Recruiter – Corporate Finance (M&A) EMEA

Overview

In this Lateral Recruiter role, you will manage end-to-end recruitment for experienced hires within Houlihan Lokey’s Corporate Finance group across EMEA and APAC. You’ll partner with senior business leaders to understand needs, build pipelines, and close top talent for M&A teams. You’ll leverage direct sourcing and external search firms, while maintaining data accuracy in Workday to deliver a seamless candidate experience. The role sits in the COO Office, offering exposure to broader business initiatives and strategic talent objectives.

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle recruiting for lateral hires in Corporate Finance (scoping, sourcing, offer, closing)
• Partner with hiring managers (MDs, Directors, VPs) to understand strategic needs and provide market insights
• Proactive sourcing via LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, alumni networks; manage relationships with external search firms
• Process management: lead interview debriefs, collect feedback, maintain real-time data in ATS (Workday)
• Ensure smooth candidate experience and coordinate with Recruitment Coordinators for logistics

Key requirements

• 2-4 years of recruitment experience
• Proven success in sourcing and closing passive, high-calibre candidates
• Good understanding of investment banking/M&A landscape
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; credible with bankers at all levels
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, able to manage multiple searches
• Responsive and commercially minded
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a top university

• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• commercial mindset
• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• Workday

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