Templeton and Partners

London, City of London

www.templeton-recruitment.com/

68% female and 70% international, we're not like other agencies. Templeton's diverse team work with some of the world's largest companies.

Our Story

Templeton recruit technology specialists and C-Level executives across 40 countries, working with some of the world's largest and most successful companies.

We strive to make tech and business more diverse, to reflect the communities they serve and build a digital future for everyone, through our own diverse recruitment team. Diversity and inclusion run throughout our services, meaning Templeton can partner clients through every stage of the recruitment and employee lifecycle.

Templeton are:

68% Female – with 50% female leadership
52% BAME – with BAME leadership, like only 5% of UK SMES
70% International
10% LGBT+
Social Mobility Inclusive – 35% from disadvantaged backgrounds
82% Diverse
Representing over 20 nationalities, 25 languages and 4 generations.

Our Purpose – To disrupt the traditional recruitment supply chain to help the world's leading enterprises become more diverse, creative and innovative.

Our Vision – To unite the best digital technology specialists and global organisations to take on the future together, joining the forces of technology and humanity to build an inclusive, sustainable world.

Your Career - Real inclusion also means diversity of thought: we know the perfect career looks different for every recruiter. We want you to focus on where you're at your happiest and most successful. Whilst other agencies ask recruiters to work a 360-role, Templeton recruiters can focus on delivery, BD or account management (or all three!) in both their daily activities and following their preference throughout their career path. Our world-leading global clients mean continuous vacancy flows, and we serve clients direct rather than through MSPs. Whatever you want to specialise in and however you want your career to look, Templeton appreciates your skills and expertise, and will work with you to build and support you on your ideal career path.

Where We Started

1996 - We’ve come a long way since our humble beginnings. Our Founder & MD Nadeem Ahmad set out to create a truly diverse, global recruitment agency that would lead digital transformation across the world.

2000 - We purchased our 9000sqft City of London freehold building and named it Templeton House.

2010 - We opened our Netherlands office, the first international Templeton office.

2012 - We became the first ever agency to feature on all three official Recruitment Industry Lists for three consecutive years: Recruiter Fast 50 (growth), Recruiter Hot 100 (productivity) and Recruitment International Top 500 (revenue).

2015 - Our partnerships spanned 40 countries all over the world.

2017 - We opened our second and third international offices, in Germany and in Switzerland.

2019 - Our Diversity Needs Action (DNA) programme saw us named Finalists for the TIARA Diversity & Inclusion in Recruitment Award.

2020 - Throughout the pandemic, our agility and resilience enabled us to maintain headcount, revenue and profit, in addition to bringing on new large global clients.

2021 - The opening of our Warsaw, Paris, New York and Bangalore offices means our team now span 8 global offices.

2022 - Our 20+ recent Awards evidence our commitment to continual international growth.

Why We Started

Individuals from diverse backgrounds are chronically underrepresented in tech. Only 19% of UK and 17% of European tech specialists are female. Fewer BAME IT specialists reach manager levels than white colleagues despite often being more qualified. Professionals from all diverse groups are more likely to leave tech prematurely due to discrimination, lack of support and unwelcome environments. Diverse tech teams are vital in creating a future where tech is fair, accessible and beneficial to organisations, governments and communities globally.

Templeton was created to deliver progress through people. Templeton's Founder Nadeem Ahmad was inspired by banker and philanthropist Sir John Templeton, who raised and donated billions to teach understanding and acceptance across faiths, and united people from different backgrounds all over the world.

As a young person from a BAME background, Nadeem was driven to create a truly diverse recruitment agency that also led diversity in tech and business. Templeton was sparked in 1996 from Nadeem's passion for people, technology and the spirit of partnership between recruiters, clients and candidates.

Our Culture

Unity

I am an important member of one united team committed to each other and achieving our vision together to make a positive impact globally

Accountability

I understand and will deliver on my individual role as we all play to our individual strengths and preferences in a complementary team

Proactivity

I will be proactive and creative to make things happen

Tenacity

I stay focused and will keep taking action and learning until I get the desired result for myself, my colleagues and my customers

Excellence

I believe in doing my best, and trust and support my colleagues too, and so together we achieve excellence

Collaboration

Unlike other recruitment agencies, Templeton’s international teams work collaboratively to serve every client across different locations together, to ensure fast time to hire, close communication and consistent high quality. We also collaborate with clients at every step of the recruitment process, to tailor our services bespoke to challenges, needs and business goals.

Our Benefits

External Training - External trainers providing recruitment-specific training and leadership development to help you continually grow and excel in your Templeton career. We’re investing in building the leaders of the future.

Personal Development Plans - Our dedicated, qualified trainer will support you to build and enhance your skills and, when you are ready, help you move into the next stage of your career. Your clear career path will be tailored to your strengths and preferences. The plans will contain SMART goals and KPIs developed with you and your manager to ensure your activities and targets are aligned to your personal and professional goals. Leaders at all levels act as role models and are there to support you to succeed.

Continuous Promotion Plan - Templeton’s Transparent Career Progression Plan ensures you are continually travelling forwards on your career path, with all the support and resources you need to achieve your goals. Numbered targets and specific requirements outlined for every stage, so that you know exactly what will be required to earn your next promotion.

Unlike other recruitment agencies that pay low basic salaries and emphasise commission, we understand that high costs of living necessitate higher guaranteed income. We offer some of the highest starting salaries in the recruitment industry, with a transparent pay path that sees you take home more money with every placement.

At Templeton, we believe in rewarding our team for both effort and success. Alongside our higher salary standard, we offer generous commission for recruitment consultants and bonus structures for management and support staff.

Our private healthcare covers pregnancy & childbirth – In-patient and day-patient treatment including miscarriage, post-partum difficulties, caesarean section and many pregnancy-related health needs, and receive a cash payment of £100 following the birth or adoption of a child.

Our range of regular rewards, discounts and experiences for the Templeton team includes:

• Apple Watches

• Amazon Prime Membership

• Caffe Nero – Free drinks and discounts

• Cinema Tickets – Free movie tickets for ODEON and VUE cinemas

• Champneys – 75% off the price of 1,2 and 3-night spa stays and spa days

• Fiit – Free subscription to the world’s leading fitness app

• Fitbit – 40% off activity trackers

• Headspace – 12-month subscription to free mindfulness sessions

• Trainers – Exclusive Nike discounts and 50% off sports shoes at Runners Need

• Travel – 20% off your next four hotel bookings, and 25% off luxury stays

• Waitrose – 25% cashback on Good Health products

Get the best of both worlds with our hybrid working culture: enjoy the sociable, motivating environment of our diverse and friendly teams across our offices, and benefit from the flexibility and quiet time you need to focus every week.

Biannual Company Trips Abroad - Twice a year, every member of the Templeton team has the chance to go on a company trip abroad to places like Marbella, Spain.

Office Swap - The Templeton team can visit colleagues in our 8 global offices across London, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, Zurich, Warsaw, Bangalore and New York.

Extra Birthday Holiday - Celebrate your day in your favourite way. Enjoy an additional annual leave day on your birthday, or if your birthday lands on Saturday or Sunday this year, schedule an extra-long weekend either side.

Every team member receives a brand new laptop for use at home and in the office, and a work phone if relevant to their role.

Private Healthcare - From day one at Templeton, every team member receives private healthcare with leading provider Vitality. Because we value every one of our team, we want to support, protect and empower you to enjoy the best possible career, personal life and wellbeing.

Gym Membership - 50% off membership at Virgin Active and Nuffield Health gyms; or £20 gym membership at Pure Gym (completely free membership upon reaching our team targets this summer)

Diversity Council - Our Diversity Advisory Council is a team of diverse and ally team members who are directly involved in shaping our business for the better. Open to all employees, our Advisory Board meet regularly to share experiences, support each other and submit ideas to Templeton’s management team.

Annual Parties - We celebrate and reward hard work and success every day, but Templeton’s August birthday and the end of every year are particularly special occasions. We get the whole company together to update on progress, reveal and discuss ideas and improvements, and of course spend time together with food, drink and fun activities, all paid for by the company.

Our People

Nadeem Ahmad

Founder & Managing Director

Mike Beresford

Group Commercial Director

Karen Wong

Client Development Director

Mike Winsley

Business Development Director

Aimee Treasure

Marketing Director

Sithi Souriyadeth

Finance Director

Nasos Pantazis

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Our Working Life

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Testimonials

I'm an LGBT woman who has worked in recruitment for nearly ten years now, and I have never seen such a truly diverse, positive and supportive environment. I've worked at four other recruitment companies and this is the first place where I have not witnessed or experienced any discrimination of any kind - Nadeem and everyone at Templeton truly value, care about and champion D&I in all forms. Collaboration is built into the way we work and I genuinely feel I have the autonomy, training and help to excel in my career.

Aimee Treasure

At Templeton I feel embraced by my colleagues and managers/directors to always be myself around the office. Management and my colleagues are massively supportive. I don’t feel people are intrigued by me as they’ve ‘never had a Black friend before’, but that people are interested in speaking with me and connecting with me because of what I have to offer. Being able to be myself allows my colleagues to get to know me better and gives me a sense of freedom in my workplace. It’s extremely liberating to know that being yourself matters more to the people around you than how you look or what you say. Everyone can wear whatever they feel comfortable in and voice their opinions, ideas and experiences openly, as well as in anonymous surveys, which help us improve and grow, both as a business and as individuals.

Liliane Solomo

In my 25 years in recruitment, I've never seen such a diverse business. I love working with recruiters of all different backgrounds and experience levels to help them develop their careers.

Mike Beresford

I've been here ten years so that says it all! I joined Templeton as a resourcer, and three promotions later I now lead a global team as a Director. I've since worked in Shanghai to support our China presence and in Germany where I now live and work remotely. Balancing a career with a 4-year-old and 6-month-old has been a handful but Templeton has been very supportive. I often joke that I have two families: my real one at home with my kids, and Templeton.

Karen Wong

I work in the Netherlands office, and here and throughout the company, there are a lot of women in management and at every level. At Templeton you get a lot of space and support to learn and develop, personally and professionally.

Caroline Rademaker

When I first started at Templeton I hadn’t managed to close a deal for 6 full months. I was experiencing it extremely badly and the racism I had to endure from my surroundings wasn’t complimenting my situation. That was my breaking point. Not long after that, though, I found myself being in charge of the entire India market, closing 44 placements in less than 5 months and – today – leading a team of 6! I wouldn’t have achieved any of this without persistence and hard work, but most importantly without the support of my colleagues and management. The greatest thing about the company is Templeton’s amazing group of people, who will guide and support you, be your friends, celebrate with you or hold you when you’re about to break.

Mark Manasseh

I enjoy coming to office every day and hanging out with so many unique people from so many different backgrounds. We learn so much from each other, but most importantly, we learn how to respect each other’s unique needs and qualities. Our offices are social, energetic and diverse environments where everyone feels supported and encouraged to achieve their best.

Camila Goncalves

It’s such a delight to work in such a diverse and inclusive environment, where you can feel accepted and valued for who you are and you can sense that every opportunity is genuinely equal, with no favouritism or politics. The company promotes a highly supportive, collaborative and caring culture, where everyone enables and celebrates your success (and we do have lots of opportunities to celebrate together!).