100% Retention, +10 Consultants – Recruiting for PPI
The Customer
PPI has been successfully operating in the market for over 40 years and is now one of the leading providers of payment transaction software and consulting services in payments. With locations throughout Germany, the consultancy arm is continuously growing and requires new consultants every year – from Associate to Director.
The Challenge
Before our collaboration began, PPI worked with various providers, but they did not always deliver suitable profiles. Especially in consulting, professional expertise is crucial, which is why quality clearly takes precedence over quantity. PPI also places great value on long-term partnerships and reliability – fewer partners, but with a high degree of suitability.
Our Approach
Payments Expertise & Network: Over 15,000 contacts in the payments sector in our CRM and a deep understanding of relevant sub-topics (e.g. POS, Compliance, APMs).
Efficient Process: Regular check-ins, close communication with specialist departments, and a short candidate journey with a maximum of two interview rounds.
Focus on Retention: Cultural matching, clear expectation management, and open communication. We avoid overpromising and instead sustainably deliver the right talent. Better to have one less offer and gain loyal employees in the long run.
Partnership & Long-term: For the past four years, we have been continuously supporting PPI – with new placements every quarter.
Results
Over 10 placements from Associate to Director level in recent years
100% Retention: All placed consultants have remained with the company to date
Added value beyond job placement: Promotions up to Directors who have built their own teams
Quote from Hubertus von Poser, Member of Management Board, PPI:
“What I like best about our collaboration is the suitability, the immense speed, and the fundamental straightforwardness with which we can approach recruitment.”
Learnings
A central factor for success is realistically conveying the modern consulting day-to-day: Consulting at PPI today no longer means being on the road with a suitcase four days a week, but engaging in exciting projects with a more balanced focus on work-life balance. This message cannot be conveyed through standard job advertisements but emerges through personal interaction. Here, the strength of our long-standing FinTech and Payments know-how is evident.
The Customer
PPI has been successfully operating in the market for over 40 years and is now one of the leading providers of payment transaction software and consulting services in payments. With locations throughout Germany, the consultancy arm is continuously growing and requires new consultants every year – from Associate to Director.
The Challenge
Before our collaboration began, PPI worked with various providers, but they did not always deliver suitable profiles. Especially in consulting, professional expertise is crucial, which is why quality clearly takes precedence over quantity. PPI also places great value on long-term partnerships and reliability – fewer partners, but with a high degree of suitability.
Our Approach
Payments Expertise & Network: Over 15,000 contacts in the payments sector in our CRM and a deep understanding of relevant sub-topics (e.g. POS, Compliance, APMs).
Efficient Process: Regular check-ins, close communication with specialist departments, and a short candidate journey with a maximum of two interview rounds.
Focus on Retention: Cultural matching, clear expectation management, and open communication. We avoid overpromising and instead sustainably deliver the right talent. Better to have one less offer and gain loyal employees in the long run.
Partnership & Long-term: For the past four years, we have been continuously supporting PPI – with new placements every quarter.
Results
Over 10 placements from Associate to Director level in recent years
100% Retention: All placed consultants have remained with the company to date
Added value beyond job placement: Promotions up to Directors who have built their own teams
Quote from Hubertus von Poser, Member of Management Board, PPI:
“What I like best about our collaboration is the suitability, the immense speed, and the fundamental straightforwardness with which we can approach recruitment.”
Learnings
A central factor for success is realistically conveying the modern consulting day-to-day: Consulting at PPI today no longer means being on the road with a suitcase four days a week, but engaging in exciting projects with a more balanced focus on work-life balance. This message cannot be conveyed through standard job advertisements but emerges through personal interaction. Here, the strength of our long-standing FinTech and Payments know-how is evident.
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