In today’s fast-moving and tightly regulated financial services sector, the ability to respond quickly and effectively to regulatory scrutiny is essential. This case study showcases how Dami Afolabi, working as part of Investigo’s specialist Banking & Financial Services Change team delivered critical expertise under intense time pressure. With over six years of experience at the regulator and more than a decade in banking recruitment, Dami’s unique blend of insight and industry knowledge enabled the rapid deployment of high-calibre resources, helping the client meet urgent regulatory obligations with confidence and precision.
Context
The Banking & FS Change team specialise in providing SME resources to the London Sell-side market. The team are specialists in the Regulatory, Risk & Compliance Change space and spearheaded Dami Afolabi. Dami spent over 6 years’ working for the regulator, giving him critical insight to the market. His expert understanding of the domain, combined with over 10 years’ experience in banking people-solutions, give him unique perspective on the FS recruitment landscape.
Challenge
Our client had been challenged by the regulator and required to provide a swift response. They did not have the subject matter expertise inhouse and needed multiple external resources to support with this. As the client was obliged to respond to the regulator at short notice, they had extremely tight deadlines to source and deploy these resources.
Investigo were tasked with identifying and supplying five highly skilled SMEs to be rapidly deployed to the client site, with an immediate impact. Given the niche skill set and timeframe, finding one available resource of this type would be difficult but to find five presented a significant challenge.
Solutions
Dami, worked seamlessly with the client to fully scope the requirement, pulling out the nuances of each role. Dami was able to draw on his background working for the regulator to identify the key challenges facing the client. Subsequently, he was able to identify the correct SMEs within his network and present to the client within 48hrs. Dami’s regulatory background allowed him to effectively pre-screen candidates helping the client to execute a swift interview process, reducing process lag.
Results
Through Partnership with Dami and Investigo’s Banking & FS team the client mobilised a team of five SMEs within 72hrs. The client was able to respond to the regulator in a timely manner, meeting its obligations.
If your organisation is facing regulatory pressure or requires rapid access to specialist talent, get in touch with Investigo’s Banking & FS Change team.
