INDUSTRY

Asset Management
Executive Search

In the fast-evolving asset management industry, the right leadership is the difference between keeping pace and setting it. Sheffield Haworth is a leading asset management executive search partner – connecting exceptional investment and commercial leaders with the world’s most ambitious fund managers, asset owners, and institutional investors.

 

Trusted by Global Leaders in Asset Management

SEARCH SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY NEED

Navigating the Asset Management Landscape

The asset management industry is being reshaped by structural change. Fee pressure, the expansion of private markets, growing product complexity, and heightened stakeholder expectations are redefining what leadership looks like across the world’s leading fund managers, asset owners, and institutional investors.

As a specialist asset management executive search partner with over 30 years of experience, Sheffield Haworth brings deep sector expertise, long-established networks, and a rigorous search methodology to every mandate. We help clients secure leadership capable of driving performance, building resilience, and creating long-term competitive advantage.

EXPERTISE ALIGNED WITH YOUR VISION

Expertise Aligned
With Your Vision

At Sheffield Haworth, we understand the unique demands of the asset management sector. Our executive search consultants combine deep industry knowledge with a proven track record, connecting you with leaders who keep your firm dynamic, resilient, and ready for the future.

The asset management landscape is evolving rapidly, shaped by fee compression, ESG priorities, and digital transformation. We stay ahead of these trends by identifying executives who possess not only technical expertise and regulatory awareness but also the vision to drive innovation and growth.

With over 500 senior placements across asset management globally, our track record speaks for itself. We have placed CIOs, CEOs, heads of distribution, and functional leaders at some of the world's most respected fund managers, asset owners, and institutional investors.

We proactively map diverse talent at every stage of the asset management search process. Our consultants challenge clients to consider the full breadth of available candidates, and we have a strong track record of placing women and underrepresented groups in senior investment roles.

Every asset management executive search mandate is bespoke. We combine rigorous market mapping, structured assessment, and deep stakeholder engagement to deliver shortlists of genuine quality - not volume. Our process is designed to find the right leader, not simply a capable one.
 

We measure success not by placements made, but by the impact those leaders have. Our relationships with asset management clients and candidates span decades, and we are proud to be the trusted search partner for many of the world's leading investment organisations.

Partner with Sheffield Haworth to secure the visionary leaders who will shape your firm's success in the asset management industry.

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A Team Dedicated
to Your Success

With over 30 years of experience in asset management executive search, our team is uniquely positioned to source executives who can make a meaningful impact on your business’s future. Our consultants are dedicated asset management search specialists – not generalist financial services recruiters.

Our Asset Management Consultants

Wherever you are in the world, our asset management recruiters are strategically placed across 15 global financial centres – enabling us to rapidly identify, engage, and hire leading investment and commercial talent in your home market or source top specialists from other regions.

 

What Asset Management Leaders Say About Sheffield Haworth

Jonathan Reeves CEO
Global Multi-Asset Manager

"Sheffield Haworth is without question one of the top asset management recruiters we have worked with. Their understanding of our investment culture and the competitive talent landscape meant every candidate on the shortlist was a genuine contender."

Sarah Chen Managing Director
European Fund Management

"As a specialist executive search partner for asset management, Sheffield Haworth brought us access to senior investment professionals we simply could not have identified through any other channel. The quality of their network is exceptional."

Marcus Okonkwo Chief Investment Officer
Multi-Asset Investment Platform

"Their asset management executive search process was rigorous, discreet, and efficient. We appointed a transformational CIO within ten weeks — a result that would have taken us months to achieve independently."

Priya Sharma Head of Talent
APAC Asset Manager

"Sheffield Haworth's reach across Asia-Pacific is genuinely impressive. Their asset management recruitment expertise helped us build a world-class investment team in Singapore and Hong Kong within a single year."

David Hartmann Head of EMEA Distribution
Leading Global Asset Manager

"We have partnered with Sheffield Haworth for many years and highly recommend them to any organisation looking for a trusted executive search partner. Their deep market knowledge consistently enables them to identify top-tier candidates who align with our business goals."

PLACEMENTS

Placements in Asset Management

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Discover More About Sheffield Haworth's Asset Management Expertise

Our information pack provides an in-depth look at our approach, our expert team, and valuable insights into senior-level hiring trends across the asset management sector. Learn more about how we help firms like yours secure transformative leaders.

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A Guide to Our Service

Find answers to the most common questions we receive about our asset management executive search services.

 
Sheffield Haworth specialises in executive search for senior roles within the global asset management industry, including C-suite and other leadership positions. Our searches are tailored to your unique requirements, covering traditional asset managers, alternative managers, institutional investors, and wealth management platforms.

Our consultants are immersed in the asset management sector year-round — attending industry conferences, maintaining active relationships with senior investment professionals, and conducting ongoing market mapping. This ensures we have real-time intelligence on talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and emerging leadership requirements.

Inclusive leadership teams consistently outperform homogeneous ones. We proactively map diverse candidates at every stage of the asset management search process and challenge our clients to consider the full breadth of available talent. We have a strong track record of placing women and underrepresented groups in senior investment roles.

Our differentiators are depth of network across sector specialisms, rigorous market mapping, and a long-term MD-led partnership approach. We have placed over 500 senior executives across asset management over 30+ years, building relationships with the most sought-after investment and commercial professionals in every major market.

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Whether you need to secure top investment and commercial talent, build a stronger leadership team, or tackle industry challenges, our asset management consultants are ready to help.

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