Walker Phillip

Walker Phillip is a privately owned recruitment firm established in Cape Town in 2016, specialising in discreet search assignments for Africa's financial markets. The company conducts business-critical executive appointments, market mapping, salary benchmarking, and interim placements, supported by a database of over 8,500 registered candidates in financial services. With a team of experienced recruitment specialists, Walker Phillip generates exceptionally accurate information on the talent landscape, enabling the firm to act as a true consultant to clients and ensure they hire great people who can deliver significant returns on investment.

Walker Phillip's core sector specialisms span asset management, private equity, management consulting, and board and C-suite recruitment. In asset management, the firm partners with asset managers across the full investment lifecycle, from portfolio management and research to operations and distribution, placing roles including Chief Investment Officers, fund managers, equity analysts, quantitative analysts, and wealth managers. The company covers private equity, investment holding companies, corporate finance houses, private credit, and venture capital firms, identifying top-tier investment professionals who drive value creation and deal execution. For management consulting, Walker Phillip recruits for strategy, operations, and implementation consulting firms, from Big Four to boutique advisory, whilst also sourcing high-calibre C-suite executives, non-executive directors, and investor relations professionals for listed and private companies, multinationals, and private equity-backed businesses.

Walker Phillip operates across the African continent with pan-African regional coverage and deep knowledge of labour markets throughout the region. The firm is headquartered in Cape Town and serves clients across Africa's rapidly evolving financial services landscape. Clients choose Walker Phillip for its combination of discreet professionalism, market intelligence, strategic HR advisory on remuneration structures and succession planning, and the exceptional accuracy of its salary data, which the company publishes in an annual salary report each February. In a highly competitive talent war, Walker Phillip ensures that client companies stand out as employers of choice whilst maintaining credibility and confidentiality for all parties.