Executive Search for Bermuda, BVI & Cayman
Exceptional Talent. Exceptional Results.
Bermuda’s Re/Insurance Market & Beyond
Hamilton Recruitment helps CEOs and senior business leaders identify and attract exceptional talent across Bermuda, the BVI & the Cayman Islands.
Our team specialises in working with the Top 20% of professionals who make a difference including Senior Executives, Accountants, Audit & Advisory, Actuaries, Operations, and Re/Insurance experts.
Island knowledge. Global reach.
Client Services
The Best Candidates Aren’t Always Looking
The people you most want to hire are often the least likely to be applying for your vacancy.
They are already successful. They are busy. They may not be looking at job boards, speaking to recruiters or considering a move. Finding them requires more than advertising a vacancy.
It requires market knowledge, trusted relationships, credibility and the ability to identify and engage exceptional professionals who may not otherwise enter into a conversation. That’s where we make the difference.
We don’t simply search for people who are available.
We identify the people who could make a difference to your organisation—and give them a reason to consider the opportunity.
30 Years of Specialist Experience
- Offshore Since 1994. More than three decades of offshore experience
- Financial Services Specialists. Deep expertise across the Bermuda market
- Island Knowledge. First-hand understanding of Bermuda and the wider Caribbean environment
- Global Talent Reach. Access to exceptional professionals wherever they are located
Take advantage of our insider know-how to reduce hiring risk and get faster access to pre-vetted, niche talent.
Our Unique Approach for Securing Talent
Offshore Professional Talent Acquisition System®
OPTAS® – the Offshore Professional Talent Acquisition System – is our dedicated and proprietary approach to finding professional talent in smaller international financial centres. We combine:
- Market Intelligence. Understanding the organisation, the role and the market in which it operates
- Targeted Search. Identifying and approaching professionals with the skills and experience required—not simply those who happen to be available
- International Reach. Accessing talent beyond the immediate Bermuda market
- Professional Networks. Using established relationships built over decades within financial services and the wider professional community
- Rigorous Assessment. Looking beyond the CV to understand capability, motivation, cultural fit and long-term potential
- Personal Involvement. Senior-level involvement throughout the search, from the initial brief through to appointment
The result is a more targeted search. Better access to exceptional talent. And greater confidence in the appointments you make.
Specialists in Financial Services
Our areas of search expertise include:
- Re/Insurance. Experienced professionals and leaders across Bermuda’s world-leading insurance and reinsurance market
- Actuarial. Qualified and nearly-qualified actuaries across Life, P&C, reinsurance and related disciplines, including senior actuarial and risk leadership
- Finance & Accounting. From CFOs and Finance Directors to newly-qualified accountants
- Executive Search. Identifying CEOs, senior leaders and specialist professionals who make a measurable difference to an organisation
- Legal & Insolvency. Specialist recruitment across legal, restructuring, insolvency and related professional services
- Risk, Compliance, Audit & Advisory. Professionals across the wider disciplines required to support today’s complex businesses
Our specialist knowledge is built on decades of experience in Bermuda and the wider Caribbean financial services market.
Why Leaders Choose Hamilton Recruitment
- Deep Market Knowledge. We have been working in Bermuda’s professional talent market since 1998
- Access the Top 20% of Talent. We identify candidates wherever the right person is located—not just those already on the Islands
- 96% Quality of Hire Success Rate. Lower staff turnover, saving you time and money
- Specialists in Financial Services. Our expertise spans Re/Insurance, Actuarial, Accounting, Finance, Risk, Compliance and professional services
- Senior-level Personal Service. Deal with our team of experienced professionals who understand both your organisation and the market
Bermuda & Hamilton Recruitment
Thomas Burton | Founder & Managing Consultant
I qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the UK before moving to Bermuda in 1994, where I worked with Deloitte and subsequently within the Re/Insurance industry before founding Hamilton Recruitment in 1998.
This combination of professional qualification, financial services experience and three decades of offshore recruitment experience affords me an unusually deep understanding of the people and organisations that make up Bermuda, BVI & Cayman’s financial services markets.
For clients, that means we understand not only the role you need to fill but the market, the people and the experience required to succeed.
Inside Bermuda’s Talent Market
The professional landscape is always changing.
We regularly share our observations and insights on the issues affecting employers and professionals across Bermuda and the Caribbean—including recruitment trends, talent shortages, remuneration, retention, relocation, work permits, AI and the future of the professions.
Recent Insights
- Applying a Start-Up Mentality to Recruitment
- Why Candidates Don’t Accept & What to Do
- How to Set Up a Company in Bermuda
- Screening New Hires for Cultural Fit
- Work Permits | How to Hire Staff in Cayman
- Onboarding New Hires Into Your Office
Candidate Services
Your Next Move May Not Be on a Job Board
For candidates, the right opportunity isn’t always the one you find on a job board.
We work with professionals on the Islands and onshore across Accounting, Advisory, Finance, Actuarial, Re/Insurance, Restructuring and other disciplines.
We provide honest advice about the opportunities we represent, the organisations behind them and what it means to build your career in Bermuda, the BVI or the Cayman Islands.
Whether you’re actively considering a move or simply curious about what might be possible, a confidential enquiry can be a useful place to start.
DO YOU HAVE A CHALLENGING HIRE?
The right person may not be looking.
They may not be responding to advertisements.
They may not be speaking to recruiters.
But they could be the person your organisation needs.