Benefits of Working at Achieve Professionals

If you’re an experienced recruiter in family office or financial services thinking about your next move, this is for you.

Here is a straight answer to the question most recruiters are actually asking, which is what do you get, and what does the work feel like?

Equal parental leave since 2021, monthly commission at 10-30%, 33 days holiday, a birthday off, and a small founder-led team where your contribution is genuinely visible. 

Equal Parental Leave: What It Is and Why It Matters for Your Career

We introduced equal parental leave in 2021 at our sister company, Achieve Hospitality. When we launched Achieve Professionals in 2023, we carried the policy forward without question. It wasn’t a difficult decision as it felt like the right way to run a business.

The entitlement is the same as maternity leave, so the same duration, the same terms, regardless of gender.

Why does this still matter in 2026? Because the gap between maternity and paternity leave sends a message, whether employers intend it or not. It says that one parent’s role at home is more important than the other’s. It reinforces the assumption that career progression and parenthood are in tension, but only for women.

Yet we don’t believe that – so we changed it.

Equal parental leave isn’t a perk. It’s a statement about how we see our people – as whole human beings, not just billers.

By offering the same entitlement to both parents, we give families the freedom to make the right decision for them. Fathers and non-birthing parents can be genuinely present in those early weeks and months. Mothers aren’t automatically positioned as the default primary carer. And nobody has to navigate that tension between career and family in the way that so many people in our industry still do.

We’re still proud of this policy in 2026, not because it’s unusual, but because it reflects something we believe in.

The Package – What You Actually Get

Culture matters and so does the package with it, here’s exactly what experienced recruiters get when they join us.

Commission and Earnings

• 10-30% commission on every placement, paid monthly, not quarterly. You earn it, you get it.
• Serious bonus potential on top, for those who want to push further.

Time Off

• 33 days holiday per year including bank holidays 
• Your birthday off, because you shouldn’t have to work on it
• Up to 4 weeks ‘work from anywhere’, whether that’s abroad or closer to home

Flexibility and Day-to-Day Perks

• One day a week from home, with flexibility when you need it 
• Free parking on site
• Free drinks and snacks in the office
• Equal parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, in place since 2021

This is the kind of package we’d want ourselves, so it’s the one we created.

What Your Day-to-Day Would Actually Look Like

Achieve Professionals was founded by Molly and Lewis Clennell, we’re a small, close-knit team, and that matters more than it might sound.

It means no unnecessary layers of management between you and your clients. There is no disappearing into a headcount or waiting three months for a decision that should take an afternoon.

We hire experienced people and trust them to do their jobs. That’s not a line, it’s just how we actually work.

A Specialist Desk, Not a Volume Shop

We recruit across family office, financial services, legal, and HR. These are markets that require real sector knowledge, not just process. If you’ve spent years building expertise in one of these areas, you’ll be working alongside people who understand the nuance of your market.

That means better client conversations, stronger candidate relationships, and work that genuinely stretches you.

A Global Remit That Opens Doors

Our consultants work with clients across the UK, US, UAE, Europe, and APAC. For an experienced recruiter, that matters. It means access to a broader client base, more complex mandates, and the chance to build cross-border relationships in markets where specialist talent is genuinely scarce.

Room to Shape Your Own Path

We’re a growing business, and that creates real opportunity. Whether you want to deepen a specialism, take on leadership responsibility, or build something new within the team, there is room to do that here.

In short, your contribution is visible, and the business is ambitious enough that it counts.

Current Openings: Family Office and Financial Services Recruiters

We’ are actively looking for experienced recruiters to join our family office and financial services teams.

These aren’t roles for generalists. They’re for recruiters who already understand their market, have built senior relationships, and know what good looks like in their sector.

The kind of person we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in family office, private wealth, financial services, or a closely related recruitment specialism
• A track record of building and maintaining senior-level relationships
• Commercial instincts paired with genuine care for the candidates and clients you work with
• Someone who wants to be part of something, not just placed somewhere

If that sounds like you, reach out directly to talk through what a move could look like.

The Bottom Line

The best recruiters in specialist markets have options. Increasingly, they’re choosing employers who reflect their values alongside their earning potential. Both matter and neither should be a compromise.

Equal parental leave is one part of how we show up for our team. A specialist global remit, monthly commission, genuine flexibility, and a founder-led culture built on trust are the rest.

If you’re an experienced recruiter thinking about your next move, we’d encourage you to have a conversation with us. Not a pitch. A conversation about what you’re looking for, what we’re building, and whether there’s a genuine fit.

Molly and Lewis Clennell, Co-Founders, Achieve Professionals

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