Experienced People & Talent professionals when you need them, for as long as you need them

The challenge we solve

Embedded People and Talent Consultancy on tap, with capacity that can be dialled up and down as business needs fluctuate

Perfect for

Scale-ups needing People & Talent strategy support during rapid growth

Established companies seeking support with specialist projects, a surge in recruitment and HR change management

Get the expertise you need, when you need it, without the commitment of a permanent hire

More economical and flexible than traditional People Consultancies and Embedded Providers, due to the lower overheads of our model

Recommended to CEO's by VC's & PE's including

How it works

Interview candidates for your embedded consultancy project within 2-3 days of speaking with us, in the vast majority of cases

Discuss your project

Step 1: Project Briefing

  • 30-45 minute consultation to understand your specific needs
  • Define scope, timeline, and success criteria
  • Identify required expertise & approach
  • Provide transparent pricing estimate

Every brief receives a detailed response within 24 hours, including initial consultant suggestions and project approach.

Step 2: Consultant Matching

  • Identify and screen the most suitable Consultants
  • Present 2-3 of the best pre-screened Consultants
  • Provide detailed profile summaries and resumes
  • Schedule interviews at your convenience

Every consultant has held relevant roles at comparable tech companies, and possesses the required experience

Step 3: Selection & Start

  • Interview your preferred Consultants
  • Check references and validate expertise
  • Agree engagement terms and daily/weekly working schedule
  • Consultant begins work immediately

We produce the contracts, timesheets and manage the monthly payment cycles

Step 4: Ongoing Support

  • Regular check-ins to ensure engagement stays on track
  • Direct access to Hawkwood team for any concerns
  • Engagement can be extended or concluded, in accordance with notice period
  • Smooth handover at project completion

We remain involved throughout to ensure successful outcomes and smooth integration.

Our Embedded Consultants

Experienced People & Talent professionals with experience in comparable technology companies.

Our embedded consultants are experienced enough hit the ground running and rapidly understand the nuance of your specific organisational needs.

Proven track record

Successful career history in comparable technology companies, delivering relevant projects

Scale-up expertise

Deep understanding of rapid growth challenges and the dynamics of building People & Talent Acquisition initiatives from the ground up

Executors

Whereas many Consultancies employ career-Consultants, our Embedded Consultants have spent most of their career in permanent, in-house roles. This means they’re used to executing, as opposed to solely advising.

Values-matched

Thoroughly pre-screened for alignment with your company culture and working style

Why Fractional & Embedded works

Senior expertise without long-term and full-time commitment

  • Delivery: Experienced professionals who have seen it all before, and can make an instant impact
  • Speed: Deploy within days vs weeks or months for a permanent hire
  • Flexibility: Scale engagement up and down based on actual needs, not projections
  • Value: Access senior-level expertise without paying the overheads of traditional HR Consulting firms & RPO’s

What makes us different

Why exceptional companies choose Hawkwood for Fractional & Embedded Talent

Candidate Community

50,000+ hours building authentic connections with the most skilled People & Talent professionals in the market

Client Choice

Rather than being allocated a Consultant from a Consulting firms in-house team, our approach enables you to choose your Consultant from the open market. This typically results in access to higher-quality talent and a more suitable hire.

Flexibility

Usage can be dialled up and down as business needs fluctuate. No lengthy contract terms, as to cater to the rapidly changing landscape of high growth companies

Economics

Whereas other HR Consulting and RPO firms have large overheads, Embedded Consultancy is an extension of our core recruitment business, meaning we can pass savings on to our clients.

International Coverage

A successful track record of deploying Embedded People & Talent Consultants across Europe and the USA

References

The majority of Consultants we deploy have completed successful projects through Hawkwood previously. For those who haven't, we will obtain references from our existing network.

Get the expertise you need, when you need it, for only as long as you need it

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