How a Global FinTech Firm Built a Winning Team in Just 3 Months

Client Overview
The client is a prominent global FinTech company aiming to establish a product development team in the Philippines within a tight timeline of three months. However, they lacked insights into market rates and competitive employment packages in the IT sector.

Through a strategic partnership, the client gained comprehensive talent acquisition support from HawodTech, resulting in the successful formation of their core product development team, which included a qualified Technology Lead, QA Lead, Sr. DevOps, Sr. C# .Net Developer, and UI/UX Designer.

Client Challenges
The client faced significant uncertainties regarding the feasibility of setting up their product development team in the Philippines.

Key Challenges:

• Market Knowledge Gap: The client was unsure if the Philippines was the right location for their team. They had limited knowledge about sourcing qualified talent and were unfamiliar with local labor costs and hiring practices.

Proposed Solution:
Kaptan collaborated closely with the client throughout the hiring process, ensuring that candidates not only possessed the necessary technical skills but were also a cultural fit for the organization.

Why Choose Kaptan Talent Solutions?
Establishing an internal recruitment team would have incurred substantial costs without guaranteeing successful hires. Partnering with Kaptan minimized financial risks, offering a one-time free replacement policy and no upfront payments, ensuring that the client only incurred costs once a candidate was successfully hired.

Kaptan’s Approach
Kaptan initiated a calibration call to customize the recruitment strategy, recognizing that solutions should not be one-size-fits-all. Key considerations included:

• Client’s hiring timelines
• Budget constraints
• Internal policies and processes
• Desired candidate characteristics, emphasizing both technical and soft skills

Kaptan conducted complimentary market research, providing a detailed proposal that included not just salary estimates but a comprehensive breakdown of basic salary and benefits. This enabled the client to understand government-mandated benefits in the Philippines and to develop a competitive salary package.

Armed with this information, the client confidently decided that the Philippines was indeed the right location to build their product development team. Kaptan then commenced recruitment, starting with the essential technology leads, recognizing that these initial hires would shape the team’s direction and success.

To ensure seamless integration, Kaptan aligned with the client’s processes and culture, facilitating clear communication and guidance throughout the hiring journey.

Results and Benefits
In just three months, Kaptan successfully placed the core members of the product development team, including a Technology Lead, QA Lead, Sr. DevOps, Sr. C#.Net Developer, and UI/UX Designer.

As a result, the client realized significant savings in time, money, and energy. Establishing an internal technical recruitment team would have led to higher labor costs and a more complex recruitment process.

By leveraging Kaptan’s expertise in analyzing market trends and integrating the client’s talent acquisition processes with established recruitment standards, the client was able to hire top talent quickly without compromising quality.

The timely support and services provided by Kaptan enabled the client to meet their hiring targets, leading to increased productivity in their development efforts and continuity in their operational team as planned.