What TEKOM Industrielle Systemtechnik does

TEKOM Industrielle Systemtechnik GmbH is a Munich-based specialized recruitment and headhunting firm focused on IT, engineering, and defense-sector talent in Germany. Founded in 1989 by Dr. Eli Kohen, the firm operates a domain-specialized search practice covering technical and security-cleared positions, with regional coverage spanning Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Hamburg, Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Hesse. TEKOM claims a curated expert network exceeding 50,000 candidates and more than 7,000 successful placements over its 35+ year operating history, with a client roster that includes Nokia, Siemens AG, Siemens Healthineers, Airbus, Thales, Telekom Deutschland, IBM, Volvo Group, ESO, and Konzern Versicherungskammer Bayern.

The firm's service architecture combines retained/executive search for permanent placements with contracting and staffing engagements, generating revenue through success-based placement fees (a percentage of first-year compensation, standard for the sector) plus contracting markups. AI-supported candidate search tooling has been integrated into the sourcing workflow, though evidence of proprietary model development, internal R&D, or patent activity is absent from public sources. Managing Directors Bülent Tulay and Sebastian Leiß currently lead the firm, succeeding founder Dr. Eli Kohen.

Since 2020, TEKOM has operated as part of the EuraJobs Gruppe within the broader EURA Gruppe, accessing shared back-office services, group-level cross-selling, and operational scale. The firm maintains 51-100 employees. Past international expansions into Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Madrid, and Istanbul during the 2000s were subsequently retracted, leaving Germany as the exclusive operating geography today.

Name

TEKOM Industrielle Systemtechnik

Legal name

TEKOM Industrielle Systemtechnik GmbH

Website

https://tekom-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

TEKOM Industrielle Systemtechnik is a Munich-based specialized headhunting firm founded in 1989, placing IT, engineering, and defense-sector talent across Germany via retained search and contracting/staffing services, operating within the EURA Gruppe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Recruitment & Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO) (BPACAAAC), Electrical/Electronics & Embedded Systems Staffing (BPACADAF)

Keywords

• Technical recruitment services
• IT engineering headhunting
• Defense aerospace staffing
• Executive search technology
• Contracting Arbeitnehmerüberlassung

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment/Headhunting Services: Success-based fee model for permanent placement and executive search services. Companies pay upon successful placement of candidates in IT, Engineering, and Defense positions.
2. Contracting/Staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung): Temporary staffing services placing contractors and freelancers in technical projects across aerospace, defense, automotive, and manufacturing sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TEKOM Industrielle Systemtechnik GmbH is a Munich-based headhunting and recruitment firm that places senior and lead-level IT, engineering, and defense professionals for high-tech companies. Services include executive search, direct placement (Direktvermittlung), contracting/staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), and HR outsourcing, supported by AI-powered candidate research tools.

Product overview

TEKOM Industrielle Systemtechnik GmbH is a Munich-based recruitment and staffing services company operating since 1989. The company provides headhunting, direct placement (Direktvermittlung), contracting/freelancing (Zeitarbeit & ANÜ), and HR outsourcing services exclusively for high-tech industries including IT & Software Development, Engineering & Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Robotics & Automation, Maritime Systems, Finance, Medical Technology, and Energy. The company operates as a professional staffing firm with no software products, platforms, or SaaS offerings — it is a service-based business that connects employers with technical talent. Notable service features mentioned include a gross-net salary calculator (Brutto-Netto-Rechner), career coaching, market salary benchmarking, and CV review services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Headhunting & Executive Search Direct search and identification of senior and lead-level professionals in IT, Engineering, Defense, and Aerospace industries for enterprise clients. Success-based fee model where companies pay upon successful placement.
• Direktvermittlung (Direct Placement) Permanent placement of qualified technical candidates into IT and Engineering roles at high-tech companies in aerospace, automotive, defense, and related sectors.
• Contracting / Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (ANÜ) & Zeitarbeit Temporary staffing services placing contractors and freelancers in technical projects across aerospace, defense, automotive, and manufacturing sectors for flexible project staffing needs.
• HR Outsourcing Outsourced human resources services for high-tech companies seeking support with workforce management, hiring processes, and staffing strategy.
• Sourcing & Headhunting in Niche Markets Targeted candidate sourcing in niche technology markets such as defense (security-cleared personnel, NATO requirements), aerospace (EASA, DO-178C), robotics, and maritime systems.
• Career Coaching & Karriereberatung for Experts Career consulting, market salary benchmarking, CV review, and career coaching for IT, Engineering, and Defense professionals.
• Brutto-Netto-Rechner (Gross-Net Salary Calculator) Online gross-to-net salary calculator provided on the website for candidates and employers in Germany to estimate take-home pay.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,000+ successful placements since 1989
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EuraJobs Gruppe (EURA Gruppe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020TEKOM was integrated into the EuraJobs Gruppe (EURA Gruppe) in 2020, becoming part of a larger recruitment and staffing group. This integration provides TEKOM with additional resources and scale while maintaining its specialized focus on high-tech recruiting. The company is listed as part of the EuraJobs Group on their website footer.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• etengo: etengo is a German specialist in IT and engineering project staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) and direct placement, serving DAX and mid-market enterprise clients. It competes with TEKOM in the same niche technical-recruiting vertical with similar contracting plus direct-hire blend.
• DIS AG: DIS AG (an Adecco subsidiary) is a Germany-based technical staffing and direct-hire firm focused on IT, engineering, and natural-science professionals. Its specialization model, fee-based direct placement, and customer overlap (Siemens, automotive primes) make it one of the closest direct competitors to TEKOM in Germany.
• GULP (Randstad Subsidiary): GULP, owned by Randstad, is a leading German platform for IT freelancer and contracting placement with permanent placement offerings. It mirrors TEKOM's IT/engineering focus and contracting (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) model, with overlap in customers like Telekom and Siemens.
• Brunel: Brunel is a Dutch-German specialist in engineering and technical staffing, with German operations centered on placing engineers in aerospace, automotive, and industrial projects. It competes most directly with TEKOM in technical headhunting/Direktvermittlung and contracting for engineers in high-tech industries.

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page: Michael Page, part of PageGroup, is a global professional-recruitment firm placing mid-to-senior technical and commercial professionals across Germany. It competes in the same senior/direct-hire tech and engineering segment as TEKOM, with a broader category set.
• Robert Half Deutschland: Robert Half is a global staffing specialist with a German arm focused on finance/accounting, IT, and engineering direct-hire and contract placement. It overlaps with TEKOM in IT/engineering recruitment but spans a much wider functional and geographic mandate.
• Hays Deutschland: Hays is a global professional recruitment firm with a strong German footprint specializing in IT, engineering, life sciences, and construction. It addresses the same technical-talent shortage market as TEKOM but at much larger scale and with broader geographic coverage.
• Randstad Deutschland: Randstad is one of the world's largest HR services providers, with German operations spanning permanent placement, contracting, and workforce solutions including IT/engineering (via GULP). It overlaps with TEKOM's enterprise-client direct-hire and contracting services but at vastly greater scale.
• Adecco Germany: Adecco is a global HR services leader whose German operations (including DIS AG) cover general staffing as well as professional/technical direct hire. It addresses the same enterprise IT/engineering hiring market as TEKOM but as part of an extensive workforce-solutions portfolio.

Regional players

• Grafton Recruitment Germany: Grafton is an Irish-headquartered recruitment group with German offices specializing in professional and technical placement (IT, engineering, construction). It covers overlapping IT/engineering vertical recruitment but competes in a different northern-European geographic cluster than Munich-centric TEKOM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tekom-industrielle-systemtechnik

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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