An introduction to Shawn Rutter, your fintech career coach.

Shawn Rutter is the founder of Excelsior Search, the market-leading, niche search company specialising in international executive search and recruitment solutions for financial technology (fintech), data and research providers to the global capital markets and investment industry.

Following graduation from Oxford Brookes University, Shawn was a Commissioned Officer in the British Army for seven years. On leaving the Army he worked for the international search firm MRI and then went on to establish Excelsior Search in 1999.

With a distinct market focus recruiting only within capital markets and investment fintech, Shawn has over 20 years of international recruitment expertise in this sector across the Amercicas, EMEA and APAC. Thanks to his specialist experience in global fintech recruitment and career management, Shawn is able to provide valuable insight and expert knowledge from both fintech employer and candidate perspectives.

Driven by his passion for the capital markets and investment fintech industry, Shawn likes to contribute to both industry and career thought leadership, this includes:

Authoring articles focusing on key aspects of hiring excellence and career advice (see our insights page).
Contributing to industry articles and event speaking with the likes of eFinancialCareers, S&P Global Market Intelligence and the CFA Institute.
Managing the largest LinkedIn group for Fintech Innovation for the Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth Management, which he invites you to join.

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnrutter/

Email: shawn@excelsiorsearch.com

Connect with Shawn on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter.

Here are a couple of Shawn’s career related articles and his contribution to fintech industry thought leadership.

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How to create a killer fintech sales resume that will max your market value!

As a fintech sales professional, your track record is evidence and social proof that you can in fact do what you say. Build your sales career profile with a demonstrable track record and clearly articulate this in your resume, and it will; Open doors to the companies you are most interested in meeting with, have CEO’s and sales leaders ready to sell their opportunities to you, and strengthen your hand when it comes to job offer negotiations.

Executives; don’t under estimate the importance of personal branding for successful hiring.

Personal branding is critical to developing a great executive reputation which in turn will help you hire top performers, the A Players, who will provide you with the business success you desire.

Fintech Hiring & Career Insights

LinkedIn Group: FinTech Innovation for the Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth Management.

Excelsior is pleased to sponsor this LinkedIn networking group aimed at all those involved in FinTech innovation for the global capital markets and investment industry.

CFA Institute FinTech Careers Webinar.

Our Managing Director, Shawn Rutter, is a panelist in this CFA Institute webinar on FinTech careers for investment professionals.

LinkedIn Group: Investment performance measurement, attribution & risk technologies.

Excelsior is pleased to sponsor this LinkedIn networking group for those involved in technology for investment performance, attribution and risk management.