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Sales: Michael Budzowski becomes Director Strategic Sales &amp; Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31821\" class=\"elementor elementor-31821 elementor-31814\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d6b508 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70d6b508\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abbd2f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1abbd2f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recruiting as a growth lever instead of an isolated service. With this conviction, we are expanding our management structure and focusing on long-term recruiting partnerships. <\/p><h2 id=\"h-neue-rolle-klarer-fokus\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">New role, clear focus<\/h2><p>As of January 1, 2026, we have created a new position: <strong>Director Strategic Sales &amp; Partnerships<\/strong>. Michael Oliver Budzowski has taken on this role and is now responsible for the expansion of scalable sales and partner models as well as the development of long-term customer relationships. His focus is on medium-sized companies and high-growth start-ups.  <\/p><p>Our goal is to establish recruiting more strongly as a <strong>controllable growth and transformation lever<\/strong>. Not an individual service that you book once and then tick off. A genuine partnership that combines strategy, implementation and performance management.  <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why this step?<\/h2><p>Many companies in the SME sector struggle with the same challenges: Recruiting costs too much time, ties up too many resources and often remains inefficient. Collaboration with traditional recruitment agencies or headhunters often ends after a single placement. Without sustainable knowledge transfer, without transparent KPIs, without a real partnership.  <\/p><p>Our services are based on a different principle: KPI-oriented management, transparent processes and a delivery model that combines data-based decisions with human collaboration. This applies to <a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/recruiting-agency\/interim-recruiter\/\"><strong>Interim Recruiting<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/recruiting-agency\/recruiting-on-demand\/\"><strong>Recruiting on Demand<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/recruiting-agency\/kooku-consult\/\"><strong>recruiting consulting<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/expert-search\/\"><strong>executive search<\/strong><\/a> equally. <\/p><p>With Michael, we are now systematically expanding these partnerships.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Michael Oliver Budzowski<\/h2><p>Michael brings with him more than twelve years of experience in consulting, HR consulting, strategic sales and business development. In his new role, he will further sharpen our market position, systematically expand partnerships and structure growth initiatives for new markets. At the same time, he will support the expansion of our regional presence in Germany and Europe.  <\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>&#8220;Good collaborations and recruiting partnerships are created where clarity, impact and trust come together. My focus is on building structures that support companies sustainably and enable long-term collaboration.&#8221; <br><strong>Michael Oliver Budzowski<\/strong>, Director Strategic Sales &amp; Partnerships<\/p><\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does this mean for our customers?<\/h2><p>For companies looking for a <strong>recruiting partner<\/strong>, whether for interim assignments, project-based placements or strategic consulting: we invest specifically in relationships with our clients.<\/p><p>No quick mediations without context. Partnership models that achieve measurable Whttps:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/kontakt\/irkung. Operationally and strategically.  <\/p><h4>Do you want to know what such a partnership could look like in practice?<\/h4><h4>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/kooku-staging.digitalagenten.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recruiting as a growth lever instead of an isolated service. With this conviction, we are expanding our management structure and focusing on long-term recruiting partnerships. New role, clear focus As of January 1, 2026, we have created a new position: Director Strategic Sales &amp; Partnerships. 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