Fintech Recruiter
With over 20 years of fintech recruitment experience, Selby Jennings connects specialists with firms hiring across major US cities and states, including New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Austin, Atlanta, Miami, and Los Angeles. Our industry knowledge and national talent network helps you hire people who drive growth and product delivery. We place fintech professionals across payments, digital banking, trading technology, blockchain, data, and risk.
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Supporting every step of your fintech recruitment journey
Global network of fintech talent
Our global network connects you with a wide pool of certified fintech specialists. From executive leaders and blockchain developers to quantitative analysts, we find candidates who deliver strong technical work and fit the fast pace of fintech. We also focus on local US hiring challenges, such as tight competition for engineering talent, salary pressure in major cities, and the rise of remote-first teams. This helps us match people to your goals and the realities of the US market.
Expertise in fintech
We understand the technical demands shaping fintech in the United States, including regulatory changes, cybersecurity gaps, and rapid shifts in digital banking. Our fintech recruiters track trends across blockchain, cryptocurrency, AI, and machine learning in finance. We work closely with you to define the skills and experience you need, then source candidates who can make an impact in a changing market.
Tailored fintech hiring solutions
Every fintech company faces different US hiring hurdles, such as long hiring cycles or competition from big tech. Our consultants build targeted hiring plans that suit your culture and growth plans. If you need to move fast on an executive hire, build a project team, or expand your permanent tech group, we deliver candidates who fit your technical and operational needs.
Long-term partnerships
We build long-term relationships that support the future of your fintech team. This includes advice on compensation trends across US hubs, guidance on building more diverse teams, and ongoing hiring support as your company grows. We stay focused on your long-term success, not just your next hire.
At Selby Jennings, we help cutting-edge fintech companies secure the talent they need to grow, innovate, and stay compliant in a fast-moving market.
Whether you're scaling your product, optimizing your operations, or building out your compliance function, our fintech recruitment expertise covers a broad range of mid-to-senior level roles that are both strategic and well-compensated.
We typically recruit for the following, but are not limited to:
Product and commercial
- Product Manager
- Product Owner
- Payments Product Manager
- API Product Manager
- Business Analyst
- Partnerships Manager
Risk, compliance and operations
- Compliance Officer
- MLRO
- AML Analyst
- Fraud Analyst
- Risk Manager
- KYC Analyst
- Operations Manager
Technology and data
- Software Engineer
- Backend Engineer
- Full Stack Engineer
- Platform Engineer
- Cloud Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- SRE
- Data Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Security Engineer
- QA Engineer
Ready to find the right talent for your business?
Request a call back today to learn more about how we can support your hiring needs. Let us help you build the team that will drive your success.
At Selby Jennings, we support neobanks that need sharp talent to scale products, strengthen controls, and keep digital services reliable as customer numbers rise. Growth in this sector moves fast. You need people who understand mobile banking, payments, data, and regulated environments.
We recruit across core functions that matter to neobank performance. These roles are mid to senior level and shape product delivery, platform stability, and risk management.
We typically hire for the following areas.
Digital
- Product and digital
- Digital Product Manager
- Mobile Banking Product Lead
- Payments Specialist
- Customer Onboarding Lead
- UX or UI Designer
Risk, compliance and regulatory
- Compliance Manager
- Operational Risk Manager
- Prudential Risk Manager
- Financial Crime Analyst
- AML Analyst
- Fraud Lead
- KYC or CDD Specialist
Technology and data
- Software Engineer
- Mobile Engineer
- Platform Engineer
- Cloud Engineer
- API Engineer
- Infrastructure Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- SRE
- Data Engineer
- Data Analyst
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Information Security Analyst
- Cybersecurity Specialist
- Incident Response Engineer
Ready to hire specialists who can support your growth?
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At Selby Jennings, we work with digital banking teams that need strong talent across product, engineering, operations, and control functions. Digital banking depends on stable platforms, fast delivery, and strong regulatory standards. The right people keep these systems running and help you expand without losing control of risk or service quality.
We recruit mid to senior level specialists who support digital channels, payments, data, and day to day digital operations.
Below is a sample of the roles we cover.
Product and digital delivery
- Digital Banking Product Manager
- Digital Channels Manager
- Payments Product Lead
- Digital Transformation Manager
- Business Analyst
Risk, compliance and controls
- Compliance Officer
- Risk Analyst
- Operational Risk Manager
- AML Analyst
- Fraud Prevention Specialist
- Regulatory Reporting Analyst
Technology and engineering
- Software Engineer
- Core Banking Engineer
- Integration Engineer
- Platform Engineer
- Cloud Architect
- DevOps Engineer
- SRE
- Data Engineer
- Data Architect
- Security Engineer
- Application Security Engineer
Selby Jennings offers various workforce solutions tailored to your specific objectives.
- Permanent hires - Our permanent search service, whether through contingent or retained fintech recruitment, helps you secure the professionals who can truly make an impact.
- Contract hires - Our extensive network of contractors and interim managers integrate seamlessly into companies to drive short term goals.
- Multi-hire projects - We take a consultative approach with our clients, managing the entire recruitment process from sourcing to hiring across the entire project.
We partnered with Selby Jennings to scale a critical function and ended up hiring a high-performing team of four in just six weeks. Their fintech expertise, responsiveness, and candidate quality were exceptional.
Fintech recruitment insights
Fintech Recruitment FAQs
We recruit across the full fintech ecosystem. This includes roles in product management, software engineering, data science, quant research, compliance, risk, legal, operations, and commercial functions such as sales and partnerships. We cover both early-stage startups and established fintech platforms.
Most firms hire from investment banking, strategy consulting, Big 4 transaction services, or other funds. Candidates need strong modelling skills, M&A execution experience and commercial judgment. Some firms also hire operators or specialists for portfolio or transformation-focused roles.
Technical capability is often the priority. Software engineering (especially Python, Java, React), data analytics, cloud architecture, and product experience are consistently in demand. Strong domain knowledge in financial markets, payments, lending, or digital assets is also valued. For commercial hires, firms want proven sales execution and experience working in fast-growth or regulated environments.
It remains competitive, particularly for engineers, product managers, and experienced commercial leads. Early-stage companies move fast and want adaptable candidates with startup experience. More mature fintechs look for deep domain knowledge and the ability to scale systems or teams. Compensation, equity, and hybrid flexibility often play a deciding role.
Timelines vary. Startups may hire in under two weeks. Mid-sized and later-stage companies typically run a three to six week process. Senior or technical leadership roles may take longer due to multiple interview stages and equity negotiations.
Yes, though it varies by company size and funding stage. Base salaries are often lower than in traditional finance, but total compensation can be competitive when factoring in equity. For high-demand roles like engineering, data science, and growth leadership, fintechs are offering strong packages to secure talent.