We connect senior, executive, and mid-level professionals with cutting-edge payments jobs. If you’re seeking mission-driven talent to lead your fintech, get in touch with one of our expert payments industry recruiters today.
At gigstart we work with some of the fastest growing payment compsnies. Lets discuss your next move !
The problem
With a market cap of over 2.5 trillion and an expected doubling by 2028 in the payments sector, the competition for talent amongst startups and incumbenbt financial services companies has never been more fierce.
At the same, new emerging opportunities and risks from AI to financial crime and cyber security, require new skillsets and teams which are in scarce supply.
Our forencisc approach to sourcing and assessing candidates ensures that we can help you meet your payments recruitment targets at speed, whilst avoiding costly hiring mistakes.
THE SOLUTION
We are a specialist payments executive search and recruitment agency based in London.
Each of our payments industry recruiters has a micro-niche network of diverse professionals spanning the Engineering & DevOps, Sales & Marketing, Finance & Operations, Risk and Compliance and Product Management verticals. As a result, our payments professional database is unrivalled in the market, and we can guarantee you candidates who match your mission and purpose.
Whether you need a single Payments specialist or a complete team, Gigstart is best suited to provide. Our Payments recruiters have a plethora of industry knowledge and an unrivalled track-record of delivery making us one of the best payments recruitment agencies in the market.
OUR RESULTS
Of our business is via repeat clients or recommendations (our clients trust us)
Of our searches results in successful appointments (we get results)
Of the candidates we secure are promoted within 12 months (We transform businesses)
Of our placements are from underrepresented backgrounds (Diversity is a core part of our process)
Our team of FinTech consultants excel at connecting the best FinTech talent with the best payments jobs globally
Our vast network includes a range of talent from: Chief Data Officer, Head of Customer Insights, Growth Analyst, Senior Data Scientist, Business Intelligence Analyst.
Our vast network includes a range of talent from: Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Head of Engineering, Senior Backend Developer, Senior Frontend Developer.
Our vast network includes a range of talent from: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, Head of Finance, Head of Operations, Operations Manager.
Our vast network includes a range of talent from: Chief Product Officer, Chief Product Architect, VP of Product, Director of Product Design, Senior Product Architect.
Our vast network includes a range of talent from: Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Director of Risk Management, Legal Counsel, Risk and Compliance Manager, Senior Compliance Manager.
Our vast network includes a range of talent from: Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Head of Business Development, Head of Customer Success, Head of Marketing, VP of Sales.
CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT
Jeeves is a global payments company that provides an all-in-one expense management platform, in th form of a corporate card for global startups. Following their Series B, they engaged us with the objective of building out their European team.
The Result
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We are constantly searching for the best talent in the market through a variety of different channels including proactive headhunting, referrals, job boards and events. We also run our newsletter – FinTech Weekly – which is distributed across our different media channels that have a cumulative reach of 17k followers
Unlike other Payments recruitment firms, all of our recruiters have worked in the industry. This give us a unique understanding of the challenges and skills required by crypto startups to succeed. Additionally, our talent solutions, have been designed to be more flexible and cost-effective than existing solutions; helping you save up to 50% on agency fees when making multiple hires.
It typically takes us between 4-6 weeks to fill a senior or niche position; but this can be as low as 15 days for more junior individual contributor positions.
At the outset of each search, we set out clear deliverables for each stage of the recruitment process, including weekly catchups, so that you can be confident that we will make the hire on time.
Our payments recruiters, have had the opportunity to work with some of the fastest growing startups in the world like Jeeves, Wayflyer and Debite (including 2 unicorns) in helping them make key early hires, launch new products and expand into new geographic regions.
Over the past year we have conducted searches across the following citifies: London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Munich, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Luxembourg, Brighton, Basingstoke, New York, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Bogota.
If a move within the payments space is of interest to you, then get in touch with Gigstart’s expert recruiters in London for a confidential conversation. Whether you are looking for a new sales or engineering position we can connect you with the best payments jobs in the market.
MD, SALES & MARKETING
Finbar is responsible for leading all of our sales and marketing related payments searches, having successfully filled niche positions for companies like Wayflyer, Debite and Capchase. Prior to starting Gigstart he was an Enterprise Sales Executive at Sumo Logic, launching their presence in EMEA, and an Analyst at Goldman Sachs within their Global Securities Division in London.
MD, PRODUCT & ENGINEERING
Abraham is responsible for all of our technical related fintech searches. Prior to Gigstart, Abraham was a Sales Operations Lead at a leading trading platform and an Analyst at Goldman Sachs within their Global Securities division in London.
We’re always looking to add to our teams, send us an email or message and we will get back to you.
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