Hoban Search

Elevating Talent in Alternative Investments with Smart, Data-Driven Search Practices

Clear Strategy

Crafted Connections

Smart Search

About

At Hoban Search, our expertise is combining the best practices of traditional executive search with data-driven efficiencies to craft connections with the right talent for your business.
We bring hands-on recruiting experience, industry-specific expertise and modern data handling to source Alternative Investment professionals across a range of strategies and geographies between Director to Analyst levels.
Our human-led and AI-backed consulting methods enable your business to stand out. We help candidates get your signal through the noise in the competitive race to attract the best available talent.
Partnering with Hoban Search means you can be confident that your business and goals are understood deeply and represented authentically. 
We go beyond standard practices to ensure that our crafted connections with talent truly reflect your company’s goals, culture and ambitions.

Meet the Team

Services

  • Our Smart Search service combines the best practices of traditional executive search with data-sets curated to the Alternative Investment industry to provide key insights for shaping your talent acquisition strategies and delivering the best suited candidates to your needs.

  • Our Talent Strategy consulting service provides the insights to shape your business through detailed reports on Compensation, Diversity, Talent & Competition.

    We use this information to firstly direct your internal talent strategy, ensuring your ability to retain talent through a comprehensive employer value proposition before building a strong employer brand strategy that effectively communicates your company’s goals, culture and values.

    We help you create competitive, fair, and transparent compensation packages that align with your business goals and market standards.

    This service takes an active approach to succession planning ensuring long term success whilst helping you understand the dynamic talent landscape for future roles so you are always one step ahead with talent.

  • We offer Interview Coaching to candidates at all stages of the interview process so they are equipped to fully share their unique experiences and achievements, both professionally and personally.

    Interview Coaching can also enhance the outcomes of your hiring efforts. We work with all stakeholders in your hiring process and can support them with interview techniques in order to helping them make efficient decisions when hiring improving overall hiring experience for all parties. After all interviewing and assessing is what we do.

  • Gain full access to our full network of professionals in Alternative Investments.

    We don’t just connect individuals for new professional opportunities.

    Whether you are looking to raise capital from potential investors, secure new debt funding partners or deal companions we offer access to our truly global network to achieve your goals.

    Our deep understanding of Alternative Investments ensures you will connect with a qualified network of professionals that match your needs.

Sectors

  • Investment Management

    Asset Management

    Fund Management

    Development Management

  • Investment Management

    Structured Finance

    Mezzanine Finance

    Bridging Finance

    Mortgage Backed Securities

    Loan Servicing

  • Private Credit

    Direct Lending

    Structured Products

    Asset-Backed Credit

    Distressed & Special Situations

    Specialty Finance

    Collateralised Loan Obligations

  • Capital Markets

    Risk Management

    Investor Relations

    Product Management

    Business Development

  • Minority Partnerships

    Independent Sponsors

    Separately Managed Accounts

    Long Term Capital Partnerships

    Investment Programs

    Fund Solutions

Geographies

  • Key focus on the UK, DACH & Nordic markets.

  • Key focus in the New York, Miami, Dallas and Canadian markets.

  • Key focus in the UAE and Saudi Arabian markets.

Clients

We form strategic partnerships with leading and emerging investment firms that are poised to offer exceptional opportunities, attractive to the industry's top talent. 
We ensure your employment value proposition authentically mirrors the unique opportunities you provide and establish clear, measurable success metrics for the short to medium term of each hire. 
This ensures alignment with your desired candidate, a stage set for a successful partnership in the new chapter of their career and clear benchmarks for effective talent acquisition in working with Hoban Search.

Candidates

When working with Hoban Search, we are committed to helping all candidates shape their career through time-tested advice. 
We lead with transparency in our advice so you are empowered in your decision making and have the necessary insights to reach your goals through a career in Alternative Investments.
We support you to put your best foot forward authentically by taking the time to coach you through all stages in securing a new opportunity.