Global Executive Search & Advisory
We are the only search firm that integrates active C-suite executives directly into the candidate vetting process — delivering shortlists already validated by leaders who have sat in the same chair you are hiring for.
Audbry is a premium executive search firm specialising in Fintech, Digital Assets, and Regulated Finance. We partner with founders, boards, and executive teams at the moments that matter most, operating exclusively at senior leadership level, from functional directors through to C-suite. We are the only firm to integrate active C-suite executives directly into the candidate vetting process. Every shortlist is validated by a practitioner who has held the exact accountability your next hire will face.
For senior and C-suite roles, companies need transformational leaders. Most recruitment processes are simply not built to find them.
Our approach is defined by precision, discretion, and uncompromising standards. In Fintech, Digital Assets, and Regulated Finance, the margin for error at senior level is narrow. We build our processes around that reality.
Our Methodology
Every search integrates a structured, three-stage process that goes far beyond conventional executive recruitment.
Every shortlisted candidate is assessed by an active C-suite executive, a CEO, CFO, COO, or CTO, before they reach you.
Every shortlisted candidate comes with a structured intelligence report, replacing instinct with executive-grade analysis.
Every candidate receives structured executive-level feedback, strengthening your employer brand and the quality of talent you attract.
Our Focus
Where the leadership stakes are highest and the talent pools are thinnest.
Fintech, Digital Assets, and Regulated Finance are not sectors you can search with a generalist process. The regulatory environment demands fluency that goes beyond theory. The leadership profile that thrives here is a narrow one, and the consequences of a mis-hire at senior level extend well beyond cost, into compliance exposure, board confidence, and organisational momentum.
We partner with founders, boards, and executive teams to appoint senior leadership capable of performing under regulatory scrutiny, navigating complex and fast-moving markets, and building organisations that regulators trust.
Our networks run deep across the most active regulatory jurisdictions globally. SEC and FinCEN in the US, MiCA and CBI across Europe, VARA and ADGM in the Gulf. We understand these environments because we have operated inside them.
How We Work
Every Audbry mandate is conducted on a retained and exclusive basis only. We do not operate on contingency. Full commitment of resource, from day one to placement.
About
Kane Wills is a global executive recruiter and talent specialist with over 15 years of experience building high-impact leadership teams across complex, high-growth organisations. He has operated at the most senior levels of executive search and in-house talent leadership across the US, Europe, and the Middle East.
Kane's career spans executive search and senior in-house talent leadership, with deep specialism in Financial Services, Fintech, and Digital Assets. He has built leadership teams across some of the most complex regulated environments in the world, across the US, Europe, and the Middle East.
Prior to his career in executive search, Kane was a professional footballer, an experience that instilled deep foundations of resilience, performance under pressure, and uncompromising standards that underpin everything Audbry does.
Audbry operates globally with established candidate and client relationships across:
“Audbry exists to ensure organisations secure the leadership they need to move forward with confidence.”
Get in Touch
Tell us about the role and we will be in touch within 24 hours. All enquiries are handled with complete discretion.
kane.wills@audbry.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Global — US, Europe & Middle East
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