RECRUITMENT SERVICES IN CYPRUS
Emerald Zebra is a specialist recruitment agency in Cyprus, based in Limassol and hiring across Cyprus and Dubai for FinTech, FX/CFD, payments, crypto, technology, financial services and iGaming. Twenty-five years in these sectors, a network that runs deep, founded in 2021.
SPECIALIST ROLES, NOT GENERALIST VOLUME
Six families of roles, inside the sectors we have worked for 25 years.
Technology and engineering
Software engineering, DevOps and cloud, data and AI, QA, cybersecurity, and the tech leads and heads of engineering above them.
Tech jobs in CyprusCompliance, risk and legal
Compliance officers, MLROs, AML and onboarding, risk, internal audit and in-house legal for firms under CySEC, the Central Bank, the FCA, DFSA, VARA and MiCA.
Compliance and risk jobsFinance and accounting
Finance managers, FP&A, treasury, payments operations, financial control and the CFO and Head of Finance roles above them.
Finance jobs in CyprusProduct and operations
Product managers and owners, project and programme managers, dealing and trading operations, back office and customer operations leads.
All jobs in CyprusSales, marketing and commercial
Business development, institutional sales, account management, affiliate and performance marketing, CRM and retention.
All jobs in CyprusLeadership and executive
Heads of function, directors and C-suite, through our executive recruitment practice in Cyprus and Dubai.
Executive recruitmentFROM BRIEF TO START DATE
One consultant owns the search. You hear from the same person at every stage.
Brief
A call to understand the role, the team it joins, the package and what has made it hard to fill. We tell you then whether we can fill it and roughly how long it will take.
Search
We map the market and approach people who are not applying, alongside our own talent pool built over years in these sectors. Adverts run where they help; they are never the whole search.
Shortlist
Every candidate is interviewed and screened against your brief before you see them. You get a short list with a paragraph on each, not a stack of CVs.
Offer and start
We manage interviews, references, the offer and the counter-offer risk, and stay in touch through the notice period. Permanent placements carry a replacement guarantee.
What you get that a generalist can't give you
Sector depth
We recruit only in FinTech, FX/CFD, payments, crypto, technology, financial services and iGaming. We know the firms, the regulators they answer to and the people who move between them.
Reach beyond the advert
Specialist roles in Cyprus are filled by approach. Our talent pool and our network across Cyprus, Dubai and the diaspora reach people who never see a job board.
Regulatory fluency
We screen compliance, risk and finance candidates against the framework your firm operates under, so the shortlist is already filtered for what CySEC or VARA will accept.
Cyprus and Dubai
One agency for both markets. Searches run side by side where a role could sit in either, with candidates compared on one slate. See our executive search in Dubai.
HOW WE CHARGE
Contingency recruitment is success-based: a fee is payable only when a candidate we introduce starts. Executive and confidential searches run on a retained or exclusive basis, agreed in writing before we begin. Either way, you know the terms before the first CV arrives.
- 01No fee until a placement starts (contingency)
- 02Replacement guarantee on permanent hires
- 03Exclusive and retained options for senior roles
- 04Licensed private employment agency, No. 406
CYPRUS. DUBAI. INTERNATIONAL
Headquartered in Limassol. Recruiting in every Cyprus city, in the UAE, APAC and internationally where a client's search takes us.
Limassol
Our home and the centre of FinTech, FX/CFD, iGaming and tech hiring in Cyprus. Recruitment agency services in Limassol are where most of our placements start.
Jobs in LimassolNicosia
Banking, professional services, government-facing firms and a growing tech scene.
Jobs in NicosiaLarnaca and Paphos
Payments, tech and research businesses, often hybrid, and candidates who prefer life outside Limassol.
Jobs in LarnacaDubai and international
Senior and executive searches for FX/CFD, crypto and FinTech groups in the UAE, with reach into MENA and APAC.
Executive search DubaiTELL US ABOUT THE ROLE
Send the brief, or the job description you have, and we'll come back the same working day to set up a briefing call.
Questions employers ask
Which sectors do you recruit for in Cyprus?
FinTech, FX/CFD brokerage, payments, crypto and digital assets, technology, financial services and iGaming, and the finance, compliance, legal and operations functions inside them. We don't recruit for hospitality, retail, construction or general administration.
What is the difference between your recruitment services and executive search?
Recruitment services cover specialist and mid to senior roles, usually on a contingency basis. Executive search covers heads of function, directors, C-suite and board appointments, run as a retained or exclusive mandate with a mapped market and a direct approach.
How do your fees work?
Contingency recruitment is success-based: a fee is payable only when a candidate we introduce starts. Retained and exclusive searches are agreed in writing before we begin. Permanent placements carry a replacement guarantee.
Can you hire for roles in Dubai as well as Cyprus?
Yes. We run senior and executive searches in the UAE for FX/CFD, crypto and FinTech groups, and searches where a role could sit in either Cyprus or Dubai, with candidates compared on one slate.
Can you recruit candidates from outside the EU?
Yes. We place candidates from abroad into Cyprus and Dubai roles regularly. Work permits for non-EU hires are arranged by the employer, in Cyprus through the Business Support Centre route for companies of foreign interest, and we'll tell you what's realistic before the search starts.
How long does a search take?
It depends on the role and the brief. Our talent pool and networks are always our first port of call. Our networks, socials and referrals add further reach. Specialist roles typically shortlist within one to two weeks of the brief; senior and executive searches within one to three weeks. We give you a timeline on the first call and update it as the search runs. Where appropriate, weekly pipeline calls are scheduled with you so that you know exactly how the search is progressing.
HIRING A SPECIALIST OF A LEADER?
Twenty-five years in FinTech, FX/CFD/Prop, Digital Assets, payments,tech and iGaming, and a network that runs deep across Cyprus and Dubai. Clients come to us on reputation and stay because we deliver.
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