Tech Recruitment

The talent squeeze in the Baltics is real.

So, how do the companies scale their tech and compliance teams right now?

Our CEO .kocane had a conversation with Alexandre Pinot, CAMS (Co-founder at AMLYZE) about the realities of hiring in a booming FinTech market.

His strategy is the exact opposite of what most companies do, here are some of his insights:

On the “perfect” candidate:

“Do not be shy and greedy on training your staff. Maybe take a bit of risk in hiring a profile that is a bit junior, but put what it takes in terms of training and personal development.”

On technical skills vs. teamwork:

“You can bring the level of competencies up for someone that is willing to learn and evolve. Now it can be very tricky and challenging to actually have any kind of teamwork with a very good technician if he or she is not willing to.”

On making compliance an advantage:

“Involve the people from the very beginning of the designing of the product, not just before launching... Why is the onboarding so fast? Why is it so smooth? It’s because you have had people, including compliance people, that have thought about how it works from the get-go.”

On competing with big corporate banks for talent:

“There is also something sexy and appealing in the unknown. If you work for a large bank, and a new fintech company proposes you a job, and offers you a broad scope of responsibilities, and basically gives you the opportunity to manage a department... this is pretty exciting.”

Read the full conversation on the Tech Recruitment blog.