About Us
Who We Are
STJ is a specialist consultancy and recruitment group built for regulated financial services.
With operations in the UK and Dubai, we support firms operating in complex, high-scrutiny environments across Compliance, Risk Management, Financial Crime, Data Protection and senior leadership recruitment.
What makes STJ different is simple:
we are led by people who have worked inside regulated businesses, carried senior accountability, and built the teams and frameworks regulators expect to see.
We don’t approach our work from theory or templates.
We combine real-world regulatory experience with commercial pragmatism, helping firms solve problems properly, not just document them.
Alongside our consulting and advisory services, STJ Talent provides specialist recruitment support for firms that need credible people in critical roles, from Board and executive appointments through to permanent, interim and contract specialists.
Everything we do is designed to reduce risk, increase confidence, and support sustainable growth.
What Set Us Apart
Operator-led Expertise
STJ is led by senior professionals with decades of experience across regulated financial services, including frontline operations, advisory roles, SMF positions and Board-level engagement.
We understand regulatory expectations because we’ve lived them — and we bring that judgement into every engagement.
Focused Specialism
We work exclusively within regulated financial services.
Our focus on Compliance, Risk, Financial Crime, Data Protection and senior leadership recruitment allows us to operate with depth, not breadth — and to deliver insight that generalist firms simply can’t.
Practical, Proportionate Delivery
We don’t believe in over-engineered solutions or unnecessary complexity.
Our advice, frameworks and recruitment support are designed to be practical, proportionate and defensible, supporting real-world delivery while standing up to regulatory scrutiny.
Integrated Capability
STJ brings together consultancy, advisory, training and specialist recruitment under one group.
This integrated model allows us to:
Advise on regulatory challenges
Help design the right operating model
And secure the people needed to deliver it
All without fragmentation or loss of accountability.
Our Mission
Our mission is to be the partner of choice for regulated financial services firms navigating complexity, change and growth.
We exist to help organisations:
Meet regulatory expectations with confidence
Build resilient, well-governed businesses
Secure the right people for critical roles
And stay ahead in a fast-evolving regulatory landscape
Whether supporting a firm through transformation, remediation, or steady-state growth, STJ brings clarity, credibility and calm to situations where it matters most.
Get in Touch
Are you ready to elevate your business or career to new heights? Contact STJ today to discover how we can help you achieve your goals.