Specialist Search.
Global Markets.
Technology, Quant & Trading recruitment across hedge funds, trading firms and financial technology businesses.
WHO WE ARE
Built by specialists. Focused on the market’s hardest searches.
OXBO was founded in 2022 by Dominic Brown,
bringing 15 years of executive search experience
across technology and quantitative finance.
Our senior leadership team contributes a further 30+
years of specialist search experience — giving
OXBO over 45+ years of combined expertise
275.
PLACEMENTS IN FOUR YEARS
Built on retained and exclusive mandates in highly specialised markets.
20.
SPECIALISTS ACROSS OUR MARKETS
GLOBAL OFFICES
London / NY / Dubai
GLOBAL REACH
London / Europe / US / UAE / APAC
OUR SEARCH COVERAGE
Sectors & disciplines
Software Development incl. Low Latency
Data incl. AI/ML
Infrastructure & Networking
Platform (DevOps, SRE, Cloud)
Quant Development
Quant Research
Trading
Product
CLIENT BASE
Trusted by the world’s leading trading and technology firms.
“OXBO placed me into my current role, and we then partnered with them to build out the team. Shortlists were highly calibrated, commercially sharp, and adapted as requirements evolved. Communication was consistent throughout. I’d work with them again without hesitation.”
Dominik Zalewski
G-Research"We've been working with OXBO on building out our team from scratch for a greenfield project. Given the nature of the project, the mandate with OXBO has constantly been evolving and often quite broad & flexible, with certain roles not particularly well-defined. Despite this, OXBO have been brilliant at working with us to find suitable candidates, constantly communicating with both us and the candidate to understand what is needed and make sure both parties are well-aligned. OXBO have already helped place some of our senior team. We really enjoy working with OXBO on a personal level and look forward to collaborating further!"
Sachin Aggarwal - Global Head of Trading
885 CapitalWe work with multi-strategy hedge funds, systematic trading firms, HFT and market-making businesses, fintechs and financial technology companies — across London, Europe, US, UAE and APAC.
WHY OXBO
What makes us different
Access, not advertising
We operate through direct market knowledge, deep candidate networks and targeted search. The best people in these markets are not on job boards — and we know where they are.
Front-office understanding
We understand how quant, trading and technology environments actually work. That means faster calibration, better candidate quality and fewer wasted conversations.
Senior-led throughout
Every search has direct partner involvement from brief to offer.
Our clients don't get handed to a junior team after the kickoff call.
Our clients don't get handed to a junior team after the kickoff call.
Truly global
With offices in London, Dubai and New York, we can execute crossborder searches and access talent pools that a single-market firm cannot.
HOW WE ENGAGE
Flexible engagement models built around your hiring needs
Permanent Search
Retained and exclusive mandates for
business-critical, senior and specialist
hires. Full partner-led delivery from
brief to offer.
business-critical, senior and specialist
hires. Full partner-led delivery from
brief to offer.
Contract & Interim
Rapid deployment of specialist
contractors and interim hires across
quant, technology and trading
functions. Built for speed without
compromising on calibration.
contractors and interim hires across
quant, technology and trading
functions. Built for speed without
compromising on calibration.
Team Build-Outs
Structured programmes for firms
scaling a function or building a
capability from scratch. Market
mapping, sequenced hiring and
dedicated partner resource
throughout.
scaling a function or building a
capability from scratch. Market
mapping, sequenced hiring and
dedicated partner resource
throughout.
HOW WE WORK
A focused, high-conviction approach to search.
- We typically run a small number of active searches at any one time — by design. That means every client gets our full attention, not a share of it.
- Our process is built around close partnership: detailed briefing, rigorous market mapping, proactive candidate development and regular calibration throughout. We treat every search as if our reputation depends on it — because it does.
- We work on retained and exclusive mandates where we can commit fully to the outcome.