"Pensions Recruitment and Wealth Management Recruitment Experts | Zatori’s Strategic Approach"

Martin Wigfield • May 8, 2025

"Pensions Recruitment and Wealth Management Recruitment Experts | Zatori’s Strategic Approach"


At Zatori Consulting, we are often asked what our core activity is and the answer is simple, we exist to help businesses build brilliant teams in the pensions and wealth management sectors through strategic, targeted recruitment and talent acquisition.


In a recent video, our founder Martin Wigfield summed up our ethos perfectly:


“Leaders create plans – but people power them.”

This statement underpins everything we do. In both pensions recruitment and wealth management recruitment, ambitious strategies fall flat without the right people to drive them forward. All too often, organisations put together detailed growth or transformation plans, only to overlook the talent strategy needed to bring those plans to life. That’s where Zatori steps in.


Elevating your pensions recruitment with strategy:


When it comes to pensions recruitment, whether for DB, DC, or SIPP schemes, we understand that the sector is complex and highly specialised. Traditional pensions recruitment agencies often take a reactive approach, simply filling vacancies. We go further.

We act as strategic recruitment advisors — engaging at board level to align talent acquisition with business objectives. This means not only recruiting faster, but also recruiting better. The result? Reduced corporate waste in both time and spend, improved outcomes, and talent that’s aligned with your long-term strategy.


If you don't believe us, take a look at our case studies to see how we have helped firms just like you


Rethinking Wealth Management Recruitment


I think most of us recognise there is an aging work force in the world of wealth management recruitment. For the wealth management recruitment market, attracting top-tier talent is about more than just matching CVs to job specs. It’s about crafting a compelling employer brand, defining your value proposition, and reaching candidates who may not even be actively looking.

It's important processes are optimised, employer brands are communicated consistently and firms are putting their best foot forward at all levels not just relying on doing it 'the way it's always been done'.


Zatori works with wealth firms across the UK to offer precisely this. Our selective approach gives our clients a unique edge in a highly competitive space, something rarely provided by the wealth management recruitment agencies. Zatori we understand your goals, help you to set the strategy and assist you to tell your story, so candidates understand why they should choose you.



A Seat at the Strategic Table


Too often, companies treat recruitment as an administrative task, rather than a strategic priority. But we believe recruitment should have a seat at the boardroom table.


Why?


Because the decisions you make at board level whether it’s to launch a new product, restructure a team, or enter a new market all hinge on your ability to attract and retain the right people. Without input from a strategic recruitment advisor, companies risk making plans without understanding the likely outcomes from a hiring perspective. That’s how delays, mis-hires, and wasted budgets happen.


Zatori’s advisory-led model ensures you’re building your people strategy with clarity, confidence, and pace.

Why clients choose Zatori?


Deep Sector Expertise: Our team are specialists in pensions recruitment and wealth management recruitment, with years of hands-on experience.

Selective Partnerships: We only work with a limited number of clients, protecting your access to the best talent.

Strategic Insight: We embed ourselves within your business, becoming your trusted recruitment advisor.

Faster, Better Hires: We reduce time-to-hire and elevate quality, reducing the cost and pain of recruitment.



So should recruitment have a seat at the strategic table?


Whether you're hiring within pensions recruitment or looking to scale your wealth management recruitment efforts, the impact of having a strategic partner we believe cannot be overstated.


At Zatori, we don’t just fill roles. We help power plans, shape strategy, and build teams that perform.


If your business could benefit from smarter pension recruitment, or if you’re ready to step away from traditional pensions recruitment agencies, then we’re here to talk.


Martin has been advising businesses in talent acquisition and retention for over a decade. Discuss how you he can help you elevate your strategy, book a call or contact him at martin.wigfield@zatori-consulting.co.uk

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