London, Manchester &
Edinburgh Dubai Singapore
About us
Who we are and what we do
McGregor Boyall is a leading international recruitment consultancy with offices in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Dubai and Singapore. We have been established for more than twenty-five years and employ over one hundred members of staff globally. Our core focus is to identify, attract and deliver high quality professionals who can support and enhance their new employer’s organisation. We have built an unrivalled reputation for helping organisations recruit the very best talent to ensure they realise their business and operational objectives.
For over twenty-five years McGregor Boyall has established itself not only as a trustworthy partner to whom candidates naturally turn in their search for a career move but also as a powerful corporate ally able to provide hiring organisations with the resource they seek.
We have been successful due to the professionalism, sector knowledge and experience of our consultants. Our commitment to high levels of service and effective delivery has allowed us to develop strategies and deliver key changes at pace, allowing us to develop a deep pool of candidates and clients who consistently turn to McGregor Boyall.
McGregor Boyall - A history of continuous growth
1987 McGregor Boyall established 1989 Sister company Creative Recruitment established 2000 Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) division created (now C&I team) 2001 Awarded BS EN ISO 9001 quality accreditation 2002 Became corporate members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) 2005 Launched our division Women in Technology - aimed at promoting gender diversity within the IT sectorOur History
McGregor Boyall was established in 1987, initially as a financial services IT recruitment consultancy. Over the course of our history, we have adapted to our clients’ business demands and expanded our recruitment offering to the additional sectors of Commerce & Industry and Professional Services. We have also
diversified the business functions that we recruit for, to include Change & Transformation, Compliance, Finance, Marketing, Risk, Procurement & Supply Chain, Advisory, Consultancy and Strategy.
In 2001 McGregor Boyall was awarded BS EN ISO 9001 quality accreditation and subsequently became corporate members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation in January 2002.
In 2011 the increasing demands of an international client base and our commitment to delivering a seamless service underpinned our decision to open our Asia Pacific office in Singapore. This was followed quickly by the opening of two further international offices in Edinburgh and Dubai in 2012, allowing us to further extend our service offering across Scotland and the Middle East region. In 2014 our Manchester office opened, to provide further coverage in the Midlands and North of England.
We envisage continuing this level of expansion and diversification, with a particular focus in 2014 on growing our existing Change & Transformation, Professional Services and Finance divisions.
2006 Built our Risk, Compliance & Operations desk (now our Banking team) 2008 Created Change & Transformation Division 2011 Developed our Insurance & Asset Management offering 2011 Opened our Singapore office to focus on recruitment delivery across the Asia Pacific region 2012 Opened an office in Dubai to focus on recruitment delivery across the Middle East region 2012 Opened our office in Edinburgh to focus on recruitment across Scotland 2013 Re-branded our division Women in Technology to offer clients a dedicated job board 2013 Re-focused and expanded our TMT team to create our dedicated Commerce & Industry Division. Established two new teams; Professional Services and Procurement & Supply Chain to further enhance this offering 2009 Established our Marketing Division - focusing initially on financial services clients 2014 Opened an office in Manchester to provide further coverage in the Midlands and North of England
Our Specialist Areas
Financial Services
For over twenty-five years McGregor Boyall has been successfully delivering into a wide array of Financial Services organisations. Our experienced consultants deliver recruitment and resourcing requirements to a broad range of major players in the Banking, Asset / Wealth Management and Insurance sectors. For our Financial Services clients we recruit across the following business areas:
– Audit & Operations
– Change & Transformation
– Compliance – Finance – Human Resources – IT – Architecture – Business Analysis – Development – ERP & BI – Infrastructure
– Project Management & PMO
– Support and Testing
– Marketing
– Risk
Commerce & Industry
McGregor Boyall’s successful C&I Division embodies the firm’s commitment to delivering high quality service levels to a range of sectors, including Energy, FMCG, Media & Entertainment, Pharmaceuticals, Retail and Telecommunications. For our Commerce & Industry clients we recruit across the following business areas:
– Change & Transformation
– Human Resources – IT – Architecture – Business Analysis – Development – ERP & BI – Infrastructure
– Project Management & PMO
– Support and Testing
– Marketing
Professional Services
Our experienced team delivers against the recruitment and resourcing requirements of a broad range of clients within Professional Services, across the following business areas:
– Advisory
– Change & Transformation
– Consultancy
– Strategy
Our Culture
Corporate Values
We trust that our image is one of an open, professional, meritocratic company which is committed to delivering high quality recruitment solutions to our clients. This means being focused, determined and hard working, but not associated with mindlessly aggressive sales, unprofessional business tactics or prioritising short-term gain over long-term success. We ultimately see ourselves as a company which holds shared values, as McGregor Boyall employees and to that of our clients.
A company’s culture is not something that is created overnight. It is the result of consistent values
influencing its development over a long period. It is also a reflection of the kinds of people who have joined the company and helped to continuously reshape its personality.
At McGregor Boyall we believe our core values form the foundation for shaping the way we work and our company culture:
– Quality - In the way we build and maintain our relationships, along with delivering services of the
highest calibre
– Integrity - We believe in doing the right thing, we say what we mean and take responsibility for our
actions
– Collaboration - Internally, we welcome a degree of healthy competition fostered by high levels of
individual performance, but we also encourage and expect a genuine commitment to team playing and corporate goals
– Expertise - We are committed to enhancing the skills & knowledge needed for successful business
To ensure our values are embedded across our organisation they are integrated into everything we do; internal recruitment, induction training, company policies, training & development, work behaviour and best practice.
When recruiting new employees we look for individuals who naturally share these values – but we also fully expect them to contribute to our future success in a way which is unique to them.
Why Recruitment at McGregor Boyall?
McGregor Boyall creates a platform for employees to seize opportunities, enhance their skills and most importantly achieve success, both financially and through career progression. We believe that recruitment can provide a long-term career offering excellent rewards based on the hard work you put in. We aim to develop employees throughout their career, helping them to realise their maximum potential.
There are exciting opportunities for ambitious individuals with a natural aptitude for sales to develop the key skills they need to succeed in a lucrative commercial environment.
These are:
– Resourcing Techniques
– Business Development and Lead Generation
– Client and Account Management
– Organisation, Time Management and Prioritisation
– Communication and Negotiation
Additionally, all employees are encouraged to build an active network of clients and candidates and to become a specialist within their chosen market area.
Development
McGregor Boyall prides itself on having a consultative and relationship focused approach to recruitment. We find an approach of conducting on-going assessments and appraisals gives a more comprehensive review of consultant’s performance and allows us to tailor development needs to the individual. Through this process and regular one-to-one meetings between individuals and their managers,
development needs are identified and suitable training is given to help consultants develop their skills. Our Talent Management division is fully committed to helping employees realise their potential and encourage:
– Internal and external training working shops
– Individually tailored development plans with personal targets for career progression
– Annual appraisals to discuss performance, objectives and future development Additionally they provide a confidential and independent support service.
Spotlight on
Danni McCarter - Consultant, Commerce & Industry
As part of our trainee intake, Danni joined our expanding Commerce & Industry Division as a Resourcer in August 2012.
Recruitment appealed to Danni’s competitive nature, particularly the meritocratic environment that offered her the chance to manage her own income and progression. She is an excellent example of the progression path of a Trainee Resourcer at McGregor Boyall - within nine months she made the transition from
Resourcer to Consultant. Whilst initially focused on candidate management, she gradually took on more responsibility and was given exposure to the entire end-to-end recruitment process.
As part of her training, she was given the opportunity to accompany Senior Consultants, from all areas of the business, to client visits and briefings. Such hands-on exposure really helped Danni to appreciate the ‘step-up’ required to become a Consultant and allowed her to develop her own personal style of client management, rather than following a predetermined script.
She is now a successful Consultant in our Commerce & Industry team and is responsible for both account management and business development.
“I love being part of an established company which supports my goals to build a solid desk within the Commerce & Industry space. I want to be
consistent in my success and continue to build great relationships with candidates and clients – I just wish that someone had told me about
Henny Schipper - Associate Director, Tech SME
Henny joined McGregor Boyall in 2004 as a Resourcer after deciding on a complete career change from his previous role within hospitality. After a year as a Resourcer, Henny became an Associate Consultant shadowing more senior members of staff to develop his client side skills at a steady pace and in April 2005 he was given his first client to manage which involved working on a variety of IT Infrastructure roles. Henny is a great example of our flexible and open approach to new ideas – and our policy of really
empowering our employees. With no dedicated Infrastructure department at the time, he expressed a keen interest in developing a separate division focusing on these types of roles. After speaking to his Manager, he was given the opportunity to present his ideas to the Managing Director who gave advice on how to present the idea to the rest of the company – and how to get buy-in from other divisions who may have felt that they were having vacancies taken away from them. He developed his own business plan for the division, presented it to the whole company and is now the Associate Director running a team of six people.
David Hagan - Senior Consultant, Marketing
David joined the Marketing team at McGregor Boyall in 2011 as a Resourcer after working at a well-known retail bank in a sales role. He was attracted to recruitment because it had all of the elements that he
enjoyed at his previous role - sales, money and competition - but it also allowed him the opportunity to join a company that was people focused, not product based.
When he interviewed at McGregor Boyall, David was impressed and motivated by the Consultants he met and the mature working environment that was on offer. As opposed to hard KPIs and selling, the focus was on account management, business development, quality service and relationships. This made McGregor Boyall stand out against our competitors and David believed that there was a real career opportunity to work alongside people with the same corporate values and goals.
After working as a Resourcer for nine months, David was given a tailored development plan to guide his progression to Consultant. He received regular one-to-one mentoring from his Head of Division which, coupled with his personal dedication to his role, resulted in his promotion to consultant in September 2012.
“I felt that other consultancies were merely dangling the money carrot intimating that if you made lots of money for them quickly then you would
succeed – or fail! McGregor Boyall had the very opposite of this ‘revolving door system’ by being much more focussed on developing your skills.”
“For me, McGregor Boyall offers the perfect mix - a friendly and collaborative working atmosphere coupled with a focused business
environment that offers dedicated consultants the opportunity to develop their skills and succeed in their career.”
Chirag Raichura - Associate Director, Finance
When Chirag joined McGregor Boyall in 2009 his remit was to join our Risk & Compliance team with the view to setting up and managing a brand new desk focusing on Product Control. Whilst this role provided him with the autonomy that he sought, it also gave him the opportunity to join an established company which offered him support and enabled him to leverage off an established client base.
The culture at McGregor Boyall was attractive to Chirag; rather than being heavily KPI driven, the focus was on a consultative approach, with less emphasis on aggressive sales techniques. He found this to be a much more positive environment to work in – whilst there is a focus on results, he was encouraged to develop his own style in order to achieve his targets. For Chirag this meant engaging directly with clients and developing strong personal relationships, not just relying on portal based roles.
Twelve months into his role, Chirag was given his first opportunity to coach and mentor direct reports. Over the last 5 years he has worked hard to achieve his current position of Associate Director and has grown the desk to compete with much larger competitors in his industry. He feels that he has been able to achieve this as he was given the space, time, encouragement and responsibility to develop the desk in a way that he saw as most beneficial to the company.
Marta Gronowska - Principal Consultant, Business Intelligence
Marta joined McGregor Boyall in 2013 to establish a Business Intelligence presence across FinancialServices and Commerce & Industry. Prior to joining Marta knew of the company’s strong brand and market reputation and felt that it was the sort of organisation that would suit her abilities and personality. When Marta joined McGregor Boyall she had just returned from maternity leave so one of the other major selling points for her was the work-life balance that McGregor Boyall offered.
She loves having the freedom to run her own desk and manage her time without being heavily micro-managed, whilst still having the support of the management team. She feels that her opinion is valued and that she can truly affect how her desk grows. She believes that she has become more self-motivated as a result of having the responsibility and freedom to determine her own success. Working at McGregor Boyall has given her a rewarding environment in which to flourish, she feels that there is trust placed in her and she not only wants to achieve her personal goals but also wants to ensure that she creates a successful Business Intelligence offering for the business.
“McGregor Boyall allows good Consultants to express themselves with their own style of recruiting. There is a strong emphasis on organic growth
within the organisation and the continuous development of staff. The entrepreneurial culture offers Consultants the opportunity to build their
own business and work alongside like-minded driven individuals.”
“By promoting a hardworking culture and a ‘can do’ attitude, mixed with a good work-life balance, McGregor Boyall offers something different within the recruitment industry. With the help and full support of management,
as well as the organisations’ prompt responses to external market conditions, McGregor Boyall provides the perfect foundation to succeed
Sian Ford - Internal Recruitment Manager
sford@mcgregor-boyall.com 020 7422 9075
Lucy Frost - Director, Talent Management
lfrost@mcgregor-boyall.com 020 7422 9368
Join McGregor Boyall
We are looking for exceptional talent to further enhance our established brand and are always interested in talking to commercially focused, ambitious individuals who want to be part of a growing business.
McGregor Boyall creates a platform for employees to seize opportunities, develop their skills and most importantly achieve success, both financially and through personal achievement.
As a recognised leader in recruitment, our core values are centred on quality, honesty, integrity and our belief in doing the right thing. All these values are reflected in our working culture - our expectations are high but so are the rewards.
