Barclay Simpson

Having recruited internal auditors and IT auditors since 1989, we have a deep understanding and extensive network of contacts in this specialist market. This allows us to quickly source the most appropriate candidates for any role and also to offer real choice and direction to those seeking a new role, whether on an interim or permanent basis.

Within our audit team we have specialist consultants working in banking, asset management, insurance, commerce and industry, professional consultancy and the not for profit sectors. As audit becomes ever more specialist, we can help source candidates with very specific skills, be it in areas such as mainstream banking operations, data analytics, project management, quality assurance or third parties. We work from a global database covering Europe, the Middle East and North America sourcing from a truly international pool of talent, whilst also focussing on the local needs of our clients wherever they are based. We tailor our recruitment approach to the needs of our clients, working on either a retained or contingent basis.

Barclay Simpson has specialized in the recruitment of compliance professionals since 2002. Our practice differentiates regulatory from financial crime compliance and is further divided into industry sectors.

Our team has extensive experience in recruiting on a permanent and contract basis for positions across financial & professional services. We have built extensive networks of contacts across banking, investment & trading firms as well as insurance and fintech companies. As one of the most established recruiters in this market we also have a sophisticated database of compliance professionals.

Barclay Simpson has one of the most established risk recruitment teams with a proven track record across all functions of risk management.

Risk is one of the fastest growing areas of recruitment globally since the credit crisis in 2007/8. It is deeply embedded on the agenda of all Chief Executives: all financial services firms having a Chief Risk Officer on their board of directors. The combination of high levels of growth, development, and importance on the agenda of regulators has meant that recruiting for risk remains a growing market. 

Our capability expands across all functions of Risk with dedicated consultants aligned to operational, market, credit, liquidity, cyber and quant risk. Our risk recruitment team works throughout the UK, Europe, and the Middle East from our offices in London and Frankfurt.  Our consultants have a deep technical knowledge of their respective markets with considerable experience recruiting in their field. 

We operate on both a contract and permanent basis and across all sectors both inside and outside of traditional banking and finance companies. Our team places candidates from Analyst through to Managing Director and Global Heads of Department. 

Barclay Simpson has specialized in the recruitment of cyber security professionals since 2001. Our practice covers, information security, cyber security, IT security, technology risk, resilience, data protection, and information risk. Our long-established team has extensive experience in recruiting on a permanent and contract basis for in-house positions in commercial and FS groups, as well as consultancies, systems integration businesses and, cyber & information security vendors. We have built extensive networks of contacts across the banking and financial services, commercial, government, and technology sectors.

Barclay Simpson provides a range of recruitment services including retained search, interim, contract recruitment, and dedicated assessment events. 

As one of the most established brands in this market, we have a large database of cyber security professionals and a varied client base. Barclay Simpson is actively involved in a number of cyber security commiunity events including InfoSecurity Europe, The White Hat Ball and CISO 360. 

Barclay Simpson has a dedicated division covering all our specialist areas of recruitment in the European market, namely: risk management, internal & IT audit, cyber security, corporate security & resilience, compliance, legal and data risk, and analytics.
 
Our country focus includes Germany, Switzerland, Benelux, and the Nordics with a client portfolio that includes international and local banks, insurance firms, investment management, private equity, fintech, consulting, and commercial companies. Assignments are undertaken on a retained, exclusive or contingent basis with a bespoke approach to any hiring challenge. Given our expertise in these areas across both the City of London and the major European financial services centres, we understand how best to source the most appropriate candidates both domestically and internationally,  the logistics and processes involved in relocating people within Europe and attracting them from the wider global market. We are also able to offer our clients internal and external salary benchmarking, psychometric and aptitude testing and produce in-depth market report analysis.

Since 2000, the business has offered specialist recruitment services across the Middle East region. We recruit for all our specialist areas, including amongst others internal audit, risk, compliance, cyber security and resilience, legal, and treasury. Our core ability is to source senior executives with rare specialist skills sets from anywhere in the world. We possess an in-depth understanding of the Middle East market, how best to source the most appropriate candidates and the logistics and processes involved in moving people within the region or attracting them from the wider international market.

We work with a wide variety of clients in the region that include international and local banks, sovereign wealth funds, financial services, government organisations and a diverse range of commercial and industrial companies. Assignments are undertaken on a retained exclusive, contingent or interim basis and we will advise on the best approach to any recruitment challenge.

We deliver solutions and services to address your business issues by leveraging our expertise in cyber security, risk, and internal audit.

We ensure your solution or service is delivered on time and within budget by deploying teams of subject matter experts led by experienced project and programme delivery professionals combined with sophisticated governance processes. Whether you need to protect your business from cyber threats through our Security as a Service, decrease your business continuity risks by engaging our experts in incident response and data recovery, or to resource your internal audit programme you will be dealing with people who listen first and then deliver exactly what meets your unique business objectives.

Contact us now to talk through your needs and access our expertise and resources.

Barclay Simpson has a dedicated team of technology, change, and transformation consultants with extensive experience and deep and wide cross-industry networks to facilitate the sourcing and selection of the high-calibre talent essential to the creation and delivery of the technological commercial advantages essential to business success. Whatever the level of the hiring requirement, we can deliver a bespoke recruitment solution, sourcing candidates on a permanent or contract basis for positions in traditional banking and financial services, FinTechs, professional services, or commerce and industry. We recruit for professionals across:

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