Richard Rosser's Linkedin Analytics

🤔 "What's the hiring / jobs market like"? - almost all my clients ask me this! Here's the answer [we've crunched millions of data points]: My Co-Founder Nick Patterson just released our 6 monthly market competitiveness index. Bottom line: > the hiring market is becoming more competitive (i.e, job supply is up; candidates have more options) > it's still an "employer's market", but we've fallen off the H2 2024 peak 👉 Full article & insights for free via the link here: https://bit.ly/3F6n11U We hope you find this helpful 👍 Do these trends resonate with your hiring experience? - - - Article covers: > Trends since Q1 2022 > Differences by company type: - Private Equity - Startups - Consulting - Corporates > Differences between permanent & freelance markets > Share of ex-consulting hiring market by

😃 Coach drinks! It's been such a pleasure to have built a group of 40+ uniquely talented leadership & career transition coaches over the past 9 months. Even more fun to bring lots of them together for drinks yesterday 🍾 Thanks to everyone who came along. Working for yourself can be lonely! So it was wonderful to witness all the new connections being made and interesting conversations being had. Thanks to everyone who is partnering with me and OnUpBeyond to help professionals discover & experience the extraordinary benefits of really brilliant coaching. 👉 Coaching is hard to navigate - how do you find someone with: - the right career experience, - fantastic track record, - personal "click" and - fair pricing? We're solving all these problems ✅ Particular thanks to my colleague Rossiana Mee for curating our coaching pool with such precision and organising the fun! - - - 🤔 Do you have great coaches in your network? Please like / share / repost to help them discover our drinks & we're happy to chat with them about our coaching group too. If you're interested in being coached or sourcing uniquely experienced coaches for your team, feel free to drop me a linkedin message 👍

🤯 Incredibly rare Private Equity opportunities - multiple seniorities! A leading PE fund has retained me & the team to build out their Value Creation team. Details: What's very special about this, is that the team is really scaling up. It's a fantastic fund that we know well and can highly recommend. *** If this isn't right for you, please consider a repost / comment to help a friends discover this. For the right people, joining this team as they ramp up will be a career defining opportunity that's never come up before. 👍 ‼️ Highlights: > Portfolio Operations / Value Creation - multiple levels > Multiple East Coast US locations 🇺🇸 > Very Competitive PE compensation 💰 > Oversee an array of portfolios, drive critical value creation and strategic decision making. Identify opportunities to augment existing operational tactics and develop new strategies for existing portfolios, including leadership, growth, operations, strategy, technology and more. ‼️ Sound like you? 👉 Please follow this link for the full details & to put forward your candidacy: https://bit.ly/4mnqGJk ‼️ Sound like someone who might be in your US LinkedIn network? 🇺🇸 👉 Please repost / comment and like to help friends discover this. You'll make their day 😃 - - - ‼️ Work in PE? 👉 I'm happy to share more about the unique ways in which we solve common pain points in hiring / consulting. Feel free to drop me a LinkedIn message.

💰 Equity offered - key leadership role in a fast-growing, mission-led business. Is this right for you or someone you know? Details as follows: *** If this isn’t right for you, please consider a like / repost / comment to help a friend discover it. For the right person, this is a rarely available opportunity. 👍 "Help shape operations at group level with clear executive backing." - - Highlights: > High-growth, mission-led health & well being business > Report directly to the COO – drive real operational change > Lead performance improvement & operational excellence > Hybrid working: 3 days pw in London office on average 🇬🇧 > Attractive compensation package including equity - - About you: > Experience improving operations > A collaborative approach with the confidence to lead group-wide initiatives - - Sound like you? 👉 Please follow this link to view a full job description & put forward your candidacy (you'll need a free movemeon login first): https://lnkd.in/ek4d3rxX - - Sound like someone in your LinkedIn network? 👉 Feel free to like / repost or tag a friend to help them discover this - it's still a tough jobs market!

PE backed, high growth consumer brand. C-Suite role. ~£200k + bonus + LTIP. Is this perfect for you or someone you know? Having previously placed the CEO of this company, I know the investors and business well and can confidently recommend this opportunity. This is a key value creation role with a clear path to exit — ideal for a commercially minded CFO with PE experience. *** If this isn’t right for you, please consider a like / repost / comment to help a friend discover it. For the right person (ex-Big 4, perhaps), this is a career-defining & rarely available opportunity. 👍 - - - Highlights: > CFO > Backed by a leading mid-market PE fund > Full ownership of financial strategy, exit readiness, and investor relations > Lead the business towards a high-value exit > Partner directly with the CEO and board > ~£200k base + performance bonus + LTIP > Office based in central London (hybrid flexibility) 🇬🇧 Suits professionals with: > Prior CFO or senior finance leadership experience > Strength in financial storytelling, performance visibility, and commercial partnering > Confident leading dialogue with board, investors, and external stakeholders - - - Sound like you? 👉 Please follow this link to view the full job description & put forward your candidacy (Movemeon login required): https://lnkd.in/eJTPS3_2 Ex-Big 4 & similar professionals in your LinkedIn network who’d be perfect for this? 👉 Like / comment / repost — it's still a tough jobs market so you might make someone's day. 😃

🇺🇸 For my USA network on the East Coast - #privateequity opportunities 👌

Looking forward to hosting the "journey to CEO" Q&A event this evening. What questions would you like me to ask? Context: I'm hosting 2 fantastic CEOs & taking questions from 80 guests. But I'll be kicking off the questions myself in a fireside chat. Got a question? Comment below and I'll form a list! Also, I thought it'd be interesting for us all to understand how much of a focus the path to CEO is. Poll below 👇!

Digital detox. Annual leave. Do you totally down tools? Or stay in touch? What do you find most relaxing? In my experience: Context: I'm on leave next week (just as the weather turns wet - typical)! So this topic is front of mind as I try to conquer the to-do list by Friday (no chance!) When on leave.... - Some people actually relax more knowing their inbox isn't piling up. - Others can't relax unless they totally detach. - Others still go for a hybrid & don't check emails but ask team members to WhatsApp them when really needed. 🤔 What's your approach & what tips can you share?

⚖️ Work-life balance is the no1 reason people mention for leaving consulting. So I thought it'd help to ask this question 👇. Also: We help a lot of "boutique" consulting firms hire. And place 100s of independent consultants into projects. There are massive differences vs the very large firms. Interestingly, our data shows that smaller consulting firms and freelance consultants actually report better than average work-life balance (when compared to all "post large consulting firm" career paths). Particularly when it comes to controlling their hours to fit in around commitments outside work. Q: What's your experience been? I'm interested in your observations in the comments 👍

🔥 Leadership role (including EQUITY upside) and the chance to build something from the ground up. Is this right for you or someone you know? *** If this isn’t quite right for you and you’ve private equity or digital folks in your LinkedIn network, please consider a like / repost / comment to help a friend discover this unique role. 👍 - - I've known this company for quite a few years and highly recommend working with them. Great brand. High growth. Sensible approach to work-life balance. - - Highlights: > Small, growing firm. Well established yet still nimble, entrepreneurial, low-bureaucracy! > Build and lead a new Private Equity vertical inside a high-credibility boutique advisory firm > Experienced founding team - well respected in the market > Material bonus tied to individual performance + equity opportunity > London HQ (Farringdon) with hybrid flexibility 🇬🇧 - - About you: > Experience originating and converting consulting work with PE firms and/or their portfolio companies > Comfortable operating independently and owning client relationships > Credible with deal teams, operating partners, and portfolio leaders - - Sound like you or someone you know? 👉 Follow this link for full details & to put forwards your candidacy (you'll need to create a free movemeon login first): https://lnkd.in/eaps_W5c - - Growing firm hiring senior talent? 👉 Drop me a LinkedIn message - I'm always happy to have a no strings attached chat about the market. *** If this isn’t quite right for you and you’ve private equity or digital folks in your LinkedIn network, please consider a like / repost / comment to help a friend discover this unique role. Thank you! 🙏

CEO insights. Last week I hosted a #CEO speaker evening. Here's 1 reality / tip that's really stuck with me: 👉 You need to get someone to gamble on you. Specifically, someone in a position of authority will need to take a big bet and give you a job you haven't done before. - - Why? The path to CEO typically requires you to have "run a P&L". - - The problem? How do you get your first P&L to run? Particularly if you're coming from consulting & are in a natural post-consulting function (strategy, transformation etc). - - Answer: A deeply trusted relationship with someone senior who will back you. This isn't just about showing you can deliver (objective "performance"). And it's not about being machiavellian. It's about: - Building an authentic relationship over time. - Truly getting to know one another. - Becoming someone they rely on. - Being the real you. 👉 After all, we trust most deeply, the people we know really well. Does this resonate? What guidance would you add? Is this helpful? 👍

🌏 Senior relocation opportunity (visa sponsored). Could this suit you or someone you know? Details as follows: *** Roles with sponsorship are hard to find. If this isn’t for you but could excite your network, please repost or comment - it could be career-changing for someone you know 👍 ps. if your company is looking to hire candidates with international backgrounds, I can help. Drop me a message for more info on how I work. 👉 Summary: We're working with a top-tier advisory firm, who are rapidly expanding in Australia 🇦🇺. They are happy to sponsor visas (local applicants also welcome!) for international candidates likely at Snr Manager, Director / Associate Parter levels or industry equivalents interested to return to advisory. 👉 From the employer: "We're very conscious of not losing our "start up" ethos as we continue to grow. We have attracted many top (ex)consultants who want to turbocharge their career trajectory & do their best work in a less bureaucratic environment. We promote on performance, not tenure - in fact we've made a number of promotions this year for high performers who have not even been with us 12 months. Aligned with this performance and growth ethos, our remuneration policy is highly competitive, including a very attractive bonus element." 👉 This is a fantastic chance to: ✅ Join Australia's fastest-growing top-tier advisory firm ✅ Benefit from meritocratic progression in a flat structure within a company that's high growth ✅ Relocate to any of: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth 👉 About you: > Ideal for those at Snr Manager to Junior Partner level in a tier-1 consulting firm OR ex-consultants "in industry" looking to return to advisory 👉 Sound like you? > Full job details are available here (you'll need to create a free movemeon login first): https://bit.ly/3EVrh4e *** Know someone in your network this could excite? Please repost / comment / tag — this kind of opportunity doesn’t come around often 🙏

Anyone else love the contrast of London's old & new architecture? Surprising insights from a series of very different client meetings yesterday: ps. endless sunshine helps London's appearance a lot of course (sorry, I'm a Brit, so weather is 50% of conversation). The weather has been phenomenal recently, hasn't it?! 😎 >> I was in a series of very different but equally interesting client meetings yesterday: - Private Equity (tier 1 global fund) - Investment bank - Series C start-up - Boutique consultancy! 💰 All clients asked about compensation. Yes I can share very accurate benchmarks. But in my experience, great compensation doesn't matter if the wider employer value proposition isn't right and isn't well articulated. So we actually discussed: - Progression paths - Evidencing impact - Work-life balance / control - 3 year company goals - Culture - Learning & development - Compensation progression over 5 years >> Attracting the best / right people, isn't just about the 💰. Actually in my 15 years experience building a community of ambitious, talented professionals, rarely is money the primary motivating factor 👍 - - - What are your thoughts / feelings / experiences on motivations?

🔥 Fantastic opportunity to join a fast-scaling, award-winning disruptor in a Strategy role. Is this for you or someone you know? Strategy-type roles in start-ups / scale-ups are very hard to find. This role is doubly rare as applicants can come directly from strategy consulting. ***If this isn't right for you, please like / comment / repost to help friends in your network. Strategy roles like this are very few & far between! 👍 Highlights: > Own company-wide strategy at one of the UK’s fastest-growing consumer-facing start-ups > Shape international expansion, product innovation & new channel growth > Work directly with the CEO and senior team > Competitive salary (~£100K+) + package > UK 🇬🇧 About you: > Strong background in strategy consulting or corporate strategy > Proven experience delivering strategic growth initiatives > Strong analytical + commercial instincts 👉 Curious? For the full job description & to put forward your candidacy please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/e5tCaaZm 👉 Hiring strategic talent? Ping me a LinkedIn message - I'd love to share the unique ways in which I solve common hiring pain points.

"Getting under the skin of the CEO role". What a great evening hosting Luisa Barile (ManyPets) and Adrian Blair (TrustPilot). Importantly: 1. Killer insights to be shared next week (sorry, it was a late finish and I haven't had time to do a write up as yet!) If you're interesting in the CEO role, follow me and click the bell to get that post next week. 2. Enormous thanks to Luisa and Adrian for being so open about their roles and their careers. 3. Techspace hosted us fabulously. If you need to run an event, Phill Burton Robert Stevenson and team are top rate (their flexible office space is also spot on). The Movemeon team also did a fab job bringing this together - thank you. Thanks also to everyone who attended and asked such thoughtful questions. It was great to welcome a packed house of senior commercial, strategy & transformation professionals. I'm already looking forward to the next one. - - - ***ps. if you'd like more of these events (and would like to attend one in the future) please give this post a 👍 . It's a very easy way for us to understand the appetite for in-person meets in the post-covid era!

Soft skills are vital! If you know me well, you'll know I'm passionate about the importance of hiring for "soft" skills. So, it's great to see Microsoft's CEO shouting about this too! His take: ...Context - a University of Maryland study showcased by Forbes, proved how Nadella's vulnerable leadership style drives real investor trust. > 5 main insights: 1️⃣ Vulnerability builds credibility. When Nadella acknowledges uncertainty or past missteps, investors trust him more, not less. Why? Because honesty is a rare signal in corporate communications. 2️⃣ It sets a tone for transparency. By being vulnerable, Nadella invites openness at every level of Microsoft. It tells teams: "You don’t need to fake it here." 3️⃣ Confidence ≠ perfection. The study shows that authentic confidence - the kind that embraces risk and imperfection - is far more effective than rigid, over-polished messaging. 4️⃣ Vulnerability reduces investor churn. In a world of corporate jargon and evasive PR, real talk stands out. Investors are more likely to reward honesty, even in tough times. 5️⃣ It humanises the brand. The approach doesn’t just boost stockholder faith—it boosts Microsoft's reputation with employees, partners, and the public. - - - 👉 For me, it was great to read his quote: "Empathy is not 'soft'. It's the hardest skill we'll ever learn". Personally: > I'd love to ban the hard vs soft distinction and just call them all skills! > I advocate for more focus on screening CV/resumes for "soft" skills. > I recommend interview processes that uncover & assess them. Design your interview scorecards thoughtfully! What are your thoughts?

🌏 Global senior strategy opportunity (US🇺🇸, UK🇬🇧 or EU🇪🇺 based & remote first). Could this suit you or someone you know? *** Senior strategy roles with such flexibility re: location and remote-first working are rare. If this isn’t for you but could excite someone in your network, please like / repost / comment - it could be career-changing for someone you know 👍 - - - We're working with a top global tech company, supporting them in hiring Strategy Directors to work directly with the CEO, CFO, and CSO. Highlights: > Lead high-impact strategy and transformation projects across the business portfolio > Shape growth and innovation initiatives in B2B SaaS and services > Gain global exposure across North America, Europe, and beyond > Remote-first working (use our offices as much or as little as suits your working style) About you: > 5+ years in top-tier strategy consulting or consulting+industry > At least 2 years managing teams (likely Mgr / Snr Mgr, AP or equivalent) > Experience in organic & inorganic growth strategy 👉 Sound like you? Full job details are available here, where you can also express your interest (you'll need to create a free Movemeon login first): https://lnkd.in/drxFJGJM *** Know someone in your network this could excite? Please repost / comment / tag - this kind of opportunity doesn’t come around often!

🥳 Work with me? I'm looking for someone to join the team! Grateful of you sharing this with the fantastic people in your network - like/comment/repost 👍 Details as follows: Those of you who know me and our businesses well, know that Nick and I do things differently. So if you / your network want to work somewhere not-run-of-the-mill, read on! We started in "people-tech" (not sure that's a thing, it probably should be) because we found recruiter cold calls frustrating. We've built a tech-enabled ecosystem centred on "the candidate" not "the recruiter". We do strange things like free events, free insights, free career coaching (people always start sceptical and ask when we're going to sting them with an invoice - we don't). An outcome of all this is we've built 4 talent solutions that clients tell us are absolutely best in class. We've founded 3 businesses and exited 1 along the way. Our Board Chair was Global CEO of one of the world's largest people advisory businesses (he reached out to us after hearing great things). We have a FAB team. We value life outside work (I did an ultramarathon in 27C on Sunday and Monday was a write off - but that's a different story!) We convene our entire global team (we have businesses in the US, India, APAC, UK and Europe) every year somewhere awesome - the photo is from a team dinner in Spain 🇪🇸 . 👉 TL;DR (apparently that's what all the cool kids say for "get to the point" nowadays). We're looking for someone to lead our marketing. Think: > a company rapidly gaining market share in the senior / exec hiring market (yes, technology now matters a lot in this too and we've been building it for 15 years) > ground breaking content (our data is not available anywhere else); > massive reach (websites, organic social); > power users who become wonderful clients (people use our platform to keep in touch with the jobs market, so naturally they call us when they need to build a team or bring in consulting expertise); > scope to do stuff recruiters never ever would (hey, because if you can't make a fee from it, why would you do it?! 😡 ) 😃😃😃 Sound like you or someone you know? Link here for applications: https://lnkd.in/eiwmva5c ps. thanks again for sharing this. Hopefully we can welcome someone you're connected with into their new home (well, work home anyway).

Don't judge people for the "gaps" on their CV / resume. Ask about them instead. Here are my "gaps": 1/ My mother died unexpectedly. I took 6 months out to sort her affairs & support my younger siblings. 2/ I went backpacking for 7 months across 3 continents on a tiny budget. 3/ I took extended time off when we had our 1st child. Other common "gaps" include: 4/ Health problems 5/ Being made redundant 6/ Trying to start a business 👉 Often our "gaps" are our fastest periods of personal growth. No, we're not learning SQL. But developing in critical areas like: (a) Resilience (b) Compassion (c) Perspective (d) Ingenuity (e) Determination If you have a "gap": > Reframe it - how did it develop you? > Own it. > Tell your story - a cover letter is a powerful tool here. And if you're looking at someone's application and spot a "gap": > Don't judge & reject. > Ask them about it instead. > Who wouldn't want a team mate who has all these soft skills? - - - What are your "gaps" and what did they help you learn? 👍 if this resonates ♻️ repost to help others recognise the value in "gaps".

‼️ Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer. Consumer facing business. Backed by Tier-1 PE. This really is a cracking senior opportunity. Details as follows: We’re partnering with a global consumer/FMCG business backed by a Tier 1 #PE fund. This is a rare opportunity to sit on the executive leadership team, work closely with the CEO, CFO and PE sponsors, and drive value creation across a top-branded, high-growth business through to a successful exit (LTIP included in package). ***If this isn't for you, please consider a like / comment / repost to help friends discover this career-defining role 😊 👍 - - - 🎯 Key highlights: - Lead high-impact change for a future high-value exit (LTIP included in package) - Act as a thought partner to CEO & board - Drive strategy & transformation across revenue, cost, and operations - Own strategic execution and lead the transformation PMO - Competitive package incl. LTIP & flexible working 🔍 Ideal profile: - UK 🇬🇧 or Australia 🇦🇺 based (role can be in either) - Significant transformation/strategy leadership experience - FMCG, beverages, grocery or consumer sector exposure - Exceptional stakeholder engagement & execution skills 👉 Link for all the details and to put forward your candidacy: https://bit.ly/4kjP8d6 ***If this isn't for you, but your network spans into the UK🇬🇧 and/or Australia🇦🇺 please consider a like / comment / repost to help friends discover this career-defining role 😊 👍