In the markets, in the media, and in the minds of your clients and competitors, your company will forever be identified with the executives, directors, managing directors, and principals you hire. They are the voice, the face, and the personality of your company.

As competition in the financial services industry has intensified, human capital has rapidly emerged as one of the few proprietary foundations for building a truly competitive edge.

Experience and contacts that few firms can offer

Like many executive search firms, HQ Partners has an impressive list of satisfied clients. Yet the firm’s founder, Tamara Holliday, brings you something more—a level of experience, insight, and Wall Street perspective that few executive recruiters can match. With fifteen years in fixed income sales for DLJ and Deutsche Bank and five years in executive recruitment representing many of Wall Street’s best-known firms, Tamara speaks your language and understands your business. She has the industry contacts and market intelligence you need to quickly identify qualified executives and navigate the intricacies of compensation negotiation.

A proven process for executive recruitment and retention

Recruiting and retaining key executives begins with extensive research into your company, its structure, and its people. By understanding the environment in which the prospective executive will work, HQ Partners can more effectively screen candidates for your executive mandate and your corporate culture. By thoroughly coaching both the candidate and the hiring manager, we seek to avoid wasting valuable time with unnecessary or unproductive interviews. Careful debriefing of all parties after each interview helps us identify any potential concerns and work quickly toward mutually acceptable resolution. With continual access to objective data about comparable compensation packages throughout the industry, we are often able to resolve difficulties before they arise. Unlike the staff at many recruitment firms, the search consultants at HQ Partners remain involved at every stage of the recruiting, interview, and negotiation process. Both the employer and the candidate have an advocate on their side through each phase of the complex hiring process.

Representative placements

Over the years, Tamara Holliday has personally directed recruitment from the vice president to the managing director level. She has made successful and enduring placements in all areas of investment banking, equity sales trading, equity syndicate, and fixed-income sales. Investment-banking recruitment efforts have yielded placements in health care technology, leveraged finance, and private equity.

Tamara’s disciplined approach has led to long-term relationships with several investment banks and boutiques.
HQ Partners has the personnel and the industry contacts to find the highest caliber financial executives, while adhering to the strictest principles of integrity and confidentiality.