timecon

What timecon does

timecon is a German owner-managed recruitment and staffing firm (Personalberatung) headquartered in Oldenburg at the restored historic Villa Sieben Eichen, with a 20+ year operating history in northwest Germany. The company operates three integrated service lines: Personalvermittlung (direct placement of qualified professionals), Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary staffing including temp-to-perm arrangements), and Master Vendor (managed multi-vendor staffing coordination for large clients). It serves both regional SMEs and large global enterprises across the Office-Management, Technik & Engineering, and IT occupational domains, with five physical branches in Oldenburg, Schortens, Bremen, Hamburg, and Münster, and active job postings extending to additional geographies including Köln, Magdeburg, Gotha, and Aurich.

The underlying technology stack is conventional for the staffing sector rather than differentiated: SAP and Microsoft Office for back-office operations, a proprietary candidate database, an internal job board on the company website, WhatsApp-based recruitment chat powered by third-party provider PitchYou, and Perspective Software for online forms. There are no proprietary AI/ML models, patents, or platform products disclosed. Marketing and candidate-acquisition channels include a Stellen-Radar email job-alert system, social presence on XING, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Kununu, attendance at career fairs, and an initiative-application portal.

Revenue is generated through transaction fees on direct placements and managed-service fees on temporary staffing and master-vendor contracts. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; one referenced pay rate for a temporary customer-service role is 16.00 EUR/hour. The customer base is concentrated in enterprise accounts across industries such as water infrastructure, wind energy / renewable energy, food and dairy, construction and infrastructure, precision engineering, and energy/telecommunications. The company maintains ISO 9001:2015 (since 2017) and SCP occupational-safety certifications and is led by managing directors Carsten Meyer and Linda Heitmann, with a related sister entity (Stellenwert) handling IT-focused placements.

Name

timecon

Legal name

timecon GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://timecon.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

timecon is a German owner-managed recruitment and staffing firm with five branches across northwest Germany, offering direct placement, temporary staffing, and master-vendor services across commercial, technical, and IT roles to regional SMEs and large enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACACAF

High-Volume / High-Turnover Temp Staffing

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Staffing & Temp Agencies (Generalist)

Keywords

• Recruitment services
• Staffing solutions
• Temporary staffing
• Direct placement
• Personnel consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Oldenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement): Direct placement of qualified and highly qualified candidates into client companies. timecon handles the full recruitment process including job profiling, advertising, candidate sourcing, interviews, and contract signing. Clients pay a success fee upon successful placement.
2. Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing / Temp-to-Perm): timecon temporarily assigns workers to client companies (Bedarfsdeckung). The company handles payroll, administration, and invoicing for temporary workers. Indirect placement (temp-to-perm) allows clients to evaluate a worker before offering permanent employment.
3. Master Vendor: timecon acts as a single coordination point for clients needing multiple staffing providers. It supplies workers from its own pool and manages other staffing vendors. Provides analysis, statistics, process controlling, and compliance monitoring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

timecon provides recruitment and staffing services across three professional domains: Office-Management, Technik & Engineering, and IT. The company delivers three integrated service lines: Personalvermittlung (direct placement of qualified candidates with a success fee), Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary staffing including temp-to-perm/indirect placement), and Master Vendor (managed coordination of multiple staffing suppliers for large clients). All services are delivered through five branch offices in northwest Germany.

Product overview

timecon is a staffing and recruitment services company (Personalberatung) offering three integrated service lines: Personalvermittlung (direct placement), Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary staffing with temp-to-perm option), and Master Vendor (managed staffing services). The company specializes in placing candidates across three professional domains: Office-Management, Technik & Engineering, and IT. All services are delivered through five branch offices in northwest Germany (Oldenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Schortens, Münster) with a focus on the regional labor market between Ems and Elbe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement) Full-cycle direct recruitment and placement of qualified professionals and executives into client companies. timecon handles job profiling, advertising, candidate sourcing, interviews, and contract signing; clients pay a success fee upon placement.
• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing) Temporary worker deployment service where timecon recruits, employs, and assigns workers to client companies, including temp-to-perm (indirect placement) arrangements. timecon handles payroll, administration, and invoicing for temporary workers.
• Master Vendor Managed service provider model where timecon acts as a single coordination point for clients needing multiple staffing providers. It supplies workers from its own pool, manages other staffing vendors, and provides analysis, statistics, process controlling, and compliance monitoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• 255 active job vacancies listed on the company website

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• JadeBay (Entwicklungsgesellschaft JadeBay)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023timecon collaborated with JadeBay on an image film project promoting the Jade-Ems region as a place to live and work. The film, produced under the tagline 'Leben mit Weitblick', was part of the Pixelpartner-Verbund of Jadebay-Gesellschaft. timecon uses this content to attract candidates to the region.
• Kiwa Deutschland GmbHcoreOthersKiwa is timecon's certification partner for both its SCP (occupational safety) and ISO 9001:2015 (quality management) certifications. Kiwa conducts annual audits of timecon's processes and management systems at the Oldenburg headquarters.
• Feinrot Kreativgesellschaft mbH & Co. KGminorOthersFeinrot is a creative agency from Oldenburg responsible for the graphic design and implementation of timecon's website and branding materials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PageGroup Germany: PageGroup operates multiple specialist recruitment brands (Page Personnel, Michael Page, Page Executive) in Germany focused on mid-to-senior commercial and technical placements. Comparable to timecon in permanent placement of qualified professionals, with broader geographic reach.
• DIS AG: DIS AG is a German specialist staffing firm focused on commercial, technical, and IT roles with strong presence in major German metros. Closely comparable to timecon's vertical specialization across Office-Management, Engineering, and IT staffing in the German Mittelstand market.
• Persona Service: Persona Service is a German Mittelstand staffing firm with extensive branch network providing temp and permanent staffing across commercial, technical, and industrial roles. Comparable to timecon as a regional-to-national German competitor serving similar candidate and client segments.
• Robert Half Deutschland: Robert Half specializes in finance, accounting, administrative, and IT staffing with German operations. Directly comparable to timecon's Office-Management segment and placement of qualified commercial professionals in German SMEs and enterprises.
• Grafton Recruitment Deutschland: Grafton is a specialist recruiter with German operations focused on commercial, technical, and IT placements. Comparable to timecon in placing qualified professionals into German SMEs and enterprises across similar verticals.
• Hays Deutschland: Hays is a UK-origin specialist recruiter with substantial German operations placing professionals in technical, IT, and commercial roles. Comparable to timecon in serving qualified skilled professionals across multiple verticals in the German market, with a stronger technology platform.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Germany: Adecco is one of the world's largest staffing firms with broad operations across Germany offering temp staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions. Comparable to timecon as a generalist staffing competitor serving commercial and industrial roles, but at much larger national scale.
• ManpowerGroup Deutschland: ManpowerGroup is a global staffing leader with German operations across temp staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions including RPO and MSP. Comparable to timecon as a broad competitor in the German commercial and industrial staffing market.
• Randstad Deutschland: Randstad is a global staffing leader with deep German operations across temp staffing, permanent placement, and HR solutions including HR Tech, RPO, and MSP/Master Vendor services. Comparable to timecon's full service mix, particularly in master vendor and enterprise client coverage.

Emerging players

• Stellenwert (timecon sister company): Stellenwert is referenced as timecon's sister company specializing in IT positions (Stellenwert.de). Highly comparable as an affiliated entity extending timecon's staffing services into the IT vertical via a separate brand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/timecon_de
• Facebookfacebook.com/timecon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/timecon-gmbh-&-co.-kg

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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