Michael Williams

Talent Acquisition Lead ✦ RL100 Member ✦ Views are my own

Over 19 years experience and have previously worked at HSBC, UBS and BNY Mellon. I am very passionate about my work and have had the privilege to partner with Global Banks and Financial Institutions in the identification and attraction to hire senior leaders, ranging from C-Suite to Board level across the UK, Europe, North America and APAC. 

Experience working at the intersection of Executive Recruitment, Talent Intelligence, Talent Management and Workforce Planning, I support HR Leaders in building high-performing teams that drive growth and transformation. 

Core Specialties:
➝ Executive Recruitment & Talent Acquisition (C-Suite, CEO -1 and -2 level, MD, Board).
➝ Talent Intelligence, Market Insights & Competitor Benchmarking.
➝ Workforce Planning, Succession Strategy & Leadership Assessment.
➝ Senior Stakeholder Management & People Leadership.
➝ Direct sourcing & Vendor Management.
➝ Successfully built a TA function from the ground up.
➝ Built C-Suite Leadership teams via direct sourcing channels and networks.

Industry Focus:
➝ Banking, Financial Services, Wholesale Banking, Asset Management, Investment Management, Private Bank, Investment Banking.
➝ Front Office, Middle Office, Corporate and Control Functions.

Chartered MCIPD qualified professional who has a data-driven and hands-on approach, combining analytical insight with strategic execution to deliver measurable impact in leadership hiring and talent strategy.

Head of Talent

Recruitment Lead responsible for all lines of business hiring from entry to Board level, covering Corporate Functions through to the FrontI office. 

2021 Achievements:
→ Recruitment Framework & Governance Implementation 
→ IR35 Lead (Successful HMRC Audit)
→ Reduced time to hire to 41 days

2022 Achievements:
→ ATS Implementation 
→ Talent Management Framework Design
→ Gender Diversity recruitment policy implementation 

2023 Achievements (YTD):
→ Direct recruitment model implementation 
→ Direct Recruitment (91% YTD)
→ Internal Mobility (63% increase YTD)
→ Branding

Key Placements:
→ European Chief Risk Officer, London
→ Chief Risk Officer, Paris
→ European Head of Internal Audit
→ UK MLRO / European Head of Financial Crime
→ European Chief Financial Officer
→ Head of Market Risk & Reporting
→ Head of Credit Risk
→ Head of Enterprise Risk Management 
→ Head of Operations 
→ Head of Business Management
→ European Head of Banking
→ European Head of IT
→ Head of Communications - Europe
→ European Head of Treasury & Financial Markets
→ Business Manager to the CEO, IB

Global Banking & Corporate Functions Talent Acquisition | Natixis Corporate & Investment Bank

City Of London, England, United Kingdom (On-site)

Job by Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking

Director, Relationship Manager - Real Estate Structured Finance  

We are recruiting for this Chief Client Office UK CIB vacancy at Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking in London, UK

Currently recruiting for the below Murex Support Specialist FTC at Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking

We are recruiting for this new Director, Real Estate Finance - Relationship Manager vacancy at Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking.

A great permanent opportunity for a Senior Murex Support Specialist (with FO module and experience of M 3.1) to join the team in London at Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking.

Senior Murex Support Specialist (Front Office)  

Chris Haslam

Move

Move is the on-demand talent team for many of Europe's fastest-scaling tech companies 🚀

We empower our clients by dedicating a team of expert in-house talent partners on a monthly rolling subscription. We guarantee that our clients will reduce the cost and time of building game-changing teams.

We specialise in building great teams in:
👩‍💻 Tech
💰 GTM & Sales
📈 Growth and Marketing
📱 Product & Design
🏠 Operations

If you've got this far, let's start something amazing chris@wearemove.com.

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Talent Advisor & Co-founder, Move | exp. scaling 200+ teams | Sharing hiring tips for startups

Bad hiring costs thousands, spooks investors and slows growth 😱. 

Our TaaS ('Talent-as-a-Service') model ensures you get it right when you most need to. We’re experts at securing top talent that thrives in early-stage tech businesses. And, we’ll set you up for hiring success so you can do it without us in the future 🚀

We specialise in building great teams in:
👩‍💻 Tech
💰 GTM & Sales
📈 Growth and Marketing
📱 Product & Design
🏠 Operations

Work with your own dedicated, expert talent team on a subscription basis during periods of growth. No long contracts. Guaranteed hires. 

🤝 Trusted by top companies including; SeedLegals, Monese, Microsoft, Farewill, Visionable, Percent, Spryker, and LaunchDarkly, to name but a few of our awesome partners. 🎉

Don't take our word for it, check out our testimonials page 👀

🚀 https://www.wearemove.com/testimonials 🚀

Move is the on-demand talent team to many oof Europe's fastest scaling tech companies 🚀

We empower our clients by dedicating a team of expert in-house talent partners on a monthly rolling subscription. We guarantee that our clients will reduce cost and time of building game-changing teams, 

Our current clients include:
SeedLegals, Monese, Collibra, Spryker, LaunchedDarkly, Microsoft, Farewill, Cuvva, Machine Max, Ditto Bank/Travelex, Argent, FutureLearn, Houzz, Kamet Ventures, Anorak Technologies, Birdie Care, Topham Guerin, SharpEnd, The Tin, Unit 9, Nucco Brain, Possible, Gravity Global, BigLight, Rehab Studios, Edelman.

We specialise in building great teams in:
👩‍💻 Tech
💰 GTM & Sales
📈 Growth and Marketing
📱 Product & Design
🏠 Operations

If you've got this far, let's start something amazing chris@wearemove.com.

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