Leadership

A Steady Leadership Team, Your Direct Access On Every Brief

Job N Job is led by a family-run senior team with direct access to the people responsible for delivery, finance, compliance, business development, technology and account management. You speak to the people running the firm, not a call centre.

Abdul Hameed Mirza, Founder of Job N Job, 1977.

Founder

Abdul Hameed Mirza

Founder, 1977

In memoriam, 2007

Founded Job N Job in 1977 on a single principle: pair the right person with the right role, and everything else takes care of itself. The firm operates on his standard today.

The Team

Ten Senior People, Named On Every Engagement

Each engagement is delivered by one of the senior consultants below. The same person stays on the brief from discovery through to first-review aftercare.

  1. Akbar Mirza, Chief Executive Officer.

    Akbar Mirza

    Chief Executive Officer

    Job N Job (UK) Ltd

    Joined the family business in 2004 and became Group CEO in 2007. Responsible for the group's overall direction, senior client relationships and family ownership of the firm.

  2. Kaizer Mirza, Group Finance Director.

    Kaizer Mirza

    Group Finance Director

    Job N Job (UK) Ltd

    Group-wide finance, controls and reporting across the AHM Corp trading firms.

  3. Faisal Alotaibi, Country Head, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    Faisal Alotaibi

    Country Head, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Job N Job (UK) Ltd

    Faisal Alotaibi leads Job N Job's operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and represents the firm across the wider MENA region. He carries direct responsibility for senior client relationships, regional delivery and the firm's standard of work in market. He is the first point of contact for KSA-based clients and for cross-border Gulf engagements.

  4. Richard Beacham, Compliance and Risk Assurance Advisor.

    Richard Beacham

    Compliance & Risk Assurance Advisor

    Job N Job (UK) Ltd

    Oversees the firm's compliance posture, audit readiness and risk frameworks across ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2023, Cyber Essentials, UK GDPR and the REC Code of Professional Practice.

  5. Navin Jacob, Chief Digital Officer.

    Navin Jacob

    Chief Digital Officer

    Cipher7 · sister firm

    Leads Cipher7, the group's digital consulting practice. Engaged where the brief calls for both talent and technology delivery, working alongside the recruitment consultant on joint engagements.

  6. Andrew Elia, Strategic Technology and AI Advisor.

    Andrew Elia

    Strategic Technology & AI Advisor

    Advisory · Job N Job + Cipher7

    Andrew Elia serves as Strategic Technology and AI Advisor to Job N Job and Cipher7. He supports the firm's leadership with independent advisory input on AI-enabled recruitment, digital transformation, technology hiring trends and the responsible use of emerging technologies. The role strengthens the group's combined capability across recruitment, technology-led talent solutions and AI-supported digital delivery in the UK, Middle East and international markets.

  7. Nicola Murphy, Admin and Accounts Manager.

    Nicola Murphy

    Admin & Accounts Manager

    Job N Job (UK) Ltd

    Operational and financial administration. Onboarding paperwork, supplier records, invoicing and the day-to-day discipline that keeps engagements running cleanly.

  8. Babar Mirza, Portfolio Director.

    Babar Mirza

    Portfolio Director

    Job N Job (UK) Ltd

    Portfolio oversight across the group's trading firms. Responsible for cross-firm coordination, family-business continuity and senior client relationships.

  9. Margaret Mrozek, Customer Success Manager.

    Margaret Mrozek

    Customer Success Manager

    Job N Job (UK) Ltd

    Margaret Mrozek leads customer success across Job N Job's engagements. She coordinates client care, relationship management and post-onboarding support, working alongside the senior consultant on every brief to keep delivery cadence smooth and the client experience consistent. Her remit covers both the client side and the candidate side of the relationship, from first contact through to placement and aftercare.

  10. Hiren Gohel, Senior Delivery Manager.

    Hiren Gohel

    Senior Delivery Manager

    Job N Job (UK) Ltd

    Senior search delivery and consultant oversight. Sign-off on every shortlist that leaves the firm, alongside the named consultant on the engagement.

  11. Ayesha Baig, Business Development Manager.

    Ayesha Baig

    Business Development Manager

    Job N Job (UK) Ltd

    New-client engagement and account growth. The first point of contact for procurement teams, hiring managers and partners assessing the firm.

  12. Kamran Syed, Account Manager.

    Kamran Syed

    Account Manager

    Job N Job (UK) Ltd

    Ongoing client relationships and account delivery. Carries the day-to-day relationship across multi-mandate engagements and repeat clients.

  13. Tavis Stewart, Strategic Growth and Financial Planning Advisor.

    Tavis Stewart

    Strategic Growth & Financial Planning Advisor

    Advisory · Job N Job + Cipher7

    Tavis Stewart serves as Strategic Growth and Financial Planning Advisor to Job N Job and Cipher7, providing independent advisory input to the leadership team on financial forecasting, commercial planning, operational development, business growth and executive decision-making. With extensive experience supporting senior leadership teams, growth strategy and business transformation, his advisory role helps strengthen the group's combined capability across recruitment, digital consulting and technology-led services in the UK, Middle East and international markets.

  14. Mohammed Aslam, Board Advisor — Aviation, Digital Transformation and Platform Growth.

    Mohammed Aslam

    Board Advisor, Aviation, Digital Transformation & Platform Growth

    Job N Job | Cipher7

    Mohammed Aslam serves as Board Advisor to Job N Job and Cipher7, supporting the leadership team with strategic advisory input across aviation, airport ecosystems, digital transformation, platform growth and commercial scaling. With senior experience across major international aviation environments, his advisory role strengthens our understanding of airport operations, technology-led transformation, aviation talent requirements and the future of digital delivery across complex operating markets. His role is independent and advisory, helping Job N Job and Cipher7 align recruitment, consulting and technology-led capability with the needs of aviation, infrastructure, transformation and growth-focused clients across the UK, Middle East and international markets.

  15. Abdulgafoor, Corporate Relations Director — KSA and Middle East.

    Abdulgafoor

    Corporate Relations Director, KSA & Middle East

    Job N Job

    Abdulgafoor serves as Corporate Relations Director for KSA and the Middle East at Job N Job, supporting the business across regional relationship development, strategic engagement and market growth. His role focuses on strengthening corporate relationships across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East, helping Job N Job build trusted connections with clients, partners and key stakeholders across priority sectors and growth markets. Through his regional knowledge and relationship network, he supports the company's commercial presence, client engagement and long term positioning, helping align Job N Job's recruitment and talent solutions with the needs of organisations operating across KSA and the wider Middle East.

How Leadership Works With Clients

Senior People On The Brief, From Discovery To Aftercare

The same senior consultant runs your engagement from the first call through to the post-start review. There is no junior hand-off and no anonymous resourcing pool behind the scenes.

  • Senior Consultant Involvement

    The senior consultant takes the brief, runs the market mapping, signs off the shortlist and stays on the engagement. They are the decision-maker on every shortlist, not a coordinator passing CVs through.

  • Named Accountability

    Every engagement names the consultant on day one. Their name appears on the brief, the shortlist, the offer letter support and the post-start review note. Clients always know who owns the work.

  • Compliance And Delivery Oversight

    Hiren Gohel signs off every shortlist alongside the named consultant. Richard Beacham oversees the firm's compliance posture across ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2023, Cyber Essentials, UK GDPR and the REC Code. Kaizer Mirza runs finance and contractual integrity across the group.

  • Family Ownership, No Junior Hand-Off

    The firm has been family-owned since 1977 and is now in its second generation. Senior people stay close to the client work, the brief stays close to the people who took it, and no engagement is handed off to a junior delivery pool to "process".

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