360 Search

360 Search recruits for the financial services industry from offices in Dublin, Liverpool and London. Registered in Ireland and running since 2010, its consultant desks cover insurance, pensions and life assurance, investment roles, risk and compliance, and accounting and finance. In the UK its work centres on compliance hiring. Several consultants hold industry qualifications such as CIP and QFA.

What 360 Search offers

• Permanent recruitment — screened and interviewed shortlists, usually of three or more candidates for each role.
• Executive search — retained, exclusive assignments for senior or hard-to-fill posts.
• Contract and interim hiring — vetted cover for projects, leave and peak workloads.
• Advertised selection — writing and placing job adverts in national or trade press.
• Onsite recruitment — a consultant placed within the client's own hiring team.
• Mergers and acquisitions — discreet matchmaking between brokerages in Ireland and investors weighing a sale or merger.

Who it works with

Clients include insurers, brokers, pension and investment firms, and finance teams. Roles range from administrators and advisers to heads of department and directors.

Key facts

• Based in: Dublin, with offices in Liverpool and London
• Founded: 2010
• Chairman: James Caan CBE
• Publication: an annual financial services salary survey