IT Search’s David Shanahan discusses recruitment in fintech, the crucial skills jobseekers should prioritise and the recommended educational routes.
For David Shanahan, a director at Irish recruitment agency IT Search, which is a member of the Vertical Markets Group, when considering career opportunities in the finance space, it is important not to boil everything down to “just working for a start-up”.
Shanahan told SiliconRepublic.com, “There are opportunities across banks, payments companies, insurance, investment and asset management, as well as newer fintech and RegTech businesses.
“From a technology perspective, we’re seeing demand across software engineering, data and AI, cloud, cybersecurity and infrastructure. There are also more specialist opportunities around payments, fraud, risk and data governance.”
He explained increasing regulatory requirements, such as DORA, AML and the EU AI Act are also driving specialist demand at the moment, resulting in the need for compliance professionals with skills crossing over into data, security and infrastructure.
