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Corporate Functions Executive Search

C-suite functional leadership across finance, operations, risk, compliance, legal and people, for the whole of financial services.

The practice

Building leadership teams that enable performance

In today’s financial services landscape, sustainable competitive advantage depends on more than front-office talent. Organisations increasingly rely on exceptional leaders across operations, finance, risk, compliance, technology, legal and people functions to manage complexity, drive transformation, adhere to regulations and create resilient businesses.

The Omerta Group’s Corporate Functions Practice specialises in C-suite level functional leadership hiring across the global financial services ecosystem.

Our clients include investment banks, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, hedge funds, exchanges, private equity firms, digital asset businesses and financial technology organisations. We combine deep sector expertise with specialist functional knowledge, enabling us to deliver leadership talent across the most critical business functions.

What we cover

Relevant experience and track record

Six functional areas, covered at C-suite and head-of-function level across the global financial services industry.

Finance

Chief Financial Officers
Financial Directors
Heads of Financial Control
FP&A Leaders
Group Controllers
Treasurers

COO office

Chief Operating Officers
Chief Administrative Officers
Chief of Staff
Chief Control Officers
Heads of Operations
Group General Managers

Risk

Chief Risk Officers
Head of Operational Risk
Head of Credit Risk
Head of Market Risk
Head of Front Office Risk
Head of Model Risk
Head of Model Validation

Compliance and audit

Chief Internal Auditor
Chief Compliance Officer
Head of Anti-Money Laundering
Head of Financial Crime

Legal

General Counsel
Transaction Lawyers

Human resources

Chief People Officer
Head of Talent
Head of Compensation & Benefits

Coverage

Who we work with

Client coverage

Asset ManagersHedge FundsInvestment BanksProprietary Trading FirmsCorporate BanksSovereign Wealth FundsPrivate Equity FirmsFamily OfficesExchanges & Clearing HousesInsurance CompaniesDigital Assets FirmsFinTech Companies

Track record

Notable placements

Completed assignments

  • Chief Operating Officer — Leading Global Bank
  • Chief Compliance Officer, Asia — Global Ratings Agency
  • Chief Financial Officer — Global Proprietary Trading and HFT Firm

The team

Meet the consultants

Our Corporate Functions Practice is supported by a global team of specialist consultants working across finance, the COO office, risk, compliance and audit, legal and people functions. Filter the wider team by sector or office below.

Get in touch

Speak to a corporate functions specialist

Whether you are strengthening governance, hiring a functional leader, scaling operations, improving risk oversight or leading a major transformation programme, our Corporate Functions specialists can help.