FIFTEEN WEST has been retained by a global financial services executive search firm to identify a senior search professional to join and help scale its US operations from New York.
This represents an opportunity to join one of the most connected Financial Services search firms globally, working alongside highly respected market leaders, while benefiting from significant investment into future growth.
You will benefit from accessing a strong global brand with deep institutional client relationships, a genuinely collaborative operating model and a technology-forward, AI-enabled infrastructure which adds a significant competitive advantage.
About The Client
Established in 2002, our client is a market leading global executive search firm, with deep connectivity across Financial Service. Following a period of exceptional growth, the firm was acquired by a top 15 global search firm, adding additional infrastructure and Tech / AI capability to what was an already elite platform.
Our client has 50+ consultants spread across London, New York and Hong Kong, and boasts a track record of over 1800 successfully completed mandates with a 91% completion rate.
The firm operates globally across:
- Hedge Funds
- Asset Management
- Investment Banking
- Private Markets
- Fixed Income
- FX & Commodities
- Quantitative & Systematic Investing
- Alternative Investments
Why Join?
Established Global Platform
Access to a globally recognised Financial Services search business with long-standing client relationships.
True Collaboration Model
Unlike siloed boutiques, the firm actively encourages:
- Cross-selling across practices
- Shared mandates
- Global team integration
Significant ongoing investment into US Financial Services expansion, particularly across:
- Hedge Funds
- Asset Management
- Credit & Alternatives
Consultants are encouraged to:
- Build their own franchise
- Leverage global relationships
- Operate with autonomy within a supported platform
Success is measured over a 2-3 year horizon , not quarterly performance cycles.
The Role
Our client are looking to appoint a Vice President or Partner within their US Financial Services business. Both roles have origination responsibility, and would see you plugged into their global platform, with collaboration with key leaders globally.
Client Base :
- Investment Banks
- Investment Managers
- Private Equity
- Hedge Funds
- Quantitative Trading Platforms
- Exchanges
- Sovereign Wealth Funds
- Commodity Trading Houses
- Firms within the Digital Asset & Blockchain ecosystem
- Leverage existing client networks
- Build new relationships via the platform
- Develop a sustainable long-term franchise
The firm is seeking individuals with:
- Proven Financial Services search experience
- Strong client/candidate networks
- Demonstrable business origination capability
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Collaborative approach
- Desire to build a long-term platform business
- True base salary - dependent on experience
- 2x base threshold
- 40-50% payout on billings generated.
