Boutique Executive Search • Hong Kong
Connecting Exceptional Talent with Exceptional Opportunities
Executive Search & Talent Advisory Across AI Commercialisation, Investment Management, Capital Markets, Quant Trading and Digital Assets
Alpha Access helps clients identify high-calibre professionals and make better hiring decisions across AI commercialisation, investment management, capital markets, quant trading and digital assets.
We also support exceptional talent in accessing the right opportunities and advancing their careers, enabling them to realise their full potential and create meaningful impact throughout their professional journeys.
Selected Search Markets
AI-native companies, investment platforms, capital markets institutions, quant trading teams and digital asset businesses.
2017
Founded
300+
Placements
20,000+
Talent Network
Hong Kong
Headquarters
Who We Are
Trusted search partner for exceptional companies and exceptional talent.
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Hong Kong, Alpha Access Limited is a boutique search firm focused on mid-to-senior level recruitment and talent advisory.
We partner with AI-native companies, investment management firms, capital markets institutions, quantitative trading platforms, and digital asset businesses to connect exceptional talent with exceptional opportunities. Combining sector expertise, market intelligence, and full-cycle execution, we build long-term partnerships that create lasting impact for both organisations and professionals.
Services
Our Services
Executive Search
Mid-to-senior level search across investment management, capital markets, AI commercialisation, quant trading and digital assets.
Career Coaching
Career positioning, interview preparation and long-term career planning.
Talent Advisory
Hiring strategy, market mapping and organisation design support.
Market Intelligence
Compensation benchmarking, competitor mapping and talent insights.
Our advisory work focuses on talent, career development, hiring strategy, market intelligence, and organisation-related matters.
Track Record
Track Record
2017
Founded
20,000+
Talent Network
300+
Placements
HK • CN • SG
Core Markets
Focus Areas
Where We Focus
Alpha Access focuses on specialist talent markets where sector knowledge, trust, and timing matter. We work across the intersection of AI commercialisation, investment, capital markets, quant trading, and digital assets.
AI Commercialisation
Revenue-facing and strategic roles for AI-native companies, including go-to-market, enterprise sales, partnerships, product, marketing, public relations, and business operations.
Investment Management
Investment professionals across hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, family offices, and asset management platforms.
Capital Markets
Capital markets, investor relations, corporate finance, strategic investment, listed company finance, and market-facing leadership roles.
Quant Trading
Quantitative research, portfolio management, trading, systematic strategies, low-latency engineering, risk, and trading infrastructure.
Digital Assets
Institutional digital asset roles across exchanges, trading firms, infrastructure platforms, venture-backed companies, and Web3 financial businesses.
Why Alpha Access
Built for Specialist Search
We combine deep market understanding with direct candidate access and disciplined execution. Our work is designed for clients who need precision, confidentiality, and judgement in competitive talent markets.
Specialist Market Knowledge
We understand the talent pools, compensation dynamics, and hiring patterns across financial markets, AI, quant, and digital assets.
High-Quality Talent Network
Our proprietary talent network includes investment professionals, commercial leaders, technologists, quant specialists, and senior corporate talent across Asia and global markets.
Full-Cycle Search Execution
We support clients from role calibration and market mapping to candidate engagement, interview process management, offer negotiation, and onboarding follow-up.
Long-Term Partnership
We build trusted relationships with both clients and candidates, supporting hiring decisions and career moves with a long-term perspective.
Team
Our Team
Alpha Access combines a dedicated core recruitment team with experienced career coaching partners. Our core team focuses on executive search, talent mapping, and hiring advisory, while our coaching partners support selected professionals with career positioning, interview preparation, leadership communication, and long-term development planning.
Core Team
Angela Li
Founding Partner | Executive Search & Talent Advisory
Angela has over 15 years of experience in executive search and talent advisory, specialising in investment management, capital markets, AI commercialisation, quantitative trading and digital assets. She has successfully delivered senior-level mandates across Greater China and the Middle East, partnering with financial institutions, investment firms and high-growth technology companies. Angela is fluent in Mandarin and English and is based in Hong Kong.
Selina Gu
Principal Consultant | Financial Services
Selina has over 10 years of recruitment experience spanning executive search, campus recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing and employer branding. She has supported talent acquisition initiatives for leading companies and Fortune 500 organisations, with a strong focus on candidate engagement, talent assessment and long-term relationship building.
Career Coaching Partners
Lulu Cao
Career Coaching Partner | Leadership & Career Development Coach
Lulu is a leadership and career development coach with extensive experience in human resources, organisational transformation and leadership development. As the Founder of WeConcordia, an ICF-accredited coach and mindfulness facilitator, she helps professionals strengthen career clarity, executive presence, leadership communication and long-term career growth.
Lajo
Career Coaching Partner | HR, Finance & Operations Advisor
Lajo brings multidisciplinary experience across human resources, finance, operations and organisational development. She supports professionals and organisations through career advisory, talent development, interview preparation and people strategy, helping individuals and teams navigate growth and change with confidence.
Talent Network
Join Our Talent Network
We welcome professionals across AI commercialisation, investment management, capital markets, quant trading, and digital assets to share their profiles with us. Your information will be handled confidentially and used only for relevant career conversations, opportunity matching, and professional communication.
A dedicated profile submission form will be added soon.
Contact
Contact Alpha Access
Alpha Access Limited
Room 707, 7/F, Kai Wong Commercial Building
No. 222–226 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
Email: li@al-access.com
WhatsApp: +852 6508 6165
WeChat: Angelaxmli
LinkedIn: LinkedIn Company Page