SPECIALISM

We are an executive search firm specialized in filling leadership positions in IT and digital transformation. The best quality, diligence and reliability are central in our way of working. Our candidates bring a combination of vision, change, leadership, technology experience and drive to support our clients in the next phase of scale-up and/or digitization. We are specialized in recruiting leadership positions such as:

C-LEVEL

Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Operational Officer (COO), Chief Product Officer (CPO), Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

MANAGEMENT

VP Engineering, IT Director, Technology Manager, Manager IT, Manager Operations & Service Delivery, Tribe Lead, Head of Software, Head of Cloud, Head of Product Development, Sales Manager

CHANGE

Digital Transformation Lead, Head of Digital, Change Manager, Interim Manager

INDUSTRIES

We serve clients in both digital native and non-digital sectors. As a result, HPW Executive Search has experience with finding the right leaders for a variety of organizations and company owners; from private equity firms to listed multinationals, as well as private and family-owned companies.

Our clients operate in a variety of industries:

IT/SaaS
Sustainability/Energy
Manufactoring
e-Commerce
Finance/Fintech
Food&Beverage
Media
IoT

LATEST JOBS

VP Mobile Access KPN

Category: Management
Location: Zuid-Holland

Within TDO Network, the Mobile Access unit is responsible for innovating, building and operating KPN's radio and antenna network. This network consists of more than 5,300 sites in the Netherlands and connects more than eight million customers every day. Together with more than 100 enthusiastic colleagues, we ensure that KPN's mobile network is the #1 network in the Netherlands.

VP Network & Security KPN

Category: Management
Location: Zuid-Holland

KPN zet alles op alles om iedereen in Nederland te verbinden met een duurzame toekomst! De markt en onze klanten veranderen steeds sneller. Bij de meeste organisaties bepaalt de inzet van IT in steeds grotere mate het succes. IT brengt onderscheidende klantwaarde en zorgt voor betere dienstverlening. De onderliggende technologie wordt steeds toegankelijker voor onze klanten door de opkomst van cloudoplossingen met zeer rijke functionaliteit en medewerkers die digitaal steeds vaardiger zijn. Tegelijkertijd neemt de complexiteit van ons IT-landschap toe, wordt regelgeving steeds complexer en is technisch personeel schaars. Iedere organisatie heeft de hulp van gespecialiseerde IT-organisaties nodig om hen te helpen met specifieke oplossingen en/of het besturen van hun complexe ecosysteem.

Engineering Manager

Category: Management
Location: Brabant

Are you ready to take your career to the next level and work on technology that empowers businesses in the fast-paced world of social media? You’ll also be responsible for optimizing a platform used by over 20,000 users, ensuring they can work seamlessly and effectively. This is your chance to make a real impact.

Strategy Lead Autonomous Operations KPN

Category: Management
Location: Zuid-Holland

As a Strategy Lead, you lead the mission to become the Reference Telco of Europe, by realizing Autonomous Operations. You know how to connect Autonomous Networking, AiOps and the future Digital operator into a working whole. You define the strategy and give shape and content to the transformation into a digital operator with chain-wide and autonomous processes, supported by technologies/concepts such as AI, digital twin, automated closed loops and intent-based networking. With your inspiring approach, you involve both senior management and operational departments, ensuring the ultimate customer experience by changing customer, service and technology processes with a chain-wide approach.

VP Network & Cloud KPN

Category: Management
Location: Zuid-Holland

As VP Network & Cloud you give shape and content to the integral vision, strategy and transformations for the themes Fixed Access, Mobile, IP FabriQ (Metro, Core and Peering Network) and Cloud (IT, Telco, Private & Public Cloud). This strategy offers an integrated perspective and, in addition to technological aspects, also includes responsibility for drawing up the business case, developing a technology roadmap and assessing the impact on the business model. You define the transformative roadmap to a Leading Sustainable Telco Infrastructure, based on PON, 5G, SR CORE & Peering, Leaf-Spine DCN, SDN and Cloud.

Manager Operations SaaS

Category: Management
Location: Gelderland

Als Manager Operations bij ons kleine, dynamische softwarebedrijf ben je onderdeel van het MT en verantwoordelijk voor het leiden van ons operations team, het verbeteren van onze klantensuccesprocessen, en het coördineren van onze implementatie specialisten. Je zult strategische plannen ontwikkelen en implementeren om de operationele efficiëntie te maximaliseren en klanttevredenheid te waarborgen.

IT Director McDonald's

Category: Management
Location: Utrecht

The IT Director will oversee all IT operations for McDonald's Netherlands, including those within the restaurants. This includes people leadership, planning, financials, strategic direction, deployment and operation of technology products and services.

Vice President of IT

Category: Management
Location: Europe or Middle-East

The Vice President of Information Technology (VP of IT) is responsible for shaping and overseeing the technological backbone of the organization. This entails managing critical IT systems, exploring new technologies for potential improvements, and ensuring alignment with our client's objectives and values, as well as regulatory standards. Providing strategic leadership to the global support team, the VP of IT sets clear goals and fosters a culture of continuous improvement to bolster support capabilities, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Commercial Director

Category: Sales
Location: Utrecht

Onze klant maakt softwareoplossingen voor de MKB-sector en is op zoek naar een gepassioneerde en gedreven professional met een scherp strategisch inzicht, die de leiderschapskwaliteiten bezit om het huidige salesteam en -activiteiten verder te transformeren naar een Challenger Sales-model. Je rapporteert rechtstreeks aan de CEO en maakt integraal deel uit van het Management Team.

Manager ICT & Security Operations

Category: Management
Location: Gelderland

Als Manager ICT & Security Operations ben jij de motor achter de vlotte werking van onze infrastructuur en begeleid je jouw team naar nieuwe hoogten in software- en cloudtechnologieën. We zoeken een inspirerende leider met een scherp oog voor de continuïteit en beveiliging van ICT-diensten. Ben je gedreven om je team te ontwikkelen en voor te bereiden op de toekomst? Dan is dit jouw kans om een centrale rol te spelen in de Tech-transformatie!