Vibhor Sharma is Co-Founder and CEO of SYTalent, partnering with founders, boards and investors to build exceptional leadership teams across FinTech, financial services, technology and investment.
With nearly two decades of experience spanning Saxo Bank, Times Internet and Hike, he brings a distinctive perspective on leadership, talent intelligence and scaling technology-driven businesses. As Global Head of Talent at Hike, he helped build leadership and organisational capabilities during its evolution into a high-growth technology business.
A Council Member of the National HRD Network, Vibhor champions industry-academia collaboration and the development of future-ready talent.
He also leads StrongYes Media, workplace intelligence for HR, talent and HRTech leaders in the Middle East.
Areas of focus
- FinTech technology, product and risk leadership
- Investment and capital markets leadership, including CIO and fund manager search
- Market entry and team building across India, the Gulf and Asia
- Industry and academia collaboration in quantitative and technology talent
Writing on this site
Vibhor writes SYTalent's leadership hiring guides, market strategy content, campus and careers guidance, and investment leadership material.
Employers can discuss their hiring needs. Candidates can join the SYTalent Quant Network.
Written by Vibhor Sharma
71 guides and research pieces on this site.
Markets
- Abu Dhabi quant and investment research hiringQuant and investment hiring in Abu Dhabi and ADGM.
- Bringing India and Singapore FinTech leaders into Saudi ArabiaAttracting Indian and Singapore FinTech leaders to Saudi roles.
- Building a Singapore trading or FinTech team from IndiaOperating models for India-based teams supporting Singapore.
- Building a quant or HFT team in Dubai with Indian talentHow to build Dubai trading teams using Indian talent.
- CIO and fund manager search in IndiaCIO, fund manager and investment leadership search in India.
- Capital markets and asset management leadership search in Saudi ArabiaInvestment leadership search for Saudi capital markets.
- Family office and investment leadership search in the UAECIO and investment leadership search for UAE family offices.
- FinTech and digital assets executive search in Hong KongFinTech and virtual asset leadership hiring in Hong Kong.
- FinTech executive search in IndiaCTO, CPO and leadership search for Indian FinTech companies.
- FinTech executive search in Saudi ArabiaFinTech leadership search for Saudi Arabia.
- FinTech executive search in Singapore and Southeast AsiaFinTech leadership search for Singapore and Southeast Asia.
- FinTech executive search in the UAECTO, CPO and leadership search for UAE FinTech companies.
- Hiring Indian quant and HFT talent for Singapore firmsRelocation and India-based team models for Singapore firms.
- Hiring Indian quant talent for Hong Kong desksRelocation and India-team models for Hong Kong firms.
- Hiring a FinTech CTO in India: what boards should evaluateBoard guide to hiring a FinTech CTO in India.
- Hiring a FinTech CTO or payments leader in the UAEScorecard and process for UAE FinTech CTO hires.
- Hiring a FinTech CTO or product leader in SingaporeScorecard and process for Singapore FinTech CTO hires.
- Hiring a digital bank or payments CTO in RiyadhHiring technology leadership for Saudi digital banks and payments.
- How to choose an HFT or quant search firm in IndiaCriteria, questions and red flags for choosing a search partner.
- India, Singapore or Dubai: where to build a quant and HFT teamComparing three hubs for quant and HFT team building.
- Japan pay structures and the hiring calendarHow Japanese pay is structured, and how the March fiscal year shapes when searches succeed.
- Moving from India to a Dubai trading firm: pay, tax, visas and careerPay, tax, visas and career questions for moving to Dubai.
- Moving from India to a Singapore trading firmPasses, pay, living costs and career questions for Singapore moves.
- Portfolio manager executive search in AsiaPM hiring for hedge funds and platforms across Asia.
- Quant and trading technology recruitment in JapanQuant, HFT and trading technology hiring in Tokyo, including the language and visa realities.
- Setting up an HFT or quant team in India and GIFT CityHow global firms build trading teams in India and GIFT City.
- Technology and FinTech leadership for PE-backed companies in IndiaTechnology leadership hiring for PE-backed Indian companies.
Executive search
- FinTech executive searchFinTech leadership search across mandated, commercial, engineering and product seats.
- Investment and capital markets leadership searchCIO, fund manager and investment technology leadership search.
Intelligence
- FinTech events in India: the leadership and talent calendarA practical guide to India's fintech events, what each is for, and which are worth senior time.
- FinTech events in the UAE and GCCA practical guide to fintech events in the UAE and GCC, and which are worth senior time.
- FinTech recruitment firms in India: an honest directoryA buyer's guide to fintech recruitment firms in India, including when not to use one.
- FinTech salaries in India 2027: what each role paysModelled 2027 pay bands for Indian fintech, by function, level and company stage.
- India's fintech landscape: segments, money and hiringThe state of Indian fintech in late 2026, segment by segment, and what it means for leadership hiring.
- Top fintech companies in India (2026)Curated directory of Indian fintech companies by category.
Roles
- Hiring a Chief Compliance Officer or MLRO for an Indian fintechThe RBI CCO framework for NBFCs, what the role owns, and how to hire into it.
- Hiring a Chief Risk Officer for an Indian fintechThe RBI CRO mandate, what the role owns, and how to run the search.
- Hiring a Compliance Officer or Principal Officer under SEBIThe SEBI compliance officer requirements for market intermediaries and how to hire into the role.
- Hiring a FinTech CFO: treasury, debt and regulatory capitalWhat a fintech CFO owns in India, which backgrounds transfer, and how to run the search.
- Hiring a FinTech CMO: growth under RBI and SEBI constraintsWhat a fintech CMO owns in India, the regulatory constraints on the function, and how to hire for it.
- Hiring a Head of Broking: zero-brokerage economicsThe Head of Broking role under zero-brokerage economics, and how to hire for it.
- Hiring a Head of Business for a fintechThe fintech Head of Business role, what it owns, and how to hire into it.
- Hiring a Head of FinOps and SettlementsWhat a Head of FinOps and Settlements owns, why the role is under-hired, and how to fill it.
- Hiring a Head of Lending and credit policyThe Head of Lending role in Indian digital lending, and how to hire for it.
- Hiring a Head of Payments: the rails and the P&LWhat the Head of Payments role covers in India, how it differs by company, and how to hire for it.
- Hiring a Head of Risk and RMS at a brokerThe broking Head of Risk and RMS role, what it owns, and how to hire for it.
- Hiring a Head of UPI Business: monetising the rails after MDRHow the return of MDR reshapes the Head of UPI Business role, and how to hire for it.
- Hiring a Head of Wealth business in wealthtechThe Head of Wealth role in Indian wealthtech, the models it can run under, and how to hire for it.
- Hiring a VP of Banking Alliances: co-lending and BIN sponsorshipWhat the banking alliances role owns in Indian fintech and how to hire into it.
- Hiring a fintech CISO: the RBI cybersecurity mandateThe RBI's 2026 cybersecurity framework for NBFC CISOs, and how to hire one into a fintech.
- Hiring product leadership for a regulated fintechWhat product leadership requires in a regulated fintech, and how to hire for it.
Jobs
- Agentic AI Engineers, BengaluruAgent systems in production, at an early-stage startup. Bengaluru.
- Forward Deployed Engineers, BengaluruEngineering, in front of the customer. Bengaluru, early-stage.
- Head of AI, BengaluruApplied AI leadership with production ownership, not a research directorship.
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Careers
- Best degrees for a quant careerWhich degrees lead where in quant careers.
- HFT and quant career path: from graduate to senior rolesProgression, timelines and exits in quant careers.
- HFT and quant internships in IndiaHow trading internships in India work and how to convert them.
- HFT and quant jobs for IIT and NIT graduatesEntry routes into HFT and quant for engineering graduates.
- HFT jobs in India: firms, roles, skills and how hiring worksFirms, roles, skills and selection for HFT jobs in India.
- How to become a quant researcher in IndiaSkills, projects and entry routes into Indian quant research.
- How to get an HFT or quant job without an IIT degreeRealistic routes into quant and HFT without a top-tier degree.
- Quant and HFT careers for IIT, ISI and BITS graduatesCampus hiring for trading firms, and how students can prepare.
- Quant and HFT jobs for computer science graduatesRoles, gaps and preparation for CS graduates.
- Quant careers for HKU and HKUST graduatesGraduate quant hiring in Hong Kong and how to prepare.
- Quant careers for NUS, NTU and SMU graduatesGraduate quant hiring in Singapore and how to prepare.
- Quant jobs for ISI, CMI and IISc graduatesEntry routes for statistics and mathematics graduates.
- Quant jobs for mathematics and statistics graduatesRoles, employers and preparation for maths and statistics graduates.
- Quant jobs in India: employers, roles and how to get hiredEmployers, roles and entry routes for quant jobs in India.
- Quant researcher vs quant trader vs quant developerComparing the three main quant career paths.
- What HFT recruiters look for in IIT and ISI graduatesThe signals trading firms actually weigh in graduate hiring.