HeadFirst Group

HeadFirst Group is an international full-service HR service provider and platform for professionals in the Benelux region, connecting and contracting skilled professionals with client organisations. Founded in 1995, the group employs more than 400 colleagues and operates in 15 European countries. Its work spans HR technology, HR services platforms, workforce contracting, intermediary services and matchmaking.

The group's scale is considerable. It connects and contracts more than 30,000 professionals a year, who work over 30 million hours annually, across a client base of 536 organisations. Gross invoice value reached €2.642 billion in 2024. Services include Managed Service Providing, Recruitment Process Outsourcing, intermediary services and HR consulting, delivered through a portfolio of brands: HeadFirst, Striive, Staffing MS, Sterksen, StarApple and ProUnity.

HeadFirst Group operates across the human resources, staffing and recruitment, HR technology and contingent workforce management sectors. Its stated mission is to give companies more control over external hiring. The group is a Certified B Corporation and describes a commitment to responsible business practices, with an internal emphasis on work happiness, growth and development, and vitality.