60K
Top Independent Talent · On-Demand

The Home of Top
Independent Talent
for Financial Services

Connecting FS leaders with world-class independent professionals

Outsized connects banks, insurers, fintechs, and FS-focused consultancies with the world's leading independent professionals. Access our curated platform of 60,000+ vetted consultants, subject-matter experts, interims, and fractionals — combining top-tier consulting experience with in-house FS execution expertise.

60K+
Vetted Professionals
MBB / Big 4
Consulting Backgrounds
APAC · Africa · ME
Market Coverage
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Martin Wallraff
Senior Strategy & Transformation · Banking & Payments
Roland Berger Oliver Wyman Deutsche Bank
Available
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Karl Rapson
M&A & Strategy Consultant · 13+ Years
Deloitte PE · M&A · Due Diligence
Available
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Svenja Kueng
Strategy Consultant · Growth & Market Entry
McKinsey B2B Strategy New Energy
On Project
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David Nagtzaam
AI & Technology Transformation Leader
Google Enterprise AI 16+ Years
Available
And many more professionals 60,000+
Trusted By

Who We Are

Finally. Independent Talent for
Financial Services — from a Team that Gets It

We've been in your shoes. Outsized Group was founded and is led by former FS consultants and senior industry leaders who understand banking, insurance, fintech, and investment from the inside. We know the importance of quality in regulated environments.

Outsized Group was founded to redefine how organisations access high-calibre independent talent, combining consulting rigour with deep financial services domain expertise.

A leadership team that's walked in your shoes — with experience across top consulting firms, banks, insurers, fintechs, and private equity
Strong values and governance standards — built for clients who take quality, integrity, and accountability seriously
A people-first culture — ambitious and high-performing, yet grounded, human, and easy to work with
Human-led matching powered by intelligent search — ensuring quality, compliance, and speed every time

"Outsized combine speed and quality, two things we value greatly. They allow us to access a white-collar freelance market across Asia that ensures we always have the right expertise and knowledge to deliver for our clients."

Alpesh Shah · Senior Partner & Managing Director, BCG
60K+
Professionals
MBB
& Big 4 Alumni
100%
FS Specialist

How We Help

Solutions Built Around Your Needs

Whether you need one expert for a sprint or a full team for a transformation — we have a model that fits.

Talent-on-Demand

Access the right independent professional exactly when you need them. Our largest and most flexible solution for time-sensitive or project-based needs.

Single consultants or SMEs, rapidly deployed
Vetted for FS consulting + execution experience
Available across APAC, Africa, Middle East
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Teams

Build a complete independent team around a strategic initiative. We assemble, manage, and quality-assure a curated team of independent professionals.

Full project team configuration
Managed delivery and quality oversight
Transformation, risk, digital, and operations
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Bench

A curated pool of pre-vetted, relationship-managed talent ready to deploy at short notice. Purpose-built for consulting firms and enterprise clients with recurring needs.

Pre-qualified, relationship-managed talent pool
Rapid mobilisation for recurring needs
Ideal for consulting firms with variable demand
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Contract-to-Hire

Trial talent on a contract basis before making a permanent hire. Reduce the risk of a bad hire while still delivering on your immediate project needs.

Contract engagement with hire option
Reduces permanent hiring risk significantly
Seamless transition from contract to permanent
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Contracting-as-a-Service

We handle the end-to-end contracting, compliance, and admin of your independent workforce — freeing your team to focus on delivery and outcomes.

End-to-end contractor management
Compliance, contracts, and payments handled
Reduce admin burden on your procurement team
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FS Case Studies

See how leading banks, insurers, fintechs, and consulting firms have used Outsized Group to deliver critical initiatives — on time, on budget, and at the right quality.

Real engagements across banking & insurance
Transformation, risk, digital & data projects
Outcome-focused client success stories
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Featured Professionals

Hire World-Class Talent for
Your Project or Contract Role Today

Every consultant on our platform is vetted manually — because in financial services, an error can get you in the news.

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Poonguzhali Kuppusamy
Senior Technical Business Analyst · Banking & Fintech
From
CBA · Doshii
Pogo leads BA delivery on the CEBA chatbot initiative, enabling 30,000–40,000 self-serve conversations per month. Prior to this, she led technical BA work at Doshii (a CBA-backed hospitality platform), managing integrations, CRM migrations, and subscription management systems.
Agile BABankingChatbot / AIFintech
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Martin Wallraff
Senior Strategy & Transformation · Banking & Payments
From
Roland Berger
20+ years across global banking, payments, and fintech. Roland Berger and Oliver Wyman alumnus. Advised major financial institutions on strategy, business development, cost optimisation, and operating model design across Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
PaymentsStrategyTransaction BankingFintech
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Karl Rapson
Independent M&A & Strategy Consultant · 13+ Years
From
Deloitte
Advised investment firms, large corporates, and mid-market companies on the full spectrum of M&A activity — from deal origination and commercial due diligence through to post-merger integration and value creation. Senior manager level, UK and France.
M&ADue DiligencePMIStrategy
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Sankalp Chaturvedi
Senior Digital Business Analyst · CSPO, ITIL, TOGAF
From
NAB · Westpac
Played a central role in NAB's EDGE Programme — a $300M acquisition and platform migration involving Citibank's unsecured lending, credit cards, and white-label portfolios for Kogan, Qantas, Suncorp, and Coles. Australian citizen with Baseline Security Clearance.
Digital BAAgileBankingTransformation
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David Nagtzaam
Technology & Transformation Leader · AI Strategy
From
Google
16+ years spanning startups to Fortune 500. Specialises in helping organisations operationalise AI as an enterprise capability — moving beyond isolated pilots to production-ready deployments. Bridges boardroom strategy with technical execution.
Enterprise AITechnologyTransformationStrategy
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Liam Janke
Strategic Financial Services Executive · 15+ Years
From
NAB
15+ years driving growth, transformation, and innovation across unsecured lending, mortgages, credit risk, and product strategy. Built businesses from the ground up, launched market-first products, and led large-scale digital transformation programmes across Australia's major banks.
LendingCredit RiskDigitalBanking

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Where We Specialise

Financial Services Expertise
Across Every Domain

Our talent community spans the full range of FS disciplines — from transformation and risk to digital, data, and operations.

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Banking & Lending
Retail, corporate, and transaction banking. Lending, credit cards, mortgages, and unsecured lending specialists.
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Insurance & Actuarial
Life, P&C, and health insurance. Actuarial, pricing, reserving, and regulatory compliance specialists.
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Payments & Fintech
Payments strategy, acquiring, issuing, and fintech transformation. Digital wallets, open banking, and embedded finance.
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Risk & Compliance
Credit risk, operational risk, market risk, compliance, and regulatory frameworks across banking and insurance.
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Data & Analytics
Data strategy, analytics, modelling, and AI implementation for financial services organisations.
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Transformation
Operating model design, change management, digital transformation, and programme delivery across FS.
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Private Equity
PE strategy, commercial due diligence, value creation, and post-acquisition integration for investors.
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Digital & Technology
Technology strategy, digital product, cloud transformation, and enterprise architecture across FS organisations.

Client Testimonials

What Our FS, Consulting &
Investor Clients Say

"Great experience working with the Outsized team. Fast and flexible. They work well with big corporates and help to reduce the complexity of managing contractors. Look forward to the next project."

Ben Simpfendorfer
Partner · Oliver Wyman

"We rely on Outsized to connect us with independent talent, find us the best people, ensure they're well-supported, and know that someone's always thinking ahead about our future talent needs."

Justin Schnoor
Head of Resourcing · SC Ventures by Standard Chartered

"Professional service provider. Very responsive and helpful. Understand our needs and come up with solutions quickly."

Elizabeth Yeo
Talent Acquisition Team Leader · Manulife

"The team at Outsized work hard at making sure that your requirements are met exactly, with regards to the skills level, as well as the type of person you are looking for. They are very efficient, and understand the urgency with which some of these requests come."

Sarishnie Moodley
Head of Customer Intelligence · Old Mutual

"Outsized has a phenomenal attitude towards their customers and stakeholders. We know that if we ever require their assistance that we will receive a prompt response and all hands on deck to assist us in finding the perfect independent talent."

Astrid Rabey
Senior Manager · Deloitte

"The Outsized team is the best at what they do. They are professional, have the right candidates and make a hiring manager's life easy. They communicate clearly and you know what to expect when."

Natasha Rademeyer
Head of Pricing · Discovery

Where We Operate

Global Coverage. Local Expertise.

Outsized Group operates across Asia-Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe — with on-the-ground teams and deep local market knowledge in every region.

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South-East Asia
Singapore · Thailand · Indonesia · Philippines
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South Africa
Johannesburg · Cape Town
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Australia
Sydney · Melbourne · Brisbane
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Europe
London · Amsterdam · Frankfurt
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India & Middle East
Dubai · Mumbai · Riyadh

How It Works

From Brief to
Brilliant Talent in Days

Our process is designed for speed and quality — without cutting corners on the rigour that financial services demands.

01
Share Your Brief

Tell us about your project, the expertise you need, timeline, and budget. Our team will ask the right questions to make sure we understand your requirement fully.

02
We Search & Screen

Our human-led search process — powered by intelligent matching — identifies the right candidates from our 60,000+ curated community. We screen every shortlisted candidate against your requirements.

03
You Select & Interview

We present you with a shortlist of the best-matched candidates, with full profiles and our notes. You interview, select, and we handle all the contracting and compliance.

04
Deployment & Ongoing Support

Your consultant starts quickly. We stay involved — regular check-ins, performance support, and proactive thinking about your future talent needs.

Outsized Group vs. Traditional Staffing
We're Different
FS-Specialist Platform
100% Focused
MBB / Big 4 Alumni
60K+ Curated
Manual Vetting Process
Every Candidate
Time to First Shortlist
24–48 Hours
Compliance & Contracting
Fully Managed
Post-Placement Support
Ongoing
Coverage (APAC · Africa · ME)
All 3 Regions
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Ready to Find the
Right Independent Expert?

Join leading banks, insurers, fintechs, and consultancies who trust Outsized Group to deliver expert independent talent across Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East.

Get in Touch

Let's Find Your Next Expert

Tell us what you need and our team will come back to you with a shortlist of the best-matched candidates — typically within 24–48 hours.

Whether you're a bank, insurer, fintech, consulting firm, or investor — we have the right independent professional for your project, contract, or team. Get in touch and let's get started.

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Client Platform
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Regions
APAC · Africa · Middle East · Europe
Are You an Independent Professional?
Join our community of 60,000+ vetted consultants, experts, and fractionals. Access live opportunities across financial services globally and connect with clients who value your expertise.
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We'll respond with a shortlist within 24–48 hours