H&r Talent

H&R Talent is a specialist technology search firm operating across hedge funds, trading firms, fintech and the wider financial markets. We work in environments where technology is genuinely mission critical. From trading and quant platforms through to data, risk, platform and infrastructure, we support firms where engineering quality, reliability and performance directly impact outcomes. A core part of our approach is understanding how the market is actually structured. We use an internal market mapping framework to calibrate technical bar, operating pressure and performance culture across different types of firms. This allows us to be precise about where we can add value, how searches should be positioned, and what “good” looks like in each context. Our work spans front, middle and back office technology, including: Front Office and Trading Technology Trading systems, execution platforms, low latency and performance engineering, quant development and analytics. Risk, Data and Core Platforms Portfolio and risk systems, valuation and PnL, data engineering and research platforms. Platform, Infrastructure and Security Core systems engineering, cloud and platform, DevOps and SRE, production engineering, networking and cybersecurity. We also support senior technology leadership hiring, including CTO, Head of Engineering, Head of Infrastructure and Information Security leadership roles. We partner with hedge funds, asset managers, proprietary trading firms, investment banks, broker dealers, and fintech and market infrastructure firms. Firms work with us for our deep specialisation in performance critical environments, access to high quality passive talent networks, and a discreet, high trust delivery model focused on accuracy, judgement and long term outcomes.