Sourcer - Quantitative Hedge Fund - Paying up to £55k Bonus

Salary: £55k + Bonus

Office Location: London

Working Pattern: 2 - 3 days in the office

Hawkwood is thrilled to partner with one of the leading quantitative hedge funds, currently seeking an agency recruiter ready to transition in-house!

This firm operates at the forefront of quantitative trading and is committed to attracting top-tier talent in mathematics, physics, machine learning, and NLP. They’re looking for someone skilled in building relationships with top academic institutions and identifying exceptional industry talent to help them maintain their competitive edge.

This role offers a unique opportunity to diversify your experience by embedding within a single organisation and developing long-term stakeholder relationships. You’ll have the chance to align closely with the business’s strategy and culture, opening doors for future career growth while broadening your skill set.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work within a high-performing team to identify and engage with world-class technical talent across the globe.
• Take a research-driven approach to sourcing, with opportunities to attend global events and connect with some of the brightest minds in the industry.
• Host events at prestigious universities to expand your candidate network and foster strong relationships.
• Support the Talent team with internal and external communications around recruitment initiatives.

What We’re Looking For:

• Approximately 3 years of recruitment experience, ideally in executive search, machine learning, or hiring top-software engineers.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to think outside the box and use creative sourcing techniques, such as leveraging social media, niche job boards, coding challenges, and networking events.
• Confidence in conducting thorough research to identify potential candidates, often from unconventional or hard-to-reach talent pools.
• Ability to build rapport and trust with passive candidates, creating a positive candidate experience from the first interaction.
• Someone who's comfortable using data to make informed decisions, such as analysing sourcing funnel metrics (e.g., response rates, conversion rates) to optimise efforts.

A note on Applicant Experience

We recognise how challenging this current job market is for candidates, and Hawkwood are therefore striving to provide the best candidate experience we can.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we kindly request that you apply via this LinkedIn advert, as opposed to sending us an email or LinkedIn direct message. We are eager to ensure that each candidate application is considered fairly, and receives a consistent experience. Unfortunately, we cannot ensure this standard if you enquire about a role via email or LinkedIn message, as it falls outside of our established process.