Sam Wellalage , BSC, MA

WIC Search

Your on-demand in-house recruitment team at 80% less cost.

Chief Economist and Recruiter

WorkInCrypto.Global

Scaling Blockchain, Crypto and Web3 Teams Since 2019: Csuit to $100K salaries

Recent appointments: 
Director of Operations: Sport and Blockchain Tech
Head of Business Development: Cloud Startup
Head of Web3 and Metaverse for PSG Football club: one of the most well-known sports brands in the world: £600 Million revenue last year
Web3 Advisor to the board: beIn Media Group: £1 Billion in revenue last year
COO to a payment application: 12 Billion Dollars under management
CEO to a brand new crypto exchange
Head of Product 
CTO
Chief Operating Officer: Crypto exchange: £400 Million in Revenue

Founder and executive search recruiter

ScalingCrypto teams since 2019. Our business has two functions: executive search and 2. Crypto recruitment for mid and junior level roles

Founder

Untapped Future

"untapped Future" is a charity I set up to address my lifelong dream to support underprivileged children. Coming from an underprivileged background, I know how life-changing it is to have equal opportunities for children growing up in underdeveloped countries in Asia. 10% of the business profit from WorkInCrypto.Global goes towards this charity to help identify children with sporting and education talent.

Chief Executive Officer

Scaling Unicorns

Hiring Ops Leaders and Sr Tech for Tech, AI and FinTech industry. Salary ranges from $120K to $400K.

Cloud Computing, Machine Learning and AI, Python Engineers, Data Engineer, Cloud Security, Director, CEO, Full Stack Engineers, Backend Engineer

Founder and Principal Recruiter

5iveTech Recruitment

What makes us different from the rest? It is in the questions we ask and the process we follow! We go beyond checklists and explore what it is actually driving people in their work.  

Track record to date:
Our last 100 placements have a 99% retention rate. 98% of the candidates we've placed in the last 2 years are still in their jobs today. Most of them got promoted

Examples of our placement in the past 12 months (contract and permanents):
Tech Leadership: CTO, Engineering Manager, Head of Development, Tech Architects and Lead Devs 
C-Suit: CEO, Chief Operations Officer, Director of Ops, Head of Client Services
Compliance: Head of Compliance, Director of compliance, AML/KYC/ Crypto specific compliance
Marketing: CMO, Marketing Manager, UX/UI Designer
Sofware Engineering: Blockchain, C#, Java, C++, Ruby on Rails, Elixir, Golang, Javascript, React, Gatsby, SOLIDITY, Smart Contracts,PHP

Industries: Fintech, Cryptocurrency, Asset Management, Banking, Capital Markets, Gaming, Gambling, 

We ask intuitive questions to determine your suitability and we make recommendations based on your skillset. Whether you are a CEO, recruitment head or a junior-level candidate, we provide expert advice which transforms your talent pipeline and careers.

Managing Director and Founder

rethink

I built the Ruby on Rails practice from scratch at Rethink.

Awards and recognitions: Rising Star at Rethink group (London, Birmingham, Manchester and Ireland).

Technology Recruiter

British Transport Police

Human Resource and Resource allocation for London Police

HR Resourcing Officer

Keele University

Recruitment Officer

Sri Lanka Badminton 

I first represented Sri Lanka when I was 12  years old. At the age of 19, I became the national number 1. I was able to travel the world and represent my country. I loved every minute of it. 

Starting out it was hard, financially as well as mentally.  But through hard work, sheer determination and self-belief I overcame every obstacle. I'm blessed to be able to play an individual sport at the highest level, and that experience still shapes me and reassures me that there is nothing you cannot achieve if you beleive!

Professional Athlete

Crypto Executive Search Recruiter | Ex -Pro Athlete | CEO

Separating the good from the great!

I have been scaling Crypto/Blockchain/ Web3 companies since 2019, hiring C-suit to Engineers.

Most roles ranges from $100,000 - $400,00K per year.

Here are some case studies of how I did exemplary work for exemplary people and companies: 

1. I am the exclusive and retained Blockchain recruiter for the PSG football club, one of the world's top 5 best football clubs owned by the government of Qatar. I successfully recruited their first Head of Blockchain to facilitate the club's transition into the Web3 space and help them earn millions of additional revenue streams.

2. I recruited the entire company (C suit, engineers, and ops) for the former chairman of Macquarie Bank Group, who now runs a 12 billion-dollar hedge fund. 

3. I helped another market leader, Chiliz and Socios, hire a Director of Operations for their newly set crypto team and several other roles.

How do I achieve these results?

I use a metric-driven, scientifically designed qualification process that hiring managers and candidates undergo. Thus, I have a 100% success rate over 500 positions filled and a 98% retention rate.  

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Executive Search Recruiter

Executive Search / C-suit Recruitment in  Crypto. Blockchain and Metaverse Sector

Recent appointments: 
Head of Business Development: Web3 startup
Head of Web3 and Metaverse for PSG Football club: one of the most well-known sports brands in the world: £600 Million revenue last year
Web3 Advisor to the board: beIn Media Group: £1 Billion in revenue last year
COO to a crypto payment application: 12 Billion Dollars under management
CEO to a brand new crypto exchange
Head of Product - crypto
CTO - crypto
Chief Operating Officer: Crypto exchange: £400 Million in Revenue last year

WIS Accountancy Limited

•	Led WIS Accountancy to become an ACCA Approved Employer (Gold)
•	Spearheaded the initiative for WIS Accountancy to become a CIMA Training Partner
•	Developing high-quality accounting strategies and ensuring their alignment with organisational goals

Co-Founder and Director

WIS Umbrella Ltd

•	Enforcing fulfilment of guidelines and in-house policies to adhere to legal policies and practice business ethics.
•	Overseeing end-to-end operations and business activities to ensure they are consistent with our mission.

Managing Director

Morgan Stanley

•	Represented Morgan Stanley Regulatory in the IRB Self-Assessment to Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
•	Liaised with Regional Heads to develop new business strategies to reduce RWA
•	Educated Business Units and Bank Resource Management on Credit Risk PRA rules 
•	SME for IRB Self-Assessment, COREP Business Requirement, and Core Group implementation for LEM 
•	Member of Morgan Stanley’s Finance Charity Committee, Volunteering Committee, and Graduate Recruitment Team

Senior Manager - Regulatory Reporting

Barclays Investment Bank

Consultant - Regulatory Reporting

Commerzbank AG

Analyst - Operations

Costco Wholesale

Accounts Assistant

HSBC

Banking Assistant

I believe in making numbers work for you.

After having worked at some great financial firms for most of my career, I co-founded WIS in 2009, soon after the financial crisis, which was a huge “risk”, I was told. I worked in Finance. I understood risks. 

My partners at WIS and I worked with entrepreneurs/small business owners and turned their lives and businesses around. We started small but our dedication to our clients made us who we are today. To us, client-satisfaction is key, which is partly why most of our client-relationships have evolved into longstanding friendships.

I am a core accountant at heart. I lead the Accounting function of our company with nearly 20 staff members and have achieved a year-on-year growth of 20% since 2015. So, if you want to talk numbers, I’m your guy.  

Whether you are a Contractor, Freelancer, or a Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), our transparent working models mean that we are on your side every step of the way. From navigating IR35 legislation to personal tax returns, annual accounts, mortgages, VAT, and payroll – we’ve got you covered. Our ultimate goal is to take our products to all our clients in an affordable manner, and our paperless and completely digital operations allow us to do just that.

In my spare time, I love to immerse myself in reading books, watching loads of cricket, and spending time with my family.

I strongly believe that the future of finance and accounting will be even more digitalised with the convergence of automation with artificial intelligence. Honestly, I can’t wait to toggle with the possibilities of making the accountant’s role less administrative and more advisory, and using their skills to contribute towards actual decision-making.

Interested in learning more about how I can help you weave through those excruciating financial sheets? Drop me a line on LinkedIn or email me at wijay.kanagasundaram@wis-accountancy.co.uk 

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Sam Wellalage , BSC, MA

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