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Our Strategy

Momentum

Momentum sharpens our focus and captures the benefits associated with market leadership. As we leverage our sources of competitive advantage, a self-reinforcing flywheel will drive higher market share, further material productivity growth, profitability, and client and candidate satisfaction.

Mark Dearnley CEO

Transforming all aspects of our business

 
From
To
Countries
31 countries
16 countries Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK & Ireland, Australia & New Zealand, US, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, France, Japan and India
Specialisms
21 specialisms
6 global specialisms + select local specialisms Technology, Finance, Construction & Property, Engineering, Life Sciences, HR
Placement
role value
Broad coverage
Higher skilled roles £45k-£120k annual salary
Industries
Confusion between
specialism/industry
Clarity on the end markets and clients we prioritise expertly selling specialisms into
Products
Broad product set: Spot, PSL,
MSP, RPO, SoW, HR advisory
3 products Recruitment, Solutions and Services
Brand
Generalist messaging
Specialist positioning
People
~£14k consultant productivity
50%+ increase over the medium term
Technology
Fragmented technology
End-to-end integration Hays Digital Platform, automated search & match, AI-enabled workflows
Profitability
~5% conversion rate
25%+ conversion rate
 

                Brilliant basics

                                      FY27
Engage organisation in Momentum strategy
Optimise the global cost base
Build a high-performance lean operating model
Automate core processes end-to-end
 

              Drive to leadership

                                     Short term
Build scale and strive towards full-potential delivery
Continue to streamline costs
Digitalisation of client and candidate experience
Transformation of end-to-end processes
 

             Scale to full potential

                                  Medium term
Fully optimised country portfolio
Hays’ specialist reputation solidified in each country
Attractive drop-through of net fee growth to operating profit
Hays established as market leader

Delivered the Hays Way
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