# Storm2

> Storm2 is a London-headquartered specialist recruitment brand within Levin, serving US fintech companies through permanent staffing, executive search and contract hiring. Its consultants specialize in individual sectors and functions, supported by candidate relationships and hiring market intelligence.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** James Brown (Founder; CEO of Levin), Jamie Robinson (Co-founder; appointed Director of People in 2020), George Trewhella (Co-founder; appointed UK Sales Director in 2020)
- **Products:** Permanent Staffing, Executive Search, Contingent Staffing, FinTech Salary Guides
- **Notable:** Launched in August 2019 with GBP 1 million seed backing., Reported more than 100 fintech client partnerships in its August 2020 funding announcement., New York office expansion appears in the company’s 2022 timeline.

## Products & services

- **Permanent Staffing** — Mid-level, senior and executive fintech hiring through briefing, headhunting, shortlisting and offer/onboarding support.
- **Executive Search** — Leadership recruitment supported by sector mapping, relationship development and the Future Leaders Network.
- **Contingent Staffing** — Specialist contractors for regulated financial-services work, including AI governance, cybersecurity, compliance and transformation.
- **FinTech Salary Guides** — 2026 US and sector-specific pay benchmarks; Storm2 says its guides use data from over 20,000 candidates.

## Achievements

- Launched in August 2019 with GBP 1 million seed backing.
- Reported more than 100 fintech client partnerships in its August 2020 funding announcement.
- New York office expansion appears in the company’s 2022 timeline.
- Current website reports 2,819+ organizations partnered with and 35-day average time to fill on retained searches; company-reported measures.

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Levin announced its exit from the continental European market and a US-focused restructuring supported by Puffin Point.
- **2026-10** — Observed at research date: Storm2 offers 2026 fintech salary guides and promotes executive search, permanent staffing and regulated-financial-services contract hiring. This is an observation date, not a launch date.

## Links

- Website: https://storm2.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/storm2/

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Last updated: 2026-10-05