Richard Alagoa

Lead end-to-end recruitment for highly technical and analytical teams across corporate and structured finance verticals. Partner closely with senior stakeholders across the Americas, Europe, and Asia to deliver customized hiring strategies that align with evolving business needs. Have successfully placed candidates across a broad range of roles—from Analysts to MDs—in Credit, Quant, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Commercial teams. Spearhead diversity hiring initiatives that contributed to measurable increases in representation across regions and seniority levels. Drive sourcing strategy, candidate pipeline development, and employer branding efforts across global markets. Collaborate with international recruiters and hiring managers to support global mobility, internal promotions, and location-based growth initiatives.

Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor supporting Nuveen’s global Asset Management businesses. Partner with executive leadership to drive full-cycle recruitment strategy, build diverse talent pipelines, and deliver top-tier hires across investment, research, distribution, and operations teams. Known for proactive sourcing, stakeholder alignment, and elevating employer brand within financial services.

Recruitment Specialist – UBS Wealth Management Division Sourced and placed top-tier talent across front-office Wealth Management roles, partnering with senior leadership to support strategic hiring needs. Delivered full-cycle recruiting within a high-performance environment, aligning talent strategy with UBS’s global growth goals.

Led end-to-end recruitment for Front Office roles in Global Investment Banking and Capital Markets at Bank of America. Specialized in sourcing high-caliber talent across M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, and Corporate Finance. Partnered with senior leadership to deliver strategic hiring solutions aligned with business growth initiatives.

Senior on-site front office recruiter for all of Corporate Finance, Fixed Income, Equities, Equity Research, Global Transaction Banking and Asset Management via Resource Solutions RPO. In addition to my main responsibilities I also recruit for Legal, Compliance and Audit. Recruitment for Junior to Senior positions in these specific areas: Investment Banking (M&A, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, TMT, Aviation, Consumer, Real Estate), Corporate Finance, Leveraged Finance, Quantitative Analyst, Data Scientist, Geospatial Analyst, Forecasting and Predictive Analysis, Senior Portfolio Manager, Residential Asset Manager, Commercial Asset Manager, Global Equity Analyst, Senior Product Manager for Liquidity Management and Investment Solutions, Municipal Bond High Yield Credit Research Analyst, Business Managers, LaTam Institutional Sales, Treasury Modeling and Analytics, Senior Credit Officer, Equity Capital Markets and Debt Capital Markets.

Led global executive search for Investment Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management, and Hedge Funds. Built cross-border pipelines across Asia, Europe, and North America. Executed senior-level mandates for front, middle, and back-office hires. Specialized in executive mandates and high-volume sourcing for top-tier institutions.