Wyatt
Yeung

Scaling AI, Quant & Fintech Teams @ Nicoll Curtin HK | AI · Machine Learning · Data | Finance Technology · Quantitative Finance | Former APAC Technology Sales Recruitment & Rec2Rec Specialist

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Wyatt Yeung

About

Connecting talent
with opportunity

I specialize in the people behind the algorithms. As a Recruitment Specialist at Nicoll Curtin HK, I partner with organizations to scale their AI, Quant, and Fintech teams. Whether it's advanced AI models, quantitative trading capabilities, data architecture, or specialized engineering roles, I focus on finding the technical precision required to drive modern financial and technology growth.

My journey in recruitment has been defined by variety and scale. I've spent the last seven years navigating the APAC talent market — from managing complex searches for high-end hedge funds and Fintech firms to launching a Rec2Rec agency as its first hire.

I am now fully focused on the intersection of AI, Quant, and Technology at Nicoll Curtin. If you are looking to scale your team's capabilities or are a specialist in the field navigating your next career move, I'd love to explore how we can work together. Let's chat.

6+
Years Specialised in APAC Recruitment
5+
Global Markets Covered
Artificial Intelligence / Data
Finance Technology / Quant

Specialities

Where I focus

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Artificial Intelligence

Computer Vision, NLP, Generative AI, Reinforcement Learning, MLOps. From research scientists to production ML engineers, I understand the full spectrum of modern AI talent.

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Data Science & Engineering

Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and Quant Researchers. I map talent across the entire data pipeline, from sourcing and modelling through to insight and product.

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Finance Technology / Quant

Hedge funds, prop trading, investment banks, and Fintech. Quantitative Researchers, Developers, and Traders, roles requiring the tightest intersection of technical depth and financial acumen.

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APAC Market Intelligence

Hong Kong · China · Singapore · Tokyo · Sydney. Deep networks built over years of active recruitment across the region's most demanding and competitive technology markets.

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Leadership & Executive

Head of AI, VP Engineering, Chief Data Officer. Strategic leadership searches for organisations at critical inflection points, from Series B to global enterprise scale.

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End-to-End Partnership

From role scoping and candidate sourcing to screening, onboarding, and workforce planning, a consultancy-first model focused on lasting value, not just immediate placement.

Experience

Roles Covered

AI / Tech Lead
AI / ML Engineer
Data Scientist / Engineer
Quant Researcher / Developer
Software Engineer
Project / Product Manager
DevOps / SRE
App Support / Infra

Career

Professional history

2025, Present
Nicoll Curtin
Hong Kong
Principal Consultant, Artificial Intelligence & Data
At Nicoll Curtin, we deliver specialist technology and change recruitment solutions to ambitious companies worldwide. We specialise across key disciplines including Software Development, Cloud & Infrastructure, Transformation, Data, AI & Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Operations, and Digital, Creative & Marketing.

Our consultancy-first approach means we focus on clients' growth goals before hiring begins, whether scaling under pressure, driving transformation, or closing specialist skill gaps. Through our end-to-end partnership model, we ensure seamless integration and lasting value across sourcing, screening, onboarding, and workforce planning.

As the number one talent partner to leading global companies and a strategic supplier to AGS, we are defined by our measurable results: half of the CVs we submit lead to interviews, 100% of core clients return, and our client and candidate NPS scores stand at 89 and 70 respectively.

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2024, 2025
Dean James Rec2Rec
Remote · APAC
Associate Partner, Asia
Specialised in Recruitment-to-Recruitment across Asia-Pacific, connecting recruitment professionals with agency opportunities at all career levels. Supported both boutique search firms and larger recruitment groups in building and expanding their teams across the region. Coverage spanned Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Australia, and broader Asia-Pacific.
2021, 2024
BAH Partners
Hong Kong
Senior Consultant
360 recruitment at a specialist headhunting firm focused on technology within banking, finance, and Fintech across Asia-Pacific. Specialised in finance technology and quantitative disciplines, partnering with a range of clients spanning hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, investment banks, and Fintech companies. Covered roles across quantitative research and development, financial software engineering, and front-office technology.
2019, 2021
Ambitious People Group (later The Ambitious Group)
Hong Kong
Principal Consultant
360 recruitment specialist focused on technology sales talent across Asia-Pacific. Partnered with technology companies across software, cloud, data, telecommunication, cybersecurity, Fintech, digital marketing, and 3D printing to place professionals in sales, business development, account manager, presales, solution architecture, and client success roles. Coverage spanned Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore, and Southeast Asia.

Connect

Let's build something
exceptional together

Whether you're a talent exploring your next move, a founder or Tech Lead building a world-class technical team, or a hiring lead navigating a competitive talent market, I'd like to hear from you.

For candidates

Exploring new opportunities in AI, Data, Finance Technology, or Quant? Whether you're a researcher, engineer, or leader, I'd like to understand where you're heading and whether I can help you get there faster.

For hiring teams

Building an AI or data team in APAC? I partner with founders, AI leads, and talent teams who are serious about attracting exceptional talent in competitive technical domains.

Contact

Reach out on whichever platform works best for you.

in  LinkedIn ✉  wyatt.yeung@nicollcurtin.com 💬  WeChat: xximyw