A global technology business operating in the transport infrastructure sector needed to strengthen its finance function as it continued to scale. After an unsuccessful direct search, the organisation required support to secure a senior finance leader with specialist technical experience and the flexibility to operate across multiple sites.
Challenges
The business faced several recruitment obstacles:
- Difficulty identifying candidates with the specific technical background and sector-relevant experience required for this role.
- The role required regular travel between two different cities, reducing the size of the potential talent pool.
- A previous direct search had not produced suitable options, creating additional time pressure.
How Headstar Stepped In
Headstar delivered a focused, thorough recruitment process designed to minimise risk and accelerate the hiring timeline:
- Created a detailed briefing pack to clearly position the opportunity and attract relevant senior talent.
- Ran a proactive headhunt across the market, targeting candidates with the required experience and flexibility around travel.
- Conducted a retained search to build a strong, insight-led shortlist with multiple viable candidates.
- Worked at pace to refine and present a high-quality shortlist, ensuring an efficient, low-effort process for the client.
The Impact
- Fast, cost-effective hire – The role was filled quickly and efficiently, removing the need for temporary resource and avoiding additional cost.
- Minimal time investment required – A well-prepared shortlist meant the Finance Director only needed to conduct a small number of interviews.
- Lower hiring risk – Multiple appointable candidates were presented, giving the business strong options and confidence in the final decision.
- Long-term stability achieved – A high-quality permanent hire was secured through a robust and structured assessment process.
In the Words of The Client
“It has been a pleasure working with Headstar to get our new Head of Finance in place. The recruitment consultant had an engaging personality and quickly understood the requirements of the role from a technical and cultural viewpoint. This enabled us to quickly land on a shortlist to get the role filled as soon as possible. The quality of candidates matching our requirements meant we had the difficult (in a good way!) choice of getting to our preferred candidate. I would have no hesitation in recommending Headstar again for recruitment needs.”
Client Representative (Finance Director)
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