The Offshore Playbook: Future-Proofing Delivery, Ethics, and Value in Financial Services

A practical guide to building and managing global technology teams for regulated financial services: featuring strategy, benchmarks, and actionable insights from Caspian One.

Research-Driven, Market-Tested

At Caspian One, we’ve spent over a year researching, interviewing, and benchmarking how leading financial services organisations build, manage, and future-proof their global technology teams.

This playbook distils insights from hands-on delivery, boardroom consulting, and real-world client outcomes: designed for leaders who want more than just a cost-saving story.

What’s Inside:

  • 15 in-depth chapters covering strategy, location analysis, team design, regulatory compliance (including DORA, ESG, and GDPR), resilience, talent acquisition, and real-world case studies

  • Salary benchmarks, talent market data, and location guides for Poland, CEE, Ireland, and North America

  • Practical frameworks and diagnostic tools you can use immediately: whether you’re reviewing vendors, building a business case, or rethinking your delivery model

  • Actionable recommendations for CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Delivery, Risk, and Procurement, drawn from industry best practice and lessons learned at the sharp end of transformation