Boutique fintech & financial services recruitment

A strategic recruitment partner for fintech and financial services.

Curiska is a boutique, woman-owned recruitment consultancy. You work directly with the founder throughout — not passed between consultants — which means a partner who genuinely understands your business, not a transactional agency working a spec sheet.

Why companies work with Curiska

  • 01A boutique, founder-led practice — one point of contact who understands your business, not a call centre of recruiters.
  • 02Positioned as a strategic partner, not a transactional agency filling a spec sheet.
  • 03Working with companies across South Africa.
Who we place

Roles across the fintech ecosystem.

We recruit for the full range of roles a fintech or financial services business needs to run — technical and non-technical.

DEVELOPMENT

Software Development

Front-end, back-end and full-stack developers, DevOps and QA engineers.

DATA & SYSTEMS

Data & IT Infrastructure

Data engineers and analysts, systems administrators and IT support.

FINANCE

Finance & Accounting

Accountants, bookkeepers, financial managers, auditors and analysts.

LEGAL & COMPLIANCE

Legal & Compliance

Lawyers, compliance officers and regulatory specialists.

COMMERCIAL

Sales & Business Development

Business development, account management and client-facing roles.

OPERATIONS

Operations & Support

Operations, client services and administrative professionals.

For companies hiring

Due diligence, timed to when you actually need it.

Every candidate is screened against the brief from the start. Reference, background and credit checks are run once you're ready to make an offer — not on every candidate upfront, so you're not paying for verification on people you were never going to hire.

01

Screening

Technical and role-fit screening against the brief from the first conversation, so every name you see is genuinely relevant.

02

Reference checks

Once you've identified who you want to make an offer to, we run direct reference checks with former employers.

03

Background and credit checks

Background, criminal and credit checks are run at offer stage — giving you confidence before you commit, without the upfront cost of checking every candidate.

Process

How a search runs, start to finish.

Every role moves through the same five stages, regardless of sector.

STAGE 01

Brief

We meet with the hiring manager to understand the role beyond the job spec.

STAGE 02

Search

A targeted search against our active and passive candidate network.

STAGE 03

Screen

Interviews and technical screening against the brief to confirm fit.

STAGE 04

Shortlist

A short, ranked list with clear reasons each candidate made the cut.

STAGE 05

Verify & place

Reference, background and credit checks once you're ready to offer, then a check-in through the first ninety days.

For candidates

Looking for your next role?

Submit your CV and we'll keep you in mind for suitable roles as they come in. We'll always contact you before putting your CV forward for any specific opportunity.

Submit your CV

Have a role to fill, or looking for your next one?