Financial Services

Finance

Our financial services practice supports everything from Banking and Asset management to consulting and Fintech.

Meet Our Sector Heads

Et Halstead

Et is the CEO of JCW Group, he joined the business 15 years ago and worked his way up through the organization. When not driving the company toward its goals, he remains hands-on in the Compliance space—where his recruitment journey began.

Et Halstead

Chief Executive Officer, CEO

Jamie Woods

Jamie founded JCW in 2007 and grew it from a solo venture into a global recruitment business. Now Founder and Chairman, he focuses on strategic direction and ensuring the company stays true to the values that have driven its long-term success.

Jamie Woods

Founder

John Newton

John is the Managing Director of the Head Office in London and serves as Chief Experience Officer, sitting on the Board of Directors. He has previously held senior positions in the U.S. office and spent a year living in Germany to assist with its setup during its inception.

John Newton

Chief Experience Officer, CXO

Felix Schafer

Felix began his JCW career in 2016 straight after graduating in New York and, following an interim stop in London, opened the Frankfurt office in 2018. Since then, he has been heading the business in Germany and continues to be operationally involved with banks in the areas of Risk & Compliance

Felix Schafer

Managing Director, Frankfurt

Chris Markley

Chris leads JCW’s U.S. governance recruitment practice, with a focus on risk, compliance, and audit across banking and financial services. Known for his consultative approach, he partners with clients on strategic hiring across contract and permanent mandates.

Chris Markley

Managing Director, NYC

Nick Giordano

Nick is a Managing Director at JCW specializing in Finance, Accounting, Credit and Commercial Lending recruitment. With over a decade of experience in client acquisition and management across both life sciences and banking sectors – he leads teams in placing top-tier candidates and with industry leading clients.

Nick Giordano

Managing Director, Boston

Alex Jenkins

Alex is a Partner at JCW and, after joining JCW in 2010, helped scale their efforts across Europe. He now focuses senior-level requirements within the Risk & Governance space for the Financial Services, predominantly across the UK, Switzerland & Luxembourg.

Alex Jenkins

Partner

Adam Jackson

Adam is a financial services specialist and leads JCW’s FS practice in the UK. He has over 20 years’ experience across Banking, Investments, Wealth Management, Insurance, Consumer Credit and Pensions, with a focus on resource augmentation and programme management. Previously, Adam held senior roles in number of international consultancies focussed on the talent and staffing agenda across complex risk, governance and compliance projects.

Adam Jackson

Director

Paul McGuinness

A former Infantry Officer with the British Army, Paul joined JCW’s London practice in 2010 and was instrumental in developing the Compliance and Financial Crime team. Transferring to New York in 2014, he has replicated the same success, cultivating a strong network of clients and compliance professionals across North America. A trusted advisor and partner to his clients, Paul is unrivaled when it comes to securing top talent in his market.

Paul McGuinness

Executive Director

Nicole Weston

Nicole has been with JCW since 2015 leading our US Audit Recruitment team, which focuses on placing audit talent with financial institutions across the country.  She is also the founder and leader of JCW’s internal Women’s Committee, EmpowHer.

Nicole Weston

Senior Director

Alex Lieberman

Alex is a Principal Consultant at JCW. He focuses in business development efforts across the financial services sector in the US

 

Alex Lieberman

Principal Consultant

Julius Wenzel

Julius was the first hire for the Frankfurt office in 2018. Throughout his time at JCW, he has used his broad market knowledge to provide outstanding service to both clients and candidates.

Julius Wenzel

Director

Chandler Bengtson

Chandler is a Principal Consultant at JCW. He focuses within the Compliance and Legal sectors in the US.

Chandler Bengtson

Principal Consultant

Luis Rebmann

Luis has been part of the JCW team in Frankfurt for several years and is your point of contact when it comes to placing specialists and executives in the insurance industry. After studying business administration with a focus on insurance, he gained experience working directly for insurers as well as in close collaboration with them. His focus is on positions in actuarial, underwriting, and claims.

Luis Rebmann

Principal Consultant

Louis Mobbs

Louis is a Director at JCW Group and has been in the business for a decade. He leads the credit and risk management function in the US. His clients range from small community banks through to G-SIBs, and is well known within his network as a reliable and knowledgeable resource to both his clients and candidates.

Louis Mobbs

Director

Wanda Petkovic

Wanda is a Senior Consultant at JCW. She specialises in recruitment within the financial sector, especially in the areas of Compliance & Audit.

Wanda Petkovic

Senior Consultant

Demetria Sullivan

Demetria leads the wealth management team at JCW, specializing in placing talent across financial advisors, planners, portfolio manager, client services, and operations roles. Her team delivers tailored hiring solutions to RIAs, wire houses, private banks, and independent firms.

Demetria Sullivan

Principal Consultant

Lauren Marr

Lauren is a Principal Consultant at JCW, specializing in the Swiss legal market. She delivers a tailored & consultative service to Swiss & International law firms as well as in-house legal teams. Her expertise lies across a variety of legal areas and particularly across commodity trading.

Lauren Marr

Principal Consultant

Lisa Keller

Lisa connects pathology and lab medicine professionals with labs and hospitals across the DACH region, focusing on Switzerland and Germany. As a native German speaker, she brings local insight to international search across both public and private sectors.

Lisa Keller

Consultant

Megan Moran

Megan leads the Major Accounts team in Boston at JCW, partnering and delivering to top-tier clients across financial services and life sciences. Since joining JCW 9 years ago she has always been focused in delivering strategic hiring initiatives, high-volume recruitment solutions, and cultivating long-term relationships with candidates.

Megan Moran

Director

Boris Radovanovic

Boris is a Director at JCW, where he leads the firm’s US tax recruitment division. With over a decade of experience in tax recruitment, he specializes in placing both CPAs and tax attorneys across a wide range of industries.

Boris Radovanovic

Director

Elijah Ervin

Elijah is a Senior Consultant & Team Lead at JCW based in NYC. He specializes in private credit and commercial lending recruitment. Elijah has placed countless professionals within banking, debt, and direct lending markets across the U.S.

Elijah Ervin

Principal Consultant

David Heiman

David is a Senior Consultant on JCW’s Credit & Lending recruitment team. He is a go-to market expert for clients and candidates in the industry.

David Heiman

Senior Consultant

Jad Aldaghaghmeh

Jad, Director at JCW, has over 14 years of experience in financial services recruitment. A specialist in the French market and external consultancy, he supports banks and institutions by placing consultants in compliance, finance, management control, and regulatory reporting roles across the francophone financial sector.

Jad Aldaghaghmeh

Director

Max Doman

Max is a Lead Consultant at JCW, specialising in insurance recruitment across the European market. Based in London, he focuses on placing both permanent and freelance professionals within underwriting, claims, compliance, legal, and actuarial roles. He partners with insurers, reinsurers, and brokers across Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands—bringing deep market knowledge and a consultative approach to every search.

Max Doman

Principal Consultant

Kerry Demetriou

Kerry is the Global Director of Strategic Solutions, responsible for delivering and developing tailored hiring solutions for the Group’s global client portfolio—both existing and new. As part of the Group’s Go To Market team, Kerry plays a key role in driving new account development and expanding client partnerships, with a strong focus on growing the Group’s presence across the UK & Europe.

Kerry Demetriou

Global Director of Strategic Solutions

Nicholas Haji-Savva

A Principal Consultant at JCW specializing in the Swiss legal and tax market, Nicholas has placed people from associate to partner level, working with leading local Swiss firms and international firms alike.

Nicholas Haji-Savva

Principal Consultant