George Custance
Senior Talent Partner - Blockchain & Crypto at FinTop Consulting- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Limited working proficiency
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Credentials
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Jack Petchy Achievement Award
-Jun, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
RR6 Tutee of the Term: Autumn 2013/14
-Sep, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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FinTop Consulting
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Talent Partner - Blockchain & Crypto
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Nov 2022 - Present
Recruiting senior executives for Blockchain and Crypto firms in the US market. Leading the Blockchain and Crypto desk, I specialise in recruiting for the below areas. - Blockchain (Engineers, Developers, Architects, C-Level and Directors) - Crypto (Trading, Marketing, Sales, Infrastructure, C-Level and Directors)- NFT's (Artists, Engineers, Marketing, Sales, C-Level, and Directors)- AAA Play to Earn Gaming (C-Level and Directors, Artists, Producers, Game Developers, etc.)- Metaverse (Business Development, Sales, Engineers, C-Level and Directors)
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Recruitment Specialist - Blockchain & Crypto
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Jul 2021 - Nov 2022
As a Recruitment Specialist for FinTop Consulting, I specialise in the tracking and identification of market-leading companies in the Blockchain and Crypto space and liaising with them to fill their vacancies with exceptional candidates.
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Balance Recruitment Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Recruitment Resourcer
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Jan 2020 - Mar 2021
As a Recruitment Resourcer for Balance Recruitment, I specialised in tracking and identifying candidates in the legal finance market. I assisted with the candidate selection process through consulting with clients, supporting with advert creation and marketing strategy and engaging with promising candidates regarding career opportunities. As a Recruitment Resourcer for Balance Recruitment, I specialised in tracking and identifying candidates in the legal finance market. I assisted with the candidate selection process through consulting with clients, supporting with advert creation and marketing strategy and engaging with promising candidates regarding career opportunities.
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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United Kingdom
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Networked Scholar
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Jul 2014 - Jun 2019
My relationship with Herbert Smith Freehills began as part of a 5-year opportunity in the 2014 cohort of the Networked Scholarship Scheme. This internship is a development scheme that allowed me to benefit from Business and Legal workshops provided by Herbert Smith Freehills and allowed me to expand my network of contacts. My experiences as part of the Networked Scholarship Scheme included many developmental workshops ranging from presenting skills to international networking, a networking trip to Herbert Smith Freehills' office in Paris and an opportunity to pitch Herbert Smith Freehills' legal and business services to Investment Banking giants Goldman Sachs, where I undertook the role of Added-Value Services and Pricing Specialist.
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Rates Executive
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Jul 2017 - Sep 2018
Returning to Herbert Smith Freehills as a Rates Executive, I was tasked with the negotiation, identification and application of discounted payment rates to individual cases and clients to ensure that each monthly bill sent to each client designated the correct hourly rate for the lawyers used, and therefore the correct monthly cost for all of the global offices. I was also tasked with managing the transfer of misplaced legal timesheets as well as writing off any timesheets as previously agreed between the client and the subsequent legal teams. During my tenure, ‘Expert’ was the software used for the maintenance of both rates and timesheets. Shortly after my arrival, the software underwent a multi-million-pound global renovation to ‘Expert 2.0’. Not only was I highly involved in global testing procedures to ensure its effectiveness but was also part of a global hub of technical assistance to both PA’s and lawyers alike during the initial transition period; answering a range of complex queries over the phone regarding the system’s use daily.
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Revenue Executive
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Jul 2016 - Sep 2016
In working with Herbert Smith Freehills' Business Finance Revenue team in the summer of 2016, I was given the opportunity to experience and thrive upon the complexity of the financial aspect of the legal sector as well as continuously developed my abilities to strengthen the relationship between Business Services and fee-earners. My main responsibilities within this role included scanning iPrepares (draft bills), daily tick-off and filing, missing bills reconciliation, obtaining partner authorisation for write offs, drafting & checking draft bills and running various revenue related reports and enquiries- bill listing, WIP reports, outstanding prebill reports etc.
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Networked Intern
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Jun 2015 - Jul 2015
Between 29th June and 17th July 2015, I was given the opportunity of a 3-week internship as part of the Herbert Smith Freehills Networked Scholarship Scheme. My experiences as part of the 3-week internship include many developmental workshops ranging from presenting skills to international networking, a networking trip to Herbert Smith Freehills' office in Paris and an opportunity to pitch Herbert Smith Freehills' legal and business services to Investment Banking giants Goldman Sachs, where I undertook the role of Added-Value Services and Pricing Specialist. I was able to also expand my network of contacts, gaining 100+ professional connections in many roles throughout the company, including Partners, Senior Associates, Trainees and many legal services professionals in areas such as Human Resources, Pricing and Risk Management, Graphic Design and Procurement.
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Education
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2015 - 2019
Brunel University London
Business and Management BSc, 2:1 (Upper Second Class Honours) -
2013 - 2015
RR6
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2010 - 2013
Rutlish School
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