Multiple Regional Banks Launch Open Recruitment for Mid-Level Managers, Some with Age Limits

By Global Times – Finance Desk

Several Chinese banks, including Bank of Beijing, Harbin Bank, and Beijing Rural Commercial Bank, have recently launched open market-based recruitment for mid-level management positions, offering a range of core business management roles at the head-office level. These positions span key areas such as asset-liability management, risk management, technology management, and corporate banking.

Bank of Beijing Opens Five Core Management Positions

Bank of Beijing has made five senior management roles available in a single recruitment drive:

• General Manager, Asset-Liability Department (Head Office)
• General Manager, Transaction Banking Department (International Business Department)
• General Manager, Risk Management Department
• Deputy General Manager, Risk Management Department
• Deputy General Manager, Post-Loan Management Department

Age requirements:

• The first three positions require candidates aged 50 or below (born on or after October 1, 1975).
• The latter two positions require candidates aged 45 or below (born on or after October 1, 1980).

Exceptional candidates may be granted appropriate flexibility on certain conditions.

Harbin Bank and Beijing Rural Commercial Bank

Harbin Bank is recruiting for three positions:

• Deputy Director, Board Office (Party Committee Office)
• Deputy General Manager, Technology Management Department
• Deputy General Manager, Data Management Department

Candidates must be aged 45 or below, with possible exceptions for outstanding applicants.

Beijing Rural Commercial Bank has initiated a market-based selection process for a Corporate Banking Director. Applicants are required to have:

• At least 10 years of experience in the relevant field
• A minimum of 5 years of management experience in financial enterprises
• Preference will be given to candidates with management experience at the head office or provincial branches of major state-owned commercial banks or national joint-stock commercial banks.

Broader Trend: Senior Management Recruitment at Regional Banks

Beyond mid-level roles, several regional banks have also publicly recruited senior executives earlier this year.

• February: Langfang Bank publicly recruited five senior management positions at the head-office level, including two Deputy General Managers, one Board Secretary, one Chief Risk Officer, and one Chief Compliance Officer.
• April: The same bank launched recruitment for the General Manager of its Tianjin Branch and the General Manager of its Head Office Financial Markets Department.
• May: Guangdong Nanyue Bank publicly recruited a Deputy General Manager and an Assistant General Manager, with responsibilities covering retail banking, risk management, and financial markets.

Industry Insight

Industry insiders note that, unlike major state-owned banks with well-established internal training mechanisms, local city commercial banks and rural commercial banks face operational pressures such as narrowing interest margins and the need for digital transformation. Their internal talent pools are often limited.

Launching market-based recruitment for mid-to-senior positions helps these banks quickly fill capability gaps in areas such as investment research, risk control, and asset-liability management. Internal promotion and market-based selection are not mutually exclusive; rather, both represent flexible approaches that banks adopt based on their current development needs.

(Reported by Chen Shiyi)