Dr. Maria Hubl

Since neither law nor economics really appealed to me at eighteen, I studied my three favorite subjects – psychology, philosophy, and French – at the University of Vienna. At 23, I completed my probationary year as the youngest teacher at the high school on Wenzgasse in Hietzing, Vienna – a fantastic and challenging first leadership experience.

After that, I ventured out into the big wide world with Austrian Airlines - a stay abroad in France followed, as well as an internship in the Head Office of Austrian in the area of ​​Marketing & Customer Service as assistant to the department head.

My career in Human Resources began in 2001 as an assistant to a dynamic female CFO. I provided support in the areas of finance, legal affairs, and HR at a financial consulting firm – almost around the clock. In this role, I was able to prepare, participate in, and conduct initial interviews with candidates for various specialist areas. Contract drafting, organizing a press conference in Hungary, and the sale of several company properties rounded out my responsibilities.

In 2003, my career path led me to the management consultancy Beyond Consulting in Vienna's 1st district. Beyond had emerged from a management buyout of Deloitte Consulting Austria. There, I joined a team of 35 men as the only woman, working as an all-round assistant to a unique managing director. After completing my doctoral studies, which I pursued while working, I advanced to HR manager, where I designed and led the recruitment of junior consultants up to senior managers.

Since 2006, I have been passionately working in executive search: my first position was at Ray&Berndtson CEE (now Heidrick&Struggles), where I had the opportunity to participate in exciting national and international searches with a focus on CEE. This involved recruiting for top management positions in industrial and consulting companies.

From 2008 to 2017, I gained diverse and relevant experience in personnel recruitment for service and industrial companies both domestically and internationally as a Senior Consultant  at Eblinger & Partner  . From 2017 to 2019, I expanded my portfolio as a Partner at Pavelka-Denk, focusing on cutting-edge personnel recruitment.

Perfect Match is my own company, which was founded in 2017 and brought to life on February 1, 2020.

Our industry focus encompasses professional services, management consulting, tax consulting, auditing, legal advice, and the entire financial sector. FMCG companies, clients of Upper Austrian industry, and Austrian SMEs also look forward to working with us.

Privately, I am a dedicated mother of two children: a daughter and a son, both of school age, and I love classical dance, France, and travel.

I also enjoy being involved in the parents' association at my children's school.