Options Group

Options Group was founded in New York in 1992 to provide executive search and talent management services to the financial services industry with an emphasis on technology (e.g., analytics and the complex derivatives business in banks). Our firm grew rapidly into two symbiotic businesses: financial services and technology (and the intersection between these two).

Today, with 14 global offices, Options Group has grown to become the largest independent financial services talent acquisition and management provider in the united states. We have broad, market leading capabilities across 19 segments within the financial services vertical (e.g., Global Markets, Sales and Trading, Wealth Management, Asset Management, Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Private Banking and Hedge Funds), and across all key functions and services (e.g., Technology, Operations, Risk Management, Compliance and Corporate Governance, Cost and Productivity Improvement, Compliance, Risk, Legal, HR, Marketing and Communications). Over the years, we have expanded and deepened all of these capabilities to support our client relationships globally, and with significant resources, we are committed to being market leaders around the world in our chosen segments.

Notably, because we are a highly-focused partnership, we have been able to attract and retain the top talent in our own industry. Our organization is lean, flat, diverse, highly entrepreneurial, innovative and nimble. We maintain the highest productivity in our business as a result of our unique commitment to empowering technology and the fact that every member of our staff, from the most senior partners to junior associates, is actively engaged in delivering the highest quality services to our clients every day.

The relationship-focused approach to recruiting and consulting at Options Group is driven by research and competitor intelligence. Simultaneously, we manage our client relationships with an "enterprise methodology" which allows us to provide the most complete solutions on a scalable basis for an extensive range of talent requirements. We pride ourselves on a team-based approach that does not operate in silos or individual P&Ls, and our retention rate is high.

All long term client relationships are based on trust, developed painstakingly over time by a track record of meeting our clients' needs and dealing with them ethically. Once established, this trust assures us both a proprietary insight into their needs as well as giving us the business opportunities that will fundamentally and significantly transform our clients' firms. Options Group, through these large, long-term relations, has therefore been able to play a fundamental part in our clients' strategic success.

The maintenance of consistently high legal, compliance and ethical standards is the cornerstone of trust and ultimately of our business success. Reputations - the fabric of client trust - take years to build, but can be jeopardized in a moment; Options Group is committed to making sure that we are always operating at these high standards.