SENIOR HIRING / 2026

Search.Done.Right.

Critical Appointments. Diverse talent. End-to-end accountability. We help regulated organisations identify, attract and secure key hires through structured, inclusive search.

Start a search →Where we search
400+
Senior placements
12+
Years in executive search
38%
Diverse hires
24
Avg days to shortlist
01 / Framework Approved

Search, built for the regulated business.

Search is for organisations where governance, compliance and public accountability matter. Our structured approach helps clients make confident hiring decisions in complex and highly regulated environments.

Our delivery approach is built around strong governance, transparency and fairness — giving clients confidence that every search is managed professionally, consistently and in line with best practice.

02 / Critical Hires

Where we make Critical Hires.

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Public Finance & Financial Services
Supporting financial institutions, investment bodies and publicly funded organisations to appoint leaders and specialists in regulated and high-scrutiny environments.
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02
Grade 6, SCS1 & SCS2
Senior Civil Service appointments at Grade 6, SCS1 and SCS2 — director-level leadership across central government departments and arm's-length bodies, run to public sector recruitment principles.
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03
SCS3, SCS4
Director General and Permanent Secretary-level search — the most accountable, scrutinised appointments in the Civil Service, run as structured, defensible processes.
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04
Business Critical Hires
Hard-to-fill senior appointments where the role is mission-critical, time-sensitive, or sits at the intersection of policy, delivery and commercial leadership.
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03 / Candidate Experience
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04 / Search Insights

What our searches tell us.

70%

Up from 41% sector average for senior public-sector appointments.

Shortlist diversity

Of our shortlists in the last year included two or more candidates from under-represented backgrounds at director level and above.

87%

Versus 62% executive-search benchmark on first-shortlist rating.

Hiring manager satisfaction

Of hiring managers rated the quality of our shortlist as above expectation or exceptional at first review.

92%

First-time accept rate — no rebound offers, no counter-bid spirals.

Offer-to-acceptance

Of offers extended through our process were accepted by the preferred candidate first time.

05 / How We Search

Structured. Outcomes-focused.

1

Brief & Calibrate

Deep-dive on the role, the team it joins, and the outcome it has to deliver. Diversity ambition agreed up-front, not retro-fitted.

2

Search & Engage

Proactive, mapped search across the public, private and third sector — including talent rarely active on the open market.

3

Shortlist & Appoint

A deliberately built shortlist, supported through interview, offer and onboarding — with candidate care from first call to day one.

06 / Search, Delivered

A selection of organisations we've appointed into.

A confidential deal sheet — leadership and specialist appointments across public finance, regulated financial markets and sovereign capital deployment.

UK National Wealth Fund

Director-level appointment
SCS-equivalent · 2025

IPSL

Senior leadership search
Financial market infrastructure · 2025

EBRD

Specialist appointment
Investment & capital · 2024

MUFG

Senior banking hire
Regulated markets · 2024

All appointments delivered under structured, confidential search engagements. Further references available on enquiry.