Talent & Advisory
SK Leonard connects ambitious organisations with exceptional change and transformation talent, and delivers the research, change and learning work that makes transformation last.
Our Services
Two services of equal weight. We find the people who lead change, and we deliver the research, change and learning work that helps it land.
Permanent, executive, retained and contract hiring, plus the market data to inform it.
View Talent SolutionsEnd-to-end permanent placement across all levels and functions, from emerging talent through to senior leadership appointments. Thorough, considered, and tailored to culture.
Confidential, research-led search for director, VP, and C-suite appointments. We identify and engage exceptional leaders who aren't always visible in the open market.
A dedicated, partnered approach to your most business-critical hires. Retained mandates ensure full commitment, structured process, and priority access to our network.
Experienced contractors and interim specialists deployed at pace when you need specialist capability for a defined period, without the long-term overhead.
Outcome-based resourcing where we take ownership of delivering a defined scope. Ideal for projects requiring a team, structured delivery, and clear accountability.
Market benchmarking, salary data, and talent landscape reports to inform your people strategy. Actionable intelligence drawn from our placement data and sector research.
Research, change and learning programmes delivered by a small senior team with specialist associates. Evidence led, independent, and built to be used.
View AdvisorySurveys, interviews, landscape reviews and needs assessments that give you a clear picture and a recommendation you can act on.
Find out moreBusiness cases, operating models and programme delivery, with the stakeholder work that makes change land.
Find out moreTraining needs analysis, learning design, co-design and testing with real staff, train-the-trainer and quality frameworks.
Find out morePractical, people-first AI readiness, roadmaps and adoption for organisations that want to know what to do first.
Find out moreAdvisory in practice
AI adoption is about building capability, and it starts with people. We help organisations understand, implement and embed AI in a way that is practical and change led.
"Implementing AI is not an IT project. It is a people project. The businesses that get this right are the ones who treat it like a transformation, because that is exactly what it is."
SK Leonard, AI Workforce
Where We Work
Our consultants carry genuine sector experience, not just market knowledge. We speak the language of your industry, understand your pressures, and know the people who can make a difference.
From enterprise technology transformation to digital product delivery, we place technology leaders, programme managers, change specialists, and digital professionals across the full project lifecycle.
We work with banks, asset managers, insurers, and fintech businesses to place transformation, change, and technology talent. Deep relationships across front, middle, and back office functions.
Supporting engineering-led organisations through periods of operational change, growth, and transformation. We place change and project professionals who understand complex technical environments.
Placing transformation and operational improvement talent into manufacturers and distributors navigating automation, process change, and workforce evolution across multi-site operations.
End-to-end supply chain specialists across procurement, planning, warehousing, and last-mile logistics. We support organisations transforming their supply chain function in response to scale and market change.
Experienced in placing professionals into central government, defence, and public services. We are active in SC and DV cleared recruitment, placing cleared talent into sensitive and high-security programmes. We also deliver research, evidence and training design commissions for public bodies, membership organisations and charities.
Organisations We've Worked With
"The most successful transformations are defined not by strategy, but by the quality of the people executing it."SK Leonard, Founding Principle
Our Story
SK Leonard was founded by directors with deep roots in both leading change and transformation and the operational management of large, complex organisations. That breadth of experience gives us a perspective most recruiters simply don't have; we understand that people sit at the centre of excellence, whether the challenge is leading a transformation programme or running a high-performing operation at scale.
The business was built on a single observation: the most successful transformations and the most resilient operations are defined not by strategy, but by the quality of the people executing it.
That founding belief shapes everything we do: how we assess candidates, how we understand client challenges, and how we now help organisations, from SMEs to public bodies, make evidence-led decisions about change, skills and AI.
Whether you are looking for exceptional talent, need independent research or change support, or want to understand what AI can do for your organisation, we would like to hear from you.