Ridgeback Recruitment

Ridgeback Recruitment is a boutique recruitment consultancy founded by Michael van Rooyen, delivering dedicated headhunting, search and contingent solutions to the financial services markets. The company believes in building successful long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates, with success rooted in understanding client business and culture, comprehending candidate career paths, managing expectations, and matching people with people. Ridgeback Recruitment operates on five core values: transparency, commitment, trust, loyalty and relationships.

Ridgeback Recruitment specialises in mid-level to executive appointments across two primary professional sectors. For finance professionals, the company recruits for roles including CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, MD, FD, FC, FM, FA, MA, portfolio manager and investment analyst positions. For business intelligence professionals, Ridgeback Recruitment places business intelligence consultants, data analysts, data migration analysts, master data management specialists, business analysts, data scientists, big data analysts and enterprise data architecture managers.

The company operates across the UK, Scandinavia, Europe and Africa, with established offices in London and Malmö. Clients choose Ridgeback Recruitment for its boutique approach, deep sector expertise in financial services, and commitment to understanding both organisational culture and individual career aspirations. The company's focused service model and values-driven approach differentiate it in the executive search market.