As executive search specialists with expert industry knowledge, VMA GROUP partners with leading businesses looking for executive talent in the communications, marketing, digital and change professions.
We have a rich heritage in sourcing executive talent and offer tailored searches to support businesses with local, cross-regional or global talent sourcing requirements.
We work closely with our network of senior professionals, sharing our market knowledge, career development advice and exclusive executive opportunities.
OFFICES ACROSS THE UK & EUROPE
EXPERTISE DEVELOPED OVER 46 YEARS
Over
SUCCESSFUL SEARCHES EACH YEAR
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5* REVIEWS & COUNTING
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What We Do
With a holistic approach to search and selection we regularly work with businesses before they have a clear role defined. We offer support on market benchmarking, role definition and internal candidate assessments alongside team re-organisation.
Roles we have placed include:
Chief Marketing Officer, Synechron, London
Head of Government Affairs & Communications, GSK, London
Director of Communications, British Museum, London
Head of Marketing, TravelZoo, Germany
Head of Digital Channels, United Utilities, Manchester
Director of Internal Communications & PR, Reckitt, Netherlands
Head of Brand & Marketing, Legal & General Investment Management, London
Global Head of Corporate Communications, Allen & Overy, London
Head of Digital Marketing & Communications, National Pharmacy Association, London
Head of Public Affairs, American Express, Singapore
Director of Global Marketing, Pladis, London
Head of HR Internal Communications, Coca Cola Europacific Partners, London
Our Process
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Brief
All our searches begin with an in-depth briefing discussion with you.
We take the time to fully understand the context of your business needs, the scope and requirements of the position and your expectations of the candidate skillset and experience levels.
Gaining a complete understanding of your needs allows us to define the basis of our search strategy, and ultimately will result in the most fitting match for your organisation.
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Search
Incorporating our extensive international network, we scope the market to source the best candidates. As a specialist search firm, we have an innate understanding of the communications and marketing functions, allowing for a thorough assessment of candidates and a more finetuned search.
Early in the process, we provide you with a benchmarking shortlist alongside initial market feedback to ensure all progress is transparent.
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Shortlist
A final shortlist of the most qualified and suitable candidates is reviewed and presented to you for discussion at an agreed time.
We manage the end-to-end interview process and feedback discussions, so all offer exchanges are concluded in a positive, timely and professional manner.
Although we follow a pre-determined approach to search assignments, we regularly tailor our process to fit your unique search requirements.
Our Testimonials
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We engaged VMA GROUP to assist us in identifying an interim senior communications executive to bring board level expertise to a refresh of our internal and external comms strategy. Matt and Deborah grasped the brief right off the bat, and within a week of our first discussion they presented us with a fabulous candidate slate that offered us a range of different experiences and potential solutions to our requirement, and led to a brilliant appointment. It was a real pleasure to work with Matt and Deborah and I cannot recommend them too highly.
Steve Bennett Group Executive Director, Human Resources -
"VMA GROUP were super transparent throughout the whole recruiting process, provided us with quality candidates and ultimately found us someone who was a perfect fit for the role we had advertised. I would thoroughly recommend the team at VMA GROUP when searching for your next Digital Marketing hire."
James Boyle Head of Performance Marketing and Digital UK -
"VMA GROUP ensured our company had a terrific recruitment journey in finding the ideal Head of Membership, from start to finish. They were responsive with a competitive quote, finessed the job specification to suit the market, found an excellent range of candidates, provided salient feedback on the company's recruitment processes and assisted the interview assessments perfectly."
Dirk Vennix CEO -
“VMA GROUP has consistently provided numerous well-qualified candidates for our positions. The quality of VMA GROUP’s candidates continues to exceed that of the other talent agencies that we work with. We regularly have difficult decisions to make because we are faced with choosing between several exceptional options.”
Ed Keller Chief Marketing Officer -
“VMA GROUP understands the marketing space well and is able to hone in on the specific skills you are looking for. Their keen appreciation of personality dynamics means that they are also good at spotting what kinds of people will fit in to your team. Always a pleasure to speak to and absolutely focused on finding the right people.”
Daniela Zuin CMO -
"I was really impressed by VMA GROUP's professionalism, the great candidate CVs really matched the complex brief"
Jayne Wilson Interim Director of Internal Communications
Contact The Executive Team
If you're looking to hire an executive for your organisation, please don't hesitate to get in touch: