We specialise in headhunting off-market talent for growth-stage businesses delivering candidates you won't find on job boards. People who possess first-hand experience working for startups within the FinTech ecosystem and know what it takes to scale.
FinTech recruitment for startups
FinTech specialists
in startup growth.
Since 2015, we've partnered with FinTech startups from pre-seed to Series C, to hire GTM, Technical, and C-Suite leaders across the UK & US, with particular strength in New York.
From digital banking to Payments, RegTech, and InsurTech, we connect you with professionals who've scaled businesses like yours before and are excited to do it again.
Trusted by FinTech startups across the UK & US
Recruit with conviction
Scale your FinTech team
We’ve been helping FinTech startups hire leaders and scale their teams since 2015. Our network spans pre-seed to Series C talent who know what it takes to succeed. These are just some of the roles we've helped our clients hire.
C-Suite Leaders
Marketing Director
Head of Finance
VP of Sales
Head of Engineering
Head of Sales
Data Scientist
Enterprise Account Executive
Head of Product
Senior Product Manager
Case studies in FinTech
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Bottlepay, a FinTech startup in the Bitcoin and micropayments space, partnered with Wilson Grey to hire its first Chief Product Officer, who joined nearly three years before it was acquired by NYDIG in a ~$300m all-share deal.
FINTECH
Business Stage & Size:
Seed | ~30 heads
Main Focus:
Chief Product Officer
Time to fill:
21 days
Capitalise, a FinTech startup supporting businesses and advisers to access funding, partnered with Wilson Grey to hire a product leader who became VP of Product. Later retaining us after its Series A to deliver seven additional hires.
FINTECH
Business Stage & Size:
Series A | ~30 heads
Main Focus:
Senior Product Manager
Time to fill:
20 days
Expend, a UK-based FinTech SaaS business helping companies manage spend through automation and real-time insights, partnered with Wilson Grey to hire its first outbound, GTM hire - still in post 12 months later and now building the team.
FINTECH
Business Stage & Size:
Seed | ~30 heads
Main Focus:
Commercial Manager
Time to fill:
28 days
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FAQs
We recruit mid to senior-level and C-suite talent for FinTech startups and scale-ups. We don’t recruit junior positions. Our core areas are:
- Go-to-market: Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, Partnerships, Marketing & Growth
- Tech: Product, Engineering & Leadership
- Data
- Operations
- Finance
If you need something outside this list, use the Contact form and we’ll confirm whether it’s a fit.
Since 2015, we’ve placed candidates across Payments, Lending & Financing, RegTech (AML/KYC), InsurTech, Digital & Core Banking, and WealthTech. These verticals make up the bulk of our FinTech placements. If your business sits in a different niche, get in touch and we’ll tell you honestly whether we can help.
Yes. Every client we work with is a tech startup or scale-up, so every candidate we put forward has recent, first-hand experience working in early-stage or high-growth businesses.
Yes. We’ll help you draft the job description, design the interview process and advise on current compensation, so you can move quickly without missing out on the best candidates.
For permanent hires, we typically deliver a vetted shortlist within five working days of agreeing the brief. Where strong matches are immediately available, we may share suitable profiles sooner. For urgent contract roles, we can often move more quickly, depending on the brief and candidate availability.
We headhunt. Many of the candidates we place aren’t actively job-hunting when we approach them; they’re identified and contacted directly within the FinTech ecosystem, so you’re seeing people your job ad may never reach.
Yes. We recruit across the UK and US, with particular strength in New York and the East Coast. If you’re hiring across time zones, we’ll confirm coverage upfront and recommend the simplest way to run the process.
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They took the time to really understand our needs and quickly sent strong candidates. There was clear communication throughout, and their advice was crucial to us securing our preferred candidate.
Bryn Robinson, Talent Manager
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