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Overview

Introduction

Headquartered in Berlin, hy is a consulting firm with deep roots in the startup, entrepreneur, and founder community, and the skills to support its portfolio of clients achieving their most ambitious growth targets.

Company Stats


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Employer Type

Private

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Size

51-100 Employees

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Featured Rankings

Vault Consulting 25 EMEA
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Major Departments/Practice Areas

SoftwareProfessional ServicesMediaIndustryConsumer BrandsArtificial...
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Major Office Locations

Berlin, Germany


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Employment Contact

Tina Chater – Director | People & Organization
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Vault Verdict

Axel Springer hy distinguishes itself with a vibrant company culture that thrives on innovation, flexibility, and a hands-on approach to consulting. Insiders love the firm’s entrepreneurial outlook—something that is heavily influenced by a diverse team with experiences both starting and consulting for a wide variety of different types of businesses. 

While the company’s youthful status is reflected in many of the aspects that insiders love, it is also something that gives rise to the few criticisms that emerge—the most significant being a lack of structure and defined processes at times.

Overall, however, hy continues to attract those who are passionate about driving change and embracing innovation. For potential candidates, the firm offers...

About the Company

The key to understanding hy is to understand its background: as a portfolio firm of Axel Springer, a leading digital media company, hy’s chief capabilities lie in identifying, analyzing and supporting growth opportunities on behalf of clients.

With its head office in Berlin, the firm now employs more than 50 people, with a mission to put its understanding of global tech and the digital ecosystem to work for its roundabout 200 clients. Approximately 60 percent of the consultants have founded companies before or worked in early-stage startups. All senior colleagues worked in operative roles before joining hy as a consultant. The entrepreneurial spirit is very strong.

To date, the firm has completed more than 400 projects in its main consulting topics including strategy, pricing, sales, business building, innovation ...

Employee Reviews


  • “A strong hands-on mentality. While other consultancies focus on pretty slides, our slides may be slightly uglier. Instead we focus on a 100% PowerPoint-to-reality implementation rate.”

  • “Challenging on great projects with great colleagues.”

  • “Don’t expect too much guidance, take ownership and get rewarded with endless support from your colleagues.”

  • “Hy is a leading innovation consultancy and a fast-growing pricing consultancy with a very unique company culture.”

  • “We are extremely hands-on (most of us don’t have a consulting but industry / founding / startup background).”

Getting Hired Here


  • “At hy, we are combining industry knowledge, consulting experience, and entrepreneurship skills.”

  • “Consulting experience or industry experience, at least 2 years of professional experience, ideally start-up experience.”

  • “Very timely and transparent process.”

  • “We love candidates with an entrepreneurial and innovative background and mindset.”

 

Perks & Benefits


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