Built differently.
A place where you can define your own career
Are you looking for a place where you can define your own career, surrounded by a supportive team of experienced Consultants?
Cedar is a team of entrepreneurs. We’re ambitious, collaborative, and not afraid to do things differently. We offer experienced recruiters a grown-up environment, genuine ownership of their market and work, and a compensation plan that reflects what great looks like.
If you have a tenacious can-do attitude and want to be part of something that’s genuinely going somewhere, you’ll fit right in.
About us
Cedar was founded in 2003 by Howard Bentwood, and over twenty years later, it’s still privately owned, still self-financed, and still run by people who genuinely care about doing recruitment well.
We specialise in Finance, Tax, Change, Tech & Transformation and Procurement. We work with over 300+ active clients, from ambitious SMEs to listed blue-chips, and we’re trusted to find them the people that actually make a difference. That trust isn’t accidental. It’s built on honesty, relationships and a consistent track record of delivering.
But this is where Cedar stands out: the same principles we apply to our clients and candidates, we apply to the people who work here. We listen. We give honest guidance. We back people to deliver. No layers of management for the sake of it. No culture that talks about values on a wall and ignores them everywhere else.
We’re a team of entrepreneurs – people who are ambitious, a little restless, and genuinely invested in building something worth being part of. Cedar is at an exciting point right now. Established enough that you’ll be joining a credible, well-respected business. Growing enough that what you do here will actually matter.
If that’s the kind of place you’ve been looking for, read on.
What you can expect
Listen
Advise
Deliver
Ownership
Grow
We take the time to understand what you need from your career – and build around that, not a generic framework.
Honest guidance from a leadership team that’s been there. Howard, Chris and Jayne are visible, accessible, and invested in your development.
An industry-leading comp plan, genuine market ownership, and a team you’ll actually enjoy working with. We do what we say.
Cedar’s 4 Pillars of Ownership – targets, activity, work effort, culture – give every consultant a real stake in how this place runs.
Cedar is at the right point: established, credible, and with real room to build. Your contribution matters here.
Cedar’s 4 Pillars of Ownership
Own your targets
Set with you, delivered by you
Own your activity
You choose how much you do to ensure you get the results you want
Own your work effort
A grown-up environment means you’re trusted to manage yourself
Own the culture
Every person here has a hand in shaping what Cedar can look like
Our Benefits
We’re all driven by different things: that’s why our benefits and incentives are designed to motivate, engage and recognise people at every stage of their career.
Generous salary and market leading commission scheme
Extra cash incentives for billing £100k in any rolling 6-month period
Defined promotion criteria and career development plans
£500 Lifestyle voucher for the first time you bill £50k in a quarter
Team Thursdays: breakfast and post-work drinks
Regular socials and team activity day for teams hitting 100% of their target
Quarterly high performers lunch
Generous holiday allowance
Flexible working
What our employees say
“Cedar offers a flexible and autonomous environment for its employees. It offers a place for ambitious recruiters to work collaboratively in order to achieve personal and company goals with a lot of fun along the way.”
“I absolutely love working at Cedar. Everyone is so supportive and willing to help. There is such a lovely family feel and there is a great social side. We also have a great work life balance which is crucial.”
“Very supportive and grown-up environment Excellent training and progression routes available Inspiring and successful colleagues Very genuine and approachable CEO and Senior Leadership team Regular celebrated employee success Hybrid working model Continued company growth.”
