Talent Acquisition for Emerging Managers
Discover talent acquisition solutions geared towards emerging managers. Our recruitment specialists offer extensive industry experience identifying top talent — and retaining them.
Emerging Managers: Cut your time to hire by 60%
Your organization is only as good as your team, which means that attracting and retaining great people is crucial to your growth and success. That’s why you need a talent acquisition process that identifies, assesses, and hires those skilled employees and leaders — the ones who can guide your business through whatever may come your way.
Successful talent acquisition professionals have the skills that enable them to plan, develop, and implement effective employer marketing and social recruiting strategies, inspiring candidate engagement and applying a successful candidate management strategy.
That’s where Arootah comes in. Under the direction of Rich Bello, co-founder and COO of Blue Ridge Capital, Arootah leverages the expertise of advisors from some of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds. We support you at every stage of the recruitment process so you can hire with certainty.

Discover talent solutions for fractional and full-time roles.
Talent Acquisition Services
We connect clients and leaders by recruiting for crucial hedge fund roles, including:
- Chief finance officer
- Controller
- Fund Accountant
- Executive Assistants
- Office Manager
- Research Analyst
- Director of Capital Intro
- Director of Business Development
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Compliance Manager
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Data Scientist
- Director of Family Office
- Director of HR
- Director of Talent
- Director of Investor Relations
- Chief Legal Counsel
- General Counsel
- Paralegal
- Director of Operations
- Chief operating officer
- Portfolio Manager
- Research Analyst
- Risk Manager Portfolio
- Chief Risk Officer
- Operational Risk Manager
- Director of Software Development
- Director of Tax
- Chief Information Security Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Trading Assistant
- Head Trader
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
From attracting top talent to creating fair, consistent recruiting processes, Arootah Talent Acquisition supports HR leaders at every stage of the employee lifecycle.
Our RPO experts partner with your firm to fulfill the specific roles you need, whether fractional or full-time.
Recruiting: Fractional & Full-time
For fractional roles, we find, attract, and engage with the most knowledgeable consultants across a variety of industries, from finance and accounting to law and tech.
We are a no-risk agency with specialty in alt investments and family offices — especially for emerging managers and high-growth firms.
Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Advisor
Ensure that you recruit for the skills to thrive, including weighing hard skills (technical skills) and soft skills (interpersonal skills). Discover our talent process — proprietary, customized software that integrates an ATS with evaluations in detail.
Talent Development
Your organization’s success depends on the success of its people. And that requires retention and growth. Take your talent to the next level with bespoke training programs curated for your team and leaders’ individual needs.
Our specialists design curated talent development strategies to build up your employees and drive peak performance at every level.
After recruiting and hiring the right employees, the next step is to set collective goals and architect a plan. Ensure that your employees have the skill to thrive through ongoing training and development, with programs that include executive coaching, leadership training, and corporate wellness. The result? Better productivity, enhanced performance, and undeniable growth.
Vendor Selection
Our specialists guide, select, and execute due diligence on third-party service providers who can take your organization to the next level, from software to data and beyond.
Your Untapped Potential Awaits
Turn your greatest challenges into opportunities. Schedule a quick call to learn how Arootah can support you in meeting your talent goals.


Decision Matrix App for Emerging Managers
Our vetting process helps you analyze your options and ensure that your resources continue to perform. The secret to prioritizing funds is establishing clear criteria. With three decades of experience allocating capital, we have a tried-and-true process for evaluating management candidates. Take advantage of our templates for selecting managers or choosing investments.
- Leverage industry templates for your success
- Compare options against each other
- Systematically optimize judgement
- Prioritize your specific criteria
- Eliminate cognitive biases in your decision–making, such as herd mentality and sunk cost bias.
Never again operate unwittingly. Start making informed decisions about future allocations. It is time for you to discover those hidden gems.
Dig deep into opportunities and start making decisions based on logic, rather than emotions and cognitive biases.
Use cases:
- Talent Acquisition (Fractional vs. full-time roles)
- Vendor selection
- Software selection
- Investment management
- Investment due diligence
- Operational due diligence

Join the Pilot Program
We’ll be launching our Talent Acquisition Decision Matrix App soon! Join our Pilot Program to gain early access to industry templates for selecting managers or choosing investments.
- Access the app and discover templates developed by industry veterans
- Create a well-documented process for making decisions with our advisors
- Score your managers or investments based on logical criteria
Limited to the first 100 participants! Sign up to join the list for the new release.
Set the Goals that Matter Most
Discover the Innovative Goal Planning System App
Join a community of high achievers crushing their top goals in finance, professional, and personal development. Led by Arootah Founder and CEO Rich Bello, this interactive, two-hour Goal-Setting Workshop offers you easy-to-follow steps to prioritize your highest-impact goals and develop a strategy to achieve them.
- Identify your highest-priority goals
- Create a “Master Plan” to achieve them
- Optimize performance in all areas of your business
Goal-Setting Workshops for Individuals or Teams

Set Your Goals & Create Master Plans for these Areas of Your Business
Allocators
Identify investment opportunities, ensuring that your resources continue to perform
Fund Managers
The fundraising process is fundamental to your success. Create a marketing plan to invest and raise capital
Family Office
Strengthen your assets at your single or multi-family offices to create a legacy for generations to come
Talent Acquisition & Development
Strengthen your firm from the inside out with fractional and full-time talent
Executive Leadership
Use a strategic roadmap to achieve your goals and become the leader you aspire to be
Corporate Wellness
Gain control over your well-being, energy, and holistic health. Live a life of wellness
Read our Take on Talent

Fractional vs. Full-Time: How to Choose for Your Firm
Is fractional outsourcing better than directly hiring full-time employees? Arootah’s Head of Talent weighs in on how hedge fund and family office leaders can hire top talent in 2023.
Why You Need a Well-Defined Hiring Process, Plus How to Create One
An effective hiring process is critical for organizations that want to attract, hire, and retain top talent. Here, we break down the top benefits of developing and establishing a robust hiring process and share CEO Rich Bello’s tried-and-true process.
What is RPO and Why Is It Important for Emerging Managers?
Recruitment Process Outsourcing is a powerful service that can effectively meet hiring demands and achieve talent goals — without inefficient costs.