Banking and financial services recruitment
Our legal, risk and compliance recruitment teams support banking and financial services businesses to hire the highest quality talent in the market.
Legal, risk and compliance search in banking and financial services
Banking and financial services is a broad and dynamic industry, from traditional banks and insurers to fintech start-ups, asset managers, private equity firms and specialist lenders. At Taylor Root, we support employers across the full financial services landscape, recruiting legal, risk, compliance and governance professionals with deep sector knowledge and regulatory insight.
Sectors we cover within banking and financial services
We recruit specialist in-house professionals across legal, risk, compliance, internal audit, data protection and company secretarial within banking and financial services.
Private equity and private capital
Private equity, venture capital, growth equity, secondaries, co-investment, family offices, private investment firms and portfolio companies.
Asset and investment management
Asset managers, investment funds, hedge funds, alternatives, wealth management, pension funds and schemes, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, fund administrators and fund services providers.
Private credit and specialist lending
Private credit, direct lending, specialty finance, asset finance and structured credit.
Real estate and infrastructure investment
Real estate investment managers, infrastructure funds and real asset investment funds.
Banking
Investment banking, corporate and commercial banking, private banking, challenger banks and specialist banks.
Fintech, payments and digital assets
Payments, digital banking, digital assets, blockchain, regtech, wealthtech and lending platforms.
Insurance and reinsurance
Life, general and specialty insurance, cyber insurance, reinsurance, Lloyd’s market, brokers, managing agents and insurtech.
Markets and trading
Trading firms, commodities firms, brokers, exchanges, clearing, settlement and custody providers.
Professional services
Accountancy, audit, consulting, advisory and corporate finance.
benefits
By choosing to work with us, you will benefit from:
Genuine global reach
Our global offices have completed projects in more than 55 locations. Through our extensive network we can consistently deliver in your search for talent
An unrivalled track record
We are a recruitment partner you can trust
Market longevity
We pioneered the first recruitment consultancies in numerous global locations. We offer local market knowledge on a global scale
Focused expertise
Focused expertise. We are a legal, risk and compliance specialist search and recruitment consultancy, dedicated to the legal, risk and compliance professions. We speak your language and understand your markets
Tailored services
We tailor our services to suit your needs and goals. Typically, they include contingent and retained search, permanent, temporary and interim recruitment as well as consultancy solutions
Roles we typically recruit for include:
Legal
- Global General Counsel
- General Counsel
- Legal Director
- Head of Legal
- Interim General Counsel
- Interim Head of Legal
- Senior Legal Counsel
- Legal Counsel
- Interim Legal Counsel
- Contract Manager
- Paralegal
Risk
- Chief Risk Officer
- Risk Director
- Head of Risk
- Risk Manager
- Quantitative Manager
- Risk Analyst
- Quantitative Analyst
- Senior Market Risk Analyst
- Market Risk Project Manager
- Credit Manager
- Special Counsel
Compliance
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Compliance Director
- Head of Compliance
- Head of Data Protection
- Compliance Manager
- Compliance Analyst
- Conflicts Analyst
We are delighted to share with you our 2025-2026 global in-house legal market report and salary guide.
The global in-house legal market continues to evolve rapidly, navigating a complex landscape with both challenges and opportunities. This year’s report addresses several critical factors shaping the market.
