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Location and Type London (Hybrid, 2 days WFH, 3 days in-office) Full-time, Practice Director / Associate Director level About Salt Company: Salt Salt is launching a new specialist practice covering Quantitative Trading, AI Research, and Capital Markets Technology, and we're looking for the person to build and lead it. This is not an MD hire. This is not a come and run a desk role. This is a genuine platform to build a specialist business inside a global recruitment group, backed by Salt's brand, infrastructure, CEO sponsorship, and dedicated research capability in Brazil and South Africa. If you're currently billing big numbers in a boutique quant/trading recruitment firm and feel capped, this is the platform you've been waiting for. Mission Build Salt's Quantitative Trading, AI & Capital Markets practice into a recognised specialist business, with the ambition of becoming a £3m+ GP division within three to five years. What You'll Be Doing Building the go-to-market strategy for this practice from the ground up Mapping and winning clients across hedge funds, prop trading firms, market makers, investment banks, and capital markets technology businesses Personally billing while building your team and pipeline Creating a repeatable delivery model using dedicated Brazil and South Africa research support Building candidate communities across quant research, quant development, low latency engineering, ML/AI, and trading systems Producing market maps, salary guides, and talent intelligence reports Hosting client events, breakfasts, and leadership dinners Hiring, training, and mentoring a future team of consultants Working across Salt's full offering: permanent, contract, executive search, and advisory Client Universe Hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, market makers, investment banks, asset managers, crypto trading firms, exchanges, AI first investment firms, fintechs, and capital markets technology businesses. Think Citadel, Two Sigma, Jane Street, DE Shaw, Millennium, Point72, Hudson River Trading, Optiver, Man Group, and similar. Candidate Markets Quant researchers, quant developers, C++/Python/Rust engineers, low latency and FPGA engineers, ML engineers, AI researchers, execution and market data engineers, systematic trading specialists, and trading/risk technology talent. What We're Looking For Proven billing history in quant, trading, hedge fund, or capital markets technology recruitment (likely £350k-£750k+) Strong, established client development ability in this space Entrepreneurial drive, you want to build something bigger than your current desk Ability to lead, train, and mentor a future team Comfortable working with offshore/nearshore research support Currently operating as a Principal Consultant, Senior Principal Consultant, Associate Director, Practice Lead, Team Lead, or rising Director What Salt Offers Global brand and infrastructure across 22 offices in 15 countries CEO sponsorship and marketing support Dedicated research team build out (Brazil and South Africa) Existing technology, data, and financial services client relationships Full CRM and technology stack Entrepreneurial freedom to build a practice, without startup risk Trajectory Year 1: £750k-£1m GP, 5-10 strategic clients, 4 dedicated researchers, first retained/exclusive search wins Year 2: £1.5m-£2m GP, 2-3 fee earners, 6-8 researchers, recognised market presence, expansion into US and UAE Longer term: £3m-£5m GP specialist division, with a team of 5+ fee earners and 10+ researchers Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Rust Developer - Contract Opportunity Role Overview A leading technology-driven trading firm is seeking an experienced Rust Developer to join its high-performance engineering team. In this role, you will play a key part in designing, developing, and maintaining low-latency, mission-critical trading systems. This opportunity offers the chance to work on highly complex technical challenges, optimise algorithms for speed and efficiency, and contribute to the architecture of next-generation trading platforms. You will be part of a fast-paced and intellectually stimulating environment where your work will have a direct impact on business performance. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain high-performance trading applications using Rust Write clean, scalable, and well-tested code Collaborate closely with engineers, quantitative analysts, and operations teams to deliver reliable solutions Contribute to system architecture and design, ensuring scalability, resilience, and efficiency Optimise applications for low latency, high throughput, and concurrent processing Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues within mission-critical systems Requirements Proven commercial experience in Rust development Strong understanding of system programming, multithreading, and performance optimisation Experience working with networking, concurrency, and low-latency systems Familiarity with financial or trading systems is beneficial, but not essential Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment Contract Details £850 per day - Outside IR35 Hybrid working model Initial 6-month contract Rust Developer Contract £850/day Outside IR35