Clara LindqvistTechnologyC-suiteRS-2039
Chief Technology Officer
Series D payments platform, 600 people
- New York
- Hybrid
- Permanent
$380k–$450k
We find the people who run the room.
Board, executive and senior specialist hires in technology, finance, healthcare, legal and energy. Retained when it matters, fast when it has to be.
- Partner-led, start to finish
- Shortlist in 21 days
Trusted by boards and founders at
Most senior roles are never advertised. We map every plausible person in the market, approach the right few, and bring you a shortlist of four to six you would be glad to hire.
- Placements since 2009
- 1,240
- Still in post after 12 months
- 94%
- Median brief to shortlist
- 21days
- Of our shortlists led by women
- 38%
A shortlist you can act on.
Every name comes with a partner's case, informal references and a realistic package.
- The whole market, mapped
- Every plausible person named and ranked, with the reasons we would or would not approach them.
- A written case for each candidate
- Why they fit, where they don't, and what the board should test in the final round.
- A straight answer on cost
- What the role will take to land, before anyone names a number.
Five weeks from brief to offer.
A retained search follows the same rhythm whether it is a chair or a principal engineer. You never wait more than a week for news.
- Brief and market map in a week
- A partner spends two hours with you and the people the hire will work with, then maps the field.
- Shortlist by day 21
- Four to six people, interviewed and referenced informally, each with a realistic package.
- Check-ins to day 90
- We stay close to you and your hire through the first ninety days. Most problems show up early.
Latest mandates
New briefs from this week. Most of our roles are filled before they reach a job board.
FinanceC-suiteRS-2033
Chief Risk Officer
UK challenger bank, 1.4 million customers
- London
- Hybrid
- Permanent
£300k–£350k
EnergyC-suiteRS-2027
Chief Operating Officer
Infrastructure fund-backed renewables developer
- New York
- Hybrid
- Permanent
$350k–$400k
HealthcareC-suiteRS-2024
Chief Nursing Officer
NHS foundation trust, three hospital sites
- Manchester
- On-site
- Permanent
£160k–£180k
LegalDirectorRS-2020
Head of Compliance
Series C payments fintech, EU e-money licence
- Dublin
- Hybrid
- Permanent
€150k–€170k
Hear about roles before they are advertised.
Register once, tell us what would actually tempt you, and hear from the consultant who covers your field.
- Confidential, always
- Your name never goes to a client without your say-so, role by role.
- Salary data before you negotiate
- Live bands from the offers we negotiated this year, for your role and city.
- Honest feedback after every interview
- What the panel said, in plain words, whatever the outcome.
Know what the role is worth.
Bands from 1,812 offers we negotiated this year. Check a role across four cities, or see where your own package sits.
- Quartiles, not averages
- Lower quartile, median and upper quartile base for 120 senior roles.
- Four cities
- London, Manchester, New York and Boston, in local currency.
- A calculator for your own pay
- Enter your base and see where it sits against the market.
Six practices. Each run by people who worked in it.
Former CFOs, engineers, nurses and lawyers who know what good looks like in their field.
Board & ExecutiveChairs, CEOs, CFOs and non-executive directors for listed, private equity and founder-led companies.3 live roles
Technology & DataCTOs, CPOs, heads of engineering and data leaders for scale-ups, payments firms and established enterprises.3 live roles
Financial ServicesCFOs, CROs, treasurers and finance directors for banks, insurers, asset managers and fintech.3 live roles
Healthcare & Life SciencesChief nursing officers, medical directors and commercial leaders for hospital groups, biotech and medtech.3 live roles
Legal & ComplianceGeneral counsel, heads of legal, compliance officers and company secretaries for regulated businesses.3 live roles
Energy & InfrastructureGrid, development and commercial leaders for renewables developers, utilities and infrastructure investors.3 live roles
Recent searches, start to finish
A few of the appointments we can talk about, with the numbers behind them.
“Henry ran the process with the care we would expect of our own advisers. Our new chair was in the room with lenders within a month, and it showed.”
Chief Executive
Private equity backed infrastructure services group
Search led byHenry LauExecutiveLondon
9 weeks
Brief to appointment
Independent Chair · Private equity backed infrastructure services group
An independent chair to lead an infrastructure group through refinancing
Read the case studyFinanceLondon
34 days
Brief to signed offer
Chief Financial Officer · Series D digital health platform
A first CFO for a Series D healthtech, a year ahead of IPO
Read the case studyTechnologyNew York
186
Engineering leaders mapped
Chief Technology Officer · Series C payments infrastructure company
A CTO to steady a payments scale-up through a platform rebuild
Read the case studyThe people you will actually speak to
No hand-offs to juniors. The partner who wins your search runs it.
LondonHenry Lau
Managing Partner
Chairs, chief executives and non-executive directors for UK and European boards
New YorkAnjali Mehra
Partner, Board & Executive
CEOs, CFOs and board directors for private equity and financial services
LondonClara Lindqvist
Partner, Financial Services
CFO, CRO and treasury hires for banks, insurers and fintech
New YorkMarcus Bell
Partner, Technology & Data
CTOs, product and engineering leaders for scale-ups and fintech
Notes from the market
Firm
Fifteen years of shortlists
Our first retained shortlist went out in October 2011. Since then: 1,240 placements, 94% still in post after a year, and a few lessons we keep relearning.
Henry Lau
Salaries
The 2027 salary outlook: where senior pay is still moving
Senior base pay in London rose 3.8% this year, but the spread is wide. Our 2027 forecast by role, and where real premiums are still being paid.
Clara Lindqvist
Hiring
Notice periods are getting longer. Plan for it.
Senior legal and compliance hires in London now take a median 19 weeks to start after signing. Typical notice by level, and how to plan a search around it.
Daniel Navid
Talk to the partner who would run your search
Hiring a senior leader, or thinking about your next move? Either way, you speak to a partner on the first call.
Or book a consultation with a partner.