What senior roles do you headhunt in Greece?

We recruit country managers, commercial directors, heads of operations, customer experience leaders, and senior technical hires for companies expanding into or operating in Greece. We also place bilingual Greek-English executives and international leaders relocating to Athens.

How long does an executive search in Greece take?

A typical retained executive search runs 6–10 weeks from briefing to signed offer, including longlist, shortlist, interviews, referencing, and offer negotiation. For urgent or highly specialist roles we run accelerated 4-week sprints.

Do you work on a retainer or contingency basis?

Executive search in Greece is typically retained — a staged fee linked to milestones (kick-off, shortlist, placement) — which aligns our consultants with a thorough, quality-first process. For some senior but high-volume roles we offer contingency terms; we will advise the best model after the briefing.

Can you headhunt from competitors in Greece?

Yes. Our consultants map the Greek market for your sector, identify high-performing leaders at competitor and adjacent companies, and approach them confidentially. All approaches are discreet and compliant with Greek and EU data protection law.

Greece Recruitment Hub

Executive Search & Headhunting in Greece

Senior leadership defines whether your Greek operation scales or stalls. Mercier runs retained executive search for country managers, commercial directors, and operations leaders in Greece — discreetly mapping the market, approaching named targets, and delivering a calibrated shortlist within 4 weeks.

Athens · Thessaloniki · Europe-wide sourcing

Senior Hiring, Done Properly

Senior roles in Greece are rarely filled by job boards. The best country managers, commercial directors, and operations leaders are already employed — often at competitors. Our retained search practice maps the Greek market, approaches named individuals discreetly, and runs a structured assessment so you appoint the right leader, not just the available one.

Our Executive Search Process

A retained, milestone-driven process — typically 6–10 weeks to signed offer.

Market Mapping

We map the Greek market for your sector — competitors, adjacencies, and high-performers — and build a target list of named individuals.

Confidential Approach

Our consultants approach targets discreetly, qualify interest and fit, and present a calibrated longlist within 3–4 weeks.

Assessment & Shortlist

Competency-based interviews, referencing, and psychometric assessment (where requested) produce a final shortlist of 3–5 exceptional candidates.

Offer & Onboarding

We manage offer negotiation, counter-offer risk, and the first 90 days of onboarding to secure a successful placement.

Roles We Place in Greece

Typical senior mandates across our Greek practice.

Country ManagerCommercial DirectorHead of OperationsCustomer Experience DirectorHead of SalesOperations ManagerSite DirectorHR DirectorFinance ControllerHead of Multilingual SupportTechnical Account ManagerPartnerships Lead

FAQ

Executive Search in Greece — FAQ

Explore the Greece Recruitment Hub

Pillar pages, guides, and resources for hiring in Greece.

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Brief a Senior Search in Greece

Tell us about the leadership role you need to fill in Greece. We will respond within 24 hours with a market map and search plan.