Confidential Executive & Technical Search

The search no one sees coming.

Stealth Recruiter fills the roles you can't advertise. We recruit passive talent in quantitative trading, trading technology, and hedge funds — and run confidential leadership searches — entirely off-market and under NDA.

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// NDA-first · retained · passive candidates only · no public postings
100% retained
// every engagement is committed & confidential
NDA-first
// mutual non-disclosure before any name is shared
0 public posts
// roles are never advertised, anywhere
<48h map
// initial target map before first approach
Practices

Four markets where hiring happens in the dark.

In these markets the best people are never on a job board, and the roles are too sensitive to post. That's exactly where we operate.

01

Quant & Trading Technology

Quantitative developers, researchers, and the low-latency engineers who build the systems behind them.

Quant Devs · Low-Latency C++ · Researchers · kdb+/HFT Infra
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02

Hedge Funds & Prop Trading

Portfolio managers, traders, and quant talent for multi-strategy funds and proprietary trading desks.

PMs · Traders · Quant Risk · Execution
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03

Confidential Executive Search

Replacing or hiring leadership without the market, your staff, or your competitors finding out.

C-Suite · Heads of Desk · Silent Replacements
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04

Stealth-Mode & Founding Teams

Building a founding team before you've told the world you exist — quietly and fast.

Technical Co-Founders · Founding Eng · First Hires
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Why Stealth

Built for the roles a normal recruiter can't touch.

// passive

We approach, we don't advertise

The people you want aren't applying to anything. We map the market and reach them directly, discreetly, one at a time.

// discreet

Confidentiality is the product

Mutual NDA before we start. No public posting, no leaked names, no logos on a website — including yours.

// fluent

We speak the desk

Latency, PnL, Sharpe, carry, kdb+, colocation. We qualify on substance, not buzzwords — because we come from these markets.

Engagements

Three ways to put us to work.

Most clients start with a single retained search or a market map, then move to an embedded partnership as they scale.

Entry

Market Map

Fixed fee

Intelligence before you commit. A confidential map of who's out there, what they earn, and who's approachable.

  • Named target list (redacted to you)
  • Live compensation benchmarks
  • Approachability & competitor read
  • Credited toward a search
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Flagship

Retained Confidential Search

Retained · mandate-based

The full off-market search. We map, approach, and close a single critical hire — entirely under NDA.

  • Dedicated confidential mandate
  • Passive-candidate outreach
  • Full vetting on substance
  • Managed through offer & close
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Recurring

Embedded Talent Partner

Monthly retainer

For firms hiring continuously. We become your confidential in-house desk, on a fixed monthly basis.

  • Ongoing pipeline across roles
  • Priority mandate turnaround
  • Compensation & market intel
  • Predictable monthly cost
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Method

Four steps. Zero exposure.

01

Mandate

A scoping call under mutual NDA. We define the role, the bar, and the boundaries of discretion.

02

Map

A confidential target map — who exists, where, and at what comp — before a single approach.

03

Approach

We reach passive talent directly, one at a time, protecting both sides' identities until the fit is real.

04

Close

Vetting on substance, then managed through offer, counter, and resignation. Quietly done.

For Candidates

Never on the market. Always on our radar.

The best roles in these markets are never posted either. Join the confidential network and we'll only ever contact you about something genuinely worth a conversation — discreetly, and never with your current employer.

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FAQ

How confidential search works.

What does Stealth Recruiter do?
Stealth Recruiter is a confidential, retained search firm. We run off-market searches for firms that can't advertise a role — recruiting passive talent in quantitative trading, trading technology, hedge funds, and confidential leadership positions, always under NDA.
What is confidential (off-market) search?
A confidential search is one the market never sees. There is no public job post. We approach a discreet shortlist of passive candidates directly, under non-disclosure, so a firm can replace a leader, staff a new strategy, or build a stealth-mode team without tipping off competitors, clients, or their own staff.
Which markets do you recruit in?
Quantitative developers and researchers, low-latency and trading-systems engineers, portfolio managers and traders, risk and quant professionals for hedge funds and proprietary trading firms, plus confidential executive and founding-team searches for stealth-mode companies.
Do you work retained or contingent?
Confidential search is retained — a committed, mandate-based engagement. We also offer an embedded talent-partner retainer for firms hiring continuously, and a fixed-fee market map for teams that want intelligence before they commit to a search.
How do you protect confidentiality?
Every engagement begins under a mutual NDA. Client identity is disclosed to candidates only at the appropriate stage, candidate identity is protected until a client is serious, and we never publish roles, names, or logos.
How do we start?
Email us at hello@stealthrecruiter.com to open a confidential conversation. We begin with a scoping call under NDA, then deliver a target map before any approach is made.
Open a confidential conversation

Tell us who you need. No one else will know you're looking.

Every engagement starts under NDA. Send a note and we'll take it from there.

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Direct & discreet: hello@stealthrecruiter.com