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These are some summarised examples of mandates that we have recently completed. If any of these examples are aligned with what you are looking for, please get in touch.

Partner, AI Advisory

Own the vision, strategy, and growth agenda for the AI service line across the firm's key markets and sectors. Define and evolve the firm's AI proposition — including offerings, methodologies, tools, and thought leadership — ensuring it remains differentiated and commercially compelling. Set the standard for quality, rigour, and innovation in AI advisory delivery across the practice. Commercial Development Originate, shape, and close significant AI engagements with C-suite and board-level clients. Build and maintain a strong pipeline through relationships with CEOs, CDOs, CTOs, and senior technology and strategy leaders. Develop strategic alliances with AI technology vendors, cloud providers, and academic institutions to enhance the firm's capabilities and market reach. Client Delivery Oversee the delivery of complex, high-stakes AI transformation programmes — spanning strategy, operating model design, AI adoption, responsible AI governance, and capability building. Act as a trusted senior advisor to clients navigating AI investment decisions, ethical considerations, risk management, and organisational change. Ensure engagements deliver measurable, lasting value and generate strong client references.

Director, Strategy Sustainability

A senior, strategy-focused role within a dedicated EMEIA sustainability team. Rather than purely delivering client projects, the Director is expected to grow the practice — originating new business, developing commercial offerings, and producing thought leadership across decarbonisation, energy transition, and climate-tech. Client work is selective and high-impact, with a strong emphasis on engaging at C-suite level. The ideal candidate brings deep sustainability expertise, a commercial mindset, and a track record across 15–20+ engagements spanning strategy, transformation, and transactions.

Director, Agentic AI Assurance

Firstly, providing market-leading AI assurance for our clients focused on model risk and data risk (“technical AI assurance”); and Secondly, building and deploying AI products to support the transformation of the Audit and Assurance practice. The role includes: • Support the building, leading and nurturing a team of 25 AI specialists. • Building strong relationships and influence with pivotal stakeholders across the UK AI ecosystem; helping steer the development of the approach to AI assurance in the UK. • Leading market activation for the technical AI assurance proposition and development of the team’s project pipeline. • Leading the development of the technical AI assurance playbook. • Collaborating with colleagues to understand business need and then leading the development, deployment and assurance of AI assets to help transform the Audit and Assurance practice; • Collaborating with like-minded colleagues across the UK and globally.

Partner, Decarbonisation

A leading advisory firm were looking for a partner with expertise in decarbonisation, who could sell and deliver projects on carbon footprinting, science-based targets and TCFD.

Director – Cyber security – London

Lead & Grow the Cyber secuity and resilience service line at leading Advisory firm Delivery & Programme Management — Leading end-to-end cyber resilience transformation programmes, owning scope, quality, budget, and timelines to measurably improve an organisation's preparedness, response, and recovery. Crisis Simulation & Facilitation — Designing and running executive-level tabletop exercises and cyber crisis simulations, acting as a skilled facilitator who challenges senior leaders under pressure and drives clear actions and lessons learned. Strategic Integration — Embedding cyber resilience into broader enterprise frameworks (business continuity, IT DR, operational resilience, third-party risk), and partnering with C-suite stakeholders (CISO, CIO, COO, Legal, Comms) to align on risk appetite and cross-functional coordination. There's also a strong commercial and people leadership dimension — growing the cyber resilience practice, originating new business, producing thought leadership, and coaching a high-performing team.

Partner, Climate Stress Testing

An advisory firm needed a partner for their climate risk advisory business, supporting financial services in developing climate risk stress testing capabilities.

Partner, Sustainability & Climate Change

Our client wanted a UK lead for sustainability and climate change, who would support corporate clients with their transition to net zero, creating strategies and roadmaps, and developing frameworks.

Director, ESG Strategy & Transactions

Our client was a market-leading advisory firm, who wanted to appoint a Director to support its ambitious ESG growth strategy across the Nordic Region. This director would support private equity clients and their portfolios to integrate ESG into their business strategies.

Senior Manager, Sustainability

To support the growth of their financial services practice, our client wanted to hire a senior manager to work with banks and asset management firms on their net zero strategy, transition plans, and risk management frameworks.

Partner, Supply Chain

Our consulting client wanted to appoint a Partner who would support clients in developing and delivering an integrated business strategy to decarbonise their supply chain, in line with their net zero targets.

Senior Manager , Agriculture

A boutique advisory firm were building an agriculture business line, and wanted to hire a senior manager with subject matter expertise in land-use and decarbonisation pathways.

Associate Partner, ESG & Sustainability

A market leading advisory firm were looking to appoint an associate partner to scale their sustainable assurance/advisory business, supporting financial services clients.

Green Bond Specialist

Our client was looking to appoint an ESG specialist, who would focus on green bond assurance, green finance structuring, and green bond frameworks.

Partner, ESG Risk & Reporting

This partner would build and lead the team developing ESG reporting frameworks and strategies for clients, assessing their ESG impact, risks and opportunities.

Senior Manager, Sustainable Finance

To add delivery and managerial strength to its sustainable finance team, our client needed to appoint a senior manager to help its financial services clients on their sustainability journey.

Director, ESG Data

Our client required a director to lead a team of data analysts to collect, analyse, and report on ESG metrics to advise clients on their ESG performance and strategy.

Partner, Financial Services & ESG

We were given this partner mandate by a long-standing consulting client; this hire would build and grow the organisation's ESG proposition for its financial services clients.

Head of Climate Risk & Assurance

Our client, a leading retail operator. needed a head of climate risk and assurance to ensure that major enterprise risks were identified, managed, and assured.

ESG Stewardship Lead

We worked with a leading investment provider to appoint their ESG stewardship lead, who would oversee responsible investment and climate strategy.

Director, Climate risk and Stress testing

This director would be appointed to help financial institutions identify the impacts of climate change and implement strategies for managing any risks.

Director, Sustainability and Climate Risk

Our client needed a Director to develop and implement strategies to mitigate the environmental impact of an organisation's operations and manage climate-related risks.

ESG Data Operations Manager

We worked with an asset management firm to appoint an ESG data expert who would liaise with portfolio managers to understand their ESG data needs, and develop frameworks accordingly.

Director, ESG Due Diligence

A global advisory firm required a director to help build out their ESG due diligence offering on buy-side and sell-side transactions.

Biodiversity Lead

Predicting a boom in biodiversity projects, this advisory firm wanted to appoint a subject matter lead with expertise in TNFD frameworks and nature-based solutions.

Responsible Investment Strategy Lead

An asset management firm needed a strategy lead to develop insights on responsible investment, while developing and maintaining their climate roadmap.

Partner, Climate Change

Our client in Japan was in need of leadership to grow their climate change business line for financial services from its Tokyo office.

Director, Sustainable Finance

The partner of an advisory firm needed a second in command to lead their sustainable finance offering from Zurich.

Director, ESG Data & Analytics

A director was needed to head up a new team in a top consulting firm; they would lead and scale the ESG data offering for financial services.

Director of Sustainability

To reach their net zero goals, a leading bank asked us to find a director of sustainability, who would put together their ESG strategy to help them reach Net Zero.

Regional Lead ESG

This ESG leader would develop and grow all ESG service lines across financial services, corporates, and sovereign clients for the APAC region, as well as a specialised delivery hub in a cost-optimized country.
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