About Nicholson
What is Nicholson?
Nicholson Search and Selection is an executive search and recruitment firm specialising in technology start-ups and scale-ups, founded by John Nash in 2005. The about page describes the firm's positioning: "With an unrivalled international track record hiring for tech start-ups at board and leadership level across two decades." Headquartered in London with offices in France and Germany, the team places leadership talent across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Africa.
Nicholson offers three primary services: executive search for board and senior leadership roles, professional contractors for tech projects, and tech nearshoring to build development teams in Eastern Europe. Client testimonials on the site reference Ansys, CreativeX, Dataiku, Immuta, PayFit, Sellsy, and XLMedia PLC. One long-standing client highlights that the team has placed 50+ people.
Where will I work?
The headquarters is in London at 9 Appold Street, EC2A 2AP. International offices include Nantes (4 rue Voltaire, 44000) and Paris (124 rue Réamur, 75002) in France, and Frankfurt (c/o HQ Alte Oper, Bockenheimer Landstraße 17-19, 60325) in Germany. Every team member can work from anywhere globally for one month each year.
What is the Nicholson team like?
The team comprises approximately 18 named members across leadership, consultancy, and operations. Nicholson is "registered as company number 08394012" with VAT GB 157980564, founded in 2005. The team describes its working approach as a "mature approach" rather than KPI-driven — providing "room to grow and the support to succeed while respecting the fact that we don't live to work."
Work-Life Balance
Nicholson has been a 4-day-week employer for around a decade. The join-the-team page states: "Nicholson are proud to be pioneering a 4-day working week in order to strive for a better work-life balance." The about page notes the firm "pioneered the 4-day working week" with all staff having Fridays off. The combination of a permanent 4-day week and the work-from-anywhere month is the headline offer for team members.
Perks and Benefits
- 4-day workweek with all staff having Fridays off — pioneered by Nicholson over the last decade
- Work from anywhere for one month a year — every team member, globally
- Multi-office international footprint: London, Nantes, Paris, Frankfurt
- Mature, non-KPI-driven working culture that respects "we don't live to work"
- Hybrid working with London office access