MVRK

MVRK is an independent, founder-led HR search firm specialising in confidential, retained recruitment for mid-to-senior HR roles across European markets. Founded by Matteo Muscio, MVRK focuses exclusively on direct, research-led recruitment for People and HR positions where traditional job adverts will not reach the right candidate. The company handles HR roles from mid-management through to the level below Chief People Officer, including senior HR business partners, heads of talent acquisition, learning and development leaders, compensation and benefits leads, and HR directors for new regions or business units. MVRK does not recruit for CPO or CHRO positions, maintaining a narrow specialisation that allows for depth and expertise.

MVRK's distinctive approach centres on pressure-testing the brief before the search begins, defining what the role needs now, what it will become next, and what the market will support. The company maps adjacent candidate profiles around the work itself, identifying three core profile types: the builder who has created capability before and works without inherited infrastructure, the operator who balances strategic credibility with willingness to own unglamorous work, and the translator who turns leadership ambition into practical People systems across markets and cultures. MVRK works across multiple sectors including logistics, manufacturing, technology, financial services, and luxury retail, with the common thread being an HR role that must grow as the business changes.

MVRK operates across European markets with experience covering the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, the Nordics, Benelux, and DACH regions. The company takes a limited number of concurrent mandates, keeping founder Matteo Muscio directly involved in the brief, market interpretation, candidate calibration, and decision support throughout each search. Clients choose MVRK for its discretion, accountability, and research-led approach to finding HR professionals for roles the organisation chart did not have the previous year. The company works on a retained basis, providing early market feedback and setting working timelines after the initial brief.