Bain and Gray

Bain and Gray is a boutique recruitment agency in London that fills personal assistant, executive assistant and wider business support jobs. Set up in 2009, it places people across the UK and abroad, and in 2023 it became an employee-owned business.

What Bain and Gray offers

• Permanent recruitment: hiring for PAs, EAs, office managers, receptionists and similar support staff.
• Temporary and contract placements: short-term cover and fixed-term support roles.
• Retained search: a managed search for senior support hires, often Chief of Staff roles.
• Virtual assistants: remote support staff for individuals and businesses.
• Employer advice: help on attrition, diversity, salary benchmarking and writing job descriptions.
• Candidate support: career advice, CV help, interview preparation and skills training through its Links network.

Customers and markets

Its clients include companies and individuals who need assistant and office support staff. Testimonials come from a sports business and from an ambassador's office.

Key facts

• Based in: London
• Founded: 2009
• Ownership: employee owned since 2023