Your Fintech Recruitment Solution
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Specialised FinTech Recruitment Solution.

Search Chain Partners are a specialist FinTech Recruitment Solution, providing the highest calibre Sales, Product, Technology and professional services skilled candidates into some of the most influential firms who are continuing to shape the Finance and Banking community as we know it today.

Our Market Knowledge

Over a decade of working in the financial technology industry and therefore access to candidates that our clients wouldn’t normally have visibility to. Especially candidates who are not actively looking.

Our Relationships

We work with a select few clients and therefore have the ability to take time to understand their structure, culture and strategic growth plans to ensure that the candidates we are representing are aligned to these goals.

Our Process Quality

We have created a proven methodology which ensures we are constantly tracking the market’s highest performers.

Unlocking success

We work with a variety of clients ranging from high-growth private equity backed start-ups to post-IPO businesses.

We pride ourselves on understanding how their objectives will differ and therefore require a unique and tailored approach to matching candidate profiles to their current short to long-term goals.

We will be planting 1 tree per placement made.

A catalyst for growth

Our core competencies sit within Data & Analytics, AI, Machine Learning and ESG Technology.

In the past 5 years, 95% of clients we have made placements with have gone through an exit or capital raise. Of the 112 placements made by our team, in that 5-year period, 84% of candidates are still at those firms.

OUR TEAM

George Fierstone

Founder & CEO

Oliver Davis

Senior Consultant

Jamie Busuttil

Associate Consultant

Nicholas Barton

Investor & Non-Exec

George Fierstone

Founder & CEO

George has worked in the Financial Technology recruitment industry for over a decade and has a broad range of experience partnering with the sector’s most prestigious market influencers and innovators. Since 2012, he has supported the hiring needs of high-growth FinTech start-ups in their journey from series A-C, all the way through to IPO as well as a number of Private Equity firms, Exchanges and Banks.

Prior to launching SCP, George led the EMEA growth of another FinTech recruitment firm, where he managed various teams across Data, Analytics, AI, Payments and Trading Technology and founded their Executive Search Practice where he successfully led a 50+ Exec & C-Level Mandates.

His passion for technology and commitment to deliver for his clients is at the core of George’s methodology and is the reason for the longevity and depth of his relationships that date back to 2012.

Oliver Davis

Recruitment Consultant

Since 2021, Oliver has worked within the Financial Technology recruitment industry, partnering with organisations across EMEA. Oliver and George had previously worked closely together at another Fintech recruitment firm where they focused on sales hires for both market-leading and high-growth Fintech firms. After joining Nicholas at The Barton Partnership to help set up the Data & Analytics desk, Oliver now focuses on Product and Technology roles across the Fintech market for Search Chain Partners.

With a keen interest in the global Fintech market, Oliver is determined to deliver the highest calibre candidates and partner with the market’s most innovative and fast-growing companies.

Jamie Busuttil

Associate Consultant

Since joining Search Chain Partners, James has supported searches across commercial, product, and technology roles in the high-growth Fintech sector. A recent graduate in Politics and International Relations from the University of Exeter, James also studied Political Science at Munich’s prestigious Ludwig Maximilians Universität.

This academic foundation nurtured a deep interest in innovation and global affairs, aligning with Fintech’s dynamic nature and fostering a desire to explore the space. With a commitment to identifying top-tier talent and delivering exceptional service, James thrives from surrounding himself with the best talent and executing searches to the highest level.

Nicholas Barton

Investor & Non-Exec

Nicholas Barton is an Investor, Founder and CEO with 30 years of recruitment experience. Since 2007, he has built The Barton Partnership into a world-class specialist executive recruitment firm, expanding across multiple locations and service lines whilst maintaining a niche and specialist focus. He now leads a team of over 100 professionals across offices in London, New York, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Sydney.

At the core of his philosophy is a commitment to cultivating a unique company culture that fosters community engagement and social responsibility. Through his leadership, The Barton Partnership has donated over £100,000 to charitable organisations and has achieved notable recognition for its sustainability practices, earning B-Corp certification in 2023. Additionally, The Barton Partnership has been awarded for its dedication to outstanding client service, exceptional profitability and as a Best Companies ‘Outstanding’ organisation.

Nicholas was shortlisted an Entrepreneur of the Year at the Recruiter Awards for three consecutive years and sits on the board of BritishAmericanBusiness, the leading transatlantic business organisation dedicated to helping companies build their business on both sides of the Atlantic.