Germany / DACH & United Kingdom
The people behind the decisions that carry consequence
The people behind the decisions that carry consequence
The people behind the decisions that carry consequence
Navius is a boutique agency for HR and recruiting for founders, boards and investors across DACH and the United Kingdom. We take on the appointments and people questions a business cannot afford to get wrong, and stay involved until they are resolved.
Navius is a boutique agency for HR and recruiting for founders, boards and investors across DACH and the United Kingdom. We take on the appointments and people questions a business cannot afford to get wrong, and stay involved until they are resolved.
APPROACH TO RECRUITING
APPROACH TO RECRUITING
Hiring is not an administrative task. It is one of the few decisions that shapes what a business becomes.
Hiring is not an administrative task. It is one of the few decisions that shapes what a business becomes.
Hiring is not an administrative task. It is one of the few decisions that shapes what a business becomes.
People decisions carry consequence long after a contract is signed. That is why Navius begins with the business situation rather than the candidate market: the role, the organisation and what success actually looks like. Fewer mandates, senior involvement throughout, and judgement applied where a process alone is not enough so each appointment is one the client can defend internally.
People decisions carry consequence long after a contract is signed. That is why Navius begins with the business situation rather than the candidate market: the role, the organisation and what success actually looks like. Fewer mandates, senior involvement throughout, and judgement applied where a process alone is not enough so each appointment is one the client can defend internally.
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Two decades across recruiting, executive search
and HR leadership.
Two decades across recruiting, executive search
and HR leadership.
Two decades across recruiting, executive search
and HR leadership.
20+
20+
YEARS
YEARS
Operational HR, recruiting and leadership experience behind every mandate.
Operational HR, recruiting and leadership experience behind every mandate.
DACH
DACH
& UNITED KINGDOM
& UNITED KINGDOM
An international operating perspective, applied to local hiring realities.
An international operating perspective, applied to local hiring realities.
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POINT OF CONTACT
POINT OF CONTACT
The right candidate is never handed off. One person owns the mandate.
The right candidate is never handed off. One person owns the mandate.
Led personally,
throughout.
Led personally,
throughout.
Every Navius mandate is led by the person you speak to first. There is no handover to a junior delivery team, and no distance between the conversation and the work. The experience behind the firm spans recruiting, executive search and HR leadership in German and international organisations.
Ronny Boettcher brings more than 20 years of experience across recruiting, executive search, HR leadership and business building in Germany and the United Kingdom. He has led and delivered more than 800 recruiting projects, working directly with founders, executive teams and HR leaders in situations where hiring quality, speed and judgement matter. This experience remains directly involved in every Navius mandate from defining the role and search strategy to assessing candidates and driving the process through to a decision.
Every Navius mandate is led by the person you speak to first. There is no handover to a junior delivery team, and no distance between the conversation and the work. The experience behind the firm spans recruiting, executive search and HR leadership in German and international organisations.
Ronny Boettcher brings more than 20 years of experience across recruiting, executive search, HR leadership and business building in Germany and the United Kingdom. He has led and delivered more than 800 recruiting projects, working directly with founders, executive teams and HR leaders in situations where hiring quality, speed and judgement matter. This experience remains directly involved in every Navius mandate from defining the role and search strategy to assessing candidates and driving the process through to a decision.
Every Navius mandate is led by the person you speak to first. There is no handover to a junior delivery team, and no distance between the conversation and the work. The experience behind the firm spans recruiting, executive search and HR leadership in German and international organisations.
A detailed biography and leadership background will be added here with the client’s approved material.
PRINCIPLES
PRINCIPLES
How the work is done.
How the work is done.
Five principles behind every Navius mandate.
Five principles behind every Navius mandate.
— We start with the business, not the job description
— We start with the business, not the job description
— Responsibility is taken, not advised on
— Responsibility is taken, not advised on
— Precision over volume, in every mandate
— Precision over volume, in every mandate
— Experience sits at the table, throughout
— Experience sits at the table, throughout
— A partnership that holds after the appointment
— A partnership that holds after the appointment
Let's talk about the people decisions that matter.
Let's talk about the people decisions that matter.
Let's talk about the people decisions that matter.
A first conversation is usually short: an honest read of the situation and whether we are the right people for it. No obligation.
A first conversation is usually short: an honest read of the situation and whether we are the right people for it. No obligation.


