Ada Offonry

Founder

London, United Kingdom21 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 20 years of experience in quantitative finance
  • Expert in career transitions for finance professionals
  • Host of a podcast on career strategy
Stackforce AI infers this person is a career advisory expert in quantitative finance and systematic trading.

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Skills

Core Skills

Career CoachingTalent Acquisition

Other Skills

Hedge Fund RecruitmentExecutive CoachingGlobal Talent AcquisitionCareer transition coachingExecutive SearchRecruitingInvestment BankingQuantitative ResearchCoachingJob CoachingBusiness CoachingLife CoachingInterview Coaching

About

You are thinking about your next move in quantitative finance. Maybe you want to get into a systematic fund, move closer to PnL, switch from investment banking to the buy side, or simply figure out whether your career is on the right trajectory. The problem is that this market is deliberately opaque, even for people already inside it. The firms with the best opportunities rarely advertise the full number of open roles available. The comp structures are complex and rarely discussed openly. And the difference between a career that compounds and one that stagnates often comes down to decisions made with incomplete information. Making the wrong move at this stage could cost you hundreds of thousands to millions in lost earnings over time. After 20 years of building quant and engineering teams at top tier hedge funds and investment banks globally, including four years leading talent in house at Quadrature, I have a clear view of what firms are looking for, where the opportunities are and how the best career moves get made. I now provide private career advisory to mid to senior quant researchers, quant developers, ML engineers and systematic finance professionals navigating job search, career transitions and long term trajectory planning. Areas I work on with clients include: # Market mapping # Individual positioning and narrative # CV/Resume and LinkedIn optimisation, # Job search strategy # Interview preparation # Compensation negotiation # Career path planning that compounds over time My clients have successfully transitioned into systematic funds, prop trading firms, market makers and investment banks across the US, UK, UAE and Asia Pacific. In addition to having over 20 years of insider experience, including working at a systematic trading fund, I am an ICF accredited and firework certified Quant career coach and career coach for hedge fund and systematic finance professionals. I work with a small number of clients at any one time. So if you are navigating a career decision in quant finance and want an honest, informed outside view, book a strategy call using the link in my featured section. ๐ŸŽ™ I also host the Adapted Ambitions Podcast where I discuss career strategy and market intelligence for quant and systematic finance professionals. DM me to find out more about working together privately. #systematictrading #quantfinancecareercoach #hedgefundcareercoach

Experience

Inference talent advisory

Founder & CEO

Jun 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 10 mos

  • I provide strategic career advisory & career coaching for experienced quants, engineers, business and technology leadership, navigating high stakes transitions. I am also a Fractional talent leader for start up and scale ups in quant finance and technology
Hedge Fund RecruitmentExecutive CoachingCareer CoachingTalent Acquisition

Quadrature

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Oct 2021 โ€“ May 2025 ยท 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Partnered with the founders and the executive team to design the global talent acquisition strategy
  • Built the in-house recruitment team and designed the end to end recruitment process
  • Drove headcount growth, including expansion into new international offices, in an intentional way
  • Responsible for DEI and outreach strategy and execution

Adapted ambitions podcast

Career Coach & Podcaster

Jul 2019 โ€“ Present ยท 6 yrs 9 mos ยท London, New York

  • Podcast Host for the Adapted Ambitions Podcast, navigating career pivots and progression in the age of AI
  • Career Transition Coach for mid career professionals navigating job and career changes

Sthree

Head of the Midwest Permanent Team

Apr 2014 โ€“ Apr 2019 ยท 5 yrs ยท London, Chicago, New York

  • Built a highly scalable, multi-million dollar revenue generating team focused on technology and financial services recruitment. Developed a quantitative research recruitment desk.

Huxley

Quant and Technology Recruitment UK, US and APAC

Feb 2004 โ€“ Mar 2014 ยท 10 yrs 1 mo

  • Partnered with founders and Exec teams to build Quant Finance and Technology teams for Hedge Funds, Market Makers, Investment Banks, Prop Firms, Asset Managers and Tech firms
  • Built award winning recruitment teams

Education

University of Warwick

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) โ€” Economics

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