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

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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)  

CEO, Principal Analyst Intelligent World•Helping AI-Driven Companies Generating Success•Top10 AI-Data-IoT-Influencer

The world is becoming AI-driven — but most organizations struggle not with AI technology, but with AI decisions.

I help enterprise leaders navigate GenAI and Agentic AI decisions, moving from early research and experimentation to decision-ready intelligence and confident implementation at scale.

As a global top-10 AI & data influencer and CEO & Principal Analyst at Intelligent World, I work at the intersection of:
➨GenAI & Agentic AI
➨Enterprise AI strategy & governance
➨AI market intelligence & decision frameworks
➨Vendor evaluation and selection

Across AI, data, cloud, and automation, I see the same pattern repeatedly:
AI initiatives fail when organizations lack structure, context, and evidence in their decision-making.

That’s why my work focuses on:
➨Creating AI decision landscapes that structure complex markets
➨Helping leaders understand trade-offs, constraints, and risks
➨Supporting defensible AI decisions for executives, architects, and procurement teams

At Intelligent World, we develop neutral, evidence-based intelligence that supports:
➨Enterprise AI platform selection
➨Agentic AI architecture decisions
➨RFP design and procurement alignment
➨Board-level and audit-ready AI decisions

If you’re an enterprise leader, I help you make sense of the GenAI and Agentic AI landscape before committing to vendors or architectures.

If you’re an AI technology provider, I help you understand how enterprises evaluate AI decisions — without promotion or bias.

AI success doesn’t start with tools.
It starts with clarity, structure, and informed decisions.

Ronald van Loon

What if your browser stopped being a window and started being a workforce?

Executives spend hours inside browsers. Researching vendors. Comparing markets. Reviewing decks. Scanning reports.

The workflow is still manual. Open 15 tabs. Jump back and forth. Take notes. Synthesize insights yourself.

That model is breaking.

Google’s GenTabs experiment, powered by Gemini 3 and called Disco, analyzes the tabs you already have open, understands your intent, and generates a custom interactive app from that session.

Not a summary. Not a chatbot.

An actual working interface built in real time around your goal.

Planning a trip becomes a live travel planner.
Reviewing recipes becomes a structured meal dashboard.
Studying research papers becomes a guided learning hub.

The bigger implication for leaders is this: the browser is becoming an application layer.

Every employee session can turn into dynamic software, tailored to context. Every workflow can become structured without waiting for IT to build a tool.

For enterprises, this signals a shift from static SaaS to generative interfaces. From searching information to instantiating tools.

The companies that win will not just deploy AI copilots. They will redesign knowledge work around AI generated applications.

The tab is evolving. And so is the operating model of work.

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CEO & Principal Analyst, Intelligent World | Global Top10 AI Influencer | Helping Leaders Navigate GenAI & Agentic AI Decisions

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