Banking Executive Search & Strategy
We support regional banks, credit unions, and digital-first financial institutions in placing transformational leadership across compliance, operations, risk, payments, and infrastructure. From board-level CEO searches to highly specialized roles like CISO or Head of FedNow Strategy—we help financial institutions scale trust, resilience, and innovation at the same time.
Key Roles We Place
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Leadership transitions, succession planning, or mergers often create urgency for credible, modern CEO candidates in banking.
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Modernizing multi-channel operations, streamlining back-office functions, and stabilizing core delivery infrastructure.
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Driving core banking modernization, digital transformation, data orchestration, and vendor oversight.
Chief Risk Officer / Head of Risk & Controls
Managing regulatory risk, governance, and control frameworks through audit cycles or growth inflection points.
Chief Compliance Officer
Navigating heightened regulatory pressure (OCC, FDIC, CFPB), remediating audit findings, and leading BSA/AML programs.
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Owning cybersecurity posture, SOC2/ISO readiness, and operational trust in increasingly digital banking environments.
Head of Payments
Overseeing ACH, FedNow, RTP, and embedded payments strategy across internal systems and customer experience layers.
Head of Transformation
Leading cross-functional change, often across tech, ops, and compliance—especially post-M&A or core platform overhaul.
Ideal Anchor Client Profile
We're seeking strategic banking partners navigating modernization and growth
Recent Highlight
We rebuilt the executive layer of a $4B payments organization—placing key leaders across compliance, risk, operations, and infrastructure.
Anchor Strategy
We're selecting one anchor client to help shape our banking practice. Anchor clients receive early access to search bandwidth, strategic insights, and a long-term partnership model.
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