Start your search with Lense & Lumen
Finding executive leaders across borders often forces a tough choice between massive networks that miss local nuance and boutique firms that lack global reach. Lense & Lumen Advisory Group resolves that trade-off by living our motto of “Act globally, deliver locally.”
Global Reach, Local Expertise
Our alliance of hand-picked leadership advisory and multinational search firms delivers:
- Deep local market knowledge backed by seamless cross-border collaboration
- The cross-border expertise of large networks with the agility of a boutique
- Consistent high-touch service from senior advisors who stay involved
Filling Critical Roles Without the Wait
When a C-suite seat sits empty, every week creates real business risk. Our partners operate in 18 countries with decades of combined experience to quickly place candidates in C-level positions, board openings and other senior leadership roles. We provide strategic guidance from initial search through interviewing, candidate selection and contract negotiation, guaranteeing the best possible global retained executive search services.
Access a global talent pool through a local lens.
Our members are active in 18 countries and each brings in-depth insights into their local talent market. This on-the-ground perspective means you can count on them to deliver the top candidates from their region, not just the ones most visible in international searches.
Internationalise your business successfully.
Hiring an international team is just one step in an effective international expansion. Understanding local employment laws, customs and customer expectations is just as critical when breaking into new regions. The firms in our global alliance serve as trusted experts on their local area, providing nuanced cultural intelligence informed by real experience.
Get tailored high-touch service.
Partners in Lense & Lumen operate as independent, boutique firms, with partners taking direct involvement to provide clients the agility, hands-on attention and personalized service that drives executive search success.
Connect with experts across industries.
Generalist recruiters lack deep domain knowledge, while niche firms’ tight focus may not match the needs of complex, cross-sector organizations. Working with an alliance of independent firms lets you leverage true industry expertise without sacrificing versatility.
Make informed decisions.
Our partners aren’t the only ones who benefit from the information sharing across our alliance. This also enables our advisors to provide a wide range of knowledge to the business leaders they work with, so you can be confident your talent decisions are based on accurate, current data, trends and insights.
Why companies choose Lense & Lumen
We have worked with Dr. Maier + Partner / Lense & Lumen in the context of executive search assignments and valued the collaboration very much. The team combines a deep understanding of our business with a structured, professional approach and a high level of commitment throughout the entire search process. Communication was transparent, efficient and always at eye level.
We particularly appreciated the strong international perspective and the ability to identify candidates who fit not only the role requirements but also our corporate culture. We would gladly work with Lense & Lumen again and can highly recommend them as a trusted executive search partner.
“Lock was extremely helpful, flexible, and accommodating as we conducted a complicated search. Our consultant was very helpful in guiding us through the process.”
Our experience collaborating with Hansen Toft and FES Partners has been very positive throughout the entire process, with Thaddaeus Müller demonstrating a strong understanding of our business and the specific requirements for roles in both China and Vietnam.
We were introduced to a well-curated selection of candidates who matched our expectations both professionally and culturally, through a structured and transparent process that made it easy for us to navigate and make decisions.We ultimately hired a Business Manager in China who has proven to be a great fit and is performing very well in the role, and we also brought a Country Manager Vietnam on board. FES Partners brought valuable local market knowledge and provided clear guidance on hiring practices and market conditions in China and in Vietnam, which ensured we were making informed decisions in a market where we do not operate daily. Based on this collaboration, which has been smooth, professional and highly effective, we would certainly be open to working with a Lense & Lumen partner in other regions in the future.
“Due to Thaddäus’s and fes partners broad network in APAC and their deep understanding of our business, he quickly introduced a huge number of very qualified candidates for a C-Level position in China. They easily understood our needs and maintained a very good relationship with the most preferred candidates even in challenging situations.
Fes partners and Thaddäus are a trusted partner, and their expertise goes beyond Executive Search. I can highly recommend fes partners and Thaddäus to my network and looking forward to our fruitful cooperation.”
We have had the pleasure to work with Skagerak Consulting as we were recruiting a sales manager for the Norwegian market. Initially we started the process without a recruitment agency, but we realized that the quality of the candidates was not as we wanted. Therefore we decided to work with Skagerak.
With Lisbeth and Odd-Arne we had a team with a good understanding of the role and competencies we were looking for and they presented a very diverse field of candidates – and we ended up hiring a perfect match for ABUS and the role. The candidate has been in the role for nearly 2 years now, and he has managed to turn our strategy for the Norwegian market into actual business unlocking many of the opportunities we have been wanting to capture.
The past two years Skagerak has been good a following up / checking in to understand if the match is still right, which makes me feel that they are not just doing quick fix recruitments, they truly care about the match between the role and the candidate. I would recommend working with Lisbeth and Odd-Arne if anyone is looking for a strong candidate in the Norwegian market.