Paris · Europe · Middle East · GCC · LATAM · Asia

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International executive search and strategic recruitment for organisations in growth, transformation or international expansion. I find the senior and hard-to-find profiles that move your business forward, and I never start with CVs.

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  • 10+ years of experience
  • English · French · Arabic
  • You make the final call
Executive SearchTechnology & AITelecom & SatelliteInfrastructure & EnergyCommercial & DeliveryFashion & RetailExecutive & BoardStrategic AdvisoryMarket IntelligenceDirect SearchInternational Reach
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What I Do

Bespoke solutions for exceptional success

Executive search, international recruitment and talent consulting, built for complex, hard-to-fill roles where only a handful of people truly fit.

Signature service

Executive Search

Discreet search for CEOs, COOs, board members, senior partners and strategic advisors. Every search is built on your business, strategy and culture, never on CVs alone.

  • Direct, confidential executive outreach
  • Technical and behavioural assessment
  • Trust, discretion and cultural alignment
  • Support through the full selection process

International Recruitment

Pinpoint recruitment for complex, hard-to-fill roles across Europe, the Middle East, the GCC, Latin America, and Asia, in multilingual and multicultural environments..

Market Mapping & Intelligence

International market mapping to locate the true talent pool before any search begins, plus business intelligence when you need to identify the right partners or suppliers abroad..

Talent Consulting & Partnership

Workforce planning aligned with your growth or expansion strategy, and continuous recruitment support as a long-term partner rather than one-off placements..

  • Pinpoint Recruitment
  • Independent Expert Search
  • Supplier & Partner Identification
  • Permanent & Fixed-Term Recruitment
  • Technical & Behavioural Assessment
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My Approach

I never start with CVs

Every assignment begins with your business, then I build the search around it.

  1. Step 01

    Understand

    Your business, strategy, culture and long-term objectives, before any search begins.

  2. Step 02

    Map

    Market intelligence and international market mapping to locate the true talent pool.

  3. Step 03

    Engage

    Targeted sourcing and direct, discreet outreach to senior professionals and executives.

  4. Step 04

    Partner

    Support beyond the placement: a trusted, long-term partner in your growth.

Market intelligenceTargeted sourcingDirect searchInternational reach
You stay in control: I take on the parts of the process you ask me to, from sourcing to interviews and coordination, and every hiring decision remains yours.

About Me

Bridging the talent gap between the world's most dynamic regions

I'm Georgina Kalouche, Talent Acquisition Lead at Operate Talent, my independent recruitment practice in Paris. With 10+ years of international experience, I support organisations through growth, transformation and expansion, connecting exceptional talent between Europe, the Middle East, the GCC, Latin America, and Asia.

  • Much more than a recruitment firm: a strategic talent partner
  • Executive search and pinpoint recruitment for hard-to-fill roles
  • Highly specialised profiles across global markets
  • Searches built on your business and culture, never on CVs alone
My story, mission & values
Recruitment is first and foremost a business challenge, before it is an HR challenge.

My Philosophy

Expertise

The profiles I recruit

Five regions, one methodology. Pick an area to see the kind of profiles I search for, in English, French and Arabic working environments.

Technology & AI

Technical and AI expertise for product, data and transformation programmes.

Roles I recruit

  • AI consultants
  • Software engineers
  • Data specialists
  • HealthTech AI experts
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Case Studies

Selected assignments

From supplier mapping in China to confidential advisory searches in the Levant and an ongoing expansion across Latin America.

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China · Europe · UK · Middle East

International Supplier Identification & Executive Engagement

Market mapping, business intelligence and executive search combined in a single strategic methodology.

Europe & the Levant

Executive Search for a Large-Scale Infrastructure Programme

One programme, several rare-profile searches, each dramatically narrowing the talent pool.

Europe · GCC

AI Healthcare Feasibility Consultant for an Investment Firm

Identifying a strategic advisor to support an investment decision, not filling a vacancy.

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Partner with a Paris-based recruitment specialist for access to talent across Europe, the Middle East, the GCC, Latin America, and Asia.

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