Case Study | Senior Interim Recruiter for a Sustainability Tech Scale-up
Functional Topic
Recruitment, Talent Acquisition
Project Industry
Sustainability
Technology
Needed Support
An Interim Head
of Recruitment
Duration
3 Months
Rebuilding Agriculture from the Ground Up
Klim is one of Europeβs fastest-growing players in sustainability tech. Founded on the belief that regenerative agriculture can reshape food systems, the Berlin-based scale-up works with farmers and companies across Europe to reduce emissions, rebuild soil health, and accelerate the transition to more resilient supply chains.
Today, Klim supports projects across six countries and over 800,000 hectares of farmland. Its solutions range from Scope 3 carbon reporting for corporate clients to hands-on support for farmers adopting regenerative practices. With its platform gaining traction and partnerships multiplying, the next step is clear: grow the internal team to match the companyβs momentum.
The Opportunity Behind the Project
As Klim’s service offering expanded and new regions came online, the company prepared to hire more than 20 new team members within 12 months. These included key roles across sustainability, operations, product development, and partnershipsβeach critical to supporting ongoing client projects and platform innovation.
But scaling a team in a fast-paced environment requires more than enthusiasm. It demands time, coordination, and a structured hiring process. With its internal HR capacity already stretched, Klim needed additional support to ensure recruitment could keep pace with business needs.
The Role of Consultport
To support this growth phase, Klim reached out to Consultport to find a Senior Interim Recruiter who could quickly integrate into their team and bring both experience and structure to the hiring process.
The interim recruiter collaborated closely with hiring managers, defining hiring priorities and ensuring all roles moved through a consistent and efficient recruitment flow. With a strong background in active sourcing and fluency in German, the recruiter also took a hands-on role in identifying and screening candidates for critical positions.
The Approach
The recruiter focused on three core areas:
- Process Optimization: Reviewing and refining the hiring workflow to ensure better coordination and fewer delays.
- Active Sourcing: Proactively identifying candidates for specialist and hard-to-fill roles, particularly in the DACH market.
- Candidate Screening: Conducting pre-interviews and assessments, allowing internal stakeholders to focus on the final selection stages.
Using familiar tools like Personio, the recruiter was able to get up to speed quickly. The focus was not on reinventing processes, but on applying structure, consistency, and urgency to support the teamβs hiring goals.
The Results
With structured recruitment support in place, Klim gained confidence in executing its hiring roadmap:
- New team members were successfully onboarded across several departments.
- Smoother collaboration across teams
- Faster decision-making throughout the hiring process
Importantly, the recruiterβs contribution helped lay the foundation for a more scalable hiring approach that supports Klimβs broader mission: to bring regenerative agriculture to the mainstream, one project and one partnership at a time.
As we grow, it’s essential that our team grows with us, and Consultport helped
us find an interim manager within a very short period of time.
β Heino Meerkatt | Β CFO, Klim GmbH
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