**Principal/Senior Consultant - FinTech/Payments**

We are Wenham Carter Group – we have been population the leading edge of technology and science for 25 years. Our retained search professionals collaborate with high-growth, tech-enabled companies to place the visionary leaders of tomorrow.

Our clients are dynamic, high-growth brands backed by leading VC and PE firms, as well as established public organisations.

With offices across New York, London and Brighton our team of industry and functional specialists leverage their extensive networks to connect exceptional companies with the world's top talent. Since our inception, Wenham Carter Group has grown from a small team to over 80 employees globally, offering a customisable services for developing leadership.

About the Role

The principal/Senior Consultant at Wenham Carter Group will act as 2nd key team member in our newly founded New York (Brooklyn) office, working alongside our VP, North America.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate closely with our VP, North America in winning new business.
• Conduct new candidate & company research, develop candidate pipelines, and engage candidates through Face-to-face meetings, LinkedIn, emails, or phone calls.
• Ensure the completion of job descriptions, target company lists, and market maps at the outset of a search.
• Conduct detailed research projects to map candidates & companies from relevant industries.
• Source, screen, and review candidates for each search.
• Prepare for client update calls by creating a clear agenda with discussion topics and ensuring each search instance of our database is updated and error-free.
• Transcribe notes during client update calls, detailing company updates, candidate updates, and client suggestions.
• Consistently discover & add qualified candidates outside of the Stellar Talent Solutions network to our database.

Preferred Experience

• 3-5 years of experience winning executive searches and placing candidates in a full 360 role (Ideally within FinTech/Payments/FS).
• Professional experience in an externally facing recruitment role.
• Proven track record of managing numerous projects and competing demands with tight deadlines.

Who You Are

• Organized and able to manage multiple projects with weekly results.
• Ability to easily build rapport through strong verbal & in-person communication.
• Desire to help foster and preserve a company culture where all are encouraged, included, and find success.
• Desire to develop & learn.
• Able to think quickly on your feet.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• Possess an excellent work ethic.