Management Consulting - Executive Search in London

An opportunity to build and lead a global executive search practice, backed by an established international recruitment group. I’m partnering with a highly successful, internationally established executive search and recruitment group looking to significantly expand its Management Consulting & Advisory practice.

The wider group has an excellent reputation across specialist professional services recruitment, established relationships with leading global accounting, consulting and advisory firms, and successful operations across the UK, US and Asia. The business operates across both retained executive search and contingent recruitment, providing the commercial flexibility to develop relationships, originate opportunities and execute senior-level appointments.

This is an opportunity to build a highly lucrative specialist practice, operating in a market where fees regularly exceed £100,000 per placement.

An established platform and proven success: The Management Consulting practice is already being developed in Asia by an exceptional recruiter who previously ran a US$1 million annual billing desk, specialising in retained executive search for senior Partners and leadership teams within management consultancies. Having previously operated in a fully retained environment, they bring extensive market knowledge, an established international network and a proven ability to originate and execute high-value assignments.

Now based in Hong Kong, their focus is on developing the Asian market, with considerable opportunity across the UK and US remaining untapped due to time-zone constraints. The business is therefore looking for someone to work closely alongside them, leveraging their expertise, relationships and support to establish and develop the practice across the UK and US.

This isn’t starting completely from scratch. You’ll have the backing of an established international recruitment group, existing client relationships, a proven specialist alongside you and the infrastructure to build something substantial.

Two potential routes into the opportunity:

• An ambitious recruiter ready to step up: You may be a Senior Consultant, Principal or Director who has demonstrated strong commercial ability but hasn’t yet had the opportunity to build and lead a practice. You’ll have the autonomy to develop your market, originate opportunities and establish client relationships, with the support of an experienced international specialist.
• An established Director / Partner ready to lead a global business: Alternatively, the group would welcome an experienced leader capable of taking ownership of the Management Consulting practice internationally. Someone who can shape the strategy, build teams, establish new markets and ultimately take responsibility for developing a multimillion-pound global executive search business. There is also an appetite to consider individuals with existing teams.

The opportunity includes:

• Recruit senior executives, Directors and Partners into leading Management Consulting, Strategy, Transformation and Advisory firms.
• Operate in a specialist, high-value market with six-figure placement fees.
• Develop business through both retained search and contingent recruitment.
• Leverage established relationships across the group’s professional services client base.
• Collaborate closely with a proven million-dollar biller developing the Asian practice.
• Build the UK and US markets, with potential to expand into other international regions.
• Access research support, investment and established operational infrastructure.
• Play a defining role in the development of a potentially standalone global specialist brand.

Who are we looking for? Ideally, someone with experience recruiting into Management Consulting, Strategy or Professional Services. However, we’re equally interested in commercially strong 360 recruiters from adjacent specialist markets, particularly those experienced in candidate-led business development, senior appointments and creating opportunities rather than simply filling existing vacancies. The business is open-minded on seniority and background. What’s most important is commercial ability, ambition, relationship-building skills and the desire to build something meaningful.

Why consider it? The opportunity to build your own business within an established international group. You’ll benefit from the financial backing, reputation, infrastructure and existing relationships of a successful recruitment organisation, while enjoying the autonomy and influence normally associated with starting your own business. Whether you’re looking to make your first move into practice leadership or you’re an established Director or Partner seeking the opportunity to take ownership of a global executive search practice, this is a genuinely exciting proposition.