Apr 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 11 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Sartre Group is a global executive search firm providing strategic recruitment solutions and market intelligence to companies across the United States, Europe and Asia. I have nearly two decades of experience paternering some of the world’s most sophisticated hedge funds and trading companies, particularly those utilizing algorithmic and quantitative methods in the financial markets.
• Executive Search, technology, financial markets, Quantitative research and Analytics, capital markets, Risk, Hedge Fund Recruitment, Algorithmic trading, Proprietary Trading, Development, Senior appointments, Portfolio Management, Structuring, and Long Short

Sep 2008 – Dec 2012 · 4 yrs 3 mos

• Managing Director for a portfolio of recruitment companies across London, New York and Singapore driving strategic direction and growth for the following companies:
• NJF Search Financial Executive Search - recruiting for Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Prop Trading Companies, Brokerages and Software houses.
• NJF Blacksheep permanent & contract professionals in the Oil & Gas market. Coveing the full spectrum of Exploration & Production, work with many of the World’s leading Majors, Service, EPC and hybrid Oil & Gas organisations, working across:
• Subsurface
• Well Engineering & Drilling
• Subsea
• NJF Europe technology-driven consulting and search business operating across Europe, in the following sectors:
• Internet,
• Social Media
• Gaming industries
• NJF Life proving recruitment services to San Francisco on the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries and covering the following areas:
• Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutical
• Medical Devices
• Regulatory Affairs
• Pharmacovigilance
• Quality Assurance
• Compliance
• SAS Programming
• Biostatistics
• Biometrics
• Clinical Data Management
• Research & Development
• My Responsibilities included:
• Oversee the day to day running of the business, including managing team leaders, identifying and sourcing new business opportunities and hiring appropriate talent.
• Responsible for overseeing internal and external development of employees across the whole company, including appraisal and individual development plans for employees. Helped initiative a best practice recruitment process, as well as overseeing a year round management development program.
• Aided in company branding and strategic positioning, including developing firm wide literature/new brand websites, marketing campaigns and general brand awareness projects
• Involvement in budget analysis - monitoring and assessing spend on advertising, individual team PnL's and budgets.
• Reporting and analysing company wide performance
• Various operation tasks

Jun 2008 – Sep 2012 · 4 yrs 3 mos

• Invested in a start up luxury candle business.
• Juss is luxury brand which is developing a range of products for both the home and individuals.

Sep 2004 – Dec 2012 · 8 yrs 3 mos

• Hired, developed and managed on a daily basis a team of 30+ Executive Search Consultants across London and New York recruiting for leading Hedge Funds, Prop Trading Companies and Investment Banks in the following areas:
• Quantitative Finance - (high frequency trading/Quantitative Portfolio Management/Quantitative Analytics &Research/Electronic Trading & Market Making)
• Risk (Credit/Operational/Market/liquidity)
• Technology (Infrastructure & Development/System &Network Engineering, QA etc)
• Commodities (Paper & Physical Sales/trading/research/Structuring and Origination)
• Global Capital Markets - Sales &Trading (Equities, Foreign Exchange, and Fixed Income)
• Investment & Advisory - (Corporate Finance/M&A/Private Equity)
• Provided strategic direction to the company as well hands on training and development to all levels from graduates to experienced consultants.
• Also responsible for managing and developing key accounts on both a retained and contingent basis

Aug 2004 – Sep 2008 · 4 yrs 1 mo

• Grew from scratch a globally recognised team of search consultants placing people in quantitative finance and systematic trading across London, New York, Chicago and Asia. Responsible for developing key clients including a number of high profile retained accounts, I was responsible for hiring and developing the team. Placed candidates up to Global Head level across
• Statistical Arbitrage
• High Frequency Trading
• Systematic Long Short
• Volatility Arbitrage
• Electronic Market Making
• Quantitative Analytics & Research
• Discretionary and Fundamentally Driven Trading