Multiple Local Banks Launch Market-Based Recruitment for Mid-Level Managers, Some Posts Set Age Limits

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 simultaneously opened five core management roles:

• General Manager of the Asset-Liability Department (Head Office)
• General Manager of the Transaction Banking Department (International Business Department)
• General Manager of the Risk Management Department
• Deputy General Manager of the Risk Management Department
• Deputy General Manager of the Post-Investment 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 have certain conditions appropriately relaxed.

Harbin Bank and Beijing Rural Commercial Bank

Harbin Bank is recruiting:

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

Each position is for one candidate, with an age requirement of 45 years or below. Exceptional candidates may be considered with relaxed conditions.

Beijing Rural Commercial Bank has launched a market-based selection for the position of Corporate Banking Director. Applicants must have:

• At least 10 years of work experience in the relevant field
• At least 5 years of corresponding management experience in financial enterprises
• Preference 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

Local Banks Also Recruiting Senior Management

In addition to mid-level positions, some local banks have previously conducted open recruitment for senior management roles:

• February this year: Langfang Bank publicly recruited five senior management positions at the head office, including two Deputy Presidents, one Board Secretary, one Chief Risk Officer, and one Chief Compliance Officer.
• April this year: The same bank again opened recruitment for the President of its Tianjin Branch and the General Manager of its Financial Markets Department.
• May this year: Guangdong Nanyue Bank publicly recruited a Deputy President and a President Assistant, focusing on 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 digital transformation, with relatively limited internal talent reserves. Launching market-based recruitment for mid-to-senior positions helps these banks quickly strengthen capabilities in areas such as investment research, risk control, and asset-liability management.

Internal promotion and market-based recruitment are not mutually exclusive; both are flexible approaches that banks adopt based on their current development needs.