Alexander Barnes

Alexander Barnes is a search and staffing firm for the financial services sector, with a specialist focus on financial and regulatory governance, risk and compliance. Its clients are banking institutions, scale-up ventures and professional service providers, and its team has completed searches in the FinTech, FinServ, RegTech and advisory markets.

The firm recruits at mid to senior levels, from operational staff to executive leaders, for functions such as regulatory compliance, anti-financial crime and risk management. Roles include Chief Risk Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Head of Credit Risk. Its staffing services cover executive search, interim projects, permanent hiring and volume-led RFP work, alongside advisory services such as talent mapping, benchmarking and recruitment design. It operates across the UK, Europe and the USA, and says initial shortlists are typically presented within 72 hours.

The company is based in London. It was founded by Jason Thomas and Jevon Barnes, who both previously worked at the GRC recruitment firm Hamlyn Williams.