Jamie Woods

CEO

Jamie founded JCW in 2007 from his living room in Islington, London. After a year working solo, Jamie moved into JCW's first office in 2008 and the business has been growing ever since. JCW was created with a clear vision on how to build the best recruitment business in the world - a firm that looked after its people first and foremost - in the knowledge that they will then look after clients and candidates. Despite the ups and downs that occur during the start-up phase in business, the company holds true to those same set of values today.

Jamie has led the growth of JCW into JCW Group, a global business with multiple locations and brands, all focused on delivering exceptional service. As CEO, Jamie is focused on maintaining the firm's status as a high growth business, and creating an award-winning workplace environment.

Jamie makes sure that the business is adhering to the fundamental tenets and values that have made it so successful, across all offices and brands, while guiding the global performance strategy.

Proud of the journey so far, and excited for the future, Jamie continues to strive for success and global growth whilst still holding onto the position as a top-quartile performer in the industry, both in terms of how staff retention, financial performance and service quality.

What Jamie is responsible for

  • Creating an outstanding service for our clients and candidates
  • Building a business with industry-leading culture and employee retention
  • Ensuring everyone in the business knows what they need to do to hit their next career milestone
  • The fast growth of all brands within JCW Group
  • Creating a clear strategy for all brands so everyone knows where we are going and how we are getting there
  • Building a CSR program that helps the disadvantaged in business
  • Personally handling search mandates for senior appointments

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Get to know Jamie

What is the most important skill in your role?

Unflappability.

What are the values that drive you?

Creating an environment that people actively enjoy being part of. Growing a business that others aspire to emulate. Building a legacy that has a substantial positive impact in the world.

What's the last book you read?

Trillion Dollar Coach by Alan Eage.

What motivates you?

Momentum. Being further ahead now than I was then.

Services

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Why work with us

We have the expertise to help you deliver projects, grow teams and accelerate business growth. Financial services recruitment specialists, we have an extensive network of skilled candidates, from graduates to C-suite, and a range of talent solutions to ensure you receive a service tailored for you. Whether you need a single employee or whole project team, we deliver people capable of making an impact from day one.

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We can support you with single placements, project teams, staff augmentation and more

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