The Right Step Staffing LLC conducts permanent placement searches for hedge funds, banking institutions, and asset management firms, engaging on either a retained or contingent basis to suit each client's requirements. Every mandate is executed with rigorous candidate vetting and access to a specialized, senior-level talent pool developed through decades of direct industry experience.
AJ Ferullo founded The Right Step Staffing LLC on a simple premise: the best placements come from people who have sat on both sides of the table. AJ came directly out of the financial services industry, with nearly two decades of hands-on banking operations experience — including custody, fixed income, and mutual fund operations roles at institutions such as Bank of America, Fleet, and BankBoston — before building a specialized staffing and executive search career now spanning 20 years.
That career has taken him across the full spectrum of the staffing industry: large national staffing agencies, boutique specialty firms, and several years on the corporate side at Deloitte, where he led experienced-hire recruiting across multiple business divisions. That range gives AJ a rare vantage point on hiring — the scale and discipline of national firms, the personalized attention of a boutique practice, and the rigor of a Big Four recruiting function.
Every search is run personally by AJ, using AI-powered sourcing tools to move faster without cutting corners — supported by a personal network of over 26,000 first-hand LinkedIn connections. Fewer candidates, deeper vetting, and a level of judgment that only comes from having done the job, not just staffed it.
Whether you're building a team or building a career, engagement with The Right Step is personal, confidential, and led directly by our founder.
We take on a limited number of searches at a time — never a high-volume pipeline, always focused attention.
Decades of trust with fund principals, allocators, and candidates — built from the inside, not cold outreach.
Every engagement is personally guided by our founder — no hand-off to a junior associate you've never met.
Sensitive searches are handled with the same privacy you'd expect from private banking, not a job board.
AI sourcing tools help us move faster and adapt in real time — backed by a personal network of 26,000+ first-hand LinkedIn connections that technology alone can't replicate.
AJ is directly reachable before and after standard business hours — a level of hands-on accessibility bigger firms rarely offer.
Lower overhead than the larger national firms means more competitive rates — without compromising on quality or service.
Whether you're hiring or looking, reach AJ directly below — or send a general inquiry through the form.
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