COO Recruitment Agency
Licorne Society has deep expertise in hiring C-level executives for startups, especially Heads of Operations and Chief Operating Officers. Our service is built to address the Operations challenges that startups face.
5/5 · 206 Google reviews More than 200 startups, scale-ups and companies have hired their operations leadership with Licorne Society.
Testimonials
They trusted the Licorne Society team with their COO hiring
We worked together on hiring our future Head of Ops. A very positive experience! Within just a few days I received highly qualified candidates for the role (so they understood the position very well, very quickly). Clearly a great talent pool, tapped quickly.
We hired for very complex roles such as our Head of Operations. The team was there for me, reassured me and presented incredible candidates! Licorne Society puts forward highly qualified candidates who are a perfect match for our needs. Thanks to them, we have also upskilled ourselves by getting a better understanding of startup profiles.
We worked together on a newly created role, Operations Manager. The hire was a success, in terms of timing as well as the performance and quality of the candidates we met.
Our Chief Operating Officer profiles, ready to meet your company's challenges
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Junior Head of Operations
- Operations expertise
- Able to build scalable processes
- Experience managing operations teams
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Head of Customer Operations
- Advanced expertise in Customer Care and Customer Success Management
- Able to build and organise Customer teams and processes
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Experienced Chief Operating Officer
- Former Head of Operations at scale-ups and Tech companies
- Covers the full Operations scope: Business Ops, Data, Customer Support
Our Chief Operating Officer recruitment expert
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André Farah
- COO and co-founder of Licorne Society. 🦄
- Former consultant in Operations, Management and Supply Chain.
- Expert in recruiting C-level executives and COOs (in French) for startups. 🚀
Recruiting a Chief Operating Officer
Hiring a COO is a real challenge for startups
Operations are critical at startups and scale-ups, and they vary from one sector to another. Ops expertise is essential to get the hire right.
What we do
quickly find the best candidates on the market for your COO role
Why us?
- A clear grasp of operations challenges in each startup sector. The skills and experience required differ depending on the product being sold (SaaS software, Marketplace, E-commerce, physical product, Supply Chain...).
- Experience of what startups and scale-ups expect at each stage of operational maturity (structuring and rolling out scalable processes across the company, Business Operations, building an operations team, deploying tools, project management, managing large teams, Customer Success and Customer Support...).
- A powerful network of potential candidates looking for operations jobs in France: Operations Managers, Heads of Customer Success / Customer Support, Customer Service Managers, Heads of Operations and Chief Operating Officers currently working at startups and scale-ups.
- A rich network and in-depth knowledge of management, operations and strategy consulting firms, backgrounds that are often highly prized by startups and companies hiring for operations leadership.
That is what makes Licorne Society the go-to partner for hiring COOs and Ops Directors, on permanent and freelance contracts, in France, remote and abroad. ⭐
A 3.0 recruitment agency specialising in COO roles
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A community of COO-level talent
Licorne Society has more than 4,500 active job seekers registered on its platform.
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Deep expertise in the COO role
For every brief, our team finds, approaches and screens the right candidates from among the best talent in the ecosystem.
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A unique sourcing technology
100% tailored to each role and to your target, combining artificial intelligence and automation.
How our COO recruitment service works
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Scoping your needs
We (really) take the time to understand.
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Targeted sourcing
We quickly tap into our network of more than 50,000 professionals, and approach directly the candidates who are not in it yet.
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Screening the best candidates
We take the time to call every relevant candidate to understand their background and aspirations.
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Shortlist within a few days
You receive a list of qualified candidates who are available and interested.
Ready to hire your COO?
Our specialities
A specialist recruiter for every need
Executive Search
We help companies find and hire senior executives and C-level leaders.
Learn more Tech & DataTech recruitment
Hire people with strong technical expertise in software development and data, in a highly competitive market.
Learn more Sales & MarketingSales & Marketing recruitment
We help companies structure their Marketing and Sales teams so they can drive the growth of the business.
Learn more OperationsOperations & Finance recruitment
Hire the people who will run and optimise your operations and processes.
Learn moreOur scope
Other roles covered by our services
Our locations
We recruit across the major French tech and digital ecosystems, and support your growth across Europe.