Our Associate Network
We are a consultancy business with a difference and have a strong network of practitioners, called our Associates. Like our team, Associates are experts in Wealth as well as their specific domain such as Transformation, Operations or Risk.
Our Associates are consultative, tenacious and delivery focussed with the right skills and qualifications to support our clients’ diverse range of needs.
We pre-assess our Associates through a number of stages including meeting each one in person (where possible), interviews aimed at understanding skills and experience. For certain roles, we undertake practical assessments to understand technical capability.
Meet our Associate Relationship Team
MATT SHORT
Having been in key leadership roles for over 17 years with a Global Bank Matt has a wealth of knowledge in Financial Services across many functions including Contact Centres, Operations, Projects and HR. Matt has recruited for multiple positions and knows first-hand the operational impact of bad hires but also the true value of giving the right people the right opportunities and how that can lift morale, performance and ultimately customer satisfaction.
With his extensive experience in managing and leading teams Matt’s success has been down to effective engagement, building trusted relationships and a passion for working with people. Matt understands company culture and recognises talented people and uses his expertise to connect them to achieve mutual success.
On a more personal note Matt is married with two children, is tall (6’5”) despite his name, loves most sport, enjoys a challenge and loves to socialise.
GIANG HUGHES
Driven by a love of meeting people and building meaningful relationships, Giang has built a career on helping others to develop. With a diverse background across multiple sectors she has successfully delivered skills programmes within adult learning and further education and developed professionals and leaders within Financial Services (insurance, wealth, retail and commercial banking).
Motivated by helping people reach their potential through the right placement she understands a career path doesn’t always follow a straight forward route, whether by accident or design. Giang is committed to finding great people and matching talent with organisations that share the same ethos.
When not at work she plays badminton (badly), runs short distances (slowly) and fuels her passion for music and dancing by going to gigs and forcing her eclectic musical playlists onto her children.
Associate Services
Associates can expect to receive practical help, guidance, and tools to progress their development and career. Our services can help with job searching, career planning, personal and professional development.
If you have a background in Wealth and are experienced in Transformation, Operations or Risk and our approach resonates with you then let us know. Register your interest in joining our Simplify Associate network by contacting us below.
The Simplify Consulting consultant contacted me to check if a particular role suited me and if I was available. It did, and I was. From then Simplify kept in touch in all the right places ensuring delays on the client side did not leave me wondering if the opportunity had disappeared. They provided the personal touch that has almost disappeared from the recruitment industry”.
Supporting our Consultancy Engagements
We are always looking for talented people to support our consultancy engagements, preferably with experience within a Wealth domain (e.g. Life, Pensions and / or Investments) and with a specialist skill in a change or operational/product related discipline.
Send us your CV below to become a Simplify Associate