Exclusive Executive Search Partnership: Interactive Brokers
Background
As a U.S.-headquartered organisation expanding into Ireland, Interactive Brokers required a recruitment partner who could:
- Secure senior leadership talent across multiple critical functions.
- Compete in a highly competitive Dublin financial services market.
- Deliver an efficient, discreet and high-quality process for executive hiring.
These leadership hires were crucial to setting the foundation for the firm’s EU headquarters and long-term growth strategy.
Solution
Mason Alexander partnered with Interactive Brokers on an exclusive executive search project, ensuring complete focus on building their Dublin leadership team.
Our approach included:
- Collaborating closely with senior stakeholders to define the ideal candidate profiles across compliance, risk, technology and audit.
- Designing a tailored executive search strategy to engage top-tier leadership talent, in particular, passive candidates.
- Leveraging our deep network within the Irish and wider European financial services sector.
- Managing a streamlined and discreet process from market mapping and shortlisting through to final interviews and offer management.
- Providing
market insights and
consultation throughout to support decision-making.
Result
Within a four-month timeframe, Mason Alexander successfully placed five senior leaders into critical positions:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Chief Information Officer
- Chief Internal Audit Officer
- Head of Conduct
- Head of Financial Risk
These appointments provided Interactive Brokers with the leadership strength required to establish and scale its EU operations successfully.
