Nero Partners
Delivery Recruiter | Buy-Side Tech & HFT | £600k+ Average Billing Per Head
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Recruiter | Trading Technology & HFT | London | £60k+
Strong response on this one. If you're placing into buy-side tech, HFT or electronic trading and you know the market, don't let the numbers put you off.
- 15-year-old specialist search firm, top 2-3 globally in every market they operate in. 28 people, all finance and investment adjacent. Bootstrapped, no outside money, quality over volume.
- Average biller sits at £600-900k NFI.
- Average fee £104k, with deals regularly clearing £150k and some pushing £300k+.
- One consultant has crossed £2m twice.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
The trading tech desk is by every metric understaffed. The team has a clear market leader billing $1m+ in US SWE alone. The gap is execution capacity, specifically into the US buy-side tech market. HFT, electronic market making, quant development, infrastructure. Tier 1 hedge funds, prop shops and trading houses.
This is a candidate-led market. You need to know who the people are, not just who the clients are.
What you're walking into:
- Live desk with existing flow, not a standing start
- US buy-side tech as the primary focus - biggest gap in the team
- Fees averaging £84k, no ceiling on deal size
- Flat structure, no fee splits, no AM levy
- Commission: 15% from £50k, scaling to 40% above £400k billed
- 3 days Bank
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Who fits:
- 1-5 years placing into buy-side technology. SWE, quant development, infrastructure or electronic trading.
- Strong understanding of what separates a £70k candidate and one that is going to be taking home £300k+.
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