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Building Better Futures for our candidates, clients and colleagues.

Nicky Acuna Ocana

Nicky Acuna Ocana

Regional Managing Director, UK, Europe and US

Nicky Acuna Ocana has led high performing recruitment teams for over 25 years. As Regional Managing Director for the UK, Europe and USA, Nicky leads a team of highly-skilled recruitment consultants who are experts in recruiting into business services functions wit...

Matthew Gardner

Matthew Gardner

Managing Director - Legal

As Managing Director, I head up Ambition's Legal Business Services recruitment division and Practice & Consultancy Marketing & BD team. I have over a decade of experience in Legal and Professional Services business services recruitment spanning the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia and the US. Our teams represent some of the most ...

Rhoda Rivera

Rhoda Rivera

Director - Business Advisory

​Roles I RecruitI oversee Ambition UK’s Business Advisory Division where our teams cover Insolvency, Restructuring and Corporate Finance positions at all levels within Professional Services.

Ben Curle

Ben Curle

Associate Director - Legal BD, Marketing & Communications - Ambition US

Roles I RecruitHaving led the team in BD & Marketing recruitment team in London, covering the UK and European markets, for the past 8 years, I changed roles in 2023 to focus exclusively on Legal BD, Marketing & Communications recruitment for the US market. I recruit for management and leadership positions - either with...

Olivia Kelly

Olivia Kelly

Associate Director - Legal Finance & Accounting

Roles I RecruitI specialise in recruiting Senior Finance roles into UK and US law firms, including:CFO / Head of Finance / Finance Director / Financial ControllersSenior Financial & Management Accountants / Finance Managers Senior/ H...

Chris Stark

Chris Stark

Associate Director - Insolvency & Restructuring

Roles I RecruitI am a specialist recruitment consultant appointing Insolvency, Restructuring and Advisory personnel within Professional Services.If you’re an individual working within the formal insolvency or restructuring space and you’re looking for a new role, then either...

Reena Dayal

Reena Dayal

Divisional Manager - Legal Finance & Accounting

Roles I RecruitI manage the London Legal Accounts & Finance team, specialising in the recruitment of all contract and permanent roles from entry level positions to CFOs. We take great pride in our professional, consultative approach and manage the recruitment processes for Top 100 Law Firms in London, including Magic Circle Law F...

Claire Cheung, CAANZ

Claire Cheung, CAANZ

Principal Consultant - Tax

Roles I RecruitI specialise in placing experienced corporate and private tax professionals into Practice at Ambition UK. The clients I work with include big 4, top 100 accountancy firms, boutique accountancy firms and specialist tax practices.

Ben Webb

Ben Webb

Divisional Manager - Legal BD.Marketing & Communications

​Roles I Recruit I specialise in recruiting permanent manager level roles for all Marketing & Business Development related positions across the top 200 Law firms.​My Background My career in recruitment began in 2008 and since then I have gained extensive experience of b...

Marguerite Clooney

Marguerite Clooney

Principal Consultant - Legal BD, Marketing & Communications

Roles I RecruitI recruit for the following disciplines at all levels on a temporary and contract basis within the legal sector:MarketingBusiness DevelopmentEventsCRMBids and ProposalsPRInternal communications...

Grace Golton

Grace Golton

Managing Consultant - Legal BD, Marketing & Communications

**Have you received a WhatsApp message out of the blue from 'Grace Golton'? If so, it's a scam!**More details here > ​*Grace is currently on maternity leave*​Roles I Recruit

Christine Sas

Christine Sas

Principal Consultant - Legal BD, Marketing & Communications

Roles I RecruitI specialise in recruiting permanent Manager level roles for all Marketing & Business Development related positions across the top 200 Law firms. ​My BackgroundI first started my recruitment journey in 2014 at a global agency recruiting m...

Angelina Webb

Angelina Webb

Principal Researcher - Legal Finance & Accounting

My roleI am fully devoted to expanding our network at the senior end of the Legal Finance market where we aim to match individuals perfectly with the right role to meet their ambitions and career goals. As well as servicing the needs of our senior candidates, I also partner with employers to help c...

Claudine Cullen

Claudine Cullen

Principal Consultant - Senior Legal BD, Marketing & Communications Recruitment

Senior Legal BD, Marketing & Communications Recruitment SpecialistI am a seasoned recruiter with over 20 years' experience in the industry. As part of the Specialist Legal Business Development, Marketing & Communications team, my expertise lies in recruiting senior-level Business Development, Marketing & Communications po...

Harman Dhillon

Harman Dhillon

Principal Consultant - Insolvency & Restructuring

Roles I RecruitI'm a specialist recruitment consultant appointing Insolvency, Restructuring & Advisory professionals across the UK.I work with a range of clients from Big 4, Mid-Tier Accountancy/Advisory Practices & Insolvency Specialists.I recruit mid-level to senior-level roles covering the following areas:

Natalie Lawford

Natalie Lawford

Principal Consultant - BD. Marketing & Communications - Professional Services (non-legal)

Roles I Recruit ​I specialise in BD, Marketing and Communications recruitment at all levels within Accountancy Practices, Management Consultancies and Real Estate firms on a Permanent basis. ​I can offer recruitment solutions from Assistant to Director Level roles covering, Business Development, Account Management, Client Rela...

Sebastian Thomson

Sebastian Thomson

Managing Consultant - Public Practice

Roles I RecruitI specialise in External Audit recruitment and my clients range from smaller independent firms right up to the Big 4. I recruit for both pure audit and general practice across all levels including Audit Semi-Senior, Audit Senior, Audit Supervisor/Assistant Manager, Audit Manager, Se...

Harriett Stevens

Harriett Stevens

Senior Consultant - Legal BD, Marketing & Communications

​Roles I Recruit I specialise in recruiting permanent manager-level roles for all Marketing & Business Development related positions across the top 200 Law firms. ​I can offer recruitment solutions covering, Business Development, Account Management, Client Relationship Management , Bids...

Ingrid Nilsson

Ingrid Nilsson

Senior Consultant - Audit

Roles I recruit ​I specialise in recruiting for External Audit roles, catering to a diverse range of clients from small independent firms to the Big 4. My expertise covers both pure audit and general practice positions at all levels, including roles such as Audit Semi-Senior, Audit Senior, Audit Supervisor/Assistant Manager, Audit Ma...

Kevin Barocas

Kevin Barocas

Consultant - Insolvency & Restructuring

​Roles I recruit in:I specialise in hiring into insolvency & restructuring positions across the UK.If you’re an individual working within the formal insolvency or restructuring space and you’re looking for a new role, then either myself or my team will be well placed to find the right po...

Tobias Belli

Tobias Belli

Consultant- Legal BD, Marketing and Communications

​Roles I recruit I am a consultant recruiting for Law firms within their Business Development, Marketing & Communications teams. My focus i...

Archie Humphreys

Archie Humphreys

Consultant - Legal Finance & Accounting

​Roles I recruit I am a Consultant for the legal and finance team, I recruit for junior roles in the legal and financial industry and place permanent and all contract roles for entry level positions in these fields. We t...

Tasnima Rashid

Tasnima Rashid

Consultant - Tax

​Roles I Recruit I specialise in Private Client and Corporation Tax.​My background I Recently graduated with an undergraduate degree in law. I enjoyed criminal law as it was the most interesting and the most drama😊. &nb...

Rosa Foley

Rosa Foley

Consultant - Insolvency & Restructuring

​Roles I Recruit I am an Insolvency, Restructuring and Advisory recruitment specialist, focusing on junior-to-mid level appointments across the UK as well as globally.These roles include:Junior Insolvency AdministratorsInsolvency Administrators Senior Insolvency Administrators 

Ummara Qureshi

Ummara Qureshi

Consultant - Legal Finance & Accounting

​Roles I RecruitI work within the Legal Finance Team and recruit for mid to senior level roles. These include but are not limited to: Analysts, Accountants, Controllers and Managers. My backgroundI joined Ambition with 6 months experience in Professional Servi...

Beau Landau

Beau Landau

Consultant - Legal Finance & Accounting

​Roles I recruit I am a recruiter for the legal and finance team, I recruit for roles in the legal and financial industry and place permanent and all contract roles for entry level positions in these fields. We take a professional approach in handling the recruitment processes for a wide variety of roles covering the areas within...

Charles Serna

Charles Serna

Consultant – Legal BD, Marketing & Communications

​​ Roles I Recruit I am part of the Business Development, Marketing & Communications team here at Ambition. I work on all the non-managerial level roles within the legal division, working closely with ou...

Tanzim Khan

Tanzim Khan

Consultant - Corporate Finance

​Roles I recruit I work within the Corporate Finance Sector and specialise in placing candidates in various roles such as, Transaction Advisory, Lead Advisory, Transaction Support and many more! My background

Chris Cheng

Chris Cheng

Consultant - Tax

​Roles I Recruit ​I specialise in placing corporate tax professionals into Practice at Ambition UK. The clients I work with include Big 4, Top 100 accountancy firms, boutique accountancy firms and specialist tax practices. ​Levels I recruit at include:​Senior Manager M...