Fractional Talent Acquisition
Senior recruiting capability, without the full-time overhead.
You’re hiring again, and the current setup isn’t keeping pace. Agency fees are blowing out, your HR generalist is stretched, or you’re spending too much time in interviews. You need someone who can own talent acquisition, without adding a full-time salary to the books.
As a fractional partner, I embed in your team and own talent acquisition end-to-end. A senior recruiter working inside your business, without the commitment of a permanent hire.
What we offer
Hiring execution
End-to-end recruitment for active roles: sourcing, screening, shortlisting, coordinating interviews, and managing offers. Every candidate hears back. Job ads stand out for all the right reasons. Your hiring managers are briefed and supported throughout.
Process & infrastructure
If your ATS is a mess or doesn’t exist, we fix that. Interview processes get designed. Offer templates, scorecards, and reporting dashboards get built. If you want a careers page that actually reflects your employer brand, that gets done too.
Strategic input
Headcount planning, talent market insights, process design, data and reporting, interview calibration, recruiter agency management, and more. If you’re using agencies alongside FTA, I manage them so you don’t have to.
How it works
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We start with a conversation. You tell me what’s happening with hiring, what’s not working, and what you actually need.
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You get a tailored proposal. Days per week, focus areas, duration — scoped to your pipeline and budget.
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We get moving. I join your Slack or Teams, get access to your ATS, and get briefed by hiring managers. Usually up and running within a week.
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You get embedded delivery. I work as part of your team. Hiring managers finally get a TA point of contact. Candidates get timely communication. Recruitment agencies are handled with ease. You get visibility without having to chase it.
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You leave with something that lasts. At the end of the engagement, you get full documentation and a proper handover to an incoming hire, or we extend if you need.
Pricing
Most businesses that engage fractional TA services are already seeing a spend on recruitment, whether that’s through agency fees, a stretched HR generalist, or a founder’s time. In most cases, a fractional engagement costs less than two contingency placements and delivers significantly more: strategy, infrastructure, and a hiring function that keeps working long after the engagement ends.
The retainers below are subject to a minimum engagement period, which we’ll discuss and agree on during scoping.
| Engagement | Rate ex GST |
|---|---|
Daily ad hoc | $950 – $1,200 per day |
Monthly 2 days/week | $5,500 – $7,500 per month |
Monthly 3 days/week | $8,000 – $11,000 per month |
Not every engagement needs a retainer. If you have a defined piece of work — such as a hiring sprint ahead of a product launch, a TA process audit, an ATS build, or an interview framework that needs designing from scratch — we’ll scope the project based on complexity, with a clear deliverable and a flat fee.
Is this right for you?
Fractional TA works best for startups from seed through Series B that are ramping up headcount, growing businesses whose founder is overwhelmed, and companies without a TA lead that need immediate, experienced cover.
It’s also the right model if you’re tired of using a contingent agency model and want to build something more sustainable — with proper process, the right tools, and a hiring function that actually reflects your brand.