What people ask before they reach out.

Questions

• Who do you work with?

  Firms building quantitative, systematic, and technical teams — and the individuals who belong on them. We work with both sides of a search, always in confidence.

• Do you contact people who aren’t looking?

  Yes. The strongest candidate for a mandate is usually content where they are. We reach them discreetly, and only when the fit is genuine.

• How do you handle confidentiality?

  Nothing is shared without explicit consent. Firm mandates and candidate conversations are private by default — that is the practice, not a policy page.

• What kinds of roles do you search for?

  Senior research, trading, engineering, AI, and investment roles — from individual specialists to the people who lead them. See Expertise for the disciplines we cover.

• Where are you based?

  Common Prior is based in New York and works with firms and individuals globally.

• How do we begin?

  A short, confidential conversation. No obligation, and nothing leaves it without your say.

Precision in people.