Jacob Olson

Director, Tech & Quant Talent Acquisition at Verition Fund Management

Jacob Olson's work experience is as follows:

- From 2022 (current), Jacob works as the Director of Tech & Quant Talent Acquisition at Verition Fund Management LLC.

- In 2022, they served as the US Recruitment Lead at GSR, where they focused on crypto market making and provided liquidity, risk management strategies, and structured products to global investors in the digital assets industry.

- From 2019 to 2022, they worked as the Director of Talent Acquisition at Tower Research Capital.

- At AQR Capital Management, Jacob was a Vice President of Technology & Quant Development Recruiting from 2016 to 2019.

- From 2013 to 2016, they were a Senior Executive Recruiter in the Financial Strategies Group at Smith Hanley Associates, specializing in finding top talent for hedge funds and investment banks in quantitative research, trading, and technology.

- From 2011 to 2013, Jacob worked as a Senior Executive Recruiter at The Mergis Group, focusing on placing finance and accounting professionals in permanent and contracting opportunities.

- From 2007 to 2011, they were a Technical Recruiter at TEKsystems, the largest IT staffing and services company in the country, covering a specific region.

Overall, Jacob Olson has extensive experience in talent acquisition and recruitment, with a specialization in the finance, technology, and quant industries.

Jacob Olson attended Fairfield University from 2003 to 2007, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Communications. In October 2018, they also obtained the LinkedIn Certified Professional - Recruiter certification from LinkedIn Certification.

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  • Director, Tech & Quant Talent Acquisition

    November, 2022 - present

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