Leadership in transition, part 1: What FinTechs need in terms of leadership now.
The party is over – now leadership counts.After years of hypergrowth, many FinTechs are undergoing a reality check: profitability, governance and resilient structures are coming into focus. Today’s finance leaders not only need vision, but also the strength to implement it – especially in an environment that is becoming increasingly regulated and technical. Qonto becomes […]
AI-First experience report: How we accelerated our recruiting process in 90 days
Three months ago, we put our team into a virtual AI lab – digital post-its, whiteboards and lots of prompt experiments. As a data-driven recruiting agency, we were already fast, but the lab showed that there was even more know-how slumbering under the hood. We dissected the entire funnel, collected ideas – and are now […]
Now official: Kooku X Finance – specialized headhunting service for finance leads.
In recent years, I have experienced first-hand how much the recruitment market has changed. New sectors are emerging rapidly, existing job profiles are changing as a result of advancing digitalization – this is particularly evident in the area of finance. For me as a headhunter, this means recognizing trends at an early stage, setting new […]
EU AI Act in recruiting: What HR needs to know now
The EU AI Act is the first EU law to categorize AI according to risk class. All tools that prepare hiring or promotion decisions are considered high-risk and must meet strict requirements on transparency, bias control and human oversight from 2025/26. Contents Current status at the beginning of 2026 [update January 2026] The EU AI […]
LinkedIn and AI: How artificial intelligence can revolutionize active sourcing
Digitalization in recruiting is progressing inexorably. Active sourcing on LinkedIn in particular is becoming increasingly efficient thanks to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). But what if Microsoft, LinkedIn’s parent company, were to develop a fully automated solution for approaching candidates? A LinkedIn Robo-Recruiter that proactively supports companies in talent acquisition could fundamentally change recruiting. […]
Design in Transition: Part 3 – The growing role of ICs and fractional leads
From Jan Pautsch, Director Kooku X, theem Expert Search Service from Kooku Recruiting Partners. As a global design headhunter based in Berlin, I offer deep insights into the German and international design markets. In many discussions with industry experts, topics such as the evolution of the role of the product designer, the challenges of design […]
Design in Transition: Part 2 – Challenges in leading product design teams
From Jan Pautsch, Director Kooku X, theem Expert Search Service from Kooku Recruiting Partners. As a global design headhunter based in Berlin, I offer deep insights into the German and international design markets. In many discussions with industry experts, topics such as the evolution of the role of the product designer, the challenges of design […]
Design in Transition: Part 1 – The transformation of the product designer’s role
From Jan Pautsch, Director Kooku X, theem Expert Search Service from Kooku Recruiting Partners. As a global design headhunter based in Berlin, I offer deep insights into the German and international design markets. In many discussions with industry experts, topics such as the evolution of the role of the product designer, the challenges of design […]
Recruiting KPIs🎯 You should know these 7 key figures
Recruiting today is more data-driven than ever. Recruiting KPIs (key performance indicators in recruiting) help you to make the effectiveness and efficiency of your recruitment measurable and to make well-founded decisions. Contents Why are recruiting KPIs crucial? Recruiting KPIs give you valuable insights into the success of your recruiting measures. They answer key questions such […]
Corporate values: The colorful diversity at Kooku
The colorful variety at Kooku The month of June is official Pride and Inclusion Month. At Kooku, we are very happy to see this topic getting more attention. In daily business, it often happens that in all the stress, company values take second place. In this context, the so-called Company Culture, which is based on […]
