Director, Credit Executive Search (Path to Partner)
2 days ago
City of London
Director, Credit Executive Search (Path to Partner) Time-bound route to equity partnership, discussed from day one. A rare seat at one of London's most respected search boutiques. You will work directly with the founder, run retained mandates across public and private credit (recent examples include Senior PMs in high yield and private credit, a Global Head of Credit Research, and a CIO leading an 85-person team running over £100bn AUM), and inherit an established client base with active inbound demand from day one. No credit-sharing, no politics, no hierarchy. Your billings, your relationships, your desk. About Laz Partners Laz Partners is a London-based executive search boutique focused exclusively on front-office investment talent in public and private credit, macro fixed income, equities, and insurance solutions. 230+ completed searches for leading alternative managers, asset managers, insurers, hedge funds, and the sell-side across the UK, US, and Continental Europe. The Credit Practice Credit is one of our most active areas. We deliver across public, private, and structured credit for alternative managers, insurers, and the sell-side, alongside individual more alpha-focused mandates for hedge funds and asset managers across high yield, crossover, and investment grade portfolio management, research, and trading. Much of our book is repeat business from clients we have worked with for years. We are now regarded as one of the most respected boutiques in the market for credit and broader fixed income, operating from individual senior PM hires through to CIO appointments and full team build-outs. For examples of the clients we work with, please view our website. The role You will run retained and fully exclusive mandates across public and/or private credit at senior fee levels, building relationships with passive, hard-to-reach talent at top investment teams. You will also originate, develop, and own senior client relationships, contribute to the firm's commercial strategy, and have the autonomy to build your desk your way. What we are looking for • A track record in agency executive search within financial services or investment management, ideally with consistent senior-level billings, • Experience placing senior investment professionals in public credit, fixed income, or private credit, • An existing network on the buy-side, sell-side, or both, with the credibility to open senior conversations independently, • Fluency in the language of credit markets (you do not need to have been an investor, but you must converse credibly with those who are), • High standards across every client and candidate touchpoint What we offer • Base salary: Highly competitive and benchmarked at the top of the boutique market for VP and Director-level hires, reflecting the seniority of the seat and the path to partnership attached to it. Discussed directly with Alex in the first conversation., • Performance-based bonus tied directly to personal billings and origination, uncapped, paid quarterly. No credit-sharing across the team. Structure benchmarked against the top of the boutique retained market and discussed in detail at first conversation., • Path to equity partnership, structured and time-bound, with criteria and timeline agreed in writing from day one, • Direct access to the founder and proprietary candidate networks built over a decade in credit search, • Dedicated research support and sophisticated AI tooling (we invest seriously in technology and expect you to use it), • Plus the standard benefits you would expect (private health, pension, 25 days holiday plus your birthday) To Apply Apply via LinkedIn or contact Alex Lazaridis directly at for a confidential conversation. Confidential enquiries are welcome and we are happy to have an initial conversation ahead of a formal application for candidates at the appropriate level. Laz Partners is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.