Financial services and banking
Compliance leadership, enterprise and operational risk, financial crime compliance, internal controls, and audit.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) executive search
GRC leadership.
Stronger organizations.
We connect organizations with Governance, Risk, and Compliance leaders and senior specialists who strengthen oversight, navigate change, and lead with integrity.
01 Governance, Risk, and Compliance02 Leadership and specialist searches03 A personal, consultative approach
Industries we serve
GRC expertise. Industry context.
We focus our candidate and client searches on four industry groups, matching governance, risk, and compliance experience to each organization's business, technology, and regulatory environment.
Technology and telecommunications
Cybersecurity GRC, data privacy, AI governance, third-party risk, and regulatory technology.
Healthcare and life sciences
Healthcare compliance, regulatory affairs, privacy, quality governance, and enterprise risk.
Energy, utilities and manufacturing
Corporate governance, operational and enterprise risk, regulatory compliance, internal controls, and assurance.
Where we focus
Governance, Risk, and Compliance talent.
Our GRC searches span governance and oversight, risk management, compliance leadership, and the regulatory technology that supports them. We look beyond keywords to understand the mandate and industry context.
01 / COMPLIANCE
Compliance leadership
Corporate compliance, regulatory affairs, healthcare compliance, quality systems, privacy, and audit leadership.
Example searches
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Director of Regulatory Affairs
- Healthcare Compliance Leader
02 / RISK
Risk and governance
Enterprise risk, financial risk, cybersecurity governance, internal controls, and data privacy leadership.
Example searches
- Director of Enterprise Risk
- Head of Cybersecurity GRC
- Data Privacy Officer
03 / REGTECH
Regulatory technology
Leaders who connect regulatory requirements with technology, including GRC platforms, AI governance, and compliance transformation.
Example searches
- GRC Platform Lead
- AI Governance Director
- Compliance Transformation Lead
How we work
A deliberate search, from brief to shortlist.
Every assignment starts with a clear view of the business challenge, the decision makers, and the capabilities the new hire must bring.
01 / DEFINE
Understand the mandate
Clarify the role, regulatory context, priorities, and success measures.
02 / MAP
Identify the market
Target relevant sectors and find professionals whose experience fits the brief.
03 / ASSESS
Evaluate fit
Discuss leadership, technical depth, and the realities of the role.
04 / CONNECT
Support the decision
Present qualified candidates and stay engaged through the hiring process.
The story behind Agilitree
From paper résumés and fax machines to a more thoughtful search.
I first learned recruiting by picking up the phone.
In my mid-twenties, after leaving the Washington, DC area and Howard University, I met a mentor in Baltimore, MD who introduced me to IT recruiting. This was the 1990s. We collected paper résumés at job fairs, sifted through what felt like thousands of resumes in search for someone with experience in PowerBuilder, Microsoft Visual Basic (VB), and Oracle Forms, screened candidates by phone and then faxed their information to clients. There was no applicant tracking system or CRM guiding our work.
Finding clients took the same persistence. We read newspaper job ads, searched the Yellow Pages for companies in our industry, and made cold calls. Those years taught me how much recruiting depends on listening, judgment, and relationships and a lot of patience.
Technology has transformed the search. Today, I bring that early recruiting experience together with my work in project management, Scrum, quality, and regulated industries. We use modern tools to find and assess talent while keeping the human conversation at the center.
Agilitree brings two ideas together: agility in how we respond to a client's needs, and a tree as a symbol of the growth the right people make possible.
Better tools help us search further. Better judgment helps us choose well.
Agilitree insights
Ideas for hiring in Governance, Risk, and Compliance.
Practical perspectives on leadership, specialized talent, and the work of building stronger regulated organizations.
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Define the hire.
Strengthen the search.
Get the Compliance, Risk & RegTech Hiring Readiness Kit: a 15-question scorecard, a one-page role brief, and a practical action plan.
Get the free hiring kit →Fillable or printable. Built for executives, HR, and talent acquisition teams.
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Phone
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