recruitment agency in Montpellier
your next hire in Montpellier, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, from healthcare labs to digital start-ups.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
- hire signed in under 26 days
they hire with muzzo
how it works
you only pay if you hire
01
you describe the role
Using the form above: the role, your company, your sector. The rest is scoped in your first conversation with the Muzzo team.
02
the right headhunters get started
Those who have already recruited for this role and know the Montpellier market.
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you meet the profiles
Already approached and qualified. You choose who you meet.
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you hire, then you pay
Not before. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your role
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back to discuss it.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee for each role, between 5 and 30%. You only pay it once the person is hired. No fixed fees, no retainer: if you don't hire, you pay nothing. The Muzzo team helps you choose the right amount.
You have a double guarantee. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost. If we don't find a replacement within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of new hires are still in post after 3 months.
Click “get started” and describe your role in two steps. The Muzzo team gets back to you to refine the need. Then the headhunters who make the most placements in that field get to work. Launching is free, with no exclusivity.
our headhunters are ready to recruit for you in Montpellier
A hire signed in under 26 days. You only pay when you hire.
the reality
in Montpellier, growth outpaces hiring
a fast-growing metropolis
Montpellier is one of France's fastest-growing metropolitan areas. Companies are growing too, and key roles open faster than experienced profiles become available.
healthcare, agronomy, digital: specialist jobs
Medical research, biotech, agronomy, digital: each sector has its own jobs and networks. At Muzzo, each role goes to the headhunter who knows that job best.
many graduates, few senior profiles
With its universities and schools, Montpellier trains many young graduates. Managers and executives are rarer, and already in post. A headhunter goes and finds them.
the roles
the profiles our headhunters find for you in Montpellier
From the field to the boardroom, each role goes to a headhunter who knows that job.
developer and software engineer
They build the products of Montpellier's start-ups and software publishers. The city's most sought-after profile.
R&D manager and scientific project manager
They lead research projects in healthcare, biotech or agronomy, between the lab and the market.
salesperson and business developer
They sell software, medical devices or services to companies in Occitanie and across France.
product manager
They decide what the tech team builds, and in what order. A key role in start-ups reaching a new stage.
finance director and management controller
They structure the accounts of growing companies, often around a funding round.
marketing manager
They build awareness of a brand, product or app, in France and abroad.
the method
one headhunter per role, not one firm for everything
We have tracked every headhunter since November 2020, on three criteria: how many hires they make, the quality of their profiles, their speed.
you describe the role
You fill in the form, then we talk it through: the job, the location, the salary. You set the fee, between 5 and 30%.
we choose the headhunters
From more than 2,500 selected headhunters, we keep those who make the most placements in your field and know the Montpellier market.
you meet the right profiles
The headhunters approach and check every profile. You receive few CVs, but profiles that match.
you only pay if you hire
Nothing to pay upfront. No fixed fees, no deposit.
hiring in Montpellier: what you need to know
recruitment agency in Montpellier: how to choose
Montpellier has many recruitment agencies, generalists or specialists in healthcare, agronomy and tech, plus executive search firms for leadership roles. The right choice depends first on your role: an agency that recruits developers is not necessarily the right one for a biotech R&D manager.
Look at the roles the agency has already filled in your field, how well it knows the Montpellier market, and how it gets paid. With Muzzo, your role goes to the headhunters with the best results in that field, and you only pay when you hire.
how much does a recruitment agency cost in Montpellier?
Most agencies charge a percentage of the new hire's gross annual salary. The rate rises with seniority, and executive search costs more than a generalist agency. In Montpellier, an R&D manager or a finance director preparing a funding round usually sits at the top of that range. Some agencies also ask for a retainer up front, owed even if the role is never filled.
With Muzzo, you set the fee, between 5 and 30%, depending on how pressing the role is. It is only due once you hire: no retainer, no fixed fees. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, the search restarts at no cost.
the job market in Montpellier: healthcare, agronomy, tech
Montpellier has been a medical city since the Middle Ages: its faculty of medicine, founded in 1220, is considered the oldest medical school still operating in the world. North of the city, the Euromédecine business park hosts labs and medical industry companies.
Agronomy is the other strength. The Agropolis hub brings together research bodies such as Cirad, INRAE and IRD, the Institut Agro Montpellier and the university: a rare concentration of researchers in agriculture, food and the environment, with a growing agritech scene around it.
MedVallée, start-ups and studios: the hubs that are hiring
The Occitanie Region, the metropolitan authority and the French state back MedVallée, a project to make Montpellier a world centre of excellence in health, food and the environment, built on three fields: healthcare, agroecology and food, and the environment. It connects universities, labs and companies, and attracts new employers.
Tech completes the picture: software publishers, healthtech and agritech start-ups, video game studios. Insee already described it in 2016 as a metropolitan area that remains attractive, especially for students. Companies grow fast, and key roles open faster than experienced people become available.
the most sought-after profiles in Montpellier
With its universities and schools, Montpellier trains many young graduates. What is missing are experienced profiles: senior developers, product managers, R&D managers, finance directors who can structure a growing company.
These people already have a job, in Montpellier, Toulouse or Paris. A headhunter knows where they work, pitches your project and convinces them to move. For research roles, they also check that the person knows how to take work from the lab to the market.
hiring in Montpellier with Muzzo
In Montpellier, university, medical and research networks matter a lot. The headhunters we choose know these networks and approach people already in post directly.
We have tracked every headhunter since November 2020 on three criteria: how many hires they make, the quality of their profiles, their speed. Your role goes to those with the best results in your field, chosen from more than 2,500 selected headhunters. You receive few CVs, but profiles that have already been approached and checked.
your questions about hiring in Montpellier
On average, a Muzzo hire is signed in 26 days, from brief to signature, across all roles. In Montpellier, timing depends mostly on the experience required: a junior profile is quick to find, an experienced healthcare or tech manager needs a direct approach. The Muzzo team gives you an estimate from the first call.
Healthcare and biotech around the university hospital and Euromédecine, agronomy and agritech around Agropolis, tech and video games, business services. Our headhunters cover all of them, from developers to directors.
Because experienced profiles are rare there and already in post, while companies grow fast. A headhunter approaches them directly. With Muzzo, the one with the best results in your field takes it on.
Yes. R&D managers, scientific project managers, medical device salespeople, quality directors: we hand each role to the headhunters who make the most placements in that field. They know the labs and companies in the sector.