Proprietary Trading & HFT
Systematic, discretionary, market-making and high-frequency trading organizations across listed and electronic markets.
FinTech & Financial Markets
Executive search and specialist recruiting for markets where context matters.
Ancilla recruits across proprietary trading, hedge funds, asset management, banking, exchanges, brokers, market infrastructure and FinTech. The practice is built around direct market mapping rather than generic candidate databases.
Client markets
From trading desks to market infrastructure.
Hedge Funds & Asset Managers
Portfolio management, quantitative research, investment research, systematic strategies and specialist technology.
Banks & Capital Markets
Trading desks, risk, electronic markets, regulatory functions, operations and transformation.
FinTech & Market Infrastructure
Trading systems, exchanges, brokers, payments, market data, digital assets, RegTech and electronic execution.
Search situations
Financial-markets search situations where specialization matters.
Build or Expand a Trading Desk
Map credible traders, strategy owners and supporting quantitative / technology talent around product, PnL, risk and infrastructure requirements.
Hire a Proven PM or Strategy Owner
Evaluate track record, capital usage, drawdowns, restrictions, portability and the resources required to reproduce performance.
Secure Scarce Quant / Market Tech Talent
Search narrowly around research depth, C++ / Python, low latency, FPGA, data, execution and production-market context.
Confidential Leadership Search
Approach senior markets leaders discreetly when the organization cannot broadly advertise the mandate.
Talent segments
Specific role families, not a generic finance bucket.
Trading
Proprietary · Systematic · Execution · Derivatives · Market Making · HFT · Energy / Commodities · Rates · Equity Index · FX
Quantitative
Quant Research · Quant Development · Data Science · Algorithmic Trading · Financial Modeling · ML for Markets
Technology
C++ · Python · Trading Platforms · APIs · Low Latency · FPGA · Colocation · Infrastructure · Cybersecurity
Investment
Portfolio Managers · Research Analysts · Systematic PMs · Investment Strategy · Risk
Leadership
CIO · CTO · CRO · COO · Desk Heads · Business / Product Leadership
Operations & Control
Trade Support · Clearing · Settlement · Compliance · Financial Reporting · Operational Resilience
How we search
Map the actual competitive market.
For scarce financial-markets talent, the relevant universe often sits inside a relatively small set of teams and firms. Ancilla's work focuses on identifying that universe, understanding the strategy / product context, and engaging the people who are credible for the mandate.
Market Mapping
Target firms, teams, adjacent strategies, competitor talent pools and location constraints.
Technical Context
Products, asset classes, trading style, technology stack, risk profile and track-record evidence are incorporated into candidate evaluation.
Direct Engagement
Active and passive candidates are approached directly with discretion and role-specific context.
For professionals
Experienced markets professionals can enter Ancilla through more than one route.
Active employer mandates are employer-paid. Highly marketable specialists may also qualify for Dedicated Career Search, while Career Consultancy and Reverse Recruiting are available for professionals who retain Ancilla directly.