Building a Scalable Recruitment Solution for Niche Technology Roles in Financial Services

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Client Challenge

A global financial services client faced challenges hiring highly specialized talent across their Fixed Income and Equities Technology teams. Following significant investment and modernization efforts, they needed to quickly scale teams supporting:

  • Fixed Income derivatives technology expansion
  • Equities platform modernization and system rebuild

These roles were niche, highly competitive, and critical to revenue-driving functions.

LevelUP Solution: Enterprise RPO

LevelUP launched an Enterprise RPO solution, embedding a dedicated talent acquisition team that partnered closely with the client’s CIO and leadership.

We streamlined the hiring process through:

  • Refined technical screening to quickly identify top-tier talent
  • Targeted sourcing for specialized engineering, quantitative, and trading support roles
  • Efficient interview coordination to reduce drop-off and accelerate hiring decisions

Roles Delivered

LevelUP supported hiring across key technical and business-critical areas, including:

  • Quantitative and software engineering
  • Murex and financial systems specialists
  • Technical business analysts and QA professionals
  • Trade support and production support roles

 Impact & Results

  • 79% fill rate (15 of 19 roles) in a highly competitive talent market
  • Reduced reliance on recruitment agencies through direct sourcing
  • Accelerated time-to-fill via streamlined screening and interview processes

 

 

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