Global Digital Practice

The digital transformation has already wrought profound change in industries and business models. And that change that is set to continue unabated. Managing it demands strong leadership from Boards, CEOs and Management teams - in developing digital roadmaps, in executing digital strategy and in fundamentally re-thinking the way companies interact with customers in a global multi-channel environment.

Halifax Search's Digital Practice is configured to anticipate and respond to demand in:

  • AI/Machine Learning & Big Data Analytics
  • Chief Digital Officers (CDO) & Digital NEDs
  • Cybersecurity
  • E-Commerce
  • Scale-Up, Venture Capital
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Healthtech
  • Telco
Exertise

Halifax Search Partners and Researchers combine deep sectorial knowledge with local market expertise, backed by global resources and integrated cross border key account management. Relentlessly Context Driven, we work closely with clients in the cost-effective, robust and sustainable deployment of global Executive Talent Management. We have long-term partnerships with our clients not only in delivering critical talents – the Leaders For What’s Next - but in assessing Boards and Management Teams and implementing Succession Planning and Talent Management Solutions. Think of your Halifax Search Partner as a Trusted Advisor - supporting you and your company throughout these transformation processes.

Fintech Rising Globally

Traditional financial institutions are facing increased competition from vibrant new entrants. As evidence, global investment in fintech has grown exponentially - from USD 930mn in 2008 to over USD 12bn in 2014. And investment is expected to have doubled in 2015. Financial services is a prime area for technological innovation, from the ways in which people save their money, to how they spend it, to the tools they use to invest it – all of these modus operandi are changing more rapidly today than ever before, in every continent.

Expertise

Halifax Search’s Global Fintech Practice includes 17 Partners with extensive experience and focus within the financial technology markets. The Practice works closely with a dynamic portfolio of global consultancy firms, financial software solutions and services providers and technology start-ups operating in a series of disrupting sectors: mobile payments, money transfers and loans, fundraising and asset management. Our Fintech Practice consists of Consultants and Researchers experienced in working with both financial services and technology companies. This dual focus provides a thorough understanding of these two interconnected industries, and is a powerful platform for identifying and hiring forward-looking leaders with the relevant expertise and cultural fit. Our research-intensive approach is ingrained in the Halifax Search DNA, ensuring our clients are always aligned with the most current sectoral and human capital trends.