CASE STUDIES
Real success, real stories. See how our award-winning recruitment delivers for financial services clients.
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is a leading charity and bank working to accelerate progress in society towards a fair and sustainable future for all. CAF is a group of charitable organisations in the UK and North America, and for the last 100 years, they have led the way in way in developing innovative approaches to giving.
Over the past 24 months, Broadgate have partnered with CAF to deliver 100% of its hires within the 2nd line compliance team.
As a trusted recruitment partner, Broadgate have placed key interim leaders and supported long-term, strategic hires that have shaped the evolution of the function.
This includes:
- Interim Head of Compliance (later transferred to a permanent position)
- Head of Financial Crime Compliance (later transferred to a permanent position)
- 2 Senior Compliance Managers
- Compliance Projects Analyst (embedded into a wider tech transformation initiative)
By consistently outperforming competing agencies, Broadgate not only delivered every role but also ensured continuity and stability for CAF’s compliance function.
Roles successfully placed include: Project Manager, Risk Manager, Procurement Manager, Conduct Risk Manager, Governance & Reporting Manager, and GDPR Programme Manager.
‘Broadgate brought that level of expertise, confidence, and high level of assurance that we just couldn’t get by doing the process by ourselves, or even with other firms. Adrian’s input and consultation were professionally run, very comprehensive and highly valued by the company and the board, and it gave us great confidence in the process.’
‘Broadgate were great to partner with. They supplied QUALITY candidates and filled several of my roles quickly. I would absolutely turn to Broadgate again for support.’
DZ BANK AG's New York branch has been serving US, German, and international clients with operations in North America for almost 50 years. DZ Bank NY is offering products to manage interest rates and currency risks, as well as a broad variety of financing solutions in the asset securitisation, project finance, corporate finance, and trade finance sectors. DZ engaged Broadgate's services to source a Vice President of Credit Risk through our Contingent Recruitment Solution. The brief was to identify high-calibre talent with strong risk management expertise and proven leadership credentials. A briefing call was held on 4th February, and within days Broadgate delivered a shortlist of four candidates. All progressed to first-stage interviews, with two advancing to the final stage. References were completed promptly, and an offer was made within one month of the initial briefing.
Great customer service and performance — 10/10.
Of the 25 roles released to five agencies, Broadgate filled 20.
'Darren and the Broadgate team have been a valuable partner for us in the Compliance market in Ireland. He and the team have a well networked pool of candidates who are well-briefed on our requirements and company values and I look forward to working with him in the year ahead.'
Founded in 2014, Heylo is one of the UK’s leading Shared Ownership providers, delivering affordable homes through partnerships with housebuilders, local authorities, and agents. With over 10,000 properties, Heylo sought a Chief Risk Officer to strengthen governance and support its next stage of growth, with a clear focus on board diversity. Broadgate, recommended through its executive network, conducted a nationwide search and market mapping, identifying 100 candidates and shortlisting 15. Seven of the top 10 candidates brought diverse perspectives, with four reaching interview stage. Within six weeks, Broadgate secured a high-calibre CRO aligned with Heylo’s values, risk agenda, and diversity goals, earning praise from leadership and a candidate NPS of 10/10.
‘It was a pleasure to partner with the highly professional team at Broadgate to support our recruitment for a Chief Risk Officer. They combined deep sector expertise with a clear understanding of our organisational values, particularly our strong focus on social impact, to deliver several strong candidates. The process was efficient, and we were pleased to secure a candidate of such a high calibre and with very relevant sector knowledge. She is a huge asset to our Excom team.’
We placed a range of project-critical interim roles, including a Head of Operational Risk, Head of Compliance Monitoring, Operational Risk Manager, Data Protection SME, and IT Risk Manager.
RBS International is the UK’s largest independent depository service provider, holding around 30% of the market and rapidly expanding in Luxembourg. With the scale, experience, and breadth of expertise to support a wide variety of fund structures and asset types, their Luxembourg branch plays a key role in ensuring investors’ money is safeguarded with confidence and without conflict.
In 2024, the firm onboarded Broadgate alongside other new suppliers to help deliver in light of a significant wave of growth hires.
The first release of the seven roles was highly competitive, with multiple agencies on the PSL. Broadgate filled six of them by leveraging our established network in the small but specialised Luxembourg market, underpinned by our confidence in representing RBS International’s unique value proposition.
By building strong communication lines, investing in on-site meetings, and developing a comprehensive understanding of the culture, we quickly became a trusted partner.
Following this success, Broadgate continued to deliver on additional hiring needs, culminating in an exclusive partnership from August 2024.
Roles placed include: Risk Manager, Due Diligence Manager, Depository Manager, and Custody Officer.
The Cumberland Building Society aims to create a banking experience that is kinder to people and the planet. In search of a Head of First Line Risk and Resilience candidate, the team at The Cumberland Building Society engaged the specialist recruiters at Broadgate for support. Broadgate was able to provide a diverse shortlist to fulfil the requirement of a critical hire into the COO business function. Within an agreed 6-week timeline, we were able to provide a longlist of over 80 candidates, a shortlist of 10 and get 6 candidates to first stage interview. With our agreed timelines, we were then able to get from first interview to offer within 3 weeks.
Broadgate, and in particular, Richard was great, very responsive to what we needed and the wider businesses being aligned on values, made Richard very able to spot a great cultural fit in multiple candidates. Ultimately the sell for us in using Broadgate was them supporting us to get a great candidate in place much sooner than we would otherwise have been able to.
For over 40 years, Thesis Asset Management has been providing investment management services for private clients, charities, pension funds and trusts. Facing a mix of hiring needs across both permenent and contract recruitment, the firm was seeking senior talent in Compliance, MLRO, Fund Accounting, Reporting, and Oversight.
One of the most significant milestones was its very first contract hire; a senior appointment reporting directly to the CEO. Having never hired a contractor before, the firm needed guidance through the process, from understanding regulatory requirements to ensuring full compliance.
Broadgate’s consultants provided the education piece, building confidence and delivering a smooth process that resulted in a successful SMF placement. The candidate made such an impact that she was later transferred into a permanent role.
Triodos Bank is a leading expert in sustainable banking. With over 700,000 customers across Europe, Triodos is on a mission to make money work for positive change.
Broadgate’s partnership with Triodos began with a strong value alignment and a shared commitment to responsible business as B Corp accredited organisations.
Broadgate was initially engaged to deliver a business-wide gap analysis of all policies and procedures in reference to local regulators and authorities, including the FCA, HMRC, ICA, and PRA.
We were then given the mandate to make 8 Compliance & Risk placements for interim positions as part of a broader transformation project.
Despite operating in a highly competitive market, Broadgate tapped into an expansive network and strong domain-specific knowledge to deliver the roles with precision and speed, securing all hires within the allotted timeframe.
Wealthtime are a next-generation investment platform group that combines market-leading technology with best-in-class customer service. With £11bn AUM, 1500 advisory firms, and and 77,000 investors across its platform, it offers a comprehensive investment wrap service.
Facing an urgent need to make hires across Risk, Compliance, and Financial Crime, Wealthtime required specialist interim and permanent recruitment support to srtrengthen its second line of defence and support BAU operations.
The hiring project was run on a non-exclusive basis, with 6 other agencies engaged simultaneously. Despite competing against 5 other agencies, Broadgate leveraged their deep market knowledge and strong compliance and risk networks to source and secure the right talent for 100% of the roles, delivering a Risk specialist, a Compliance Contractor, and a Senior Financial Crime Contractor to cover critical second line functions.
Alongside this Broadgate also made five permanent placements across Compliance and Risk to strengthen long-term capability.
