Talent Acquisition, Associate (Recruiter)

The Role

We are seeking an exceptionally talented Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team in New York. A successful candidate will have demonstrated experience managing the full lifecycle of recruitment, providing best a best-in-class candidate experience.

This role will work closely across multiple different teams to execute on the firm’s talent acquisition strategy and will have a strong emphasis on managing roles across the front office landscape including Quants, Strategists, Risk and Technology.

What you’ll do

You will partner with the business to run the entire recruiting process, providing support and expertise to the teams you are working with. You will utilize and grow your network, identify high quality candidates, provide key search updates and continuously offer guidance as searches evolve. You will manage the candidate experience, ensuring excellent communication and engagement throughout the process and serve as a main point of contact for candidates as they go through the process. You will develop a big picture understanding of our business, brand & values, and act as a champion of our tag line “Talent is our strategy.”

What you’ll bring

What you need:

• 5+ years of lateral recruiting experience in financial services with a mixture of inhouse and agency experience preferred
• Experience recruiting Quant/Strat roles
• An understanding of key terminology, programming languages and business acumen across the quant space
• Experience running a process from start to finish acting as a trusted advisor throughout
• Ability to build excellent relationships with internal stakeholders and search firms
• Experience and willingness to support roles outside of Quant
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Strong attention to detail; Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented
• Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills

We would love if you had:

• Experience recruiting in international markets (Latam, EMEA for example)

Who we areSchonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

Our CultureAt Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.

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