Our solutions
At Laz Partners, we are committed to partnering with our clients to delivering effective talent solutions tailored to meet their exact needs
Our bespoke search solutions are tailored to align with your company's unique hiring needs and requirements. Each search is built around the defined seat, how large the talent pool is, how quickly you need someone and whether the role is confidential.
A CIO appointment and an analyst hire follow different routes, so we always agree the right approach with you before any outreach begins.
Our individualised approach ensures that we meet the exact hiring objectives of our clients time after time.
Explore our Retained, Retained-Light and Interim solutions to find the right route for your next search.
Interim
Our Interim service is ideal for clients looking to hire without the commitment to a permanent headcount.
A CIO may leave with no successor in place, a new mandate may arrive before the team to run it exists, or a quant build may need six months of specialist capacity. We place interims in each case, from CEOs and CIOs to quants and software engineers, and can put a shortlist in front of you within 7 working days.
What You Receive:
- A shortlist of interims we have already spoken to, with availability, rate and notice period confirmed.
- Contract terms agreed before the start date.
- A check-in at regular times throughout the contract duration.
- An introduction to permanent candidates if the seat becomes permanent.
Our Guarantee:
- If an interim is not right in the first two weeks, we put a replacement shortlist in front of you within 3 working days, and you pay only for the days worked.
Best Fit For:
- Leadership gaps at CEO or CIO level.
- Leaver or maternity cover.
- Quant and engineering projects that need specialist capacity.
What our candidates say:
"Working with Laz Partners took the stress out of the recruitment and onboarding process."
Ahmad El-Hoss, Software Engineer, Apollo Global Management, (Interim)
Tell us the seat and the start date, and we will come back with who is available within 7 working days.
Retained
Our retained service is out most in-depth, and it ensures we prioritise your most critical hiring needs. It is ideal for a businesses with one or several high-urgency searches, particularly senior leadership roles or specialised positions with a limited or passive candidate pool, where hiring the best candidate in the entire market really matters. We commit to a meticulous search process, and every candidate we put forward is fully qualified and a seamless cultural fit.
We work exclusively on the search, and our fee is paid in stages as it progresses. Each shortlisted candidate is assessed in depth and against the brief, on track record and on how they will work with the team they will join.
What Sets Our Retained Service Apart:
- Commitment: We stay on the search until the appointment is made.
- Confidential searches: Run under NDA, with discreet approaches to those that are not on the market.
- Candidate exclusivity: The candidates we introduce to you are never introduced to your competitors during the search.
- Speed: First conversations with the market within 3 working days of the search intake meeting.
- In-depth assessment: Each shortlisted candidate is interviewed by us against the brief, covering track record and the specifics of the seat.
- Team fit: We learn how your team makes decisions and who the hire will work with, then test for it before any introduction, so the person who joins is fully qualified and fits from the first week.
- A senior consultant and a team behind them: A named senior consultant leads the search from the brief to the start date, supported by a dedicated researcher and associate.
What You Receive:
- Talent Engagement Pack: A multi-page document covering your business, the case for the role, the interview stages and the key assessment criteria. We agree the final version with you before it is used with any candidate. Once approved, it is what we work from to engage candidates and track them through the process.
- Compensation Benchmarking: What the market current pays for the talent you are targeting, and where the package needs to land to have a realistic chance of securing a top candidate for the seat.
- Shortlist Profiles: A written profile and our own Laz Partners view on every candidate we put forward.
- Fortnightly Search: A written update every two weeks covering who we have approached, how candidates and the market are responding to the role and to your firm, where each person stands in the process and any chance to the brief we would recommend. We go through it with you on a call.
- Interview & Selection Advice: Guidance on your interview stages and how to assess candidates against the brief. We also prepare every candidate for each stage and present your firm and the seat consistently.
- Offer to Start Date: Negotiation and counter-offer handling, with check-ins at regular touchpoints after the start date.
Our Guarantees:
- Shortlist Guarantee: If we have not presented a shortlist within 10 working days of your briefing call, we will refund the first-stage fee.
- Free Replacement Hire: If a hire does not work out for any reason in the first 6 months we replace them in full at no cost to you.
Best Fit For:
- A new strategy or team build-out with a deadline attached.
- Senior or specialist roles where the candidate pool is small but the wrong hire is costly.
- A departing portfolio manager or head of desk whose seat needs filling quickly.
In Numbers: 100% of our retained hires are still in role after 2 years
What our Clients Say:
"Laz Partners have done a fantastic job in helping me build a team of top macro fixed income PMs, all performing beyond expectations"
Clement Guennec, Managing Director, Apollo Global Management
"Their deep industry knowledge, targeted approach, and commitment to finding the right fit have made them a trusted recruitment partner for us"
Fraser Lundie, CIO Fixed Income Aviva Investors
Get in touch and we will recommend the right route within 1 working day
Engaged
Our Engaged service offers a dedicated and proactive approach to recruiting the best talent, while consistently promoting your brand to the market. It suits firms that want a reliable, single point of contact and a search that is both efficient and effective. It is designed to prioritise your needs, so that you receive only the most qualified candidates and can focus on your core business.
An initial engagement fee, set according to the scope and complexity of the mandate, secures a dedicated consultant. The initial fee is credited against the final fee.
What Sets Our Retained-Light Service Apart:
- One owner: A single lead consultant runs the search from brief to offer with a supporting researcher.
- Candidate exclusivity: The candidates we introduce to you are not introduced to your competitors during the search.
- Your brand in the market: We present your firm and the seat consistently to every candidate we approach.
- Interviewed shortlist: Three to five fully qualified candidates, each interviewed in depth by us before you meet them.
What You Receive:
- Search Brief: The case for the role, the interview stages and the assessment criteria, agreed with you before any outreach begins.
- Interviewed Shortlist: A written summary of each candidate we put forward.
- Progress Notes: A short update at each stage of the search, so you always know where it stands.
- Interview and Selection Advice: Guidance on your interview stages, and preparation for every candidate at each one.
What we will need from you: One briefing call and your interview time and we take care of the rest.
Our Guarantees:
- Shortlist guarantee: If we have not presented a shortlist within 10 working days of your briefing call, we refund the initial engagement fee.
- Replacement guarantee: If a hire does not work out for any reason in the first three months, we replace them at no cost to you.
Best Fit For:
- Associate to VP-level to Director level seats.
- Roles where speed matters more than an exhaustive search of the market and supplemented by engagement packs & regular reporting.
For confidential searches, or where the pool is small and every candidate needs to be reached, Retained is the right route. If a search is Retained-Light the initial engagement fee is credited from the final fee.
In Numbers: 12 working days from brief to first shortlist. 97% of offers we manage are accepted.
What our Clients Say:
"We recently hired Laz Partners to help us in our search for a Credit Analyst. The service provided was excellent from the initial assessment of our needs to the proposed candidate list and finally the management of interviews and offer stage."
Jadd Chamie, Lead Credit Portfolio Manager, Nippon Life Europe
"The team take the time to understand our requirements and find us a deep pool of candidates with a variety of backgrounds."
Michael Sneyd, Head of Macro Quant and Derivatives Strategy, BNP Paribas
Tell us the seat and your requirements and we will recommend the right approach for you within one working day.
Who we’ve worked with
Past successes in their own words
Our reputation matters. We are proud to be a trusted partner for a number of the world’s most well-respected financial institutions. Whether working on single hires or full team build-outs in portfolio management, trading, or research, our exceptional results keep us at the forefront of the industry.