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Ben Hardy-Gillings

Head of Professional Services

Professional Services

Ben is Head of the Professional Services Practice at Spencer Riley, leading our global executive search and talent acquisition initiatives across the Financial Services and Legal sectors.

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Ben's Bio

With over two decades of recruitment expertise, Ben has built a reputation as a trusted advisor to clients and candidates worldwide, combining deep market insight with a consultative, relationship driven approach.

Recognised for delivering complex cross-border mandates through a comprehensive understanding of both regional and international talent landscapes, Ben’s experience spans the US, EMEA, and Asia Pacific regions.

Throughout his career, he has partnered with leading global organisations, boutique firms, and high-growth ventures to identify, attract, and secure exceptional talent across a broad range of specialist disciplines, including:

  • Tax & Transfer Pricing
  • Asset Management & Private Equity
  • Corporate Finance, M&A & Transaction Services
  • Valuations, Audit & Business Transformation
  • Insolvency, Dispute Resolution & Risk

Whether you are seeking to enhance your organisation through a strategic hire or team acquisition, or are an experienced professional exploring new career opportunities, Ben can be contacted for a confidential conversation to discuss how we can be of assistance on:

✉️  bhg@spencer-riley.com
📞 +44(0)113 416 6848
📱 07779 150846

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Testimonials

What Our Clients Say About Ben

It was a great pleasure working with Ben - I felt he invested time to fully understand what my background was and what I was looking for - something that is important. Knowing my story and goals, Ben provided help in understanding and interpreting the current job market and provided great support through the recruitment process I’ve been through before accepting and starting my new role. I would certainly recommend anyone looking to change jobs (at least in tax) to reach out to Ben

Renata Shokayeva

Senior Manager, M&A tax | Wealth & Asset Management, PwC Abu Dhabi

I had the pleasure of working with Ben and I would recommend him without hesitation. From the very start, he was incredibly responsive and always quick to follow up. His professionalism and proactive approach made the entire process very smooth. Ben consistently went the extra mile to ensure everything progressed seamlessly. His dedication and reactivity were truly instrumental to the success of the process.

David Roseels

Transfer Pricing Director, KPMG Belgium

"Ben did a great job helping my firm find strong senior talent for the Saudi market. The whole process with Ben was very smooth from start to finish and communication was perfect. It was one of the smoothest processes from start to finish that I have experienced with hiring at the senior manager level. I highly recommend Ben!"

Zachary Noteman

PwC Partner - ME Financial Transactions TP Leader

I have been working with Ben for the past year and he goes above and beyond to ensure that his candidate(s) and our process are aligned. I would highly recommend Ben to recruit for your next high level opening or any opening for that matter.

Sean Smith

Talent Acquisition Lead at Forvis Mazars US

“Ben is an outstanding professional recruiter and has been a trustworthy guide to me. After establishing contact, and understanding my profile and what I am looking for, he came back to me very quickly with things to consider and potential opportunities. While exploring some of these opportunities further, Ben stayed connected and kept me up-to-date in a proactive way. During the whole process, he was very supportive and always available for questions. I would highly recommend Ben to anyone seeking new career opportunities in the tax industry. Ben, it has been a pleasure working with you. Thanks for all your support”

Rene Goerke

Director, Deloitte Germany

“Ben has helped us find the right profiles to fit the roles and the team not only from a technical point of view but also from a cultural and future growth and development perspective. He has shown commitment to understand deeply our requirements and has used his broad market knowledge to help us find the right profiles. Ben has shown that, through his approach, he cares more about building a strong long term business relationship than a quick placement. The process has been smooth, the approach direct and honest and the result a nice win-win for both parties. I recommend Ben with no hesitation and I look forward to working together in the future”.

Adina Connor

Transfer Pricing Partner, BDO Luxembourg

"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Ben as a candidate looking for a transfer pricing position and he helped me immensely during the recruitment process. I find Ben to be very engaging, trustworthy, and dependable. The close rapport he holds with law firms and big four makes him an extremely valuable point of contact. I would thus highly recommend Ben for your job search!"

Benjamin Tempelaere

AVP PSI, Barclays

Ben has a very strong understanding and knowledge of the transfer pricing market and has close relationships with the main law and advisory firms. I would highly recommend Ben to help with transfer pricing recruitment, both for candidates for firms.

Badr Lamhamedi

Senior Tax Manager, EY

“I had the pleasure of working with Ben on an Executive appointment which crossed the US and Japanese markets. From his initial call and throughout each of the interview stages which progressed over a series of months and culminated in an offer being received and accepted, Ben was transparent in his approach, meticulous in his preparation and focused on ensuring that the cultural and professional aspects of the role aligned. I valued his advice throughout the process and look forward to working with him again as we further develop the Japanese practice”.

Masatake Kuramoto

Director, NERA, US & Japan

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Bespoke Services

As well as the core sectors to which we recruit Spencer Riley has a proven track record for helping businesses in a wide variety sectors and getting the results required.

Our meticulous and pro-active approach means we are ideally placed to take on assignments in markets that sit outside of our core business areas. We are also well placed to help with a host of Private Equity Services, Outplacement Services as well with Mergers & Acquisitions
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