Oakwood Recruitment

Oakwood Recruitment is a small, independent recruitment company committed to delivering a distinctive, relationship-based approach to executive and specialist search. Founded on the principle of staying selective and strategic, Oakwood operates as a trusted partner to growing and established businesses, offering permanent and interim appointments across all relevant disciplines. The company distinguishes itself through personalised service, ensuring that the same consultant who first engages with a client remains their point of contact throughout the recruitment process, combining professional expertise with genuine personal attention.

Oakwood specialises exclusively in two core sectors: Financial Services and Technology, Media and Communications. Within Financial Services, the company recruits across front, middle and back office functions, including private banking, corporate banking, wealth management, asset management, trade finance and lending, as well as finance and accounting, treasury, risk and compliance, fraud and financial crime, and data analytics roles. In the Technology sector, Oakwood focuses on executive leadership positions such as Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Chief Marketing Officers and Chief Technology Officers, alongside growth general managers, product managers, corporate development leaders, strategy directors and senior sales professionals. This dual specialisation allows Oakwood to leverage extensive crossover between finance and technology, maximising expertise and candidate quality.

Based in London, Oakwood serves clients across the United Kingdom and internationally, particularly within the startup and scaleup ecosystem. The company's reputation is built on delivering non-generic, high-quality candidate matches and maintaining lasting relationships with both clients and candidates. Oakwood's approach emphasises understanding individual traits, team fit and technical capability in equal measure, ensuring placements that succeed not only on paper but in practice. Clients consistently praise the company's process management, network depth, and ability to operate swiftly whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail.