Phoenix Personal
About us

Executive search with a signature.

We are specialists, not generalists. For more than a decade we have connected companies with people who fit technically and culturally — because both matter.

Our values

Four principles you can hold us to.

Values are only worth something if they hold up day-to-day. These are ours.

Integrity

We tell the truth even when it is uncomfortable. Candidates, clients and team deserve plain language rather than sales talk.

Quality before speed

We would rather deliver three matching profiles in four weeks than ten average ones in one. Our clients stay because that works.

Speed

Once we know what you are looking for, the first conversations are scheduled within ten working days. No queues.

Partnership

We think long term. The second and third mandate matter more to us than the first invoice — and you feel that from day one.

Our team

The people behind Phoenix Personal.

Five specialists who come from the industries they cover today — Banking, Legal, Office. Hover over a face to learn more.

Get in touch
Lea Brandlmaier, Managing Partner — portrait
Managing

Lea Brandlmaier

Managing Partner

Banking & Finance · Executive Search

Lea Brandlmaier

Managing Partner

Former credit analyst at a Munich private bank. Founder of Phoenix Personal — and still the one who assesses a candidate fastest.

“Good placement starts with genuine curiosity about the person behind the CV.”
Jan Hofmann, Senior Consultant Banking — portrait
Senior

Jan Hofmann

Senior Consultant · Banking

Treasury · compliance · corporate clients

Jan Hofmann

Senior Consultant · Banking

Twelve years in a large bank, now with us. He knows the people no one else does — and why they work where they work.

“Banking profiles are not found on job boards. You find them in conversation.”
Mara Steinbeck, Head of Legal & Tax — portrait
Head

Mara Steinbeck

Head of Legal & Tax

Law firms · tax practices · in-house

Mara Steinbeck

Head of Legal & Tax

Qualified lawyer with both private-practice and in-house experience. She reads contracts as carefully as she reads candidates — and that is meant as a compliment.

“For lawyers, grades alone do not count. Posture does.”
Yuki Andersson, Senior Consultant Legal — portrait
Senior

Yuki Andersson

Senior Consultant · Legal

Employment law · compliance · international

Yuki Andersson

Senior Consultant · Legal

Trilingual upbringing, qualified lawyer, prior stops in London and Munich. She translates between big-firm and mid-market worlds — in every sense.

“Some mandates are a marathon. Better to run them together.”
Tobias Keller, Head of Office & HR — portrait
Head

Tobias Keller

Head of Office & HR

Executive assistants · HR · C-level support

Tobias Keller

Head of Office & HR

Ten years of HR in mid-cap and corporate environments. He knows a good assistant influences a company more than most admit.

“Behind every board member there is someone keeping the place running.”
500+
Successful placements

since inception

4500+
Active profiles

in our pool, DACH-wide

98%
Client satisfaction

repeat mandates

6–8 wks
Avg. time-to-hire

briefing to contract

Personal. Discreet. Curated.

Let's get to know each other.

A 15-minute conversation to understand your need — confidential and without obligation.

Demo-Projekt · Fiktives Mandat

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    Wer gesucht wurde

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    Der Moment, in dem es passte

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    Wohin es gemeinsam ging

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