The challenge:

Upon successful completion of an acquisition in a new market, our company needed to fill the role of General Manager to lead the newly created busines unit. As there were no successors internally, we needed to think about a wider hiring strategy aligned with our long-term growth goals. It was critical that we find candidates that would be able to integrate seamlessly with the existing, formerly family-run business, and to bring with them a strategic mindset to improve existing business processes and procedures while growing our presence in the market with a measured trajectory.

With this long list of industry and company-specific requirements, we were faced with a challenging prospect that our internal resources were unable to fulfil alone. When looking to scale up, we were conscious of the importance the General Manager role could bring to the future of our company and knew we needed to get this hire right the first time!

The solution:

Hoxton Circle was able to quickly identify our organization’s unique requirements and after driving a detailed discovery session, created a hiring strategy that suited our timeframes and objectives through comprehensive and intense market research.

Using their deep knowledge of our market, Hoxton Circle quickly and efficiently sourced highly-qualified candidates that were both technically and commercially sound, using a unique, people-first approach. By getting to know each candidate and understanding their motivating factors and long-term goals, Hoxton Circle’s Executive Recruiters were better able to ascertain which candidates aligned most closely with our values and vision for the future.

They strategically looked for candidates that not only had the finance, accounting and business acumen we were in need of, but also had the personal characteristics and experience that would help with the transition of our company from a former family-run company into a professionally run business. Blending our company culture into tangible strategic values with the energy and drive to sustain it well past the integration and growth stages.

The outcome:

Due to their understanding of our long-term needs as a high-growth company, Hoxton Circle sourced not only a candidate who met all of our previously understood requirements, but also brought exceptional knowledge and experience in operations and profit and loss that have greatly improved our finance function in ways we didn’t expect! The progress of integrating the new BU/acquisition is exponentially advancing due to this new hire and we are thrilled with how well they are leading our team and our company culture to further growth in the near future.

“Our new General Manager has jumped in feet first and quickly got their sea legs under them, tackling all the new opportunities that we knew about but needed someone on the ground to be able to approach and engage quickly and effectively.”

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At Hoxton Circle, we prioritize the hiring process, first understanding how your business works, getting to grips with your unique challenges and analyzing your objectives so that we can source the talent you need to drive your business forward. We believe in not only growing our network but carefully and constantly developing it so we can hit the ground running that much faster. We pride ourselves on being expert Executive Recruiters, and 'good people'. People who care and can understand the needs of our client’s company, the hiring managers, and the candidate combined. That means we put the right person into the right job at the right time, every time.

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