“The best Data & AI experts in financial services are never on the market for long. They move through networks and commit to firms that run a sharp, efficient process. We know where they are, when they’re free, and what it takes to get them started.”
– SO Digital
Contract
Data and AI specialists – available, vetted and delivered at pace. Security hiring fails when the brief is too broad and the search too shallow. When a programme needs capability today and not next quarter, we place engineers and architects who have shipped in regulated environments: pipelines against market data, models through risk review, platforms in trading firms.
Databricks · Snowflake · Fabrics · dbt · Airflow · Aladdin · AWS · Azure
Data Engineer
AI/ML Engineer
Data Architect
Platform Engineer
Quant Analyst
AI/ML Engineer
Data Architect
Platform Engineer
Quant Analyst
Statement of Work
Light touch, heavy impact. Defined outcome, fixed scope, delivered by an agentic team. For work packages where you want the result – AI use cases moved from PoC to production, a migration completed or a platform build. One agreement, one point of accountability.
Platform Builds · Agentic Services · Cloud & Data Migrations · Pipeline Delivery · Troubleshooting
Delivery Leader
Agentic Engineering
Product Team
Emergency Team
Agentic Engineering
Product Team
Emergency Team
Leadership Search
Senior permanent hires that shape the function. Retained, discreet searches built on a passive network. Curated shortlists of the industry’s top leaders, accurately delivered in a timely manner. No volume just pure precision.
Retained · Data-Driven Search · Passive Network · Discretion
Chief Data Officer
AI Director
VP of Data
Head of Quant
Platform Lead
AI Director
VP of Data
Head of Quant
Platform Lead
Recent Placement
Chief Architect
Hedge Fund · New York
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Senior Data Engineer
FinTech · Philadelphia
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AI Director
Bank · Frankfurt
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Agentic SoW
Asset Manager · New York
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MLOps Engineer
FinTech · Boston
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Head of Data Engineering
Financial Services · Vienna
Recent Placement
Chief Data Officer
Hedge Fund · Connecticut
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How We Work
Three stages. No volume drops. No wasted process.
01 — Brief & Alignment
Before any search begins, we run a stakeholder alignment call to scope the role precisely — compensation, culture, technical requirements, and what a successful hire actually looks like in six months. Most searches fail because this conversation never happens. Ours starts here.
02 — Market Mapping & Delivery
You receive a map of the available talent in the relevant ecosystem. You see the landscape — who exists, what they are earning, and what it will take to move them — before a single candidate is approached. A shortlist is prepared, each profile coming with context on what they have delivered, in which environments and why they fit this role.
03 — Onboarding & Support
For contractors and SoW, we handle the compliance and onboarding mechanics so the project starts clean and on time. For permanent hires a thorough aftercare is put in place with transparent communication and feedback. Whatever the engagement we stay close with check-ins on both sides ensuring continuity and no surprises.
Our clients trust us because we are experts in what we do. Every placement matters.
What clients say
Financial Services firms across the US and EU.
Every client reference is available on request. If you want to speak directly to someone we have placed or worked with — we will make the introduction.
