Recruitment Team Lead - Risk

Thurn Partners; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Thurn Partners is seeking a Recruitment Team Lead to establish a dedicated Risk search practice. This role offers the opportunity to build a new vertical within a high-performing search firm, leading a team and engaging directly with elite investment firms. Successful candidates will possess strong executive search experience, a solid business development background, and the ability to drive growth in a competitive market.

Benefits

25 days holiday + UK bank holidays

Extra holiday for years of service

2 annual incentive trips

Wellness support and gym membership discounts

In-house barista and catered lunches

Fully paid maternity leave and partner leave

3-month paid sabbatical every 5 years

Opportunities for travel to meet clients

Regular team socials and events

Qualifications

• Executive search or recruitment experience in financial services or risk.
• Track record in business development and candidate delivery.
• Team leadership experience or readiness to lead.

Responsibilities

• Launch and grow a Risk-focused recruitment practice.
• Partner with global hedge funds on talent strategy.
• Build and lead a team of specialist recruiters.

Skills

Business Development

Candidate Delivery

Client Management

Team Leadership

Job description

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Build a new vertical. Lead a team. Work with the world’s top hedge funds.

We’re hiring a Recruitment Team Lead to launch and scale a dedicated Risk search practice at Thurn Partners.

This is an opportunity to own a new market vertical within a high-performing search firm that exclusively partners with elite hedge funds, trading firms, and alternative investment managers globally.

Whether you’re an experienced billing manager or a top-performing consultant, this is your chance to shape something of your own, with autonomy, senior client access, and strong leadership backing to shape a team and make a lasting commercial impact.

The role unveiled

• Launch and grow a Risk-focused recruitment practice from the ground up.
• Partner with clients across global hedge funds and investment firms, advising on talent strategy and delivering top-tier candidates.
• Build and lead a team of specialist recruiters as the practice scales.
• Own your market - lead candidate generation, business development, and client delivery in a high-performance environment.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Executive search or recruitment experience, ideally in financial services, risk, or alternative investments.
• A strong business development, candidate delivery, and client management track record.
• Either proven team leadership experience or the readiness to step into a leadership role with confidence and support.
• A strategic mindset and the ability to build a market presence, develop a team, and drive long-term growth.
• A high standard of professionalism, commerciality, and client focus.
  
  

Why Join Thurn Partners?

We’re a specialist executive search firm partnering with top-tier hedge funds and alternative investment managers. Our approach combines deep sector knowledge, a disciplined search process, and a relationship-first mindset.

You’ll join a high-performance, collaborative team where success is shared, effort is rewarded, and growth is supported.

What you can expect:

• Autonomy and ownership with the full backing of our leadership team and buy-in to build a team from day one.
• High earnings – Generous base + uncapped commission. £100k is typical; £300k+ is achievable.
• Clear progression – Structured career pathway with leadership development.
• Global exposure to prestigious investment firms where you’ll work directly with senior stakeholders at top-tier hedge funds and alternative investment firms.
• Support to scale – We’ll invest in your success and help you build a world-class team.
  
  

Perks & Benefits

• 25 days holiday + UK bank holidays + scaled back operations over the Christmas period
• Extra holiday for each year of service (up to 30 days)
• 2 annual incentive trips (winter and summer)
• Wellness support via MYNDUP + discounted gym membership
• In-house barista, gourmet coffee, snacks, and catered lunches
• 6 months fully paid maternity leave + 4 weeks partner leave
• 3-month paid sabbatical every 5 years
• Opportunities to travel to Europe and the US to meet clients
• Regular team socials and events
  
  

How We Work

Our office is based in London, and we value face-to-face collaboration. Most of the team works from the office 4–5 days a week, with Work-from-Home Wednesdays post-probation and flexibility for travel or personal matters.

Our Values

Always Think Long-Term - Work as a Team - Continually Improve - Be Accountable

Interested?

Apply now or contact Anna Bethell for a confidential discussion. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your application or make the interview process more comfortable, please let us know.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Software Development, Technology, Information and Internet, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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