Buy-Side Retained Search | Hedge Funds | Portfolio Manager Hiring

We’re working with a buy-side retained search firm that already has a highly successful equities practice deep relationships, consistent mandates, and real credibility across the hedge fund space.

They’re now looking to bring in a senior hire to lead and expand their US Long/Short equities vertical.

The position

You’ll be stepping into an environment where:

- Equities is already a core revenue driver
- There are established relationships with top-tier hedge funds
- Mandates are retained, high-value, and often tied to strategic hires
- You have delivery support and infrastructure around you
- Your role is to take that foundation and push it further across the US L/S market.

What you’ll actually be doing

- Leading the US L/S equities practice and setting direction
- Partnering directly with hedge fund founders, CIOs, and senior PMs
- Delivering retained searches for portfolio managers and investment teams
- Expanding existing client relationships and deepening market penetration
- Playing a role in broader conversations – team builds, new strategies, fund launches
- There’s also exposure to capital introduction activity – connecting top PMs with allocators for SMA and seeding opportunities.

Whats different about this role

- Strong existing equities desk
- Very strong research product
- Recognised brand within buy-side search
- Access to senior stakeholders from day one
- A platform that lets you operate at PM / founder level consistently
- This is about ownership and expansion, not starting from zero.

Comp & structure

- 50% commission
- Clean, straightforward structure
- Fees aligned to retained, high-value mandates

What they’re looking for

- Strong track record placing into hedge funds, ideally L/S equities
- Established relationships across PMs, analysts, and fund leadership
- Someone who can operate credibly at the top end of the market
- Comfortable in a retained, consultative model
- Capital introduction exposure is useful, not essential.

The move

- More ownership of a vertical
- Better access to top-tier mandates
- A platform that matches the level they’re operating at
- Hiring budget