International search expertise · Vienna & international

Talent decisions.Career decisions.Guided by international search expertise.

Opportunity Partners is an international executive search, market mapping and career transition consultancy. We help companies identify senior talent and understand international talent markets, while supporting experienced professionals through significant career transitions.

40+ years of combined experienceEurope · Australia · Central Asia · Middle East · UK · US

Two perspectives. One international talent market.

We work on both sides of important talent decisions, giving companies and experienced professionals equal access to senior-level expertise.

02For experienced professionals

Career Transition

We support experienced professionals navigating a significant career change, international move or return to the market.

Drawing on our employer-side experience, we help clients evaluate realistic options, clarify their direction and position their experience for the markets and opportunities they want to pursue.

Services include
  • Career direction and transition strategy
  • International labour-market entry
  • Professional positioning and narrative
  • CV and LinkedIn review
  • Interview and decision support
Discuss Your Career Transition

Our dual perspective

Insight from Both Sides of the Market

Our work with companies strengthens the advice we provide to professionals. At the same time, our understanding of candidates, leadership potential and international career paths improves the search work we deliver to corporate clients.

This dual perspective allows us to provide informed, realistic and commercially relevant advice on both hiring and career decisions.

About Us

International search experience. Personal senior attention.

Opportunity Partners is led by international executive-search partners Peter Novotny and Oksana Kotrikova.

Together, we bring extensive experience across executive search, in-house talent acquisition and leadership advisory in Europe, Australia, Central Asia, the Middle East, the UK and the US.

We work directly with every client, combining senior-level attention with international market knowledge and a practical, personal approach.

Portrait of Peter Novotny

01 · Partner

Peter Novotny

Executive Search Partner & Leadership Advisor

Peter is a senior executive-search partner with extensive experience across Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. He advises companies on senior appointments, leadership assessment and succession, while also supporting executives through career transitions and international moves. His strength lies in aligning organisational leadership needs with executives’ experience, ambitions and potential.

Expertise
International Executive SearchSenior Leadership AppointmentsLeadership AssessmentSuccession and Executive Talent StrategyExecutive Market MappingExecutive-Level Career DecisionsLeadership TransitionsExecutive Positioning
Peter@opportunitypartners.eu
Portrait of Oksana Kotrikova

02 · Partner

Oksana Kotrikova

Executive Search Partner & International Career Strategist

With over 20 years of experience in international recruitment, executive search and in-house talent acquisition, Oksana advises companies on senior hiring, talent identification and market mapping across Europe, Australia, Central Asia and MENA.

Combining executive-search expertise with employer-side insight, she also supports experienced professionals through career transitions, international moves and entry into new labour markets. Her strength lies in connecting business hiring needs with the right talent and helping professionals position their experience effectively.

Expertise
Executive Search and Senior Talent IdentificationInternational Talent and Market MappingCross-Border RecruitmentIn-House Talent AcquisitionInternational Career TransitionEuropean and International Labour-Market EntryExecutive and Professional Positioning
Oksana@opportunitypartners.eu

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