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Jordan Forbes
Jordan brings over 15 years of recruitment expertise, joining BWD in 2009. As a longstanding senior member of the team, he now leads our Legal practice, specialising in placing high-calibre legal professionals within the financial services sector. His focus is on partnering with senior legal functions; General Counsel, Heads of Legal, and compliance leadership, to deliver strategic hiring solutions. Jordan has led multiple high-profile projects, including an exclusive global migration for a major banking group, and is regularly called upon to present market intelligence to Boards and executive leadership teams.

Insights
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Financial crime remains a key pressure point in financial services. Jordan Forbes explores how AML, sanctions, scrutiny and operating model pressure are shaping hiring across compliance, legal and risk.
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AI is moving from innovation topic to governance issue. Jordan Forbes explores how accountability, data, risk and control are shaping hiring across legal, compliance and financial services.
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Operational resilience is no longer just a regulatory topic. Jordan Forbes explores how resilience, third-party risk and accountability are becoming live delivery and hiring issues across financial services.