Corporate Functions Recruitment
Corporate Functions recruitment specialists placing professionals whose skills translate into the specific demands of technology, insurance and banking businesses, from offices in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
Trusted To Provide Excellent Results
A finance manager, HR business partner or a procurement lead may have the same job title across the banking, insurance or technology sectors, but their day-to-day work looks very different depending on which sector they’re working within. Regulation, risk, systems and commercial priorities all shape how corporate functions operate in each sector, and the strongest hires already understand that.
Specialisms
We cover key specialisms within banking & investments that help fuel transformation and growth within business.
Skills
Our specialist recruitment consultants work with key skills areas and niche tech communities, building their knowledge, network and experience to deliver excellent service to candidates and clients.
Corporate Functions Hiring with lasting impact
From our APAC Leadership team.
Every corporate functions hire has its own timeline, depending on the role, its seniority and how you’re hiring. Interim and contract professionals can usually be secured ahead of a permanent appointment. Senior roles, and roles that span Hong Kong and Mainland China, often take longer, as notice periods, professional checks and cross-border arrangements need to be planned in. We’ll agree a realistic timeline with you from your first brief. For more detail, visit our contract and permanent hiring solution pages.
Choosing a recruitment partner is about more than filling a role. It’s about working with people who understand your business and the market you operate in. Our Corporate Functions consultants sit alongside Gravitas’s banking, insurance and technology teams, sharing insight on where talent is moving, how pay is shifting and which skills are in demand across each sector. That means every brief benefits from a broader view of the market than a single desk could offer.
We also know the realities of hiring across Hong Kong and Mainland China, from cross-border reporting lines to language expectations and the different ways teams operate in each market. Whether you need a permanent hire, interim support during a transformation or a discreet search for a senior leader, we’ll recommend the approach that fits. With our “specialist, not generalist” approach, you’ll work directly with a consultant who knows your function inside out.
Our vetting combines competency-based screening, qualification and professional membership checks, and thorough referencing. We also look at how candidates have applied their skills in your sector and across your markets. That might mean working within financial services regulation, supporting an insurer’s reporting cycle, leading change across Hong Kong and Mainland China teams, or working confidently in English, Cantonese or Mandarin. After our consultants’ initial evaluation, we can arrange technical interviews, case studies or practical assessments to suit your requirements.
Many of the strongest corporate functions professionals in the region are settled in their roles, so we reach them through relationships built since 2010. Our consultants stay connected with finance, HR, legal, transformation, procurement and marketing professionals across banks, insurers, technology businesses and multinationals in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Many work with us exclusively, so you’re introduced to people who aren’t visible on job boards, with every approach handled discreetly.
We review our salary data regularly and refresh it fully every quarter to reflect changes across corporate functions in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Our benchmarks bring together insights from our database of 300K+ candidates, our own research and secondary market data, so they reflect what’s happening in your market. Request a salary survey for up-to-date insight tailored to your role.
Candidate Process expectations
From our APAC Managing Director, Peter Barker.
Interviews for corporate functions roles in Hong Kong and Mainland China often explore your sector knowledge, your experience across markets and, sometimes, your language skills. We’ll make sure you’re prepared for each. Before and throughout the process, we cover:
- Company background and information
- Role requirements and how your skills and qualifications match them
- Your lifestyle non-negotiables (onsite or hybrid working, working patterns and so on)
- Interview format and expectations, including any language requirements
- Technical interview, case study or assessment preparation
- Salary, bonus and package expectation guidance
We’ll also help you bring out the results behind your experience, whether that’s a reporting process you improved, a team you built, a supplier deal you negotiated or a transformation you helped lead.
Whether you’re looking for a contract role or a permanent move, we’ll keep you informed at every stage, from first conversation to onboarding. Our general stages are:
Initial screening
- Skills, qualifications and requirements matching
- Cultural fit assessment (for permanent positions)
- Career aspirations alignment (for permanent positions)
- Growth and implementation speed (for contract roles)
- Lifestyle and location preferences consideration
Interview & assessment
- Technical and competency screening
- Cultural fit interviews (for permanent positions)
- Deliverable agreements (for contract roles)
- Practical assessments
- Reference and background checking
Offer & onboarding
- Package negotiation, including bonus (for permanent positions)
- Notice period and start date management
- Onboarding coordination
- Follow-up support
- Timesheet and extension management (for contract positions)
Each of our consultants works within specific functions and knows how your skills apply across banking, insurance and technology. The roles we share are chosen around your experience, and once we know a role fits, we’ll talk through culture and lifestyle. Our key specialisms are:
- Accounting & Finance: financial controllers, finance business partners, FP&A and Greater China reporting professionals
- Human Resources: HR business partners, talent acquisition, reward and HR leadership roles
- Legal: in-house lawyers, legal counsel and regulatory specialists
- Business Transformation and Change & Strategy: transformation leads, strategy professionals and change managers
- Procurement & Supply Chain: procurement, vendor management and supply chain specialists
- Marketing: marketing, communications and brand professionals
Your skills can translate across sectors, and in Hong Kong and Mainland China, across markets too. We’ll help you understand how your experience fits each sector, so you can make a move with confidence or find a role where your background is especially valued. Our clients include:
- Global investment and commercial banks
- Chinese and regional banks
- Insurers and reinsurers
- Technology businesses
- Fintech and insurtech firms
- Multinational corporations with Greater China or APAC headquarters
Adding Value through benchmarking
We offer free tailored benchmarking reports to support your hiring strategies and decision making.
Request Corporate Functions Benchmarking
Request our overarching corporate functions benchmarking report, with contract rates and permanent salaries across a variety of roles across legal, marketing, accounting & finance, HR, procurement & supply chain, change & strategy and business transformation.
