Venator Associates

Venator Associates is a specialist executive search boutique launched in 2011, providing retained and contingent recruitment services to the Equity Derivative, Fund Linked Derivative, Synthetic Equity, Delta One, Systematic Trading, and Program Trading markets. The firm expanded its practice in January 2014 to service the Asset Management and Hedge Fund community, covering mid-level to the most senior positions. Beyond traditional recruitment, Venator Associates offers market mapping and market intelligence services to enable clients' internal recruiters and hiring managers to execute their own recruitment projects independently.

The company specialises in recruiting across a comprehensive range of derivative and asset management roles, including Flow Derivative Sales and Trading, Equity Derivative Strategy, Delta 1 Sales and Trading, Structured Product Sales, Exotic Equity Derivative Trading, Solutions Structuring, QIS and Risk Premia functions, Convertible Bond Sales and Trading, Fund Linked Sales, Trading and Structuring, Prime Brokerage Management, and various portfolio management and analyst positions across Asset Allocation, Multi-Asset, Emerging Markets, Convertible Bonds, Statistical Arbitrage, Index Funds, and Absolute Return specialisations.

Venator Associates operates from offices in the City of London and Dublin's financial services sector, positioning the firm to access local talent whilst maintaining the ability to network across key European geographies. The company believes in success through specialisation of practice and aims to build genuine relationships with both clients and candidates. Discretion for both parties is central to the firm's approach, with mandates executed in a timely and professional manner, making Venator Associates the preferred choice for organisations seeking specialised expertise in the derivative and asset management recruitment space.