Opportunity Search
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Opportunity Search is a specialist Recruitment firm that provides Technology & Leadership appointments.
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Expertise covers appointments in CTO/COO, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, Business Architecture, Data Architecture and Cloud Architecture, commercial functions, and includes searches for specialist or niche roles.
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Unlike traditional executive recruitment firms Opportunity Search:
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Prioritise clients and candidates with equal care, delivering exceptional opportunity & talent that drives productivity, profitability, and positive workplace cultures.​
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Work mainly on a contingent “success only” basis to share the risk with hiring leadership teams, circumstances and briefs can change.​
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Will hire sole contributors as well as leaders.​
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Developed out of freelancing.
Opportunity Search’s mission is to secure high-impact leaders and specialists—those transformative “top performers” and “value-added employees” who align with your vision and elevate your organisation. These people describe these positions as “transformative - the places they find enjoyment in challenge, achieve & progress”.
Securing exceptional talent is critical to the development of all businesses. But achieving the right fit with your commercial and cultural backdrop inline with your business strategy is crucial to success. Opportunity Search, understand this and work with clients to ensure assignments are on point.
Achieving great outcomes and being good to work with are of paramount importance.
Opportunity Search specialise in listening to clients needs, tailoring the right solution and executing on this with focus.
Every assignment is unique, starts with a blank sheet of paper and a detailed brief - no assumptions are made. Following the brief a detailed plan is formulated, agreed on; and from here the search process begins.
The Search process involves a rigorous talent search of pre agreed target companies & the broader market, weekly progress reports, market intelligence, a strong short list, consultative advice, and a strong close to ensure the candidate that fits best is appointed.
Founder & Lead Consultant
Simon Hall, has over 15 years of UK and international executive recruitment experience gained within leading search firms and also in-house as EMEA Head of Executive Hiring at S&P Global. Opportunity Search delivers unparalleled expertise and reach. Simon’s proven success includes placing leaders in the Software, Telecoms, Technology Management Consulting, Fintech and Financial Services. Simon was educated at Fettes & Gordonstoun. He has a BSc. in Business Information Systems from the University of Northumbria, a diploma in professional software development, and is a keen surfer, cook, terrible guitarist and Tough Mudder Legionnaire.
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Expertise covers appointments in CTO/COO, IT Architecture & Strategy, Commercial functions, and includes searches for specialist or niche roles.
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Assignments completed include:​​​
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Enterprise Architect.
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Data Architect.
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Cloud Architect.
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Business Architect.
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Solution Architect.
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Technical Architect.
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Director Application Engineering.
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CTO/COO.
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VP Head of Enterprise Architecture.
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VP Product Management. ​​​
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​​VP Sales.
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VP Marketing.​​
COO
Simon hired our Chief Enterprise Architect. It was a pleasure working with him.
His professionalism, work ethic and integrity were in full display during all our interactions.
Chief Marketing Officer
Simon was the Executive Recruiter that helped me secure my role.
I found him to be professional, knowledgeable & considerate.
Finance Director
Simon coached and developed me through the interview process and I was successful in getting the role.
What impressed me about Simon is that he wanted the client to recruit the right person as well as ensuring that the hire was getting a role that really suited them.
Head of Product Management
Simon helped me secure my position as Head of Product Management.
I found him to be professional, knowledgeable & considerate.
Global Head of Executive Hiring
I found Simon to be a highly professional, commercial & personable person to work with.