What Randstad Austria does

Randstad Austria GmbH is the Austrian operating subsidiary of Randstad N.V., the world's largest staffing and HR services group listed on Euronext Amsterdam. Headquartered at Neubaugasse 43 in Vienna's 7th district, the entity provides temporary staffing (Zeitarbeit), permanent placement (Personalvermittlung), inhouse services, and broader HR solutions to enterprise and mid-market employers across Austria, supported by a physical branch network spanning all nine federal states. Operations are organised under four sub-brands — Randstad Operational, Randstad Professional, Randstad Digital, and Randstad Enterprise — to address distinct buyer personas from industrial and warehouse workers through senior white-collar and IT specialists.

The commercial offering is built around a web-based job matching portal that allows candidates to upload CVs, browse openings, and receive email notifications of new roles; employer clients are served by local consultants and supported through proprietary research products such as the Randstad Employer Brand Research and Randstad Workmonitor. The subsidiary holds ISO 9001:2015 quality certification and the ÖQA AKÜ-Zertifikat, both of which function as procurement prerequisites for public-sector and regulated-industry temporary staffing contracts. Named enterprise clients in the public corpus include ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways), Sony DADC, Siemens Energy, and Ärztezentrale, indicating a horizontal mix across transport, consumer electronics, energy, and healthcare.

The business model is classic agency staffing: revenue is generated through the spread between client bill rates and candidate pay rates on temporary placements, plus permanent placement fees on successful direct hires. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated contract by contract. Go-to-market combines local branch sales for SME and regional accounts with a centralised enterprise sales motion for large multinational clients whose Austrian mandates are served as part of pan-European Randstad contracts. The local entity's leaders are Managing Directors Bjørn Toonen and Martin Fehrmann, and the business is repeatedly recognised in the Great Place to Work Austria rankings, reflecting an explicit employer-brand strategy that feeds back into candidate supply.

Name

Randstad Austria

Legal name

Randstad Austria GmbH

Website

https://randstad.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Randstad Austria GmbH, a Vienna-based wholly-owned subsidiary of global HR services firm Randstad N.V., provides temporary staffing, permanent placement, and inhouse HR solutions to enterprise and mid-market employers across all nine Austrian federal states via its Operational, Professional, Digital, and Enterprise sub-brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent placement recruitment
• Workforce management solutions
• HR consulting services
• Professional recruitment Austria

Headquarters

HQ city

Breitenfurt Bei Wien

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing (Zeitarbeit): Temporary staffing services where Randstad employs workers and assigns them to client companies for specific periods, providing workforce flexibility to businesses.
2. Permanent Placement (Personalvermittlung): Direct placement of candidates in permanent positions at client companies, matching job seekers with appropriate employers.
3. Inhouse Services: On-site recruitment and HR services at client company locations.
4. HR Solutions: Comprehensive HR solutions and consulting services for businesses.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Randstad Austria provides temporary staffing (Zeitarbeit), permanent placement (Personalvermittlung), on-site in-house staffing, and comprehensive HR solutions to businesses across Austria. Services are organized into two main categories: Randstad Operational (production, logistics, construction, trade, general labor) and Randstad Professional (office, finance, HR, sales, technology, engineering). The company serves both employers seeking workforce solutions and job seekers via its online job portal.

Product overview

Randstad Austria operates as a staffing and HR services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of workforce solutions organized under two main service categories: Randstad Operational (covering operational/manual roles such as production, logistics, construction, trade, retail, and general labor) and Randstad Professional (covering office, administrative, call center, finance, HR, legal, sales, marketing, and technical positions). The core service offerings include Zeitarbeit (temporary staffing), Personalvermittlung (permanent placement), Inhouse Services (on-site staffing), and HR-Lösungen (HR solutions), with specialized sub-brands Randstad Digital and Randstad Enterprise serving different market segments. Additionally, Randstad publishes research products including the annual Employer Brand Research and the Workmonitor study on Austrian workforce trends.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Randstad Digital: Digital services platform under Randstad Group
• Randstad Enterprise
• Randstad Operational
• Randstad Professional

Products and services

• Zeitarbeit (Temporary Staffing) Temporary staffing service that employs workers and assigns them to client companies for specified periods, enabling workforce flexibility for businesses with fluctuating demand.
• Personalvermittlung (Permanent Placement) Permanent placement service that matches candidates with appropriate employers for direct long-term hire.
• Inhouse Services On-site recruitment and HR service where Randstad consultants are embedded within client facilities to manage staffing and workforce operations.
• HR-Lösungen (HR Solutions) Comprehensive HR consulting and workforce management solutions for businesses across Austria.
• Randstad Operational Operational staffing service category covering manual labor positions including production, logistics, warehouse, construction, trade, and general labor.
• Randstad Professional Professional staffing service category covering office, administration, call center, finance, HR, legal, sales, marketing, and technical positions.
• Randstad Digital Sub-brand under the Randstad Group providing digital and technology-enabled workforce solutions.
• Randstad Enterprise Sub-brand under the Randstad Group providing enterprise-level staffing and workforce solutions for large organizations.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ÖBB (Österreichische Bundesbahnen)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorÖBB is highlighted as a client company for which Randstad recruits staff, particularly for logistics and operational positions. Randstad actively promotes working for ÖBB as an innovative and climate-friendly employer.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Adecco Austria: Direct competitor offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and outplacement across Austria. Comparable business model with global parent (Adecco Group) and similar Austrian geographic footprint.
• Hays Austria: Specialist professional staffing firm focused on qualified and expert roles (IT, engineering, finance). Directly competes with Randstad Austria's Professional sub-brand and its Randstad Digital offering.
• Trenkwalder Austria: Austrian-headquartered generalist staffing firm providing temporary work, permanent placement, and HR services. Directly competes with Randstad Austria for both operational and professional clients in the domestic market.
• Robert Half Austria: Specialist recruiter in finance, accounting, IT, and administrative roles. Comparable to Randstad Austria's Professional sub-brand, particularly in Büro & Administration and Finanz- & Rechnungswesen categories.
• PageGroup (Page Personnel) Austria: Sister brand to Michael Page focused on clerical, technical, and junior-to-mid professional roles. Overlaps with Randstad Austria's call-center, admin, and entry-professional categories.
• Michael Page Austria: Professional recruitment firm operating across white-collar roles in Austria. Competes with Randstad Austria for permanent placement in Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Engineering segments.
• ACTIEF Austria (ACTIEF Group): European staffing group with Austrian operations providing temporary staffing and on-site workforce solutions. Overlaps with Randstad Austria's operational and inhouse services offerings.
• ManpowerGroup Austria: Direct competitor operating the same generalist staffing and permanent placement model in Austria under Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions. Closest functional peer to Randstad Austria across both operational and professional segments.

Emerging players

• StepStone Austria: Leading Austrian job board and recruitment platform enabling direct employer-to-candidate matching. Adjacent competitor in candidate acquisition and self-service job search, partially overlapping with Randstad Austria's online portal model.

Broad incumbents

• LHH Austria (Lee Hecht Harrison): Global talent and HR consulting firm offering career transition, leadership development, and RPO. Comparable to Randstad Austria's HR-Lösungen and Randstad Enterprise offerings as a higher-end consulting-led competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/randstad-austria-gmbh

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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