We help companies build exceptional teams across web3, blockchain & fintech industries by hiring exceptional talent. From senior engineers and commercial leaders to executive hires. Whether you need a critical hire or strategic hiring advice, we become an extension of your team.
We help companies build exceptional teams across web3, blockchain & fintech industries by hiring exceptional talent. From senior engineers and commercial leaders to executive hires. Whether you need a critical hire or strategic hiring advice, we become an extension of your team.

No upfront fees

No upfront fees

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Sucess based partnership

Sucess based partnership

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Transparent terms

Transparent terms

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90 day replacement guarantee

90 day replacement guarantee

Specialist recruitment for web3, blockchain & fintech leaders

More Than Recruitment

Swiss Nexus recruiting services

Swiss Nexus recruiting services

Executive & Specialist Hiring
Executive & Specialist Hiring

Engineering, commercial, compliance, and leadership hiring for critical roles.

  • Search aligned to your requirements and technical environment

  • Direct access to passive and hard-to-reach talent

  • Structured screening and qualification

  • One point of contact throughout the search

Outcome: Qualified candidates with the expertise and experience to deliver from day one.

Direct & Strategic Talent Search
Direct & Strategic Talent Search

Targeted headhunting for difficult-to-fill, specialist, and confidential positions.


  • Search strategy aligned before outreach begins

  • Targeted market mapping and direct approach

  • Discreet, structured search process

  • Structured assessment and reference checks

Outcome: High-calibre candidates unlikely to be reached through the open market.

Hiring Advisory

Market intelligence, compensation benchmarking, and hiring strategy to support informed talent decisions.

  • Talent mapping in Switzerland and international markets

  • Compensation and market benchmarking

  • Guidance on location and hiring strategy

  • Structured hiring plans aligned with business priorities

Outcome: A clear, market-informed strategy for where, who, and how to hire.

Embended Talent Partnership
Embended Talent Partnership

Dedicated recruitment support for companies with ongoing or multi-role hiring needs.

  • Dedicated talent pipeline and search support

  • Priority handling of critical roles

  • Interview and hiring process coordination

  • Ongoing support through offer and close

Outcome: Consistent recruitment support without the need to expand your internal talent team.

Executive & Specialist Hiring

Senior engineering, commercial, compliance and leadership hiring for companies scaling their core team.

-Aligned to your scorecard and tech stack

-Direct access to passive, hard-to-reach candidates

-Weekly pipeline updates, single point of contact

Outcome: senior hires who are ready to own the mandate from day one.

Direct & Strategic Talent Search

Targeted headhunting for difficult-to-fill, specialist and confidential positions.

-Stakeholder-aligned brief before outreach begins

-Discreet, structured search process -Reference checks and structured assessment

Outcome: decision-ready candidates for roles the open market won’t surface.

Hiring Advisory

Market insight, compensation benchmarking and hiring strategy for teams building out their digital asset function.

-Talent mapping across Switzerland and internationally

-Guidance on where to build, where to hire remote

-Structured hiring plans tied to your roadmap

Outcome: a hiring strategy grounded in how the market actually moves.

Partnership

An embedded talent partner for companies with sustained or multi-role hiring needs.

-Dedicated pipeline and interview coordination -Priority handling for urgent or strategic roles -Ongoing support through offer and close

Outcome: consistent hires, without the internal coordination overhead.

More Than Recruitment

What Happens Next

What Happens Next

Built in Switzerland

90-day replacement guarantee

No upfront fees

Success based partnership

Book a Discovery Call

We take the time to understand your business needs, hiring challenges and culture, then agree together on the scope and terms of the search.

Strategic Talent Search

We translate the mandate into a precise scorecard; seniority, technical requirements, compensation range and timeline so nothing gets left to guesswork.

Talent Mapping & Oureach

We map the market and approach passive candidates directly through our own network, not job boards, drawing on years of specialized knowledge of the digital asset ecosystem.

First shortlist whithin 7-10 business days

Every candidate is pre-vetted and reference-checked before you see them, so your time goes into decision-making, not filtering.

Interview

We manage scheduling, structure the process and gather feedback from both sides to keep momentum without adding friction.

Offer & Close

We stay engaged through negotiation, offer and onboarding, so the hire lands successfully; not just accepted, but retained.

Expertise

Roles we place in web3, blockchain & fintech

We recruit across four core functions for companies ranging from Series A to growth stage; exchanges, digital asset infrastructure providers, custody and wallet platforms, trading and market infrastructure firms, stablecoin and tokenization companies.

Leadership & Executive

Senior leaders with the industry expertise and commercial judgement to build, scale, and lead in complex markets.


Typical roles: Founder, CEO, COO, CLO, Head of Business Development, Head of Compliance, VP Engineering


Experience: Typically 10+ years

Business Development & Institutional Sales

Commercial talent with direct experience selling into exchanges, custodians, banks, and institutional markets.


Typical roles: Head of Partnerships, Institutional Sales, Business Development Manager, Relationship Manager, Account Executive


Experience: Typically 2–10+ years

Compliance, Legal & Risk

Specialist talent with deep experience navigating regulatory, legal, compliance, and risk requirements across financial markets.

Typical roles: Head of Compliance, MLRO, Legal Counsel, Risk & Regulatory Affairs, KYC/AML Specialist, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Manager


Experience: Typically 2–10+ years

Engineering & Infrastructure

Technical talent building secure, scalable infrastructure across blockchain, financial systems, and digital markets.

Typical roles: Blockchain Engineer, Backend Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Protocol Engineer, Security Engineer, DevOps/SRE, Tech Lead, Solutions Architect

Core expertise: Protocols, custody and wallet infrastructure, trading and settlement systems, tokenization platforms, payment rails

Experience: Typically 2–10+ years

Why companies choose Swiss Nexus

We put your hiring priorities and
long-term success at the center of every search.

We put your hiring priorities and long-term success at the center of every search.

Based in Switzerland's Crypto Valley and trusted by companies like Stellar, Circle, and Fun.xyz, we combine structured search with real market access.


We identify, evaluate, and shortlist top talent across technical, commercial, and executive roles, with full transparency and control throughout the process. Beyond placements, we help build hiring strategies that strengthen your

organization's structure and governance.

Let's build your team

Whether you're making your first key hire or scaling globally, we'd love to hear from you.

Why companies choose Swiss Nexus

Based in Switzerland's Crypto Valley and trusted by companies like Stellar, Circle, and Fun.xyz, we combine structured search with real market access.


We identify, evaluate, and shortlist top talent across technical, commercial, and executive roles, with full transparency and control throughout the process. Beyond placements, we help build hiring strategies that strengthen your organization's structure and governance; the foundation regulated, institutional-facing businesses need to scale.

We put your hiring priorities and
long-term success at the center of every search.

Based in Switzerland's Crypto Valley, we place leaders, engineers and compliance specialists for exchanges, custodians, trading infrastructure firms and regulated digital asset companies, delivering a vetted shortlist fast, aligned to your business model, risk profile and growth stage.

  • No upfront fees

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  • Sucess based partnership

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  • Transparent terms

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  • 90 day replacement guarantee

No upfront fees

.

.

.

Sucess based partnership

Transparent terms

90 day replacement guarantee

Careers

Roles we place in digital assets & fintech

We recruit across four core functions, for companies ranging from Series A to growth stage — exchanges, digital asset infrastructure providers, custody and wallet platforms, trading and market infrastructure firms, stablecoin and tokenization companies, regulated digital asset firms, and fintechs expanding into digital assets.

Leadership & Executive

We source decision-makers who understand both the commercial and regulatory reality of building in digital assets — professionals who can sit across the table from institutional clients and regulators alike.

Audience: 10+ years of relevant experience Roles: Founder, CEO, COO, CLO, Head of Talent, Head of Business Development, Head of Compliance, VP Engineering.


Outcome: leadership that scales the organization, satisfies regulators and closes institutional business.

Business Development & Institutional Sales

Our network includes professionals with direct experience selling into exchanges, custodians, banks and institutional trading desks — people who already speak the language your clients expect.

Audience: 2–10 years of relevant experience Roles: Head of Partnerships, Institutional Sales, Business Development Manager, Client Onboarding & Relationship Management, Account Executive.

Outcome: commercial operators who open institutional relationships and move revenue.

Compliance, Legal & Risk

Given our Swiss base, we have direct access to professionals fluent in FINMA requirements and the broader European regulatory landscape — a differentiator for firms operating in custody, trading or stablecoin issuance.

Audience: 2–10+ years of relevant experience Roles: Head of Compliance, MLRO, Legal Counsel, Risk & Regulatory Affairs, KYC/AML Specialist, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Manager. Outcome: compliance leaders who keep pace with a regulatory environment that moves as fast as the market.

Engineering & Infrastructure

Our engineering candidates combine deep technical expertise with an understanding of what “regulated-grade” infrastructure actually requires — not just what ships fast, but what passes an audit.

Audience: 2–10+ years of relevant experience Roles: Blockchain Engineer, Backend/Infrastructure Engineer, Protocol Engineer, Security Engineer, DevOps/SRE, Tech Lead, Solutions Architect. Stacks: custody systems, wallet infrastructure, trading and settlement engines, tokenization platforms, payment rails. Outcome: engineers who ship secure, production-grade infrastructure at institutional standards.

Careers

Roles we place in digital assets & fintech

We recruit across four core functions, for companies ranging from Series A to growth stage — exchanges, digital asset infrastructure providers, custody and wallet platforms, trading and market infrastructure firms, stablecoin and tokenization companies, regulated digital asset firms, and fintechs expanding into digital assets.

Leadership & Executive

We source decision-makers who understand both the commercial and regulatory reality of building in digital assets — professionals who can sit across the table from institutional clients and regulators alike.

Audience: 10+ years of relevant experience Roles: Founder, CEO, COO, CLO, Head of Talent, Head of Business Development, Head of Compliance, VP Engineering.


Outcome: leadership that scales the organization, satisfies regulators and closes institutional business.

Business Development & Institutional Sales

Our network includes professionals with direct experience selling into exchanges, custodians, banks and institutional trading desks — people who already speak the language your clients expect.

Audience: 2–10 years of relevant experience Roles: Head of Partnerships, Institutional Sales, Business Development Manager, Client Onboarding & Relationship Management, Account Executive.

Outcome: commercial operators who open institutional relationships and move revenue.

Compliance, Legal & Risk

Given our Swiss base, we have direct access to professionals fluent in FINMA requirements and the broader European regulatory landscape — a differentiator for firms operating in custody, trading or stablecoin issuance.

Audience: 2–10+ years of relevant experience Roles: Head of Compliance, MLRO, Legal Counsel, Risk & Regulatory Affairs, KYC/AML Specialist, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Manager. Outcome: compliance leaders who keep pace with a regulatory environment that moves as fast as the market.

Engineering &
Infrastructure

Our engineering candidates combine deep technical expertise with an understanding of what “regulated-grade” infrastructure actually requires — not just what ships fast, but what passes an audit.

Audience: 2–10+ years of relevant experience Roles: Blockchain Engineer, Backend/Infrastructure Engineer, Protocol Engineer, Security Engineer, DevOps/SRE, Tech Lead, Solutions Architect. Stacks: custody systems, wallet infrastructure, trading and settlement engines, tokenization platforms, payment rails. Outcome: engineers who ship secure, production-grade infrastructure at institutional standards.

Why companies choose Swiss Nexus

We put your hiring priorities and
long-term success at the center of every search.

Based in Switzerland's Crypto Valley and trusted by companies like Stellar, Circle, and Fun.xyz, we combine structured search with real market access.


We identify, evaluate, and shortlist top talent across technical, commercial, and executive roles, with full transparency and control throughout the process. Beyond placements, we help build hiring strategies that strengthen your organization's structure and governance; the foundation regulated, institutional-facing businesses need to scale.

Let's build your team

Whether you're making your first key hire or scaling globally, we'd love to hear from you.