Executive Recruiter - Investment Management (NYC)

AMS; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth and development

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Volunteer day

Pay transparency and fairness

Job summary

AMS is seeking an experienced Executive Recruiter to support a leading global investment banking client, partnering with senior leaders to deliver Executive Director and Managing Director hiring across Investment Management. This role spans North America and EMEA, operating as a strategic talent advisor with direct sourcing and market intelligence.

Candidates must reside in London or New York and attend the client office three to four days per week, with flexibility across time zones.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within Executive Search, Executive Recruitment, Talent Acquisition or RPO environments.
• Proven success hiring senior-level professionals across Financial Services, Investment Banking, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Private Markets or Alternative Investments.
• Experience recruiting Director, Executive Director, Managing Director or equivalent leadership populations.
• Strong understanding of investment management functions, including private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate investing, distribution, sales and marketing.
• Demonstrated expertise in direct sourcing, headhunting and market mapping within highly competitive talent markets.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent executive-level searches while maintaining quality and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills, with the ability to build credibility and influence senior leaders.
• Experience navigating complex and regulated hiring environments.
• Excellent candidate assessment and interviewing skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to provide market insights that support hiring decisions.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise competing demands and work autonomously.
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable operating within a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering exceptional service and hiring outcomes.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with sourcing, research and recruitment operations teams to deliver successful hiring outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior hiring managers and business leaders to deliver strategic executive hiring solutions across investment management and distribution functions.
• Act as a trusted talent advisor, providing market insights, competitor intelligence and hiring recommendations to support informed decision-making.
• Develop and execute targeted search strategies for senior-level and hard-to-find talent, leveraging direct sourcing, market mapping and talent intelligence.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of passive talent across investment management, private markets and distribution disciplines.
• Conduct candidate screening and assessment, presenting high-quality shortlists and clear recommendations to stakeholders.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring an efficient and professional experience for both stakeholders and candidates.
• Build long-term relationships with executive talent, creating future pipelines and supporting ongoing business growth.
• Promote inclusive hiring practices and diverse talent attraction strategies.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data, pipeline activity and hiring progress within relevant systems and reporting frameworks.
• Act as a brand ambassador, delivering an exceptional candidate experience and reducing reliance on external agencies through proactive direct sourcing.

Skills

Executive Search

Executive Recruitment

Talent Acquisition

RPO environments

Senior-level hiring

Stakeholder management

Market mapping

Direct sourcing

Head hunting

Regulated hiring

Job description

About Us

Millions look to us to progress their careers. We look to you.

Global, culturally diverse, inclusive, and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent is our world. Over the last two decades, AMS has redefined the landscape of talent outsourcing and consulting. From pioneering the concept of RPO to continually revolutionising how organisations approach talent acquisition, AMS stands as a world leader in the industry.

Committed, engaged, and inspired, we feel a real sense of belonging, and all have one thing in common: a real passion for talent. Become part of this world and make a difference with us.

The Role

Our role is your opportunity to shape the future of talent acquisition. Are you interested?

We are seeking an experienced Executive Recruiter to support a leading global investment banking client, partnering with senior business leaders to deliver, Executive Director and Managing Director hiring across their Investment Management division.

This role sits within a specialist executive hiring team and will focus on attracting and securing senior talent across Investment Management. Supporting hiring activity across North America and EMEA, you will operate as a strategic talent advisor, managing complex searches from identification through to offer acceptance.

Unlike traditional recruitment environments, this role requires a consultative, executive search approach. You will take ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle, including direct sourcing, stakeholder management, market mapping, candidate assessment, offer negotiation, and the provision of market intelligence. Success in this role will depend on your ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders, influence hiring decisions, and drive direct hiring strategies that reduce dependency on external search firms.

Candidates will need to reside in either London or New York and attend the client office three - four days per week. Flexibility to support stakeholders and candidates across multiple time zones will be required.

Key Accountabilities

• Partner with senior hiring managers and business leaders to deliver strategic executive hiring solutions across investment management and distribution functions.
• Act as a trusted talent advisor, providing market insights, competitor intelligence and hiring recommendations to support informed decision-making.
• Develop and execute targeted search strategies for senior-level and hard-to-find talent, leveraging direct sourcing, market mapping and talent intelligence.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of passive talent across investment management, private markets and distribution disciplines.
• Conduct candidate screening and assessment, presenting high-quality shortlists and clear recommendations to stakeholders.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring an efficient and professional experience for both stakeholders and candidates.
• Build long-term relationships with executive talent, creating future pipelines and supporting ongoing business growth.
• Promote inclusive hiring practices and diverse talent attraction strategies.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data, pipeline activity and hiring progress within relevant systems and reporting frameworks.
• Act as a brand ambassador, delivering an exceptional candidate experience and reducing reliance on external agencies through proactive direct sourcing.

Skills & Requirements

Must haves

• Significant experience within Executive Search, Executive Recruitment, Talent Acquisition or RPO environments.
• Proven success hiring senior-level professionals across Financial Services, Investment Banking, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Private Markets or Alternative Investments.
• Experience recruiting Director, Executive Director, Managing Director or equivalent leadership populations.
• Strong understanding of investment management functions, including private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate investing, distribution, sales and marketing.
• Demonstrated expertise in direct sourcing, headhunting and market mapping within highly competitive talent markets.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent executive-level searches while maintaining quality and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills, with the ability to build credibility and influence senior leaders.
• Experience navigating complex and regulated hiring environments.
• Excellent candidate assessment and interviewing skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to provide market insights that support hiring decisions.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise competing demands and work autonomously.
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable operating within a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering exceptional service and hiring outcomes.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with sourcing, research and recruitment operations teams to deliver successful hiring outcomes.

This opportunity would suit someone with a passion for executive hiring who enjoys partnering with senior stakeholders and delivering strategic talent solutions within a complex and highly specialised financial services environment.

Why AMS?

At AMS, we recognise the value of different perspectives and experiences in prompting innovation, sparking creativity, and solving problems.

We come from every walk of life, and our culture is open and inclusive. Our people enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and being trusted to work their way. We offer you career opportunities in every direction you want to explore. It’s our world but you can do it your way.

We offer

• Growth and development focused on your strengths
• A team that values being Passionate, Bold, and Authentic
• Supportive communities such as our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Volunteer day - you get one additional paid day off each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you
• We are committed to pay transparency and fairness. For this role, the initial expected remuneration for US is $90,300 - $118,000 USD plus applicable benefits.

U.S. Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Spending Accounts, Life, Voluntary Benefits, 401(k), Paid Holidays/Vacation/Sick Time, Performance Bonus

This range is specific to the advertised location and may not be applicable to other locations.

• Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our culture of inclusion and belonging.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and all aspects of employment are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email [email protected] or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.