Technology Recruitment

Timelines depend on the role, its seniority and how you’re hiring. For many roles, we can present a shortlist of qualified candidates in as little as two working days, and the full process, from initial brief to offer acceptance, typically takes between two days and four weeks. Interim specialists brought in for a migration, regulatory deadline or transformation programme can often be secured sooner than permanent hires. Senior technology appointments made through executive search take longer, particularly where notice periods or pre-employment screening apply. Whatever the role, we’ll agree a realistic timeline with you from the outset. For more detail, visit our contract and permanent hiring solution pages.

Banking hiring in Hong Kong and Mainland China calls for a clear understanding of how each role fits the business, its clients and its regulators. Our consultants each specialise in one area, whether that’s front office, quants, operations or audit, risk and compliance. That means they understand the licensing requirements, client dynamics and technical skills that make a candidate right for your team. We also follow developments from the HKMA, the SFC and regulators in Mainland China, along with market shifts such as cross-boundary wealth flows and digital banking, so we can help you plan for where demand is heading. With our “specialist, not generalist” approach, you work directly with an expert in your area.

We combine technical screening, a review of past project work and practical assessments with thorough referencing. Our consultants carry out initial evaluations, and we can then arrange technical tests, coding exercises or case studies to suit your requirements. We also make sure candidates are prepared for the background and pre-employment checks financial institutions typically require.

As a specialist agency, Gravitas fills a higher proportion of hard-to-fill technology roles than generalist recruiters, largely through our deep networks and ability to nurture strong relationships with our candidate networks, resulting in exclusive representation of our specialist candidates. Keeping our candidate relationships at the forefront of our priorities enables you access to passive and exclusive candidates who aren't actively job hunting meaning you get access to a pool of people who aren’t even looking on job boards. The average time to place candidates in hard to fill roles is 30 days.

We review our salary data regularly and update it fully every quarter to reflect changes in the Hong Kong and Mainland China technology market. Our benchmarks combine insights from our database of 300K+ candidates with our own research and secondary market data, including bonus trends across banks, hedge funds and insurers. Request a salary survey and you’ll receive up-to-date insight tailored to your role.