Ben Whitehead

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates12 yrs 2 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expertise in niche hiring across multiple sectors.
Successfully placed over 110 professionals in fintech.
Fast hiring process with vetted shortlists in under 72 hours.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in Fintech recruitment with a strong focus on technology roles.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technology Recruitment

About

Jex Recruitment | Connecting Top Talent with Leading Companies At Jex Recruitment, we specialize in delivering high-impact recruitment solutions across: 👉Banking & Finance 👉Technology & AI 👉Cyber and Defence 👉Legal & Compliance 👉Digital 👉Government services Why Partner with Jex Recruitment? ✅ Speed & Precision – A fully vetted shortlist in under 72 hours. ✅ Scalability – Successfully placed 110+ professionals in a single fintech project. ✅ Expertise in Niche Hiring – The more specialized, the better. ✅ Strategic Hiring Advisory – Market insights to strengthen your talent strategy. ✅ End-to-End Support – From sourcing to onboarding, we’re with you every step. We understand that hiring decisions impact your business at every level. That’s why we combine market expertise, deep talent networks, and data-driven insights to help you secure the best professionals in the industry. 📩 Let’s discuss how Jex Recruitment can support your hiring needs. Ben@Jexdigital.co

Experience

12 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs

Average Tenure

3 yrs

Current Experience

Jex recruitment | connecting top talent with leading companies

5 roles

Director & Partner - Banking & Financial Services

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos

Associate Director - Banking & Financial Services

Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr

Head of Banking & Financial Services

Promoted

Sep 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

Recruitment across Technology functions within Financial Services / Banking attracting global talent to the GCC.
Infrastructure, Service Management, IT Systems, Architecture, Digital Channels, Data Engineering, Cloud Migration and Software Development.

Technology Recruitment

Practice Lead - Financial Services

May 2023 – Sep 2023 · 4 mos

Technology Recruitment

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Feb 2023 – May 2023 · 3 mos

🏆 Our #1 goal is to help you hire people in the most efficient way possible.
❤️ Partnering companies with people is what we do best. Think of us a bit like Tinder, we match perfect matches in business.
💪 People matter most in any business. So hiring the best people is a big priority right? Why leave this to chance.
What we offer;
👉Fast hiring process (we can find a complete shortlist in under 3 days)
👉Large hiring projects (we placed 110 people in a MENA based FinTech in 2022)
👉Specialised searches, the more niche the better!
👉Advice on hiring strategies
👉Constant support when candidates start at your company
👉Detailed evaluations of the market and opportunities for your business
💰Sceptical about the prices? Unsure about if it is worth using Jex Digital? We understand this and want to make the process stress free and beneficial to your business as possible.
☎️ Still unsure? Let’s have a call to discuss how we can support your business +971 58 5205749
Ben@jexdigital.co
+971 58 5205749

Technology Recruitment

Aventus

Recruitment Consultant

Nov 2021 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aventus (www.aventusglobal.com) combines over 50 years of regional experience and focuses on delivering comprehensive recruitment solutions across the areas of:
Technology & Digital
Legal & Compliance
Finance & Accounting
Financial Services
Human Resources
We apply a tangible winning formula: we take the time to understand our clients’ needs and make sure to provide the correct talent that will help implement their business goals.
Our specialized knowledge and experience results in an efficient solution for all our customers.
Our solutions based offering includes: Permanent Staffing, Contract Staffing and Search Solutions and is tailor-made to suit you, the customer.
Whether you’re looking for individual candidates or a complete project team, our commitment to building strong business relationships gives us the flexibility to meet your short and long-term needs alike.

Technology Recruitment

Durham county council

Team Leader

Jan 2021 – Jun 2021 · 5 mos · County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Delegation of duties, ensuring H&S is appropriate, monitoring & working with agency, volunteers under your management, organising shift patterns, budget work , good communication.

Technology Recruitment