Trenkwalder Austria

What Trenkwalder Austria does

Trenkwalder Austria (Trenkwalder Personaldienste GmbH) is the Austrian operating entity of the Trenkwalder Group, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Vienna. It is a business-to-business staffing and HR services provider serving enterprise and mid-market clients across 15 European countries, with named local presence in Austria, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Croatia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Kosovo. The Austrian entity functions as group headquarters and one of the larger country operations within this multi-country network.

The company's service portfolio spans temporary employment (Zeitarbeit), permanent placement (Personalvermittlung), recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), employer of record (EOR) services, business process outsourcing (BPO), field service outsourcing, customer experience outsourcing, and international recruiting/relocation. Underlying these services is a proprietary technology platform anchored by three named AI products: LINA (recruiter/matching), ANNA (administration and scheduling), and ALEX (performance evaluation). The platform is certified under the German BSFZ program as bias-free AI and processes over 1 million applications annually against a candidate pool of 2.23 million verified professionals, with 200,000+ actively registered candidates and 500,000+ active job listings.

Trenkwalder monetizes through a mix of managed-services pricing (temporary staffing, RPO, EOR, and BPO billed as a percentage of payroll or fixed retainer) and transaction-based fees for permanent placement and international relocation. The company reports more than 1,000 partner companies with named enterprise clients including BASF, Bodycote, and Vibracoustics, indicating an enterprise-leaning go-to-market supplemented by mid-market volume. Leadership is anchored by CEO Mark Pollok, with supervisory oversight from Dr. Ernest-W. Droege (Chairman), Christoph Hartmann (Deputy Chairman), and Evelyn Valentek, MBA.

Name

Trenkwalder Austria

Legal name

Trenkwalder Personaldienste GmbH

Website

https://at.trenkwalder.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Trenkwalder Austria is a Vienna-based B2B HR services firm providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, RPO, EOR, and BPO across 15 European countries, operating a proprietary AI platform serving 1,000+ partner companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing & HR Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional Employer Organizations (56133), Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers (561422)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent placement recruitment
• Recruitment process outsourcing
• Employer of record services
• Workforce management solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices32 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Employment (Zeitarbeit): Traditional temporary staffing where workers are employed by Trenkwalder and assigned to client companies. Provides flexibility for companies to manage workforce during demand peaks while maintaining planning security.
2. Personnel Placement (Personalvermittlung): Direct placement of candidates into permanent positions at client companies. Trenkwalder sources, screens, and matches candidates to client requirements.
3. Recruiting Process Outsourcing (RPO): Outsourcing of the entire recruitment process to Trenkwalder. Companies can focus on core business while Trenkwalder handles sourcing, screening, and selection.
4. Employer of Record (EOR): Legal employment of workers on behalf of international clients, handling compliance, payroll, and HR administration in foreign jurisdictions.
5. International Recruiting / Relocation / Migration Service: Cross-border recruitment including relocation support and migration assistance for international workforce mobility.
6. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO): Outsourcing of business processes including customer service, IT support, sales, finance functions. Provided via local, nearshore, or offshore talent pools with 4-8 week onboarding timeline.
7. Field Service Outsourcing: Outsourcing of field service operations, particularly in energy and industrial sectors.
8. Customer Experience Outsourcing: Outsourcing of customer experience functions including inbound/outbound telephony, customer service via phone, chat, email.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Trenkwalder Austria provides B2B staffing and HR services including temporary employment (Zeitarbeit), permanent placement (Personalvermittlung), recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), employer of record (EOR), international recruiting and relocation, field service outsourcing, and customer experience outsourcing. The company leverages AI-powered matching technology (LINA, ANNA, ALEX) and a verified talent pool of 2.23 million candidates to serve clients across 15 European countries.

Product overview

Trenkwalder Austria operates as a staffing and HR services platform offering a portfolio of core staffing products complemented by digital tools and AI-powered features. The core offering includes Zeitarbeit (temporary employment), Personalvermittlung (personnel placement), and six specialized services (RPO, Field Service Outsourcing, International Recruiting/Relocation, EOR, Customer Experience Outsourcing). These are complemented by a digital ecosystem featuring the Care-App for worker management, CV-Designer for resume creation, Job-Alert for notifications, Salary Calculator, Instant Payment, and Gehaltsvergleich. Three AI personas—LINA (recruiter), ANNA (administration), and ALEX (performance)—power the matching and workforce management capabilities, all fed by a talent pool of 2.23 million verified candidates across 15 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zeitarbeit (Temporary Employment)

Quantifiable outcome

• -90% Time to Hire
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global staffing leader offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, RPO, and HR solutions across Europe. Operates in Austria and the same 15+ European countries as Trenkwalder, with materially larger scale and brand presence.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider with strong presence in European industrial and office staffing. Competes directly with Trenkwalder in manufacturing, logistics, and skilled trades placements.
• Adecco Group: One of the world's largest HR services companies, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition, and talent development across Europe. Direct overlap with Trenkwalder's full-service HR portfolio.

Direct peers

• Grafton Recruitment: European recruitment firm offering permanent placement, temporary staffing, and RPO across Central and Eastern Europe. Overlaps with Trenkwalder's Austria and CEE operations, particularly in office and professional placements.
• Gi Group: European-headquartered multi-brand staffing and HR services firm operating in temporary staffing, permanent placement, RPO, and outsourcing. Direct competitor with comparable European footprint and industrial focus.
• Hays: Global specialist in professional and skilled recruitment, including IT, engineering, and life sciences. Comparable to Trenkwalder's professional/technical direct hire and skilled trades offerings across Europe.

Regional players

• persona service: German generalist staffing firm providing temporary and permanent placement focused on industrial, commercial, and technical roles. Comparable customer segments and service mix to Trenkwalder's industrial staffing business.
• DIS AG: German staffing and HR services provider offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and outsourcing with strong industrial focus. Closest regional competitor in the German-speaking market where Trenkwalder has Berlin, Munich, and Düsseldorf offices.

Emerging players

• Deel: Fast-growing global EOR and international payroll platform. Comparable to Trenkwalder's EOR and international recruiting service, with a more tech-native delivery model and broader geographic reach.
• WorkMotion: European EOR and global employment platform helping companies hire across borders without local entities. Direct overlap with Trenkwalder's EOR and international recruiting/migration offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TrenkwalderAustria
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trenkwalder-austria
• Instagraminstagram.com/trenkwalder_austria
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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