Permanent HR Talent

For many HR professionals, we will need no introduction. Macmillan Davies source and recruit the best HR talent across the UK and globally. We have proven experience in every sector - Private, Public & Third - but our expertise lies in recruiting top HR talent, no matter what sector. Our ethos is to secure you the best candidates in the market rather than just the best on the market.

As the UK’s longest established HR recruitment consultancy, our consultants understand all the idiosyncrasies of the HR function. We are proud to be a long-term career partner to our candidates, supporting them as they progress from entry level roles, through to leadership and C- suite positions.

Flexibility in our approach is built around forming long-standing relationships; maintaining and ensuring a high-quality service to deliver the very best result for every assignment is at the heart of everything we do - whether that's through executive search, interim placements, fixed-term contracts, or permanent assignments.

Sectors & Services

• HR Generalists
• Learning & Development
• Talent Acquisition
• HR Systems
• Talent Development
• Compensation and Benefits
• Employee Relations
• Change & Transformation
• Diversity & Inclusion
• HR Operations/Shared Services
• Payroll

FuturExec

Macmillan Davies’ team of HR experts are positioned to ensure you get the specialist HR recruitment experience, matched with the specialist knowledge of the level, or type of role you are looking to find or recruit. Our FuturExec team partner with leading organisations to provide exceptional HR professionals at the entry to management stages of their careers.

Meet the Futurexec team

Mid-Senior Appointments 

With mid-to-senior level HR recruitment, there’s no substitute for experience. Through our in-depth knowledge of the market we are able to track, pre-screen and form relationships with high performers as they continue their careers, which in turn means we can offer our clients a pipeline of pre-approved talent.

Meet the Executive Resourcing Team

Retained Search

We recognise that great talent is the key to success in any organisation. That is why we also specialise in retained assignments to provide you with the best HR professionals available for your business. This is a tried and tested recruitment process, which is designed to provide dedicated and committed support which guarantees a solution, particularly for business or time-critical positions. This approach allows Macmillan Davies to work fully and exclusively in partnership with you; similar to having an internal team member which is especially important given the intricacies, timescales and importance of the role being recruited for.

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Testimonials

"Nick reached out to me about a role that was open to discuss if I would be interested. He helped me with every step of the application process. Nick and Amy were brilliant at checking in to make sure I had all I needed from them, always available for any questions I had and making sure that I knew where we were in the process. I would recommend Nick and Macmillan Davies as they always have candidates' best interests at the for front of their service."

- Benefits Manager, Regatta

"I am so pleased to have worked with Ant. He has managed to fill many roles of mine. He gets our needs and finds suitable candidates. What’s more, Ant prepares his candidates well, communicates throughout the process and is reliable. Ant is also personable and friendly in his approach."

- Recruiter, Big 4

"It’s not often you find a service provider who feels like a true partner, but that’s exactly what I’ve found in Kerry. Having worked with Kerry as both a client and a candidate, I know firsthand that she’s truly one of the best in her class. As a client, she’s a dream - it’s so apparent that she invests a considerable amount of time studying and researching in order to remain highly knowledgeable about all things HR. She has a great ability to truly get to the route of your needs, which reduces the time for her to find your perfect candidate. She’s well-networked, so when you drop a new assignment at Kerry’s door she already knows what talent is available. If you’re considering working with Kerry as a client or candidate I couldn’t recommend her experience and ability more highly."

- Global HR Director, Software

"Leanne recruited me into my new role, she is so helpful and friendly you instantly warm to her; she also did a great job of communicating during the process and was very quick to follow up after the interview as well. There wasn’t anything Leanne could have done better - the whole experience was brilliant. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Leanne - she is so lovely and professional and gets the job done!"

- HR Advisor

"Sam has a positive can-do attitude; she really understood the brief quickly and was able to provide CVs that were tailored and suited to the role – rather than just sending over a batch of unsuitable ones. Previous recruiters have focused on quantity over quality, but from the small batch Sam sent over, we filled the two roles where other recruiters had struggled."

- HR Business Partner

"I was introduced to James when I started the hunt for a new role, and my experience with him was genuinely fabulous. I've spoken with a number of recruiters and James' approach really stood out. He spent an hour with me to properly understand my background, experience and importantly, the context of my experience. Much of which can't be completely articulated in a CV!. I would use James to recruit into my team and I'd recommend him to anyone looking to hire for their HR team or anyone in the HR field looking for a new role!"

- Global Talent Acquisition Director