Senior Executive Search Consultant

X4 Alpha is an executive search firm specializing in quantitative trading, partnering with high-frequency trading firms and quant hedge funds. Our mission is to reflect the values of the quant trading industry by adhering to four core principles: discretion, world-class talent, comprehensive market knowledge, and transparency.

Why us:

• Supported by X4 Group, a well-established global talent partner, X4 Alpha provides the career growth, autonomy, and entrepreneurial spirit of a startup, while equipping recruiters with the latest tools and resources.
• With over 90% of our relationships established with CEOs and partners of leading proprietary trading firms and quant hedge funds, you’ll have the opportunity to engage directly with these leaders and take ownership of key accounts.
• Becoming part of a high performing team (> $500,000 billing a year per employee)

Senior Executive Search Consultant

As a Senior Executive Search Consultant, you will oversee the entire recruitment lifecycle. You’ll develop relationships with both clients and candidates, engage in business development to identify and secure new client leads, and guide candidates throughout the hiring process to ensure successful placements.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a 360 Recruitment Consultant, Specialist Recruiter (agency or in-house), Exec Search Consultant, or similar recruitment role
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Self-driven, resilient, and results-oriented with a creative, solution-focused mindset
• Prior experience working within quant development, quant research, MFT/HFT/Stat-Arb markets, AI engineering or a strong interest to work in this sector (which can be shown through the interview process) would be good to see

We foster a collaborative environment where our goal is not internal competition but to elevate industry standards. We require all team members to work from the office (4 days a week) during their first year to build a strong foundation in our team’s approach and culture.

The base pay before commission for this role will be between $75,000 and $125,000. We pride ourselves on offering market leading compensation and career progression models, as well as profit share on any team that you build out. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation and benefits, such as a discretionary bonus, health, dental and other wellness plans. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience. X4 Alpha is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.