Keyman Executive Search

We are a privately held recruitment company operating in the staffing and recruiting industry. We were founded in 2004 and are headquartered in Marcq-en-Baroeul, France.

Since 2004, we have supported companies in recruiting members of the executive committee, executives, and expert profiles across France, with a regional footprint in Lille, Paris, Nantes, Lyon, and Strasbourg, enabling nationwide reach. We specialize in direct search recruitment, identifying key talents who are often invisible or highly sought after, to strengthen our clients' performance over the long term. Our approach rests on a precise understanding of needs and a rigorous yet humane evaluation of candidates, combining technical skills with deep drivers.

We rely on field-based expertise. Consultants who are former executives, managers or experts contribute to the recruitment process and carry out more than 450 recruitments per year thanks to their deep understanding of on-the-ground issues. Keyman experience has been acclaimed: 5/5 in the Les Échos & Statista rankings for best executive search firms in France; the Happy Candidates label with 97% recommendation; 4.9/5 on Google from over 200 reviews, with 78% highlighting the quality of the relationship built during the process; and we appear in five Leaders League 2025 rankings for RH decision-makers.

We specialize in executive search, recruitment of leaders, recruitment of executives, recruitment of rare profiles, consulting, evaluation, headhunting, direct approach, and profiling.

We operate across France, with a regional footprint in Lille, Paris, Nantes, Lyon, and Strasbourg.

We are part of Batka, a group of 12 HR firms that support business progression through recruitment, talent development and HR consulting.