Helping investment technology scale-ups become market leaders.
Founder-led search for the hires that matter most.
Trusted by investment technology leaders
Hiring challenges inside investment technology
If you’re hiring in this space, you’re probably facing at least one of these.
Talent is hard to win
The best people aren’t looking, the skills you need are scarce, and AI labs and global rivals are chasing them too.
Growth under pressure
Boards want growth fast, but slow decisions and bad hires aren’t setbacks. They’re a commercial risk.
Securing the hire
A signed offer isn’t a start date. Competitors and counter-offers can still cost you the hire.
How I work
I can help you meet these challenges and the expectations of the market.
Every search I run is exclusive and led by me. I start by understanding what the hire has to achieve, then go straight to the people who can deliver it, most of whom aren’t on the market.
01A warm pipeline, not a cold search
20 years of direct network access, with hundreds of active referrals in place before your search even opens.
02Quality at pace
One search partner, a focused shortlist within two weeks, then formal and informal reference checks on every hire.
03Protected to signature
Negotiation and counter-offer risk managed all the way through to your new hire’s first day.
It scales with what you need, from proving the fit on a single hire to building out a whole team. See the ways to work together →
How I help
A structured, repeatable search, not a reactive one. One point of accountability from first brief to reference check.
20 years in the market
Direct network access, not a cold search, built over two decades.
100s of active referrals
A warm pipeline in place before a search even opens.
Protected to signature
Negotiation and counter-offer risk, managed all the way through.
Twice-verified, every hire
Formal and informal reference checks, on every placement.
One process. Total accountability. Every single time.
How a search runs
Four steps from agreement to launch, then Consult, Engage, Deliver, with every stage tracked so you always know exactly where a search stands.
Proven Success
Proven success
6 hires
BlueFlame AI
Six hires in four months across the US and EMEA. BlueFlame was later acquired by Datasite.
$500k+
Enfusion (now Clearwater Analytics)
Built the London / EMEA sales team from scratch. The first two hires generated over $500k in new revenue within six months.
25+ hires
Finbourne
Hires placed as Finbourne scaled from around 20 to 300+ employees and secured a $100m Series B.
Measured across my searches.
98.9%
Search success rate
95.8%
Retention: placed candidates still in role after 12 months
100%
Of clients would or have recommended me
From my own records: search outcomes, plus the feedback I ask every client for after each placement. Retention based on my last 24 placements.
It is rare that recruiters take the time to understand in extreme detail the needs of their clients on both sides of the professional placement industry. Jamie is an exceptional professional and a talented recruiter whom I have recommended to companies and individuals alike. He has carved a niche in the market and nobody does it better.
Joel BurnetteHead of EMEA Sales, BlueFlame AIGot a critical hire coming up?
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