Name
Hayley Smith
Role
Associate Director - Transformation Practice
Bio
Specialising in interim executive recruitment across the transformation space, Hayley is an associate director with the GRG Executive Search team, and works in partnership with our clients to navigate large-scale business and IT change.
After graduating with a BA in economics and French from the University of Nottingham, Hayley began a brief stint as a maths teacher before joining PwC as an auditor. Following this, Hayley embarked on her recruitment career, working with a large national organisation to specialise in permanent IT business change and transformation before shifting her focus to the interim market. As a result of her efforts and dedication, Hayley quickly progressed to business manager.
Described by colleagues as a highly organised person with a great memory for small details, Hayley leaves no stone unturned in the quest to match clients with the very best change and transformation talent. In her spare time, Hayley loves to indulge her twin passions of travel and fitness, and is especially interested in learning about other customs and traditions.
Testimonials
Hayley really invested time and effort in understanding my needs/contextualising the role to those needs. Her insight into the role and company really helped me to understand how it could be a good fit for my skills and experience. This helped me present my best self through the application process and ultimately secure the role. Hayley was in touch every step of the way and took care of every detail. I really felt like I got the VIP treatment and it made a sometimes onerous process really low stress.
Programme Manager
Hayley was very supportive through the process of recruiting me for my current role. She took time to understand my current professional and personal situation which made the whole process a lot less stressful than it could have been. Hayley also made sure there was regular communication over the first few days of my new role to ensure there were no issues for me or my new employer.
Head of Operations
Working with Hayley has been a pleasure. Her communication skills are excellent and she really strives to create a great relationship between the candidate and the agency. I felt fully supported throughout the recruitment process and I also felt unique as a person - a skill that not many agents are capable of making their candidates feel.
Transformation Manager
Hayley is a great consultant gets to know both the employer and employee to find not only job fit but also character fit for roles.
Project Manager
