Cutting Edge
Portfolio Manager Recruitment
Since 2014, HW Anderson has been a market leader in buy side focused portfolio manager recruitment. We are uniquely positioned with a proven track record of building investment teams across hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, asset managers, and quantitative investors. Our clients trust us to identify both discretionary and quantitative Portfolio Managers who generate alpha across global markets, as well as the researchers and developers who support their strategies.
We cover the full spectrum of asset classes including equities, macro, commodities, credit, risk premia and digital assets, and have a deep understanding of the distinct skill sets required in each. Our history in executive search gives us insight into how the role of the Portfolio Manager has evolved, from traditional discretionary investing through to fully systematic approaches, and increasingly into hybrid strategies that blend human judgment with machine learning and advanced analytics.
At the core of our business is a long standing network of relationships. We track investment talent from early career stages through to senior portfolio leadership, enabling us to provide our clients with unrivaled market access and trusted introductions.
Coverage
Functional Scope
As specialists in portfolio manager recruitment, we operate globally to source top investment talent. We partner with hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, HFT firms, and asset managers to identify Portfolio Managers with differentiated edge, whether discretionary, systematic, or a combination of both.
Our expertise spans multiple investment functions:
Portfolio Managers:
Portfolio Managers:
We recruit both discretionary and quantitative PMs across equities, macro, commodities, credit, risk premia and digital assets. We identify individuals with a proven ability to generate returns, manage risk, and build scalable investment franchises. Our clients rely on us to source candidates who can thrive in multi manager platforms, independent hedge funds, and proprietary trading houses.
Investment Teams:
Investment Teams:
Beyond individual PMs, we have executed successful team lift outs, helping clients scale their investment capabilities in a single step. Our market mapping ensures we know where integrated pods of talent exist and how they can complement a client’s broader strategy.
Alpha Researchers
Alpha Researchers
Many of today’s Portfolio Managers rely on advanced infrastructure and research support. We also recruit signal researchers, data scientists, and developers who provide the models, backtesting frameworks, and systematic platforms that underpin investment strategies. By integrating these professionals into our searches, we ensure our clients hire complete, self sufficient teams capable of delivering alpha.
Global Coverage
Local Networks
With offices in New York, Dublin, Edinburgh, and Dubai, HW Anderson combines global reach with local knowledge in portfolio manager recruitment. Our placements span more than 70 locations worldwide, from Los Angeles to Hong Kong, giving us unmatched perspective on talent mobility, compensation, and cultural fit.
This global footprint allows us to serve clients who want to diversify strategies geographically, and it gives candidates confidence that we can support their careers wherever opportunity takes them. The scale of our reach also ensures we can benchmark talent pools across regions and asset classes, allowing clients to remain competitive and attract the best Portfolio Managers available in the market.
CLIENT TYPES
Diverse Relationships
Our clients are some of the most sophisticated investment institutions in the world. They value our ability to deliver deep market intelligence and trusted introductions. Broadly, the firms that partner with us on portfolio manager recruitment fall into the following categories:
HEDGE FUNDS
HEDGE FUNDS
We work with leading multi manager and single manager hedge funds across equities, macro, credit, commodities, risk premia and digital assets. Whether sourcing a discretionary equity PM, a systematic macro specialist, or a digital asset investor, we bring the same rigorous and global approach.
Proprietary Trading Firms and HFT Firms
Proprietary Trading Firms and HFT Firms
We recruit Portfolio Managers, traders, and researchers for proprietary firms seeking both discretionary risk takers and algorithmic strategists. Our network in the high frequency and systematic trading community ensures access to candidates with exceptional execution and risk adjusted return profiles
Asset Managers and Quantitative Investors
Asset Managers and Quantitative Investors
We also partner with long only and alternative asset managers seeking Portfolio Managers who can diversify their investment platform. Increasingly, we see demand for talent that can bridge discretionary and quantitative disciplines, delivering scalable risk controlled returns.
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Team
Our People
Within the hyper-competitive and tight-knit trading and investment community our growth as a firm since inception has been exponential and truly organic. Every specialist HW Anderson consultant has been trained in-house and from-scratch. This ensures our methodology is original and consistent and that our culture is unique. Thanks to this growth we are positioned as a leader in Trans-Atlantic front office search. With three established offices, in the USA, UK and EU, our talented team is uniquely positioned to deliver meaningful value for our clients into the future.