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WE ARE SERENDI

RPO for Europe

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We are a passionate team of recruitment experts with European DNA. We believe that organizations with midsize hiring volumes do not need to leave the field to large corporations when recruiting the best talent.

Our Leadership Team

Meet our leaders and industry experts who drive agility in recruitment every day and enable our clients through our teams of more than 21 nationalities to deliver best-in-class recruitment solutions.

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CEO

Claus-Peter Sommer

Claus heads the Serendi Group as CEO. He gathers over 20 years of experience in the recruitment business and more than 15 years in RPO services for multinational companies – in global and regional projects.

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Fiona-Sophie Grube

Chief Development Officer

Fiona-Sophie Grube

Fiona oversees organizational development at Serendi. She builds on more than 15 years of experience in talent acquisition and recruitment with more than 30 international clients for setting the framework for Serendi’s RPO delivery strategy.

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Maja Kostadinovic

Head of Strategic Enablement

Maja Kostadinovic

Maja provides tailored talent acquisition solutions that exceed client expectations, combining operational expertise with a personal touch for seamless recruitment and positive client and candidate experiences.

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Julia Koblischke

Head of Talent Solutions

Julia Koblischke

Julia has over 8 years of cross-industry experience in talent acquisition and account management. Her passion lies in transparent communication, connecting people with the right opportunities, and helping companies achieve growth.

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Who We Are

Pure Play RPO for Europe

We specialize in midsize hiring volumes of up to 1.000 hires per year. We enable organizations of every size to compete for global talent on the same level as large multinational corporations.

HRO Today Baker’s Dozen 2025 badge: Serendi named Midsize Deal RPO Winner for customer satisfactionHRO Today Baker’s Dozen 2026 RPO badge: Serendi ranked among the Midsize Deal RPO LeadersHRO Today Baker’s Dozen 2023 badge: Serendi named Midsize Deal RPO Winner for customer satisfactionHRO Today Baker’s Dozen 2021 logo: Serendi named RPO Leader in EMEA for customer satisfactionHRO Today Baker’s Dozen 2020 logo: Serendi named RPO Leader in EMEA for customer satisfaction
Recognized by HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen in global and EMEA RPO rankings since 2020, based on client feedback.

Swiss Roots in RPO

We began in 2003 as the recruitment outsourcing division of the Swiss Careerplus Group. After the 2009 spin-off, we rebranded as Serendi in 2010 and became independent in 2011, headquartered in Fribourg, Switzerland.

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Recognized by Everest Group’s RPO PEAK Matrix® since 2022, globally, in EMEA and now in India. Enterprises worldwide use it as an industry benchmark.

Cost-Effective Recruitment

We keep your costs under control. Our fees are based on volume and mutual success, so you only pay for what you get, and much less than you would pay a recruitment agency. Even for smaller hiring volumes, our recruitment subscription service, Serendi Flex, still beats agency costs.

Manage HR 2023 award: Serendi recognized among the Top 10 RPOs in EuropeHRTech Outlook 2020 logo: Serendi listed among the Top 10 RPO firms in EuropeHRTech Outlook 2019 logo: Serendi listed among the Top 10 RPO firms in Europe
Ranked among Europe’s Top 10 RPOs by HRTech Outlook and Manage HR, with a 5.3 out of 6 hiring manager rating and a 96% probation pass rate.

Tailored Recruitment Solutions

We tailor every solution to your hiring needs and act as a truly integrated service partner. Our embedded on-site and off-site teams run robust hiring processes with high-performance KPIs and deliver new hires flawlessly.

Serendi Talent Market Intelligence (TMI) logo, the proprietary talent market insights platform by Serendi
In 2026 we launched Talent Market Intelligence, our proprietary platform that turns multi-source data into talent market insights, strengthening our advisory role and enabling faster, better-informed hiring decisions.

Serendi in Numbers

15

Years

of experience in European RPO

350.000

Candidates

we are in contact with every year

1.700

Line Managers

we serve every year

30

International Clients

we service

27

Countries in Europe

to which we deliver our solutions

18

European Languages

we fluently speak

Our Vision

We aim to enable organizations with midsize hiring volumes to have their say in the global competition for talent, and in the same league as large, multinational employers.

Our Values

We are Achievers
We solve, execute, deliver, and make things happen. We like to move on our tasks proactively instead of just reacting.

We are Achievers

We play fair with our clients, candidates, and colleagues and believe that it all starts with open communication.

We are

Ethical

We are more than team players. We have built our whole business around a team approach, and this is how we add value.

We are Cooperative

Our passion drives our daily delivery, creativity, and motivation to go the extra mile while thinking outside the box.

We are Passionate

We come from various backgrounds and embrace this heterogeneity. We respect each other. Our diversity generates empathy, learning opportunities and better results.

We are

Diverse

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Our Passion

Talent Acquisition has dramatically evolved in the past years. In order to get an edge, companies wanting to succeed in the race for talent need to invest heavily in technology and resources.

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At Serendi, we want to serve organizations that need to recruit the best talent but lack the hiring volume to spend on in-house resources.

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To accommodate these clients, we have developed our plug-and-play talent acquisition platform which enables companies to benefit from our best practices in talent sourcing, tailor-made hiring delivery, recruitment performance, KPIs definition and implementation, and a strong control on cost.

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Our solutions are customized - but also ready to go!

Elevate your organization into the same talent acquisition league as big employer brands

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