Find Your Next
Senior Leader
in China.
Direct HR is China's leading contingent search firm for executives, senior managers, and key professionals.
You only pay when you hire. No upfront fees. No risk.
Trusted by companies including
Miriam Wickertsheim
General Manager, Direct HR
Miriam leads Direct HR's mission to connect international companies with the senior leaders who drive their China operations forward. With deep roots in China's executive talent market and a team of consultants each carrying 10+ years of specialized China recruitment experience, Direct HR delivers results — not just candidates.
The Smarter Way to Hire in China
We combine deep local expertise with a contingent model that aligns our success with yours.
No Cure, No Pay
You only pay upon successfully hiring a candidate we introduce. Our fee is 25% of the first year's gross remuneration, with a minimum of CNY 125,000. Zero financial risk until you hire.
10+ Years Specialist Experience
Every Direct HR consultant has more than 10 years of specialized China recruitment experience. We know the market, the talent pool, and what it takes to hire successfully in China.
A-Grade Candidates Only
We never compromise on quality. Every candidate is in-depth assessed by our consultants and matched to your requirements. Direct HR is recognized for introducing only top-tier professionals.
Full Recruitment Support
From scheduling interviews and offer negotiation to reference checks, onboarding support, and free replacement when required — we support you through the entire process.
Our Proven Recruitment Process
A structured, transparent approach that consistently delivers results — and you only pay our fee after you have successfully hired. No cure, no pay.
Submit Your Brief
Share the role details, required experience, and your expectations. We respond within one business day.
Search & Assessment
Our consultants conduct a targeted search and rigorously assess candidates against your requirements.
Candidate Introduction
We present only A-grade candidates with detailed profiles and our assessment notes.
Interview & Selection
We coordinate interviews, provide guidance, and support the selection process end-to-end.
Offer & Onboarding
We manage offer negotiation, conduct reference checks, provide onboarding support, and follow up after placement to ensure a smooth transition.
What Our Clients Say
Over 1,500 companies across industries have trusted Direct HR with their most critical hires in China.
Direct HR has repeatedly responded very well to our requirements in terms of quality and quantity of personnel. Some assignments were challenging in calibre and skills required within tight deadlines — they handled these demands competently and professionally.
Recruiting an English speaker with a specific academic background took longer than we expected until we contacted Direct HR. Several CVs were received in a short period of time, all of them with the right profile.
Direct HR is a customer-centric consulting firm with good consideration of our needs. We have good experience with them in filling our openings with quality candidates and would recommend their service to other industrial companies.
As a German company, we are lucky to have Direct HR as our vendor. Their consultants are very professional. The suitable candidates are supplied quickly. With their help, we shortened the recruitment period.
There was good collaboration between Direct HR and ourselves. Right from the start the whole search process was well structured and organised. Direct HR provided us with good candidate profiles that perfectly fit to our open positions.
Direct HR are professionals that have superlative work qualities as well as deep and detailed knowledge of the subject. They are trustworthy, consistent and reliable.
We engaged Direct HR to help us find our first employee in China. The service was very professional and met our needs perfectly. All candidates that were introduced to us were good and fit our requirements.
We are very satisfied with the prompt service of Direct HR and that they could fill the open position with the right candidate within the shortest time. We have already contacted Direct HR again for our company expansion in China.
Although the requirements of our profile were not easy to match, the recruitment process, screening and preselection of the candidates were done in a very professional manner by Direct HR. Our staffing project in China was successfully completed within the proposed time scope.
I have been very impressed with the professionalism and also how quickly Direct HR sourced ideal candidates for consideration and employment. I have used Direct HR throughout these past 2 years to support our expansion plans in China and I will continue to do so.
Direct HR displays professionalism in candidate searches and provides strong support. We expect a long-term cooperation with them.
Direct HR met our exact recruitment needs. We are very satisfied with the fast response of our business partner.
I can confirm our Company has been dealing with Direct HR for over 3 years. In that time Direct HR has undertaken a number of very successful Recruitment exercises in China on our behalf. We have found the service to be of an excellent standard and conducted in a very professional and timely manner.
Direct HR makes our recruitment more efficient.
We have benefited greatly from the service provided by Direct HR. There was professionalism displayed from creation of the first search profile to identification of the correct candidate.
When we were setting up our China operations earlier this year, Direct HR played an important role in recruiting candidates to facilitate a quick ramp-up. We were impressed by their prompt response to our requests, which involved both generic and niche profiles.
Direct HR quickly recommended candidates that met our requirements. 90% of candidates introduced by Direct HR qualified for the second round interview with our company line manager. We are very satisfied with their service.
We are delighted with the services that Direct HR Ltd provided us with. Their approach to our brief was professional, friendly and honest. The quality of candidates was excellent, and Direct HR managed the whole process very efficiently.
I had the pleasure of working with Direct HR. I appreciated their professionalism in selecting candidates based on the job description, organizing phone interviews and facilitating details of the candidate's travel to Europe.
Direct HR is a professional and thoughtful partner who helped us to recruit the right staff. We believe they will continue to be successful in the future.
Aspect needed to hire 8 people in Dalian, China within 30 days. The team at Direct HR went out of their way to understand the company's needs and map them to the candidates they presented. I view them as a trusted partner that I would be happy to use again.
Direct HR impressed us and earned our trust with their high efficiency and strong sense of responsibility in candidate searches.
We Search Across All Key Functions
From General Managers and functional directors to senior specialists — if you need a top professional in China, we can find them.
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Your Hiring Need
Submit your brief and one of our senior consultants will contact you within one business day — whether you need a General Manager, a functional director, or a senior specialist.
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