Exness

Talent Acquisition Team Lead (Fintech)

In short

This player-coach Talent Acquisition Team Lead role at a fintech trading broker in Limassol, Cyprus leads a team of recruiters while personally closing senior, niche and business-critical searches across global markets. It demands 6+ years of hands-on, multi-market TA experience, strong headhunting skills, data-driven problem solving, and the ability to advise senior stakeholders with evidence. The role also covers employer branding, process automation (including AI), and launching recruitment strategies for new markets; full relocation support is provided.

Limassol, Cyprus · Full relocation support
At Exness, we are not just a leading trading broker: we've reimagined what it takes to be a leader. With 2,000+ people across 13 countries, we combine scale, care and real tech to make trading better for over a million clients globally.
Recognised globally as a Best Place to Work, we're a people-first company where long-term wins always matter more. As part of our team, you will shape the future of fintech with real technology, care and purpose.
Why this role matters
This is a player-coach role for someone who wants both sides of the job. You will lead a team of Cyprus-based TA professionals and personally close the searches that matter most: senior, niche and critical roles across global markets. You will set the bar for how we hire.
What you'll actually do
Lead the team
•Coach recruiters in sourcing, assessment, stakeholder management and problem solving
•Set priorities and delivery standards: allocate and rebalance vacancies by business priority, capacity and expertise
•Catch pipeline and workload risks early and step into complex searches yourself
Own the hardest searches
•Run senior, niche and business-critical hiring end to end, from intake to accepted offer
•Headhunt passive talent across markets and build pipelines for the roles the business will need next
Advise the business
•Be a trusted TA partner to hiring managers and senior leaders: sharp intakes, calibration and clear, evidence-based recommendations
•Bring market intelligence on talent availability, compensation and competitor moves, and challenge requirements when the data says so
•Develop recruitment strategies to support launching new offices in new markets
Drive with data and projects
•Own team metrics and turn bottlenecks into actions
•Join cross-team projects on process improvement and automation, including AI
•Shape our Employer Brand with the EB team through content, events and positioning in key talent markets
Why you'll grow fast here
•Fintech compresses years into months. You'll hire across trading, engineering, product, risk and compliance side by side and learn how each part of a global fintech actually works
•International scale. Multi-market hiring across the globe builds a profile few TA leaders have
•Real influence. Your data and market insight support workforce decisions, delivered directly to C-level
•Room to build. You get a modern stack of technologies, tools and platforms, and a mandate to automate and redesign how we hire
Who we're looking for
•6+ years of hands-on TA in an international, fast-paced environment
•Multi-function and multi-market experience is a must
•Proven experience leading or coaching recruiters while staying in delivery
•A true headhunter, with a track record of closing senior, niche and hard-to-fill roles
•Data-driven: you read a funnel, find the bottleneck and fix it
•A confident advisor who can push back on senior stakeholders with evidence
What we offer
•Competitive salary and annual performance bonus
•Full relocation support for you and your family: flights, housing, visas and legal assistance included
•Top-tier health insurance with full family coverage (medical, dental, vision, mental health), plus life insurance
•Unlimited learning opportunities: external courses, English lessons, career and leadership development
•Education allowance covering school and kindergarten fees
•21 working days of annual leave, plus public holidays and fully paid sick, maternity and paternity leave
•Employee appreciation program: branded gifts, celebration budgets for weddings, newborns and milestones
•"Get to know Team" trips to meet colleagues across our global hubs, plus company-wide offsites
•Employee share scheme
•Branded MINI Cooper Countryman company car and private parking
•Free in-house sports clubs, Sanctum Club gym access and jet skis
•Access to a corporate doctor
•Exclusive discount program with cafes, gyms and local services
•Expat tax perks: up to 50% income tax exemption
•Support with the naturalisation process for relocated employees
Hiring process
•Intro call with a recruiter (60 minutes)
•English check (if needed)
•Hiring manager interview (60 minutes)
•Behavioural interview (60 minutes)
How to apply
Apply through the application link provided.

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