Senior HR Business Partner — Technology

Company & Culture EXANTE is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting-edge centralized trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our bespoke, internally engineered trading platform provides seamless access to a diverse range of financial instruments, including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options, all within a single, multi-currency account. As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 700 talented employees from 70+ nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. Our investment priorities are clear: We prioritize investing in our most valuable asset—our people. Join us in shaping the future of finance. Senior HR Business Partner - Technology Location: Cyprus, Georgia, or Belgrade (regular travel across engineering hubs required) 🚀 Who we are We are a global wealth-tech company powering the next generation of trading. We deliver cutting-edge centralised trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure. Our proprietary trading platform offers clients seamless access to stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, options, swaps, funds, and currency pairs- all within a single, multi-currency account. We believe in the boundless flow of capital and information. Whilst developing EXANTE, we saw technology as a means to improve global connectivity of the financial services industry. Over the years, we have earned a reputation for providing superior service and for getting the results our clients and customers want. Most importantly, people have come to know us for our technological insights and focus on privacy. Our inspiration stems from the talent and ambition of our clients. We are offering an ecosystem of financial products and services that would provide the most tailored assistance to traders. 🤝 Our culture Everything at EXANTE starts with our people. We bring together 600+ minds from 65 nationalities across 70 locations. We place trust in our team with real autonomy - the freedom to drive change across products, processes and everything in between. That trust fuels innovation, and the demands of the markets build resilience; we adapt, push forward, and we look after each other while we do it. That freedom is matched by real investment in growth: we back our people with ongoing learning, hands-on development and the kind of stretch opportunities that turn good careers into great ones. Here, progression isn’t something you wait for - it’s something you’re actively supported to pursue. About The Role We're looking for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to partner directly with our CTO and Technology Leadership Team during a major transformation of our engineering organization. This is not a traditional HRBP role. You will act as a strategic advisor and execution partner, helping transform a project-based IT organization into a modern, product-led engineering function. You will shape leadership capability, performance culture, organizational design, and the integration of distributed engineering teams across multiple countries. What You'll Do Partner with the CTO on organizational design and workforce planning. Lead the people side of an agile, product-led transformation. Design career frameworks, role architecture, and organizational structures for engineering teams. Assess leadership capability and develop succession and leadership development plans. Coach senior engineering leaders through organizational change. Build and embed a modern performance management framework focused on ownership, outcomes, and accountability. Drive calibration and talent review processes. Improve collaboration, engagement, and communication across globally distributed engineering teams. Partner with Legal, Compliance, and local HR teams to support an international workforce. Use workforce data and people analytics to identify challenges and measure progress. What We're Looking For Significant HR Business Partner experience supporting Technology or Engineering organizations. Proven experience leading or driving an agile or product operating model transformation. Strong background in organizational design, leadership development, and change management. Experience implementing modern performance management and talent review processes. Experience supporting remote and internationally distributed engineering teams. Ability to build credibility with senior technical leaders and influence without formal authority. Strong analytical mindset with experience using people data to support decision making. Excellent stakeholder management and coaching skills. Language Requirements Native Russian speaker (mandatory). Fluent English (mandatory). Location Requirement This role is intended for native Russian-speaking professionals currently living outside of Russia , preferably in Cyprus, Georgia, Serbia, or another nearby European location with the ability to travel regularly to engineering hubs. A group of disruptive technology experts created EXANTE. With an impressive track record in the industry and knowledge of the markets, our systems are built to democratize access to global financial instruments for professional traders and institutional investors. Through our robust, cutting-edge trading platforms, you can offer clients access to comprehensive, global financial instruments and investment possibilities while keeping their data safe and private. EXANTE is a global prime broker backed by proprietary technology and dedicated service. All regulated group companies and fully controlled affiliates and subsidiaries are committed to compliance with data protection laws, including the GDPR. 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