Recruitment Lead, Uk & Europe

State Point Two; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

State Point Two is seeking a Recruitment Lead to shape and deliver a hiring agenda across the UK & EMEA. You will combine search expertise with leadership-level judgment to identify exceptional talent, engage discreetly, and personally deliver demanding assignments.

You will work closely with leadership and hiring managers, providing market intelligence, rigorous assessment and clear advice for each assignment. The role demands strategic planning paired with hands-on execution.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in recruitment, ideally within hedge funds, asset management or related financial markets.
• Credibility partnering with demanding senior stakeholders.
• Experience building or strengthening an in-house recruitment function would be relevant.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment across investment, technology and corporate functions.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to define requirements and challenge assumptions.
• Build targeted talent maps and engage candidates through direct search.
• Develop pipelines for specialist and business-critical appointments.
• Guide assessment, interview and offer processes.
• Provide insight on talent availability, compensation and competitor activity.

Skills

Direct sourcing

Head-hunting

Talent mapping

Stakeholder management

Market intelligence

Assessment & interviewing

Discretion

In-house recruitment

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Recruitment Lead to shape and deliver a set hiring agenda across the UK & EMEA. The incumbent will have exposure and be able to combine search expertise with the judgement to advise senior leadership, and be able to identify exceptional talent, engage discreetly and personally deliver demanding assignments.

The Role:

You will work closely with leadership and hiring managers, bringing market intelligence, rigorous assessment and clear advice to each assignment.

Responsibilities

• Own end to end recruitment across investment, technology and corporate functions.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to define requirements and challenge assumptions.
• Build targeted talent maps and engage candidates through direct search.
• Develop pipelines for specialist and business-critical appointments.
• Guide assessment, interview and offer processes.
• Provide insight on talent availability, compensation and competitor activity.
• Manage external search partners where specialist support is required.
• Maintain a discreet, responsive and credible candidate experience.

Required Experience

• You bring a strong recruitment track record, ideally working within hedge funds, asset management or a closely related financial markets environment.
• Personally delivering complex and specialist hiring assignments.
• Credibility partnering with demanding senior stakeholders.
• Strong direct sourcing, headhunting and talent-mapping capability.
• Understanding of investment businesses and their talent markets.
• Sound candidate assessment and offer-management judgement.
• The ability to combine strategic planning with hands-on execution.
• Discretion when handling sensitive appointments and market information.
• Experience building or strengthening an in-house recruitment function would be particularly relevant.

All applications are handled in confidence. Our team aims to respond to all candidates when possible. Due to high volumes at times, we may not be able to respond individually to every submission.