Maya (Shved) Tudor

347-***-****

ad24ma@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

I am a principal-level recruiter with a focus on buy-side algorithmic trading and systems. I have over 16 years of executive search experience, beginning in 2004, as automated trading entered the market and fundamentally disrupted the trading landscape.

SKILLS

•Second hire for the Options Group Buy-Side-team, formed exclusively for staffing buy-side proprietary firms and hedge funds.

•Accomplished track record of placing first rate candidates to build and deploy proprietary systems, exceptional Quantitative Traders/Strategists, as well as kernel level developers, Security and Network Engineers.

•Adept at identifying and cultivating relationships with some of the brightest and most talented specialists in their respective fields. Strong focus on programming, architecture, applied mathematics.

•My network includes numerous participants and medalists of national and international programming competitions and Olympiads (ACM-ICPC, IMO, IOI, CodeJam, TopCoder, Hacker Cup).

•Demonstrated ability to generate accurate market research as it pertains to the buy-side. Devised a methodology for generating and validating non-public information, one that is still relied upon today by former employers.

•Experienced working on numerous intelligence-based retainers.

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Recruiter Dec 2021-Present

•I have been freelancing for the past 3 years, partnering with other recruiters and recruiting firms on some of their most elusive mandates. I chose not to build up my own roster of clients, freeing me from contractual obligations and allowing for a broader scope of mandates to work on.

Phoenix Partners Mar 2021- July 2021

Director of Recruiting

•Startup recruiting firm launched by Carlos Mejia, Stephen Cohen and several other former Options Group employees.

•Unfortunately, investor capital was pulled from the project due to the pandemic. And thus, only the founding partners remained onboard.

Campbell-North, London UK, USA Mar 2019-Mar 2021

SVP of US buy-side recruiting

•Worked remotely from Pleasanton CA, reporting directly to the company's founders.

•Focused on placing technical and quantitative talent at various Investment banks and Hedge Funds within the United States.

Daily Bracket/Blind Data, NY, USA Apr 2017-Feb 2019

Head of Recruiting

•Charged with rolling out an automated testing system which incentivized young computer science graduates around the world to solve programming and math exercises devised by a team of quant traders from Gotham Capital.

•Those who scored within the top 2% would be provided with the opportunity to appear on the Blind Data candidate roster.

•Once a candidate joined the roster, my job required processing “say” candidate, matching them to appropriate job opportunities, and guiding them throughout interviews. If an offer/offers were forthcoming, I would further advise them on company culture, compensation, career path and assist with visa sponsorship or transfers when necessary.

Options Group Dec 2015-Jun 2017

SVP – Buy Side Team

•Rejoined my old team, making placements at hedge funds and proprietary trading firms in NYC, Chicago, Austin, and elsewhere.

•Worked on intelligence gathering for client retainers and internal data. Authored the “Buy-Side” chapter for Options Group’s Annual Compensation Report.

Revolution Search Inc Apr 2012-Dec 2015

Managing Director

•Joined a newly minted executive search firm launched by Matt Freed (who worked alongside me at Options Group) and Scott Kornbluth, a former client who ran recruiting for Citigroup, IT Capital Markets across US, EMEA, Asia Pac.

•Was hire number four, and the first to make a placement at the newly established firm.

•I worked mainly with proprietary firms and hedge funds on placing specialized technologists and quantitative strategists/traders.

•My responsibilities included traveling to Chicago every month, liaising and maintaining relationships with existing clients as well as drumming up new business.

Options Group, NY, London, USA + UK Oct 2004-Mar 2013

VP – Buy Side Team

•Responsible for identifying, engaging and managing the most sought-after talent for the buy-side.

•Developed exceptionally creative methodologies for procuring non-public information, many of which are still being used today.

•I spent a year in London overseeing the launch of Options Group’s UK offering for the buy-side. Responsible for mentoring and training new hires in generating talent and intelligence for Hedge Funds and Proprietary firms in the UK.

EDUCATION

City University, Lehman College 2001-2003

•BA Literature and Journalism

Bronx High School of Science 2000

•Regents Diploma

*Languages: Fluent English and Russian. Can read and speak basic Hebrew.

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