Recruiter - Corporate Finance (M&A) EMEA

Houlihan Lokey; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Houlihan Lokey is seeking a Lateral Recruiter for its Corporate Finance Recruitment team, supporting experienced hires across EMEA and APAC. You will manage end-to-end recruitment for Financial Analysts, Associates, and Vice Presidents, partnering with senior business leaders to attract top-tier talent in a highly competitive market.

Based in London or within a hybrid UK setup, you will own sourcing, interview coordination, ATS data integrity, and stakeholder advisement.

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years in agency, executive search or in-house recruitment.
• Experience in financial services / investment banking preferred.
• Strong understanding of M&A and corporate finance functions.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence bankers and teams.

Responsibilities

• Full-Lifecycle Recruiting for lateral hires in the Corporate Finance group.
• Partner with MDs, Directors, VPs to understand strategic hiring needs and provide market intelligence.
• Proactive direct sourcing via LinkedIn Recruiter and networking; manage external search firm relationships.
• Lead interview debriefs, aggregate feedback, and maintain accurate ATS data (Workday).
• Coordinate scheduling and logistics to ensure a seamless candidate experience.

Skills

Full-Lifecycle Recruiting

Stakeholder Partnering

Proactive Sourcing

ATS Workday

Candidate Experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree (2:1)

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS Workday

Job description

Business Unit:

Corporate Finance

Industry:

Mergers & Acquisitions

Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com.

Corporate Finance

The Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance business has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for a broad range of clients. In addition, we have the proven ability to engineer and execute financing solutions that are essential for growth and success and offer access to financing in the public and alternative capital markets through the issuance of debt, equity, or hybrid securities. In EMEA, we work with a wide spectrum of companies, from middle-market privately owned enterprises to large multinational organizations. With a growing platform of Corporate Finance professionals and offices across the region, in addition to our global reach and in-depth knowledge across a broad range of industries, we have the breadth and targeted expertise to provide exceptional client service.

We are seeking a Lateral Recruiter join our Corporate Finance Recruitment team. Reporting to the Vice President - CF Recruitment EMEA, the hire will support on experienced hiring across EMEA and APAC locations, to deliver quality hires to our M&A teams. In this role, you will manage the full-lifecycle recruitment process for experienced hires (Financial Analysts, Associates, Vice Presidents) across the firm. You will partner closely with senior business leaders to identify, attract, and hire top-tier talent in a highly competitive market.

The CF Recruitment team sits within the Office of the COO and therefore has significant exposure to a number of broader strategic and people related topics – hence we are looking for a proactive and commercially minded new team member to join us.

Key Responsibilities

• Full-Lifecycle Recruiting:Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for lateral hires in the Corporate Finance group, from role scoping and sourcing to offer negotiation and closing.
• Stakeholder Partnering:Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers (typically MDs, Directors, VPs) understanding their strategic needs and providing market intelligence.
• Proactive Sourcing:Build robust talent pipelines using direct sourcing channels (LinkedIn Recruiter, networking events, alumni networks). Strong use of Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage direct applications. Additionally manages relationships with external search firms when necessary.
• Process Management:Lead interview debriefs, aggregate feedback, and maintain accurate real-time data in the ATS (Workday)
• Candidate Experience:Ensure a seamless, high-touch experience for all candidates, coordinating efficiently with our Recruitment Coordinators for scheduling and logistics.
  

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years of experience within either agency, executive search or in-house recrutiment, preferrably across financial services and investment banking. Experience across professional services / other fast-moving sectors, also well-regarded
• Demonstrated success in sourcing and closing passive, high-calibre candidates in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Good understanding of the investment banking landscape, particularly M&A and corporate finance functions.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the credibility to influence and partner with bankers and teams across all levels
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple complex searches simultaneously.
• Responsive and commercially minded
• 2:1 Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required from a top university
  

_ We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. _

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