Systematic Macro Recruitment
Our Role
As the use of technology in trading rapidly increases, many funds are eager to identify and exploit trends and opportunities in macroeconomic markets. The dynamic nature of global markets has led trading firms worldwide to begin systematizing various elements of their macro trading strategies. HW Anderson has become a key retained search partner for market participants interested in leveraging systematic trading strategies across broader macro markets.
HW Anderson has a history of consistently placing high-profile talent within prominent systematic macro funds. As specialists in systematic macro recruitment, our vast network across macro markets offers us access to an array of talent utilizing cutting-edge analytics and quantitative techniques in interest rate, foreign exchange, and global trade markets.
Investment Team Focus
Functional Coverage
As leaders in systematic macro recruitment, we consistently deliver top-tier talent to our clients across a number of different roles. We consistently provide retained search results across the systematic macro space to various market participants. Systematizing aspects of a macro strategy involves sourcing people throughout the market with varying specializations and areas of expertise. Our wide-ranging network and granular knowledge of macro markets give our clients an edge in acquiring the talent necessary to meet their trading needs. We commonly place people in the following positions:
Roles
- Systematic Macro Analysts: Analysts are responsible for developing trade ideas and researching macro markets. These individuals often focus on a specific asset class within a particular market (U.S., G3, G10, EM). They will use systematic methods to track macro markets, identify trends, minimize risk, and maximize value.
- Portfolio Manager: We’ve worked as a systematic macro recruitment partner to numerous top funds to place PMs. PMs are responsible for driving the investment decisions of the portfolio. These individuals generate returns by capitalizing on macroeconomic events such as changes in interest rates, inflation, or currency pairs. PMs ultimately decide the asset class that will be traded (Interest Rates, FX, Volatility, etc.) and how the assets will be traded depending on methodology (trend, counter-trend, technical, etc.)
- Systematic Macro Developers: We often work with our clients to place quantitative developers responsible for creating internal trading infrastructures. These individuals work with PMs and Analysts to develop systematic tools and models which analyze underlying macro fundamentals, predict trends, and recommend trades based on generated signals. These developers possess large tech stacks and specialize in creating systematic trading technology for differing macro asset classes.
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Global Strategic Relationships
Our Clients
HW Anderson is the preferred retained search partner for systematic macro recruitment for multiple firms across North America, Europe, and Asia. Our global network enables us to integrate ourselves into an inherently global macro market seamlessly. Our reach enables us to offer our clients an advantage in sourcing the best talent worldwide. We regularly work with macro funds, hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, and asset managers to place systematic macro talent.
Who We Work With
Varied Relationships
HW Anderson routinely works with a number of different market participants in the front office systematic macro recruitment market. We have helped established firms expand their trading capabilities in the systematic macro space, as well as helped start up firms grow their staffs and meet talent demands. Our expertise and intricate knowledge of macro trading allows us to work with firms of varying size, scale, and strategy routinely. We regularly work with firms that include:
SYSTEMATIC HEDGE FUNDS
SYSTEMATIC HEDGE FUNDS
HW Anderson commonly work with hedge funds to help them meet their systematic macro recruitment demands. These funds employ systematic macro techniques to identify macroeconomic patterns and advantageously trade on market inefficiencies when present. We work with funds utilizing a variety of different strategies, including trend-following, counter-trend-following, and statistical arbitrage.
ASSET MANAGERS
ASSET MANAGERS
HW Anderson routinely work with Asset Managers who are looking to diversify their trading strategies by onboarding systematic macro traders, analysts, and developers. Our relationships across the asset management space that make us a trusted retained search partner for asset managers hiring systematic macro talent.
FAMILY OFFICES
FAMILY OFFICES
A rise in the number of family investment offices has increased the need for personalized recruitment services to ensure the tailored needs of individual families are met. HW Anderson has regularly worked with family offices looking to diversify their investment portfolios. We’ve successfully placed systematic macro talent into family offices across the globe.
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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.