Director Executive Search - Private Equity

Associate Director / Director – CFO & Finance Director Search

London | £70k–£90k Base + Personal Commission + Team Override + LTIPs

This is a Director level role taking of 3 high performing teams

A high-growth specialist search firm operating across private equity-backed technology and tech-enabled markets is seeking an experienced accounting & finance recruitment leader to join its senior leadership team.

This is a newly created opportunity following global expansion and strategic deployment of senior indviduals to client facing remits. The successful individual will inherit and lead a high-calibre team operating across:

• CFO Search
• Finance Director Search
• Senior finance leadership hiring into PE-backed businesses

The desk is already established with strong foundations, existing delivery capability, marketing support, talent infrastructure and leadership backing in place.

The opportunity would suit either:

• An established Director-level leader within senior accounting & finance search, or
• A high-performing Team Leader / Manager currently leading a smaller team (2–3 heads) looking to step into a broader Associate Director-level remit.

The Environment

The business has built a strong reputation within:

• Private equity-backed technology and consumer focussed industries
• High-growth and investor-led businesses
• Senior accounting & finance recruitment
• CFO and executive search

Over recent years the firm has delivered consistent double-digit growth, expanded internationally, and invested heavily into:

• Leadership structure
• L&D and talent development
• Marketing and brand positioning
• Operational infrastructure
• US expansion

The platform combines the pace and opportunity of an entrepreneurial business with increasing maturity, structure and long-term strategic ambition.

What They’re Looking For

• Strong accounting & finance recruitment background
• Exposure to PE-backed clients and environments
• Proven 360 billing capability
• Leadership experience with evidence of team development
• Commercially strong but values-led approach
• Someone excited by helping scale a high-growth platform

Package

• £70k–£90k base salary
• Personal commission
• Team override
• Long-term incentive potential (LTIPs)

This is viewed internally as one of the most important strategic hires in the business and represents a genuine opportunity to take ownership of a significant vertical within a scaling platform.

All conversations will be handled on a strictly private and confidential basis.