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Stirling Hunter page for listing of our current executive opportunities we are managing for clients. Executive Opportunities - Finding your next role. Due to the confidential nature of some executive search assignments, Stirling Hunter does not display all client opportunities on our website. If you want to get in touch without applying for a specific position, please send us a message via our Contact Us page. We carefully review every CV received and will confirm upload of your information via email and add your data to our candidate database. Our search consultants will contact you if we require further information or should suitable opportunities arise.

Stirling Hunter delivers executive search, project recruitment, succession planning, HR, leadership and strategy consulting. Executive Search & HR Consulting Empowering leadership and elevating success. About Us Our Mission Stirling Hunter are a privately held professional services firm that helps organizations to optimize business performance through the timely delivery of executive search, project recruitment, succession planning, background screening. leadership, strategy, and HR consulting. Operating across the United Kingdom and internationally, our cross functional expertise spans financial services, financial technology, private equity, professional services, biotechnology and sustainable developments. Our mission is to empower individuals and organizations to reach their full potential by making meaningful connections and driving success through people. Learn More What we do Executive Search & Assessment Stirling Hunter was founded as an executive search firm, it remains a cornerstone of our business. Our senior level executive search services are tailored to the specific needs of each client. Our task is to identify, evaluate, attract and help to develop extraordinary culturally aligned executives who will drive new levels of organizational performance for short and long-term growth. Project Recruitment Our "search class" project recruitment expertise aligns high calibre professional and technical talent needs with business strategies. We seamlessly help organisations meet target hiring goals across the full spectrum of the recruiting and resourcing life cycle. From attraction and engagement, to development and retention. This is delivered without compromising candidate quality and provides meaningful reductions in both the cost and time to hire. Higher calibre candidates who are better assessed and aligned to a company means fewer interviews, fewer rejected offers and a vast reduction in the time management needs to spend on recruitment. SME Succession Planning All organisations lose good people, whether it’s for personal or professional reasons, planned or unplanned. The loss of talented employees can leave a large gap in any business and brings periods of uncertainty, change and turbulence. Succession planning ensures an organisation remains ready to continue growing and performing by minimising the impact of losing key talent and leaders. We help build coordinated succession strategies that connect the assessment and development of internal and external candidates with the goals and culture of the organisation. When working with early stage or family businesses, our consultants help align the founders or family, the board and management with the succession planning process. We can further advise on wider board composition including adding independent directors to a board. This can offer much-needed experience and objectivity when it comes to the planning and the assessment of succession candidates in family businesses. Background Screening Background screening has become a crucial step in the hiring process, enabling employers to make informed decisions about who they are hiring. We are able to deliver a variety of employment screening and background checks including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), legal and regulatory referencing (SMCR), online verification and Right to Work checks and executive digital profiling. HR Consulting Our HR consulting services elevate workforce potential, enhance employee engagement, and align HR strategies with business objectives, we help businesses build strong HR strategies that drive growth and success. Our HR Consulting Services Include: Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning - Helping businesses attract and retain the right talent through strategic hiring and workforce optimization. HR Strategy & Organizational Design - Aligning HR policies, structures, and processes with business goals to enhance operational efficiency. Leadership Development & Training - Providing customized training programs to strengthen leadership capabilities and employee performance. Compensation & Benefits Advisory - Designing competitive compensation structures that attract and motivate top talent. Employee Engagement & Culture Transformation - Creating high-performing workplace cultures through engagement strategies and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. HR Compliance & Risk Management - Ensuring organizations meet regulatory requirements and mitigate HR-related risks. We partner with businesses of all sizes, from startups to multinational corporations, helping them build a people-first culture that fosters innovation, productivity, and long-term success. Leadership Advisory We understand that strong leadership is the foundation of any successful organization. Our tailored advisory solutions ensure that companies have the right leaders in place to navigate change, foster innovation, and create lasting impact. We help businesses identify, develop, and retain top executive talent. By leveraging deep industry insights, innovative assessment tools, and a strategic approach to leadership succession, we empower organizations to build high-performing leadership teams that drive sustainable growth. Key Offerings Include: Board Advisory - Enhancing board effectiveness through governance best practices, director search, and strategic counsel. Leadership Development & Succession Planning - Building leadership pipelines to future-proof organizations. Culture & Organizational Effectiveness - Aligning leadership strategies with corporate culture to drive performance. With a client-centric approach, we partner with organizations across industries, from major multinational companies to high-growth startups, ensuring that leadership teams are equipped to meet today’s challenges and seize tomorrow’s opportunities. Strategy & Intelligence We offer bespoke strategy and intelligence advisory services to mitigate the risks for organisations considering entry into new markets or during the acquisition process. This evaluation of the capability of the target company leadership team and key people to deliver in the long term, is just as crucial as assessing the value of any other asset. Acquiring a company is also about acquiring people. Our "people" due diligence helps maximise the chances of a successful acquisition. It also helps retain top talent and where key people do leave, ensures succession plans in place for key positions that minimise disruption and damage to morale. Benchmarking analyses from Stirling Hunter is based on the most robust and credible data available and avoids overreliance on a single data source. We can also help innovators and investors with feasibility studies, venture funding, academic research and market entry.

Stirling Hunter delivers executive search recruitment, project recruitment, succession planning, background screening. leadership, strategy, and HR consulting. Get in touch. Get in Touch Complete this form to request information or a meeting with one of executive search or HR client partners, ask our opinion, submit your CV for general consideration, learn about working for us, ask a question or tell us about a glitch on our website. * First Name * Last name Job Title * Company * Phone Number * Email Address LinkedIn Profile URL * Nature of Enquiry Please choose your area of interest * Your message and any additional comments * By submitting your email address and any other personal information to this website, you consent to such information being collected, held, used and disclosed in accordance with our Privacy Notice and our website Terms and Conditions. Yes, subscribe me to your newsletter. Submit Office Address The Top Floor Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DE United Kingdom +44 (0)1223 482007 Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 6pm

Modern Slavery - Stirling Hunter executive search, project recruitment, succession planning, background screening, HR, leadership and strategy consulting. Modern Slavery Stirling Hunter is an independent professional services firm providing executive search, specialist recruitment, leadership, organisational strategy, and human resource consulting. We conduct business fairly, honestly, transparently and in compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory obligations. We expect everyone who works for, or with, Stirling Hunter to adopt the same approach and to maintain the highest standards of ethical business behaviour. Stirling Hunter does not tolerate, permit, or engage in bribery, corruption, or improper payments of any kind in our business dealings with either public officials or people in the private sector. We are committed to reducing negative human rights impacts and oppose modern slavery in all forms within our business and supply chains. We select suppliers that have the same values as us, including a commitment to the highest professional standards and ethical conduct in their business dealings. This statement covers the financial year 2025 and is made voluntarily, in support of the principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Stirling Hunter is a small and medium sized enterprise (SME) with an extremely manageable employee structure. Our business employs professionally qualified and skilled people, all are UK based. Internally, we communicate openly and transparently and seek to ensure that our work respects others. We treat people fairly and ensure employees are earning a living wage, working safely, encourage constant ethical and personal development and provide a full Employee Assistance Programme to support the health and wellbeing of our people. We train all staff in matters relating to modern slavery and have procedures in place to enable employees to raise concerns about wrongful behaviour within our business, including in relation to ethical standards, without fear of reprisal. Due to the nature of our services, we have a limited supply chain made up of professional advisors, technology services companies and office suppliers. We have reviewed our supply chain and believe our risk for violations of the Modern Slavery Act remain low. This statement has been approved by the Board of Directors who will review and update it annually. Last updated - 21 January 2025

Accessibility - Stirling Hunter executive and project recruitment, succession planning, background screening, HR, leadership and strategy consulting. Accessibility We strive to provide an inclusive digital experience and a website that usable and accessible by the widest possible audience. How to get the most accessible experience from this website We have improved accessibility for users of our websites and digital experience consistent with the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Accessibility Initiative’s guidelines (WCAG 2.1 AA). Our website can be viewed on a range of different screen sizes and the size of text can be changed to suit different people. We have also included a search facility and a sitemap to help people find information more easily. Further support AbilityNet a pioneering UK charity, providing specialist services and impartial support to create a digital world accessible to all. The AbilityNet website offers helpful advice for setting up your computer to suit your needs: My Computer My Way is a guide to making your PC accessible. The site offers help with seeing the screen, using your keyboard and mouse, and with language and reading. Contacting us We are always looking for ways to help people get the best experience from this website. If there is information you think should be included on this page, or if you experience any problem accessing the site then please contact us at info@stirlinghunter.com . Last updated 21 January 2025

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Stirling Hunter delivers executive search recruitment, project recruitment, succession planning, background screening. leadership, strategy, and HR consulting. Your Career. Your Career Our aim when working with you is to offer discreet and meaningful advice to help align your personal career aspirations to the right companies at the right time. By working with Stirling Hunter, you can expect nothing less than total confidentiality in all our discussions until you permit us to contact a client on your behalf regarding one of our executive recruitment projects. When invited to meet a client, we provide you with a comprehensive briefing covering key facts relating to the role, the organisation, its culture and ethos as well as details on the key personnel and the expectations of you every meeting. Our relationship does not begin or end with a successful job search. We are on hand to act as sounding board and confidant on a variety of issues such as the executive job market, salary and leadership trends for your sector, preparation of your resume, interview techniques and market intelligence. Opportunities Please browse our our publicly advertised roles. We also work on a number of unadvertised positions, so welcome speculative enquiries. To submit your CV for general consideration, please get in touch through the form on our Contact Us page. Please continue to check our website over the coming months and apply for any position(s) that are of interest to you using our online application system. View Opportunities Career Sentry It's never a bad time to prepare for a future layoff, job change, or even promotion. Career Sentry from Stirling Hunter is the personal career management service for executives and professionals. Career Sentry provides ongoing confidential and impartial support to executives with their personal career plans and maintains a state of readiness for any career or job shift, not just during times of career uncertainty. That's the best thing insurance can possibly offer. Each Career Sentry plan is unique to you and designed to help you perform, develop, grow, and succeed. Get in touch Coaching & Development Stirling Hunter offers tailored one-to-one coaching on a highly confidential basis to help remove the obstacles that stand in the way of your professional career moving forward. We want you to thrive and flourish. Our coaches not only help you create a more positive, more productive, and more profitable workplace, we help you to see how to become a better you in all aspects of your life. Get in touch Work For Us Whether you’re a graduate at the start of your career, a seasoned executive or professional we are always looking to recruit talented people. If you’re driven and ambitious we’d like to hear from you and discuss your career. With us, anything’s possible. Get in touch

Stirling Hunter delivers executive search recruitment, project recruitment, succession planning, background screening. leadership, strategy, and HR consulting. Who We Are. Who we are Stirling Hunter are a privately held professional services firm that helps organisations to optimise business performance through executive and project recruitment, succession planning, leadership, strategy, background screening, and HR consulting. Our expertise is rooted in financial services, private equity, clean technology and professional services. Within these sectors, we help to identify, evaluate and attract outstanding executives and innovators who positively impact the current performance and future health of our clients. Our client partners combine many years of direct experience with deep industry knowledge and finely tuned intuition to win over apparently unobtainable people. They are supported by analysts who continually track the careers of leading executives, rising stars and innovators. Our Team David Tuscarny David leads our executive search, project recruitment leadership and strategy consulting services. He has over three decades of retained executive search expertise within financial and professional services. Beyond recruitment, David has helped clients deliver turnaround and operational reviews spanning commercial, financial, people and HR matters. He is dedicated to creating successful partnerships and discreetly connecting financial services and private equity executives and innovators. Oliver Tuscarny Ollie leads our HR team, he has a MSc in Human Resource Management, he is currently studying for his CIPD Level 7. He has a deep understanding of the human aspect of business and organisational behaviors. Beyond supporting SME clients with day-day HR operations, he helps build positive human cultures in workplaces, ones that enable people to be more productive, happier and inspired so they can do their best work and feel more fulfilled. Tony Pike Tony is a Board Advisor to Stirling Hunter. He plays a key role in guiding our strategic direction and growth initiatives. His career spans more than three decades where he managed pension risks and delivered investment solutions for employers and their workforces. Tony previously held senior roles at Mercer, River and Mercantile Solutions, Aon, Willis Towers Watson, JJT, and Buck Consultants. Helen Town Helen is our Head of Administration and Research, she ensures everything runs smoothly across finance, HR, marketing, IT, and client delivery teams. Helen previously had roles where she led billings and administration for a telecoms business, was head of research at a boutique executive search firm and was an insurance wordings specialist for the financial institutions team at a global insurance Broker.

< Back UK HR Trends Newsletter - Q2 2025 David T. LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) Pinterest WhatsApp Copy link 14 Mar 2025 Key HR and hiring trends that UK businesses should be aware of in 2025. Upskilling and Reskilling Take Center Stage With rapid technological advancements, UK businesses are prioritizing upskilling and reskilling initiatives. Microlearning platforms and cross-functional training are becoming essential tools to equip employees with diverse skill sets and ensure adaptability in evolving roles. Hybrid Work: The New Normal Hybrid work models continue to dominate, with organizations refining strategies to balance flexibility and productivity. Personalized work arrangements and equitable experiences for remote and in-office employees are key focus areas. Internal Mobility Gains Momentum To address talent shortages, companies are emphasizing internal mobility. By investing in employee development and career pathing, businesses are filling critical roles while retaining top talent. Competitive Job Market Challenges The UK job market remains competitive, with 60% of organizations struggling to hire due to mismatched salary expectations and skill gaps. Employers are focusing on offering competitive compensation and fostering positive work cultures to attract talent. AI and Data-Driven HR Artificial Intelligence is reshaping HR processes, from automating tasks to enhancing decision-making. Data analytics is also playing a pivotal role in understanding workforce trends and aligning HR strategies with business goals. Employee Experience as a Priority Attracting and retaining talent hinges on creating an inclusive and engaging workplace culture. Businesses are focusing on professional development, well-being, and fostering positive environments to boost retention. Spotlight on Trends Asynchronous Working: Gaining traction as employees seek flexibility in completing tasks on their own schedules. Soft Skills in Demand: As AI takes over technical tasks, soft skills like communication and adaptability are becoming critical. Looking Ahead The HR landscape in the UK is evolving rapidly. By staying ahead of these trends, businesses can build resilient teams and maintain a competitive edge. Click below to access as PDF SH Newsletter Q2 2025 .pdf Download PDF • 1.56MB Previous Next