Associate at PER Frankfurt

PER; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading recruitment firm in Frankfurt is seeking a motivated individual for the position of Associate. In this role, you will be involved in all phases of the search process, including sourcing candidates and preparing assessments. You must have a Bachelor’s degree and relevant experience in the finance or executive search sectors, with strong communication skills in both English and German. The firm offers a collaborative work environment and excellent benefits.

Leistungen

Ongoing development and training

Team culture and collaborative practices

Attractive corporate benefits

Qualifikationen

• Strong academic background with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree.
• Relevant experience in executive search, finance, or sales.
• Fluency in English and German is mandatory.

Aufgaben

• Sourcing candidates through various channels and initiating contact.
• Screening and interviewing candidates.
• Building long-term relationships with candidates.

Kenntnisse

Strong academics

Relevant experience in executive search or financial sector

Impeccable telephone manner

Strong commitment to building relationships

Methodical with good IT skills

Fluent in spoken and written English and German

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Jobbeschreibung

Our Frankfurt office is looking for a competent and motivated individual to join their team as an Associate.

We are an international recruitment firm for the private capital sector with nine locations on three continents. We work with private capital funds across a range of strategies from venture through growth, buyouts, restructuring, private debt, infrastructure and family offices as well as their portfolio firms. To support our teams in Frankfurt and Munich we are looking for an Associate starting in 2026.

About the role

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with our team of experienced consultants and take on increasing responsibility from day one. As an Associate, you will initially support the team across all phases of the search process - from sourcing and screening candidates via internal and external channels, to preparing candidate assessments and presenting your findings. You’ll take an active role in candidate mapping, screening interviews, internal team discussions, and firm-wide business development initiatives.

Following a successful onboarding period, you will gradually take ownership of your own mandates and client interactions with the opportunity to build out your own focus area within the firm over time. You will also be involved in our university partnerships, including workshops and other on-campus initiatives.

Responsibilities

A high level of personal presentation and determination is vital with responsibilities including the following :

• Sourcing candidates and initiating contact by telephone, but also in face2face meetings
• Screening and interviewing candidates
• Building long term relationships with candidates in the relevant industries
• Mapping candidate pools from relevant companies / industries
• Compiling analyses in Excel and creating market overviews
• Managing the administration and logistics of assignments
• Take ownership of your own mandates and client interactions

Skills required

PER has an excellent reputation in the private market space. Our position as market leader is based on high standards and values, and we take extremely good care of both our clients and candidates alike. The data we work with is sensitive, so empathy, discretion and confidentiality are vital.

To be successful in this role, you should bring the following skills and experience :

• Strong academics, with a Bachelor’s degree as a minimum
• Relevant experience in executive search, the financial sector or sales
• Impeccable telephone manner and communication skills
• Strong commitment to contacting and building relationships with candidates
• Personal discipline and confidence when pursuing leads
• Some understanding of financial markets, with enthusiasm to learn quickly
• High standards with immaculate attention to detail
• Organised, meticulous and methodical with good IT skills
• Fluent in spoken and written English and German is a must

What you will like about working with us

• We are experts in helping our people manage their careers
• Ongoing development and training, a career development plan and the option to grow within PER suitable for your personality
• Market leading mandate position, we place more people than any other firm in DACH
• Young team with a flat hierarchy
• Spacious offices right in the heart of Munich, Frankfurt and Zurich with state-of-the‑art equipment
• Great Team culture, international work environment with supportive colleagues and collaborative working practices, aligned remuneration schemes and social activities (frequent lunches, after work drinks and game nights). We have a strong belief in finding an appropriate work life balance
• Attractive corporate Benefits