Our Services
Retained executive search, board advisory, and offshore resourcing — designed for the pace and regulation of London's extraordinary financial services ecosystem.
Our flagship service. Retained, confidential, and deeply personalised executive search for C-suite and senior leadership roles across the fintech ecosystem.
We don't post job ads and wait. We go direct — leveraging Cliff's personal network, deep domain expertise, and decades of built relationships to surface leaders who aren't actively looking but are exactly right.
Every candidate is personally vetted, every brief thoroughly understood, and every engagement handled with complete discretion.
Start a SearchCEO, CTO, CFO, COO, CPO, CRO, CISO, Head of Payments, Head of AI, Head of Product, VP Engineering, VP GTM, General Manager, Country Manager, Board-level NEDs.
Banks, challenger banks, VC-backed fintechs, payments companies, InsurTechs, SaaS scaleups, and PE portfolio companies across financial services.
Deep briefing → Market mapping → Direct outreach → Rigorous evaluation → Shortlist presentation → Offer support → Onboarding follow-through. No shortcuts.
London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, Leeds, Birmingham — and globally for UK companies expanding internationally or overseas fintechs entering the UK market.
Next-generation board placement for AI-native, venture-backed, and growth-stage fintechs who need boardroom firepower — not just governance.
We find non-executive directors and advisors who bring operational depth, investor credibility, and the domain expertise to navigate payments regulation, AI ethics, and hyper-growth — not just fill a seat.
Discuss Board NeedsIndependent board members, advisory board chairs, audit committee members, and specialist NEDs with payments, AI, regulatory, or sector-specific depth.
Series B+ fintechs building governance for the first time, payments companies preparing for significant transactions, and firms restructuring their boards for growth.
Board searches demand the highest level of confidentiality. Every engagement is handled with absolute discretion from first conversation to appointment.
London's talent market is one of the most competitive and expensive in the world. Our offshore resourcing service gives UK fintechs access to world-class technical and delivery teams from South Africa and India — at a fraction of London's hiring cost, and without compromising on quality, culture, or accountability.
Transparent pricing. Real delivery. A smarter way to build for scale without burning through runway.
Learn MoreSoftware engineers, QA, DevOps, data engineers, product managers, and technical delivery leads — pre-vetted and ready to integrate with your London team.
Access premium skills at 40–60% of equivalent London costs, without the quality compromise common at the lower end of the offshore market.
You see who's on your team, what they're paid, and how they perform. No agency black box — just clear, professional delivery with real accountability.
We work in the way that best serves your organisation — not in a one-size-fits-all commercial structure.
Our standard model for senior executive and board searches. Full commitment, market mapping, and dedicated senior attention throughout. Best for critical roles where quality and discretion are non-negotiable.
A monthly retainer model where we become your talent function. Ideal for scaling fintechs with multiple hires per quarter who want consistent quality without the overhead of an internal TA team.
Strategic advice on team structure, compensation benchmarking, hiring process design, and employer branding — without a specific search mandate. For founders and CHROs thinking ahead.
Let's have a 20-minute call. We'll quickly understand your situation and recommend the right approach — no sales pitch, no obligation.