Lead Technical Recruiter (Top Quant Fund)

Coda Search│Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Coda Search│Staffing supports a top tier Quant Trading Fund based in NYC, seeking a Lead/Director Technology Recruiter to own sourcing and interviewing for specialized technologists, quants, ML engineers, and traders. This role emphasizes data-driven hiring and strategic workforce planning.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience filling hard-to-fill technical roles within quantitative finance and AI-focused teams, with strong stakeholder management and onboarding oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 9+ years in human resources/talent acquisition.
• Experience in executive search and full-cycle recruitment.
• Experience staffing hard-to-fill technical roles.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Source and interview candidates for assigned searches (Quant Researchers, ML Engineers, Software Engineers, Traders).
• Lead recruitment efforts for hard-to-fill roles in quantitative finance and AI technologists.
• Advise executives on recruitment strategies and workforce planning.
• Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies to attract top talent.
• Oversee onboarding activities, background checks, and new hire documents.
• Collaborate with business leaders to define role requirements and create compelling job descriptions.
• Drive innovative strategies to attract and engage prospects.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Executive search

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Hiring strategy

Onboarding

Data-driven recruiting

Quant finance knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Our client is top tier Quant Trading Fund based in NYC currently seeking a Lead/Director Technology Recruiter for highly successful premier Quant Trading fund.

Ideal candidate must bring a proven track record of successfully owning the technical talent/recruiting process, with a keen eye for sourcing and securing hard to find Technologist /Quants/Engineers and Trading professionals for a data driven (AI and Machine Learning experience strongly preferred) Quant Trading platform

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Responsibilities

• Source and interview candidates for assigned searches (Quantitative Researchers, Machine Learning Engineers, Software Engineers, Traders, and Business Operations
• Lead recruitment efforts for "hard to fill" roles in quantitative finance, equity trading, and AI/technologists
• Deep understanding of sourcing tools, technologies, and best practices.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for technical talent acquisition, advising executive leadership on recruitment strategies, workforce planning, and talent pipeline development.
• Develop a talent acquisition strategy to attract, select, and close top talent
• Partnered with head of business to define role requirements and create compelling job descriptions
• Oversee all aspects of employee on-boarding process from background checks to orientation, including preparation of new hire packages and documents in preparation for on-boarding process.
• Implement changes that enable Technology to drive key growth initiatives
• Proven experience leading global sourcing and/or executive recruiting functions in a complex, matrixed organization
• Develop and implement innovative strategies to attract and engage prospects with a focus on strategic recruiting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; a minimum 9+ years related human resources professional experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 7 years experience in talent acquisition or sourcing preferred including executive search.
• Familiarity with executive search, full cycle recruitment, internal mobility, and workforce planning.
• Strong communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to listen effectively.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point.
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthus
• Proven track record in technical talent acquisition
• Expertise in sourcing hard-to-find candidates
• Strong understanding of quantitative finance and AI technologies