldberg with accelerated growth opportunities, a large expert network in the staffing industry, the ability to recruit candidates globally, and international growth potential. Guldberg benefits from synergies and exchange with international experts.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hays Deutschland: Subsidiary of UK-listed Hays plc, specializing in qualified professional staffing (engineering, IT, life sciences) in Germany — overlapping with Guldberg's engineering/IT vertical focus and enterprise client base.
• Akkodis: Global engineering services and IT consulting player (formerly Modis/Adecco), serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers in Germany with similar temporary staffing, work contract, and project consulting offerings as Guldberg.
• Etengo: Mannheim-based IT and engineering project staffing provider with focus on freelance and contract placement in Germany — directly comparable to Guldberg's IT competency and work/service contract offerings for enterprise clients.
• DIS AG: German subsidiary of Japanese staffing group Persol Holdings, providing engineering, IT, and commercial staffing via direct placement, temporary staffing, and project contracts — directly competitive with Guldberg in the German mid-market and enterprise staffing space.
• Bertrandt: German automotive engineering services specialist listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, providing development and project services to OEMs and tier-1s; competes with Guldberg for the same automotive engineering deployment mandates.
• SThree: London-listed STEM staffing specialist operating in Germany under brands like Progressive and Computer Futures; competes with Guldberg on engineering and IT contract and permanent placements in the DACH market.
• Brunel: Amsterdam-headquartered specialist in engineering, IT, and legal staffing with deep German operations across automotive and industrial clients; competes head-on with Guldberg on engineer deployment, project outsourcing, and direct hire across the DACH region.
• ALTEN: French-headquartered engineering and IT services firm with strong German automotive and industrial client base, providing outsourced engineering consultants across the full development lifecycle — directly comparable to Guldberg's engineering competency offering.
• FERCHAU: One of Germany's largest engineering and IT staffing providers, headquartered in Gummersbach, with a comparable mix of Arbeitnehmerüberlassung, direct placement, and project services focused on automotive, aerospace, and mechanical engineering — directly competitive with Guldberg in German engineering talent placement.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Deutschland: Dutch-headquartered global staffing leader with significant German operations across all sectors and contract types; overlaps with Guldberg on Arbeitnehmerüberlassung but at much greater scale and breadth, serving as a broad incumbent reference point.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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