Buy-side Asset Management

High Value Contingency for Investment Management Firms

The investment management industry continues to evolve at pace. Changing investor expectations, growing regulatory demands, digital transformation and the expansion of alternative investment strategies are reshaping how firms attract and retain talent.

Meraki Talent partners with leading institutional and discretionary Asset Management firms, across the UK and internationally. We support both established global institutions and high-growth investment businesses, helping them secure the specialist professionals who drive investment performance, operational excellence and long-term commercial success.

From investment professionals and distribution teams through to operations, technology, finance, risk, compliance and executive leadership, we combine retained executive search with high-value alternative and adaptive search to deliver exceptional hiring outcomes across the investment management sector.

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What we offer

Alternative and Executive Search

Critical leadership and specialist appointments delivered through retained and exclusive search.

Adaptive Search

For urgent, business-critical hires where speed and quality are equally important.

International Search

Access to specialist investment professionals across Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia.

Why Meraki

The investment management talent market has fundamentally changed and competition for experienced professionals continues to intensify as firms compete for a limited pool of highly specialised talent. The growth of private markets increased regulatory complexity and ongoing investment in technology have all contributed to rising demand across both investment and operational functions.

Today's hiring managers need more than a recruitment partner. They need market specialists who understand their business, represent their brand professionally and can engage passive candidates who are unlikely to respond to traditional recruitment approaches.

Our London Asset Management team combines deep sector expertise with an extensive international network across Asset Management firms. We provide honest market intelligence, strategic hiring advice and access to exceptional professionals across every stage of the investment lifecycle.

Whether delivering a retained executive or alternative search, supporting a confidential leadership appointment or securing a business-critical contingent hire, our focus remains the same: helping clients build stronger investment businesses through exceptional talent.

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Areas we recruit

Marketing & Distribution

  • Sales
  • Client Relationship Managers
  • Institutional Sales
  • Wholesale Distribution
  • Consultant Relations
  • Marketing
  • RFP
  • Product Management

Change & Technology

  • Business Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Programme Management
  • Change Management
  • PMO
  • Business Transformation
  • Data & Analytics
  • Investment Systems (Aladdin, Charles River, SimCorp)

Operations

  • Investment Operations
  • Fund Operations
  • Middle Office
  • Trade Support
  • Performance
  • Client Reporting
  • Data Management

Risk and Compliance

  • Compliance
  • Financial Crime
  • Investment Risk
  • Operational Risk
  • Enterprise Risk
  • Regulatory Reporting
  • Internal Audit
  • Governance

HR

  • HR Business Partnering
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Learning & Development
  • Reward & Compensation
  • Employee Relations
  • HR Operations
  • Organisational Development
  • HR Transformation

Business Functions

  • Finance
  • Risk
  • Compliance
  • Technology
  • Change
  • Marketing
  • HR
  • Executive Leadership

Finance

  • Fund Accounting
  • Financial Control
  • Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
  • Financial Reporting
  • Management Accounting
  • Treasury
  • Tax
  • Investment Accounting

Product

  • Product Management
  • Product Development
  • Product Strategy
  • Product Governance
  • Investment Product Specialists
  • Product Marketing
  • Investment Solutions
  • ETF & Fund Products

Meet the Team

What our clients say

“Nathan, I wanted to take a moment to formally recognise the exceptional support you’ve provided to us recently.

Your work on the search for our Head of Fund Accounting and Asset Valuation was genuinely first class. It was a highly niche and complex mandate, yet you navigated it with real expertise and a clear understanding of the technical and interpersonal nuances involved. The quality of candidates you brought forward reflected the depth of your network and the trust you clearly command within the market.

Beyond this, your recent placements across other specialised Private Assets roles at RLAM have reinforced just how consistently strong your approach is. Your communication throughout has been transparent, timely, and proactive, and your overall professionalism has set a very high bar. It’s been evident at every step that you’re deeply invested in achieving the right outcome for both the business and the individuals involved.

Thank you again for your outstanding partnership, it has made a material difference!”

Rakesh Kumar

Operations Director - Royal London

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