The search firm
that finds talent
others can't.
Senior & mid-level appointments across Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Operations. Discreet, retained , exclusive, and built on three decades of deep sector relationships.
SECTORS:
BANKING | PRIVATE CREDIT | PRIVATE WEALTH | SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS | PRIVATE PRACTICE | PRIVATE EQUITY
— WHAT WE DOSpecialist search,
at senior level.
We focus exclusively on the roles that define an organisation — C-suite, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and the specialist appointments that surround them.
01
Executive &
C-Suite Search
Retained search for the most consequential hires. Complete focus, complete discretion — we work with a limited client base to ensure this.
02
Corporate Functions
We have a 100% track record of delivering mandates across legal, compliance, risk, operations, finance and valuations
03
Market Intelligence
Market mapping, succession planning, remuneration benchmarking and competitive landscape analysis for boards and HR directors planning ahead of a search.
04
Bespoke Agreements
We appreciate that our clients are inherently different and therefore have differing needs when it comes to recruitment.
As such, we tailor our advice, process and fee structures accordingly, in order to offer the highest level, bespoke service.
— WHY AJHAccess, not
algorithms.
Discretion by default
Every engagement is treated with complete confidentiality. We never approach your own people, and we never disclose a mandate without your permission.
01
Retained or exclusive
We work exclusively for you — not simultaneously for competing firms. This is how strategic searches get done.
02
Sector depth, not breadth
AJH Partners only work in markets they know intimately, built over decades of direct experience — not scraped from a database.
03
Founders, not account managers
You deal with the partners throughout — from the first briefing call to the day they start.
04
Discreet, retained or exclusive search, focused on your organisation's future.
SELECTIVE HIRING STANDARDS100%
Success rate on retained mandates.
30+
Years’ combined experience.
UK & Global
Coverage of all major jurisdictions
Meet the founders.
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Jamal Henry
FOUNDING PARTNER
Jamal has specialised in executive search for over two decades, delivering mandates globally in Compliance, Legal, Operations, Technology, Risk, and more. His network across financial services is unparalleled, built through decades of direct relationships.
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Nick Allen
FOUNDING PARTNER
A Finance lawyer by training, Nick has over a decade in legal recruitment delivering Associate to Partner hires across UK, US and International law firms. His background gives him a rare ability to assess legal talent from both sides of the hiring table.
Private Practice
We have extensive experience of assisting with key, senior hires and building teams with leading US, Magic and Silver Circle, International and Global law firms as well as National, and Boutique law firms.
We work across a broad spectrum of practices areas with a particular focus on Corporate, Finance, Litigation, Real Estate, Commercial and Tax.
We are not confined to mandates in the UK and have worked with firms based in the New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, Australia, Cayman Islands, BVI and Germany.
In-House
Over the last two decades, we have delivered key mandates such as CCOs, General Counsels, CROs, COOs and team builds below them. Our clients range from listed, global leaders to boutique firms. This includes specialist hires with niche, rare skill sets.
Our clients range from Tier-1 banks to small hedge funds and includes international clients expanding into the UK market to UK clients launching in new locations globally.
We are also heavily involved in supporting future hires by providing market intelligence on remuneration, local knowledge in new jurisdictions and analysis of potential candidate availability within a given skill set.
Geographically, we have supported our clients in all major financial hubs, including London, New York City, Hong Kong, Sydney, Paris, Luxembourg, the UAE, Germany and more.
Our extensive network of contacts in each of these allows to advise on local markets, provide market intelligence and deliver 100% of mandates globally.
Let’s begin a conversation.
All enquiries are treated in complete confidence, or if you're ready to dive right in, schedule a free consultation today.