Business Challenge
As the business expanded, several hiring challenges began impacting growth and operational readiness.
- Limited availability of experienced finance professionals with FinTech expertise.
- Intense competition for talent from banks, NBFCs, and Global Capability Centres (GCCs).
- Aggressive hiring timelines driven by rapid business expansion.
- Requirement for professionals with both financial domain knowledge and exposure to digital finance environments.
- High offer drop-off rates across the FinTech talent market.
SBS Global's Approach
SBS Global designed a structured hiring strategy tailored to the client’s business goals and talent requirements.
Strategic Talent Mapping
Our team conducted detailed market research across leading FinTech organizations, private sector banks, payment companies, NBFCs, and Global Capability Centres to identify high-quality talent aligned with the client’s hiring objectives.
Targeted Search Strategy
We developed a focused talent pipeline by evaluating professionals with expertise in financial planning, regulatory compliance, digital finance transformation, financial systems implementation, and strategic finance leadership.
Employer Positioning
To improve candidate engagement and offer acceptance, we positioned the opportunity around career progression, leadership exposure, innovation, and long-term growth within a rapidly scaling FinTech organization.
Structured Candidate Assessment
Every candidate was evaluated through a comprehensive assessment framework covering technical finance expertise, regulatory knowledge, stakeholder management, leadership capability, and digital transformation experience.
Results Delivered
The engagement successfully delivered the client’s critical hiring objectives while maintaining both quality and speed.
Hiring Outcomes
- Successfully hired 25 finance professionals across leadership, finance, compliance, treasury, and reporting functions.
- Achieved a 92% offer acceptance rate.
- Completed the hiring project in an average of 78 days.
- Reduced overall time-to-hire by 40%.
- Closed 100% of positions within the agreed service timelines.
Talent Quality
- 95% candidate retention after 12 months.
- 4.8/5 hiring manager satisfaction.
- 90% of hired professionals exceeded performance expectations during their first year.
Business Impact
The strengthened finance function enabled the client to improve financial governance, strengthen regulatory compliance, enhance investor reporting, and support continued regional expansion. By building a scalable finance organization with the right leadership and specialist capabilities, SBS Global helped create a strong foundation for the client’s next phase of growth.
Conclusion
Through its deep understanding of finance, technology, and the evolving FinTech talent landscape, SBS Global successfully delivered a future-ready finance team that combined technical excellence with strategic business capability. The engagement enabled the client to scale confidently while maintaining strong financial controls, operational efficiency, and long-term business resilience.