Technical Recruiter

London, United Kingdom; New York, NY, United States

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking a Technical Recruiter to join our global Recruiting team. In this role, you will focus on hiring engineers across our Trading Technology (live trading environment) and Research & Development (enabling research) engineering teams. You will partner directly with hiring managers who have incredibly high standards, helping them navigate a competitive talent landscape. You will engage with deeply technical candidates, and manage the end-to-end hiring process for a variety of technical roles within HRT’s engineering ecosystem.

HRT is one of the top quantitative trading firms in the world. We combine world-class engineering and scientific rigor with a low-ego, collaborative culture. Our people and our compute capabilities are our two most important differentiators, and that is where we are investing the most. We want recruiters who bring a unique perspective and curiosity, who can challenge the status quo of how to find the brilliant yet humble technical talent that make HRT so special.

Responsibilities

Partner directly with engineering leadership on recruitment strategy, and be a proactive and consultative strategic partner to hiring managers.

Manage the end-to-end hiring pipelines of engineering roles from first outreach through offer acceptance, including navigating complex offer negotiations.

Provide a high-touch, white-glove candidate experience across both opportunistic roles and high-volume pipelines.

Apply an engineering mindset to your recruitment approach, continuously leveraging recruiting data & analytics to identify inefficiencies and iterate on your process.

Build relationships with external recruitment agencies to generate high-quality candidate flow for your roles.

Conduct market research and talent mapping projects to identify top technical talent, uncover candidate trends, and complete competitor analyses.

Attract passive candidates using creative sourcing methods (open-source community involvement, network building, direct outreach, referrals) to build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

Qualifications

3+ years of full life cycle technical recruiting experience.

Bachelor’s degree.

Proven success recruiting in specialized technical domains.

Strong talent mapping capabilities—comfortable researching companies, org structures, roles, and skills in depth.

Data-driven mindset with experience using recruiting analytics to guide strategy.

Excellent cross-functional verbal and written communication skills.

A passion for building technical teams and delivering an outstanding candidate experience.

Compensation and benefits

The estimated base salary range for this position is 150,000 to 250,000 USD per year (or local equivalent). The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role will also be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.

Culture

Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.

At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.

Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.

Please be advised: Use of AI tools during interviews or assessments is strictly prohibited, unless otherwise instructed or agreed upon. We employ various methods to evaluate the authenticity of candidate responses. If we determine that AI assistance was used during any stage of the hiring process, we reserve the right to immediately disqualify your candidacy or rescind any job offers extended.

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