About Headhunters Recruitment

Headhunters Recruitment is a UK-based, founder-led permanent recruitment agency specialising in FCA-regulated financial advice firms.

The business was established to provide a focused, experienced, and quality-led recruitment service for firms and professionals operating within regulated environments.

Our Retained Search Philosophy

We operate a retained search model because business-critical hires require focus, alignment, and accountability.

By working exclusively on a limited number of assignments, we deliver deeper market insight, stronger candidate engagement,

and better long-term outcomes for FCA-regulated advisory firms.

Principal, Headhunters Recruitment

30 years’ experience in UK recruitment and regulated financial services

Founded on 30 Years of UK Recruitment Experience

Headhunters Recruitment was founded by a recruitment professional with over 30 years’ experience working within and supplying to the UK recruitment industry.

During this time, the founder has delivered permanent recruitment solutions across multiple markets, worked closely with recruitment businesses nationwide, and held senior leadership roles within larger recruitment organisations.

This background provides a deep understanding of hiring strategy, operational delivery, and long-term talent planning.

In addition to this recruitment experience, the founder also established and successfully exited a market-leading FCA-regulated business providing bespoke income protection solutions to the UK recruitment sector.

The business operated within a highly regulated financial services framework and became the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s largest sponsor for a number of years, working closely with recruitment firms across the UK.

This combination of recruitment leadership and first-hand experience operating within an FCA-regulated environment provides a practical understanding of regulation, compliance expectations, and commercial realities.

This insight directly informs Headhunters Recruitment’s specialist approach to financial advice recruitment.

Who We Recruit For

We specialise exclusively in permanent recruitment for UK FCA regulated financial advice firms.

This includes firms operating as independent financial advisors (IFAs),

financial planning practices and wealth management businesses

Roles We Recruit

We recruit permanent professionals across financial advice and wealth management:

  • Financial Advisers and IFAs

  • Chartered and Senior Advisers

  • Paraplanners

  • Compliance Officers

  • Operations Leads

  • Client Services

  • Financial Administration

Senior-Led Specialist Recruitment Approach

Every assignment is handled directly by an experienced recruitment professional ensuring:

Clear and consistent communication from brief to placement

A strong understanding of FCA regulated advisory environments

Thoughtful candidate assessment aligned to culture, compliance, and longevity

A permanent only focus, avoiding short-term or volume-led hiring

Clients and candidates deal directly with someone who understands both recruitment

and regulated financial services environments

Who We Work With

Headhunters Recruitment works exclusively with UK FCA-regulated financial advice firms,

including independent financial advisers, financial planning practices, and wealth management businesses

We also support professionals seeking permanent, long-term roles within

regulated financial advice and wealth management environments

Our Working Principles

  • Quality over volume

  • Long-term relationships over short-term placements

  • Discretion, professionalism and accountability

  • Clear communication and honest market insight

These principles guide every assignment and relationship

Headhunters Recruitment is a UK-based permanent recruitment agency specialising in

financial advice, wealth management, and FCA-regulated advisory firms.

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