Sourcing Capital Markets technology specialists for trading, risk, and post-trade platforms under tight delivery timelines.
A leading financial services organisation engaged CoreTalentsHub to support a strategic technology programme within its Capital Markets division.
The initiative involved enhancements to trading, risk management, and post-trade processing platforms supporting multiple business functions across global markets, requiring Calypso Consultants, Murex Specialists, Capital Markets Business Analysts, Trading Systems Developers, Risk Technology Specialists, Solution Architects, and Technical Project Managers who could work alongside front office, middle office, operations, and technology teams on business-critical systems.
The talent pool was extremely limited — many of the strongest candidates were already working within investment banks, trading firms, financial technology providers, or specialist consulting organisations.
The client needed professionals with deep Capital Markets experience combined with specialist platform knowledge and the ability to contribute immediately, since several positions were supporting ongoing regulatory and trading platform initiatives where delays would have created operational risk for the business.
The search focused heavily on relationship-driven recruitment rather than traditional advertising channels. Consultants spent time identifying where the strongest Calypso, Murex, Trading Platform, and Risk Technology professionals were currently working before building targeted candidate pipelines.
Before any profile was submitted, detailed qualification discussions covered platform expertise, project complexity, stakeholder exposure, compensation expectations, travel requirements, and long-term career goals. Weekly review meetings with technical leadership and HR stakeholders kept the process moving quickly while maintaining a high standard of candidate quality.
The successful hires supported critical trading and risk technology initiatives and enabled the client to maintain planned project timelines across several business-critical programmes.
Market intelligence gathered throughout the assignment proved particularly valuable during offer-stage negotiations and helped reduce delays during the final stages of the hiring process.