Operational Excellence
Do more for less.
RESOURCING &
RECRUITMENT
We help organisations access the specialist capability they need to deliver, grow and transform — from rapidly mobilised teams and specialist hires to high-impact executive leadership.
That's how we Role!
SYMPTOM I
CAPABILITY CAN’T KEEP PACE
Demand is moving faster than internal capacity. Critical programmes need specialist capability, but teams are stretched and traditional hiring takes too long. Delivery slows because the right expertise isn’t available when and where it’s needed.
SYMPTOM II
GREAT TALENT IS HARD TO REACH
The people you need aren’t always looking. Internal recruitment and generalist suppliers struggle to reach, assess and engage specialist talent. Shortlists may arrive, but confidence that candidates genuinely understand the work and can deliver remains low..
SYMPTOM III
CRITICAL HIRES CARRY CRITICAL RISK
Some appointments are too important to leave to chance. Leadership hires shape strategy, performance and culture, yet the strongest candidates are often outside the active market. Boards need deeper search, market intelligence and assessment to make high-consequence appointments with confidence.
THE CAPABILITY TO DELIVER
Recruitment and resourcing isn’t just about filling roles. It’s about delivering outcomes. From specialist practitioners and rapidly mobilised teams to permanent hires and executive leadership, we connect organisations with proven people who understand the work, fit the environment and can make an impact.
Here’s how we help:
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RESOURCING
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RECRUITMENT
NICHE / VOLUME RESOURCING
We help business leaders rapidly access experienced specialists and high-performing teams to add capacity, close capability gaps and keep critical programmes moving. From niche practitioners to large-scale operational teams, we flex the model around the challenge — mobilising the right capability at the pace delivery demands.
Specialist capability. Scaled delivery.
CONTINGENT RECRUITMENT
We help organisations secure specialist permanent and interim talent aligned to the role, business goals and ways of working. Our practitioner-led approach combines market knowledge with a deeper understanding of the work itself — helping identify people who can make an impact, not simply match a job description.
The right talent. The right fit.
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
We help Boards and senior leaders identify and secure high-impact executive leadership for critical appointments. Combining targeted search, market intelligence and rigorous assessment, we reach beyond the active market to find leaders with the experience, judgement and fit to drive lasting business outcomes.
High-impact leadership. Built to last.
Meet Your Partner
Emma Ames
Emma joined Map Room in 2024 as MD for People & Talent. She works with CEOs and People & Talent teams to align leadership, culture, and capability to strategy—building organisations fit for the future. Previously at Atos, she led talent strategy in complex, regulated environments—always with people at the heart of the solution.
MD of Executive Search
Meet Your Partner
Lucy Bowman
Lucy brings 16 years’ recruitment experience, with more than 14 years spent in Financial Services. She works with senior leaders to shape hiring requirements, bring market insight and secure specialist talent across Risk, Compliance, Financial Crime, Audit, L&D and Regulatory Change. Her focus is simple: understand the work, know the market, and find the right people quickly.
Head of Talent
COMPANY WE KEEP
Big names, bold vision, burning questions. We’ve had the privilege of being in the thick of it with all of them.
BANKABLE BENEFITS
When you get the right people in the right roles—fast—everything changes.
Delivery accelerates, pressure eases, and results follow. Whether it’s one critical hire or a full team, the outcomes speak for themselves.
FASTER TIME-TO-HIRE
Reduce time-to-hire with vetted, practitioners and market-ready specialist talent.
INCREASE RETENTION
Increase talent retention with hires that go on to drive drive lasting results.
CAPACITY ON DEMAND
Mobilise up to 500 FTEs and clear the backlogs without compromising quality.
REDUCE RISK
Avoid failed delivery with proven experts and strong governance in regulated environments.