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Matthew Gardner
Managing Director - Legal
As Managing Director, I head up Ambition's Legal Business Services recruitment division and Practice & Consultancy Marketing & BD team. I have over a decade of experience in Legal and Professional Services business services recruitment spanning the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia and the US.
Our teams represent some of the most prestigious and exciting legal and professional services firms recruiting a range of roles in business services in the UK, Europe & the US.
As well as overseeing the day to day running of our Legal division, I recruit for Director / C-Suite level positions within Legal & Professional Services Business Services teams.
Recent placements include:
CMO’s, Director of BD's Head of Communications
COO’s, Business Directors, Heads of Strategy
CFO’s, Finance Directors, Head of Commercial / Chief Pricing Officers
If you are looking for a new leadership opportunity within the Legal or Professional Services sector or if you are an employer seeking a consultant to assist you with your next hire, please get in touch.
My Background
My career in recruitment started in 2009 when I joined Ambition’s London office. In my first couple of years in recruitment, I gained exposure to both temporary and permanent recruitment across a broad base of clients and candidates predominately within the professional services area.
In 2012 I moved to our Singapore office initially as a Senior Consultant, then into a Divisional Manager role for our Sales & Marketing business and our Supply Chain & Procurement business which we launched in 2013.
In 2015 I got the opportunity to return back to our London office as Associate Director for our award-winning BD & Marketing team which specialises in recruiting across BD, Marketing & Communications within the professionals services area.
I was promoted to Director in early 2018 and was appointed Managing Director in 2022 and now focus on Executive Search as well as leading the legal division, covering Finance & Accounting, BD, Marketing & Communications.
Outside of work
I got the travelling bug when I lived in Singapore and visited some amazing countries across Asia so now I’m back in the UK, I’m committed to visiting more of Europe.