Archibald

What Archibald does

Archibald Conseil SAS is a France-based specialized executive search and recruitment consultancy founded in 2012 by Thomas Lahogue (former executive search firm and ESN operator) alongside co-founder Emmanuel Beuchet. Headquartered at 113 rue Victor Hugo in Levallois-Perret (Paris metropolitan area), the firm targets mid-to-senior digital and IT professionals across French enterprises, covering salary bands from €50k to €300k+. Its client base spans IT services firms, software vendors, systems integrators, and consulting organizations, with 23 client logos displayed on the company website and engagements limited to the French market.

The firm operates six service lines presented as a unified portfolio: Business Profiles (commercial and sales recruitment from Sales Engineers to BU Managers), Technical Experts and Project Direction (data, cybersecurity, digital transformation roles), Organization and Business Consulting, Alliance Managers and Offer Carriers, Application Services (Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Salesforce ecosystems), and Executive Search for C-level and director-level placements. The core operating technology is the firm's "industrialized recruitment processes" — structured, repeatable search methodologies built around the operational IT experience of its consultants, many of whom have personally held the digital/IT roles they now recruit for. There is no proprietary AI, machine learning, or platform technology disclosed; the firm's value proposition rests on human domain expertise, established candidate networks, and direct enterprise relationships.

Archibald is a privately held, bootstrapped consultancy structured as a SAS (simplified joint-stock company) with €80,003 in share capital, registered in Nanterre. It has no disclosed external funding, no parent company, no institutional investors, and no M&A activity. The firm employs 10-12 people and generates revenue through contingent or retained search fees typical of the executive search industry, with engagements priced on a quote basis per mandate. Marketing and distribution rely on the company website (archibaldconseil.com), direct enterprise relationships, and reputation-based referrals within the French IT ecosystem, with no intermediary channel partners.

Name

Archibald

Legal name

ARCHIBALD CONSEIL SAS

Website

https://archibaldconseil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Archibald is a France-based specialized executive search firm founded in 2012, recruiting mid-to-senior digital and IT professionals (€50k–€300k+ salary bands) for IT services companies, software vendors, integrators, and consulting firms across six service lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search and IT Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), 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 industry

Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO) (BPACAAAC)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• IT recruitment
• Digital talent acquisition
• Headhunting services
• Middle management recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Levallois-perret

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Search & Specialized Recruitment: Contingency or retained search fees for placing middle and top management candidates in digital/IT roles. The firm recruits for salary ranges from 50k€ to 300k+€, suggesting success-based or retainer fee structures typical of executive search firms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Archibald is a specialized recruitment consultancy that places middle and top management professionals (compensation ranging from €50k to €300k+) in the digital and IT sector. The firm delivers targeted headhunting and search mandates covering business/commercial profiles, technical experts, project directors, organizational consultants, alliance managers, and C-level executives for IT vendors, integrators, software publishers, and consulting firms.

Product overview

Archibald is a specialized recruitment consulting firm founded in 2012, offering a unified portfolio of six service lines focused on the digital/numeric industry. The core offerings include: (1) Business Profiles recruitment for commercial and sales roles, (2) Technical Experts & Project Management for data, cybersecurity and IT implementation, (3) Organization & Business Consulting for digital transformation, (4) Alliance Managers recruitment for technology partnerships, (5) Application Services for innovation and integration roles on enterprise platforms (Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Salesforce), and (6) Executive Search for C-level and senior leadership positions. All services target middle and top management profiles with compensation ranges from €50k to €300k+.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Profils Business (Business Profiles Recruitment)
• Experts Techniques & Direction de Projet (Technical Experts and Project Management)
• Consultants Orga & Conseil Métier (Organizational and Business Consulting Recruitment) Recruitment of senior consultants, managers, and principal-level advisors for digital transformation, SAP implementation programs, and strategic projects in the financial industry.
• Alliance Managers & Porteurs d'Offres (Alliance Manager Recruitment) Placement of Alliance Managers and Offer Carriers responsible for managing partner relationships with technology vendors including Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, ServiceNow, and Salesforce.
• Application Services Recruitment Recruitment for application innovation, transformation, and integration roles focused on enterprise platforms including Oracle, SAP (finance/logistics), Microsoft (transformation), ServiceNow (ESM), and Salesforce (CRM).
• Executive Search Targeted headhunting for C-level and director-level executives covering General Management, CIO/CTO leadership, Commercial leadership, and HR leadership roles in technology companies and digital departments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Specialists in hiring for salary ranges from 50k€ to 300k€+, covering middle and top management levels

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page Technology: French arm of the global PageGroup, with a dedicated technology practice placing IT, digital, and transformation leaders. Overlaps with Archibald on IT executive and senior management search but operates at significantly greater scale and brand recognition.
• Hays Technology France: French arm of global recruiter Hays, with a technology practice covering IT, digital transformation, and cybersecurity hiring. Competes in similar IT recruitment mandates across enterprise and mid-market clients.
• Robert Half Technology France: Global recruiter with a French IT technology practice placing technical professionals, project managers, and IT leadership. Comparable service mix but with much broader geographic and functional coverage than Archibald.

Direct peers

• Silkhom: French recruitment firm specialized in IT, digital, and tech profiles across software vendors, integrators, and enterprises. Operates in the same niche as Archibald with a comparable focus on technical and commercial IT roles in France.
• Fed IT: Specialist IT recruitment arm of the Fed Group operating in France, placing IT professionals and managers across technical and functional roles. Comparable specialized IT recruitment focus.
• Urban Linker: Paris-based recruitment firm specializing in digital, tech, and data roles, including executive search for CTOs and senior tech leadership. Directly comparable business model and candidate profile focus to Archibald.
• Talent Information: French recruitment firm focused on IT, digital, and consulting talent, with practices spanning technical experts and management profiles. Comparable boutique positioning to Archibald in the French IT recruitment market.

Others

• Akka Technologies: Major European IT engineering and consulting firm with significant French operations, competing for technical experts, architects, and project directors. Indirectly comparable as a major talent consumer in the same IT/digital segment Archibald serves.
• Devoteam: French IT consulting firm that hires heavily for the same digital transformation, cloud, and cybersecurity profiles Archibald recruits. While a buyer rather than recruiter of talent, it competes for the same candidate pool and influences market salary benchmarks.

Emerging players

• Easy Partner: French IT recruitment firm with strong focus on technical roles (developers, data, infrastructure) and digital transformation hires. Comparable candidate universe but typically targets slightly more junior-to-mid roles than Archibald's executive-leaning practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/archibaldrh
• Facebookfacebook.com/ArchibaldConseil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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