New Non-Executive Director Jobs · Boardroom Recruitment
The UK's specialist NED job board and boardroom staffing agency.
Live Non-Executive Director, Chair and Advisory vacancies — plus retained board search for FTSE, AIM, PE-backed and scale-up companies. Post a role, or apply to sit on your next board.
Featured Vacancies
Now hiring on Board Vault
Live NED, Chair and Advisory vacancies — auto-ingested from the market and enriched by our recruitment team.
New vacancies land here as they're published. Check the full board for the latest roles.
Inside the Vault
NED hiring is moving. Move with it.
Board vacancies, Chair rotations and advisory searches from across the market — refreshed daily, staffed by specialists.
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Live board vacancies, enriched with context.
Every NED, Chair and Advisory role is verified by our recruitment team, scored against your portfolio, and mapped to sector, fee band and time commitment.
AI Top Matches
Curated for portfolio fit
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Signals
last 24h- Chair appointment at Aster Group — FT · 2h
- Series C: BoardTech raises £42m — Sifted · 6h
- New governance code guidance — FRC · 1d
Trusted across the boardroom ecosystem
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What we do
A NED job board and a specialist staffing agency.
Two sides of the same market — directors browse and apply, companies retain our team to run a full board search.
AI-matched vacancies
Every NED, Chair and Advisory role is scored against your sector, function and availability — apply only where you fit.
Vetted employers
FTSE, AIM, PE-backed and scale-up boards — every hiring company is verified before a vacancy goes live.
Portfolio calculator
Model fee income, time commitment and sector concentration before you accept your next seat.
Retained board search
Hiring a Chair, NED or Committee specialist? Our recruiters deliver a curated shortlist within 10 working days.
Chair-track programme
Coaching, credentialing and mentored placement for directors targeting their first Chair role.
Featured Mandates
Board Roles In The Vault This Week
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NewOur Process
From vacancy posted to director appointed.
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Register or Post
Directors create a discreet Vault profile. Companies post a vacancy or brief our search team.
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AI + Recruiter Curation
Our engine ranks candidates and roles; a specialist recruiter reviews every match.
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Introductions & Interviews
We handle shortlisting, referencing and interview coordination — no cold applications.
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Placement & Onboarding
Offer support, governance briefings and ongoing portfolio guidance post-appointment.
Board Voices
What directors say once they're in.
"Two chair conversations in the first month. Both real, both curated. No wasted breath."
Serena K.
Chair, FTSE 250 Industrials
"The portfolio calculator changed how I choose seats — not just what I say yes to."
David M.
Portfolio NED
"Finally a platform built for directors, not recruiters."
Anjali P.
Chair Designate
"Signals feed alone is worth the subscription."
Rory H.
SID, Consumer
The Vault Community
Directors Recently Placed
Chair, NED and committee appointments across our members over the last quarter — profiles anonymised or shown with consent.
Amara Okonkwo
Chair · FTSE 250 Retail
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“Board Vault matched me with three shortlists in the first month. Two became appointments.”
Sir Julian Whitmore
Independent Chairman · PE Portfolio
ChairM&AFinancial services
“The most curated boardroom introductions I've seen in twenty years of NED work.”
Priya Ramanathan
Audit Committee Chair · Listed Healthcare
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“Serious mandates only. No noise. The concierge team knew my calendar before I did.”
Kenji Nakamura
NED · Deep-tech Scale-ups
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“I finally have a home for the kind of advisory work that actually moves the needle.”
Active Pipeline
This week across the vault
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Peer benchmark
Directors in your peer group sit in the Top 10% of pool percentile with a Board IQ of 120 (+8 this quarter).
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live NED vacanciesTop AI Match
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Inside The Vault
Where Decisions Happen
Two ways to work with us
Find your next board seat — or your next director.
Directors join free and get matched to live NED vacancies. Companies retain our search team to run a full board hire.
Market Intel
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