Specialist Talent

Recruitment by people who have done the job.

Our recruitment practice places specialists in the same domain we consult in. Every candidate is screened by people who have delivered the work — project managers, business analysts, architects, test leads and data migration specialists who understand your systems and contribute from day one.

Why we are different

A specialist desk, not a generalist agency.

Generalist recruiters screen on keywords. We screen on capability — because the people assessing your candidates have delivered superannuation migrations, transitions and platform programmes themselves.

Screened by practitioners

Candidates are assessed by consultants who have done the role, so a shortlist reflects real delivery capability — not a keyword match.

Superannuation only

We recruit into the one domain we know deeply. We understand the platforms, the programmes and what good looks like in a super context.

Delivery-backed

Our recruitment sits alongside a delivery practice — we know the roles because we staff them on our own programmes.

Roles we place

The specialists that superannuation programmes run on.

Project & programme managers

Delivery leaders for migrations, transitions, mergers and platform programmes.

Business & data analysts

Requirements, process and data specialists across registry, pensions, insurance and contributions.

Solution & technical architects

Target-state designers across registry, CRM, data and integration.

Test leads & managers

Test strategy and assurance specialists who protect members through change.

Data migration specialists

ETL and ETLR practitioners for source-to-target migration and reconciliation.

Administration & DB specialists

Super administrators and defined benefit specialists across the major platforms.

How we engage

Engagement models for every hiring need.

How we place

  • Permanent & contract placement — individual specialists for ongoing roles or fixed-term programmes.
  • Executive search — retained search for fund leadership and senior technology roles.
  • Project team build-outs — complete delivery teams assembled for a programme.
  • Retained advisory engagements — ongoing talent partnership across a portfolio of work.

The platforms our talent knows

  • Registry — Sonata Alta, Acurity, DLTA, SuperB, Calibre, aaspire, Garradin.
  • CRM — Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Midwinter Advice OS.
  • Data & cloud — Power BI, Azure, Dataverse and AWS.
  • Investments — Aladdin, Calypso and Bloomberg.

Desda Group is a specialist superannuation recruitment and consulting firm. Current vacancies are managed through our recruitment portal; for permanent and contract opportunities visit our Careers page.

Building a team or filling a critical role?

Talk to our recruitment team about the specialist superannuation talent behind a successful programme — placed by people who have delivered the same work themselves.

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