Michael Williams

Bank ABC

Head of Talent 

BNY Mellon

EMEA Chief Administrative Officer, Technology Services Chief of Staff, Senior Vice President

EMEA Technology Workforce Transformation Lead, Chief of Staff - Poland & CEE, Associate Director

Recruitment Team Leader, Associate Director

HSBC

Senior Recruiter, UK&CI and Zurich

Various Specialist Recruitment Firms

Senior Recruiter (UK & Europe)

Talent Acquisition Lead ✦ RL100 Member ✦ Views are my own

A results-driven HR and Talent Acquisition professional with International experience. I specialise in aligning people strategies with business goals to fuel growth and performance. With extensive experience in global banking, financial services, and technology, I have a deep understanding of the complexities of talent management, workforce planning, and regulatory compliance within the financial sector.

✔ End-to-End Recruitment Expertise: Successfully hired top talent across Front Office, Middle Office, and Corporate Functions within banking, managing searches at all levels up to Managing Director (MD).

✔ Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning

✔ HR Transformation & Change Management

✔ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) 

✔ Leadership Coaching & Performance Management

✔ HR Analytics & Data-Driven Insights 

✔ Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

I am passionate about building future-ready workforces, driving innovation in talent acquisition and HR strategy, and fostering environments where people and businesses thrive.

Head of Talent

Recruitment Lead responsible for all lines of business hiring from entry to Board level, covering Corporate Functions through to the FrontI office. 

2021 Achievements:
→ Recruitment Framework & Governance Implementation 
→ IR35 Lead (Successful HMRC Audit)
→ Reduced time to hire to 41 days

2022 Achievements:
→ ATS Implementation 
→ Talent Management Framework Design
→ Gender Diversity recruitment policy implementation 

2023 Achievements (YTD):
→ Direct recruitment model implementation 
→ Direct Recruitment (91% YTD)
→ Internal Mobility (63% increase YTD)
→ Branding

Key Placements:
→ European Chief Risk Officer, London
→ Chief Risk Officer, Paris
→ European Head of Internal Audit
→ UK MLRO / European Head of Financial Crime
→ European Chief Financial Officer
→ Head of Market Risk & Reporting
→ Head of Credit Risk
→ Head of Enterprise Risk Management 
→ Head of Operations 
→ Head of Business Management
→ European Head of Banking
→ European Head of IT
→ Head of Communications - Europe
→ European Head of Treasury & Financial Markets
→ Business Manager to the CEO, IB

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ResourceScience

Business Support

Recruiter

Solutions Driven

Lead Talent Partner 

Recruitment Consultant

Delivered client-management coaching to remote colleagues working outside of UK.

Lead Talent Partner supporting @Coherent Inc - Scotland
Embedded recruiter with Solutions Driving partnering with clients to meet business objectives through sourcing and selection.  Attached, Connected & Engaged with clients and candidates looking to succeed.
Employee engagement team lead.

Lead Talent Partner working with Coherent Scotland

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group

Supporting rapid expansion with an award-winning employer.  Evergreen and niche roles. Fast-paced volume recruitment for manufacturing production lines.  All job sectors and levels.

Recruitment

Recruitment consultant specialising in scientific and pharmaceutical sectors, and scientific engineering.  Highly adept at working in partnership with industry leaders and human capital professionals across all levels delivering full-cycle recruitment assignments to ensure attainment of business objectives through human resources. Recruited in partnership with Oxford Instruments, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Element Six and other scientific engineering, biotech or pharmaceutical companies.

Owner

i3 Research

Function Head ex-USA
Pharmaceutical Recruitment

Sanofi (Lorex Synthelabo)

Executive Assistant to Medical Director

Quintiles (Innovex)

Resourcing

STEM sector specialist - lover of science and engineering - although more of an artist.

Afric Nickson (she/her) | CPP | Recruitment Professional 

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Maidenhead | Falmouth

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