Situation:
River Partnership were retained by a Global Bank to assist with the build out of their internal consulting team. The brief was to hire 5+ candidates at Assistant Vice President, Vice President and Managing Director grade. The River Partnership team were tasked with identifying candidates working in either external consulting firms or internal strategy, transformation or digital teams within industry. The specific focus was for candidates with experience in digital customer strategy, digital marketing and customer experience, digital operating model and/or data & analytics.
Actions:
We approached our extensive FS network in Germany and also commenced River’s proprietary search methodology. Our team identified 124 potential target candidates across Germany. In addition to consulting firms and internal industry teams, River identified candidates from “hidden” talent pools including BigTech & FinTechs firms. So far the team has met and or spoke with 105 individuals, conducted situation-based interviews and presented the top performing candidates to the client.
Outcome:
As well as a shortlist, River provided industry insights and competitor information to the client. Within four months of starting the project, the client had hired seven candidates (2 more than River were initially mandated to find).
