recruitment agency and headhunters in Grand Est
your next hire in Grand Est, in good hands.
We combine our data, our role experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, from Strasbourg to Reims, from Metz to Mulhouse.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
- hire signed in under 26 days
they hire with muzzo
how do you hire across Grand Est, department by department?
Grand Est spans ten departments, from Champagne to Alsace by way of Lorraine: Strasbourg, Reims, Metz, Nancy and Mulhouse give access to neither the same profiles nor the same fields. Muzzo hands every role to the headhunter who knows that specific area. You set the fee, from 5 to 30%, paid only when you hire.
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee for each role, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it once you hire. No retainer, no fixed fees. A leadership role in Strasbourg isn't hired like an industrial role in Mulhouse: the fee follows how hard the role is to fill.
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 Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
our headhunters are ready to recruit for you in Grand Est
A hire signed in under 26 days. You only pay when you hire.
the reality
in Grand Est, the border changes the hiring market
the region has several hubs, not just one
Strasbourg and Alsace, Reims and Champagne, the Sillon lorrain around Metz and Nancy, Mulhouse and southern Alsace: one headhunter doesn't necessarily know all these markets at once.
some managers already work abroad
Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland: Grand Est is one of the regions where cross-border work weighs most heavily on the job market. Some skilled profiles choose a role outside the region.
each department has its own hard-to-fill roles
Food processing and wine-growing in Champagne, automotive and chemicals in Alsace, metalworking in Lorraine: the available profiles shift sharply from one department to the next.
the roles
the profiles our headhunters find for you in Grand Est
From Strasbourg to Reims, from Metz to Mulhouse, each role goes to a headhunter who knows that field.
general management and site management
CEO, plant director, subsidiary director. The headhunter approaches executives already in post, discreetly, in Strasbourg as much as in Metz or Mulhouse.
finance and management control
CFO, financial controller, accounting manager. Regional head offices and industrial groups hire for these roles all year round.
sales and business developers
Sales engineer, key account manager, sales director. The headhunter checks what the person has actually sold, not just the job title.
engineers, developers and data
Process engineer, chemical engineer, developer. Industrial groups in Alsace and Lorraine compete for these profiles.
supply chain and logistics
Warehouse manager, transport manager, supply chain director. The proximity of three borders has a direct effect on these fields.
operations and production
Production manager, EHS manager, team leader. The roles that keep a plant running, day after day.
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 workplace in Grand Est, the salary. You set the fee, between 5 and 30%.
we choose the headhunters
From more than 2,500 selected headhunters, we keep those with the most hires in your field.
you meet the right profiles
The headhunters approach and check every profile. You receive a handful of CVs, all of them relevant.
you only pay if you hire
Nothing to pay upfront. No fixed fees, no deposit.
the figures
the Grand Est job market in figures
source: Insee, full statistical profile of Grand Est (opens a new window), 2023 data
source: Insee, full statistical profile of Grand Est (opens a new window), 2023 data
source: France Travail, BMO 2026 survey, Grand Est (opens a new window), 2026 data
source: Apec, executive hiring forecast 2026, Grand Est (opens a new window), 2026 data
Grand Est: salaried jobs by department
For each department in the region, the town with the most salaried jobs.
| department | code | leading town | salaried jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardennes | 08 | Charleville-Mézières | 26,463 |
| Aube | 10 | Troyes | 29,364 |
| Marne | 51 | Reims | 86,162 |
| Haute-Marne | 52 | Chaumont | 13,491 |
| Meurthe-et-Moselle | 54 | Nancy | 65,648 |
| Meuse | 55 | Bar-le-Duc | 10,581 |
| Moselle | 57 | Metz | 79,441 |
| Bas-Rhin | 67 | Strasbourg | 167,883 |
| Haut-Rhin | 68 | Mulhouse | 48,534 |
| Vosges | 88 | Épinal | 22,851 |
source: Insee, Flores 2024 (opens a new window), salaried jobs and employer establishments at the end of December 2024, public and private sectors.
Insee does not validate town-level data one by one: treat small numbers with caution.
hiring in Grand Est: what you need to know
how do you choose a recruitment agency in Grand Est?
Grand Est brings together ten very different departments: Alsace around Strasbourg and Mulhouse, Champagne around Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne, Lorraine around Metz, Nancy and Épinal. An agency that knows Strasbourg well doesn't necessarily have results in Mulhouse or Nancy.
Muzzo hands every role, from more than 2,500 selected headhunters, to the one with the best results in that specific field, in the department concerned.
how much does a recruitment agency cost in Grand Est?
Fees depend on the seniority of the role and the area concerned: a leadership role in Strasbourg isn't priced like a production role in Lorraine, and some agencies ask for a retainer regardless of the result.
With Muzzo, the principle stays the same across the whole region: a fee between 5 and 30% that you choose, paid only when you hire.
what do the figures say about jobs in Grand Est?
According to Insee, the French statistics office, the region had 2,145,595 jobs in 2023, and 15.6% of them were managerial and senior professional roles, one of the lowest shares in France. Management profiles are therefore especially contested here.
For an employer, that means sharp competition for experienced managers, reinforced by how attractive neighbouring countries are for the same profiles.
why do so many managers from Grand Est work abroad?
According to Insee, 202,000 people living in Grand Est held a salaried job in Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland or Belgium in 2022, that's one incoming worker for roughly every 60 outgoing. The trend is especially strong towards Luxembourg, up sharply since 2015.
For a company in the region, that shrinks the pool of profiles available locally in certain skilled fields, and makes offering pay that stays competitive against neighbouring countries a necessity.
which economic hubs shape Grand Est?
Strasbourg and Alsace are home to European institutions, pharmaceuticals and automotive. Around Metz, Nancy, Thionville and Épinal, the Sillon lorrain metropolitan cluster has coordinated four industrial and university hubs since the law of 16 December 2010, the first of its kind in France.
Mulhouse and the Haut-Rhin remain shaped by automotive and chemicals, while Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne carry Champagne's food processing and wine-growing industries.
how do our headhunters recruit in Grand Est?
The headhunter assigned to your role knows the department concerned, whether that's Alsace, Champagne or Lorraine, and the companies already hiring there for that field.
Across the whole of Grand Est, a Muzzo hire is signed in 26 days on average, whatever the department. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost.
your questions about hiring in Grand Est
According to France Travail's BMO 2026 survey, 162,940 hiring plans are forecast for 2026 across the region, and employers rate 46.2% as difficult, one of the highest shares in France.
According to Apec, companies in the region plan 13,340 executive hires in 2026, a stable volume after a slight dip in 2025. Hiring is rising in energy and IT, but falling in R&D engineering and chemicals.
Because pay is markedly higher there for a comparable role, especially in Switzerland. In 2022, 202,000 people living in Grand Est worked in a neighbouring country, against only 3,500 residents of those countries who came to work in the region.
No. Strasbourg is home to institutions, pharmaceuticals and automotive, the Sillon lorrain around Metz and Nancy to industry and academia, Mulhouse to chemicals and automotive. Our headhunters know the market specific to each hub.
Because the region combines several distinct economic hubs with an intensity of cross-border work among the highest in France. A headhunter knows where to look for your field and your department, and approaches people already in a job.