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While the accounting and auditing function have always been of paramount importance to organizational success, we believe the role of human capital in this ever changing landscape is more critical than ever.

Many of the recruiters on our global team have significant experience of working in key industry positions prior to joining us, including such roles as Portfolio Management / Asset Allocation, Investor Relations, Distribution, and Operations.  

Our team is uniquely positioned to help asset managers adjust to the shifts in product trends, market volatility, and complex regulations. When it comes to asset management recruitment, we understand the importance of satisfying increasingly demanding investors in terms of transparency, risk and client service.

With pressure on margins, collateral management, evolving regulatory demands, stress on technology, product development, and operations, it is imperative to have the correct client-facing individual to bring the desired results.

From the Global Head through to Sales and Client Service to Risk, Compliance, On-boarding, Financing as well as Capital Introductions and Consulting, Options Group delivers the most experienced individual every time.

The Options Group PWM team partners with clients on a wide variety of roles, including leadership positions, desk heads, financial advisors, private bankers/relationship managers, portfolio/investment managers, product specialists, traders, investment advisors/counsellors, compliance roles, and trust professionals. With an in-depth understanding of each role’s specific requirements, we provide strategic solutions and tailor-made advice for our clients.

Options Group is widely regarded as one of the top firms in the areas of Equity and Derivatives distribution, trading, structuring and research, with a successful track record of advising senior management at these institutions on market trends, compensation analysis, strategic initiatives and staffing.

While the quantitative derivatives markets have taken a turn since 2008, Options Group’s Quantitative Research & Analytics recruitment team has been able to continue to grow and place quantitative researchers within FICC and Equities on both the sell-side and buy-side.

Our approach is both rigorous and proven, always starting with the end in mind. The talent strategy must be tightly aligned with the business strategy as an increasingly vital source of value creation.

Options Group has grown to become the largest independent financial services talent acquisition and management provider in the United States and other key territories, with market leading capabilities across 19 segments within the financial services vertical and across all key functions and services.

Options Group employs foreign exchange recruitment specialists in each of our global offices. We offer complete recruiting services for the full spectrum of FX products and people from G10 to Exotics to Electronic Trading and Quantitative Professionals.

The Risk Management recruitment team at Options Group is a global leader in providing top talent across the entire spectrum of risk management including market risk, counterparty risk, model validation, regulatory and compliance. We have successfully placed individuals at all levels, including Chief Risk Officers, Heads of Compliance, Heads of Operational Risk Management, as well as various team members. 

The Legal and Compliance team at Options Group provides best-in-class talent and advisory solutions for financial services and professional services firms, as they attract and retain General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers, as well as their direct reports. 

Options Group has been an innovator in Hedge Funds recruitment for well over two decades and has played an integral role as the space has evolved from servicing high net worth individuals and family offices to becoming part of the mainstream investment portfolio of institutional investors.

Options Group is an industry leader in Securitized Products recruitment globally. Over the last decade we have played a significant role in assisting bulge-bracket clients with six major MBS trading desk build-outs — an unprecedented accomplishment. 

Option Group’s Credit Practice is deeply embedded within the industry on both the buy and sell-side and our longstanding recruitment presence in the credit space is supported by a rigorous approach to market intelligence.  

Our 10,000+ global relationships in Credit are comprised primarily of front-office personnel such as Traders, Analysts, Portfolio Managers, Strategists, Structurers, Sales & Marketing Teams and non-revenue personnel in Risk Management, Technology, and Human Resources. 

Options Group partners with top global banks to define specific requirements for Investment Banking recruitment to ensure that hires are of the highest quality and firms remain dominant in their respective industries. 

Across the key areas and industries, Options Group has completed searches in Investment Banking (TMT, Energy, Healthcare, Industrials, Consumer/Retail), Corporate Finance (Structured Finance, Restructuring), M&A, Leveraged Finance, and Structured Solutions.

Options Group has been at the forefront of Electronic Trading recruitment since the late 90’s. In addition to helping build out Electronic Trading businesses from scratch we have advised clients on how to transition from manual to fully automated businesses, and we have recruited top tier Traders, Quant Researchers and High-Performance Technologists.

Information Technology recruitment at Options Group is a core practice which provides the ability to hire hard-to-find, leading IT professionals through contracting, contingent or retained search. Our talent coverage runs the gamut from the top 0.01% entry-level talent to Chief Technology Officers and everything in between. Our client coverage includes global investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, proprietary trading firms, and more. 

Options Group has a significant practice specifically dedicated to serving the FinTech needs of our clients across securities, capital markets, bank technology and payments. We also work closely with start-ups who are acting as major disruptors to the industry. 

FinTech represents the intersection of technology solutions and digital innovation together with financial services requirements – and our FinTech Practice includes core technology (development, operations, infrastructure), payments and processing, transaction services, and related hardware, software, and services, as well as emerging fields such as Blockchain, artificial intelligence, and data analytics.

Our Commodities team communicates globally, while operating locally, so we can cover client mandates at significant scale in energy, metals, and agricultural commodities.

Our professionals are highly skilled and experienced in working with clients on key commodities recruitment mandates, and have in-depth knowledge of not only the human capital, but also the financial markets in which they operate. This enables our team to understand and appreciate the subtleties of every client’s needs.  

Option Group’s specialist blockchain / crypto group works in partnership with companies that are transforming Lending, Payments, Crowdfunding, Personal Finance, and Digital Currencies. We help Fintech companies and innovative financial institutions hire and retain highly sought-after talent, who possess a unique combination of technical and financial skills and acumen.

Unique to this industry are the longer investment timelines and carry-points that can make on-boarding candidates challenging. Our consultants work with clients and candidates to navigate these issues and ensure a seamless transition. They collaborate with their investment banking and hedge fund colleagues to ensure clients have exposure to the most qualified Private Equity candidates with just the right pedigree for each position. 

The process of finding highly qualified professionals who can provide clear, authoritative, and concise testimony is parallel to executive search. The extensive Options Group database employs rigorous search functions that enable the team to quickly identify and qualify professionals to provide expert witnesses testimony in legal matters.