Recruiter

Xantium; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Xantium Group is seeking a hands-on Recruiter to join our London team at an exciting growth phase. You will lead end-to-end recruitment for front-office roles, shaping how we attract, assess, and close top talent while aligning with business priorities.

Working closely with hiring managers, you will develop targeted talent strategies, build strong pipelines across quantitative research, trading, and analysis, and fortify interview practices and data-driven processes to scale with the firm.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of agency and in-house recruitment experience.
• Experience recruiting for front-office financial services roles.
• Ability to build talent strategies and pipelines.
• Strong project management and data-driven mindset.
• Hands-on with ATS and recruitment systems.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for front-office roles.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand priorities.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines across functions.
• Improve ATS, workflows, reporting, and data quality.
• Manage recruiting projects from planning to delivery.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

ATS proficiency

Talent pipelines

Front-office finance domain knowledge

Tools

ATS

Job description

Xantium Group is looking for a Recruiter to join at a pivotal point in the Firm’s growth, with the opportunity to shape the talent coming in and the processes behind how we recruit. You'll lead searches across quantitative research, trading, and analysis, bringing the market knowledge and judgment to identify and attract exceptional candidates.

Beyond delivering on immediate priorities, you'll help build the capabilities we need as we scale. Working closely with hiring managers, you'll develop targeted talent strategies, cultivate relationships, and strengthen our systems and interview practices. This is a hands‑on role for someone who enjoys a fast pace and takes equal ownership of filling roles and advancing longer‑term projects.

Key Responsibilities

• -Own end-to-end recruitment for front-office positions, from role scoping through assessment, offer negotiation, and closing.
• -Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand investment strategies, hiring priorities, and the commercial impact of each hire.
• -Build and maintain talent pipelines across quantitative research, trading, and investment roles.
• -Build recruiting infrastructure, including improving ATS functionality, workflows, reporting, and data quality.
• -Manage recruiting projects from planning through implementation, balancing longer-term improvements with day-to-day hiring needs.

Key Criteria

• -5+ years of combined agency and in-house recruiting experience, preferably for front‑office financial services roles.
• -Experience working in a growing or scaling business, where priorities evolve and processes are fluid and in various stages of maturity.
• -Strong commercial judgment and the ability to connect hiring decisions to business needs.
• -Strong project management skills, with the ability to turn ideas into practical, well‑executed improvements.
• -Hands‑on experience with an ATS and an interest in making recruiting systems and workflows scale.