Hedge funds recruit rarely, but precisely: every profile must demonstrate a genuine edge.
Recruiting for a hedge fund requires sharp technical understanding of alternative strategies — long/short, global macro, quantitative, event-driven — and the ability to distinguish genuinely repeatable performance from a favourable but temporary alignment with a market cycle. Turgot Executive Search mobilises consultants trained in this technical reading for rare, demanding mandates.
We distinguish profiles by strategy — quantitative, macro, long/short — to target genuinely specific expertise.
We qualify the repeatability of a performance, beyond a favourable but temporary alignment with a market cycle.
Hedge funds operate in a small, competitive universe, where any information leak can be costly.
For a hedge fund mandate, we first clarify the fund's exact strategy and the type of profile sought — portfolio manager, quant analyst, risk manager — before launching sourcing targeted at candidates who have demonstrated a genuine edge in a comparable context. Qualification systematically includes an in-depth analysis of risk-adjusted performance.
Yes, our mandates cover discretionary managers as well as quantitative profiles — researchers, strategy developers, risk managers.
Through a rigorous analysis of risk-adjusted performance and its consistency with the stated strategy, complemented by discreet referencing with the market.
Very generally, yes: the hedge fund universe is small and competitive, which requires systematic discretion around personnel moves.
Hedge funds and alternative funds recruit within a very closed universe. Target profiles — macro managers, quantitative managers, proprietary traders, risk management directors — are few, highly compensated, and rarely available. Approaching them requires technical credibility that only a consultant with direct sector experience can provide.
Turgot Executive Search recruits alternative fund managers (global macro, equity long/short, event-driven, CTA), quantitative profiles (quants, finance-applied data scientists), risk directors, and operational directors for hedge funds and liquid alternative structures. All mandates are handled with full confidentiality, which is indispensable at this level.
A consultant will personally respond within 24 business hours, to understand your needs and introduce you to the specialist best suited to your sector.
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