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Philipp Ortlieb - From 120 to 300 employees in 2 years: the unique data-driven recruitment process of OMMAX

Philipp Ortlieb - From 120 to 300 employees in 2 years: the unique data-driven recruitment process of OMMAX

 „It's not HR at OMMAX. It's People & Culture.“

In this special episode from the 2023 LEADERS IN CONSULTING Conference, OMMAX Partner & Chief People Office Philipp Ortlieb shares the unique yet highly effective approach to hiring that helped the digital strategy consultancy grow from 120 to 300 employees in 2 years with only 3 full-time employees.


You'll learn:

1. Why the OMMAX People & Culture team interviews candidates before progressing with them in the hiring process
2. How hiring candidates with an 'ownership' mentality helped OMMAX achieve so much with so few resources
3. How you can track your hiring data and start treating recruitment like a sales process
4. Which kind of tools you should use to support your hiring efforts
5. How OMMAX uses a referral program and active sourcing to obtain the best digital talents

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About Philipp:
Philipp Ortlieb is Partner and Chief People Officer at OMMAX, focusing on increasing the ROI and EBITDA for OMMAX clients through top talent recruiting and data-driven HR management.
Overseeing the company’s digital and data-driven internal processes, he ensures OMMAX continues growing by recruiting top talent from the worldwide business, technology, and science fields. Before OMMAX, Philipp worked at Vodafone GmbH, leading a team of 13 employees developing digital customer service in the B2B sector.

Find Philipp on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-ortlieb-6b508a10b/

Contact Philipp by e-mail: philipp.ortlieb@ommax.de

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About OMMAX:
OMMAX is a fast-growing digital strategy consultancy in Europe, specializing in transaction advisory, strategy, and end-to-end execution of digital initiatives. It’s OMMAX’s vision to build digital leaders in Europe to foster innovation and accelerate digital growth and profitability. Over the past ten years, OMMAX realized 250+ M&A deals with >€15B deal value and 1,500+ international value creation projects in various industries for leading private equity firms in commercial strategy, digital operational excellence, advanced data strategy, analytics, tech, and automation. As a front-runner for holistic data-driven strategy consulting and end-to-end execution, OMMAX is the leading consultancy within the European Private Equity sphere, designing and delivering best-in-class digital strategy and value creation.

Website: https://www.ommax-digital.com
Industry: Consulting
Company size: 300+
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Founded: 2011

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About the host Sammy:
Sammy and SAWOO offer a B2B community-building service that establishes you as a thought leader in your industry and helps you build genuine, human-to-human relationships with your dream clients.

Get in touch with Sammy here on LinkedIn.

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Past guests on the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Podcast include: Friederich von Hurter, Melanie Tobler, Tilman Au, and many more! 


About

The "LEADERS IN CONSULTING" Podcast is dedicated to helping Partners and Managing Directors of Consultancies grow their business faster. If you want to learn best practices from other Leaders in Consulting, this show is for you.

Each episode features an interview with a consultancy Partner, Managing Director or Thought Leader, discussing topics like:

  1. How to set up a winning strategy for your consultancy
  2. How to upsell and cross-sell more
  3. How to win big whale leads and convert those to clients
  4. Hiring and keeping valuable team members
  5. How to become a thought leader by building your personal brand

Hosted by

Sammy Gebele, CEO of SAWOO