- Managing Director - Professional Services Recruitment
- London | International Leadership Opportunity
- Platform-build opportunity with significant long-term upside
This is an opportunity for an ambitious recruitment leader looking to build at scale within one of the fastest-growing areas of the professional services market. The platform already has strong market credibility, established client relationships and active revenue streams across advisory, consulting and private capital environments.
The business partners with leading advisory firms, PE-backed consultancies, Big 4 environments and high-growth professional services platforms across Tax, Audit, Financial Advisory, Transaction Services, CFO Search, Interim Consulting and Compliance & Risk. With international infrastructure, established delivery capability and leadership backing already in place, the business is now investing heavily into the next phase of growth.
The Managing Director - Professional Services Recruitment will lead the strategic expansion of the platform, combining leadership, business development and senior search execution across retained and contingent mandates.
Role Highlights
- Build and scale high-performing Professional Services recruitment verticals
- Lead senior retained and contingent search mandates across advisory and consulting markets
- Develop trusted relationships with Partners, CFOs and senior advisory leadership teams
- Drive strategic business development, revenue growth and market expansionBuild, mentor and lead high-performing teams with full P&L ownership
You Will Need
- Proven track record within Professional Services, Advisory, Finance or Executive Search recruitment
- Strong billing and business development performance at senior level
- Experience scaling teams, markets or high-growth recruitment functions
- Credibility operating within consulting, advisory or private capital environments
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ambition to build something significant
Why You’ll Love It
- Genuine platform-build opportunity with significant leadership backing
- Existing infrastructure, delivery support and warm client relationships already in place
- Access to premium mandates across Tax, CFO Search, Financial Advisory and Transaction Services
- High level of autonomy to shape growth strategy, team build-out and market direction
- Long-term financial upside aligned with platform growth and commercial success
This is not a cold-start environment. The successful individual will inherit momentum, infrastructure and established market relationships, alongside the freedom to scale strategically within a high-value, relationship-led market.
For ambitious leaders within Professional Services Recruitment, Tax Recruitment, Advisory Search, CFO Search or Executive Search, this represents an opportunity to build a market-leading platform with genuine scale, visibility and long-term upside.
For a confidential discussion, please contact:
celine@fifteenwest.com
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