You raised the round. Now you have to build the team.
Fractional, embedded recruitment for tech Startups — the hiring firepower of an in-house Recruiter, without the Recruitment Agency fees or the long-term overhead.
Trusted by teams at…
"Liam joined us as an embedded recruiter right after our Series A, and honestly, the timing couldn't have been better. He got up to speed on our technical stack and team culture remarkably quickly, and that showed in the quality of candidates he brought to the table. He built out our recruiting workflows, brought structure to how we ran pipelines and debriefs, and made the whole experience better for candidates and hiring managers alike. If you're a startup trying to scale your team thoughtfully post-fundraise, I'd recommend Liam without hesitation."
Benjamin Easton
CTO & Co-Founder @ Develop Health
The Problem
Every Founder hits the same frustrating fork in the road.
Three ways to hire — and each one costs you something.
Recruitment Agencies
The cost: cash.
Fees of 15–25% per hire. Fine for one urgent role; brutal the moment you're hiring at any kind of volume.
In-House Talent Team
The cost: commitment.
A full-time Recruiter is a serious overhead, and most Startups hire one long before they've got the steady volume to justify the salary.
Founder-Led Hiring
The cost: your time.
20+ hours a week on sourcing, screening and scheduling. That's time off product, off customers, off the very things only you can do.
Three options. Three compromises. So what if there were a fourth?
The Solution
There is a fourth option.
An experienced Recruiter, embedded in your team on a Fractional basis — the capability of an in-house hire, the flexibility of pay-as-you-go, and none of the three compromises above.
Reduce Cost
The fix: a fixed fee.
A flat fee, and I source with my own tools. No 15–25% agency cut, no LinkedIn Recruiter licences to fund. You know what hiring costs before you start.
Sustainably Scale
The fix: zero commitment.
Pay-as-you-go, no long-term contract, and nobody sitting on your payroll between hiring spikes. On when you're hiring, off when you're not.
Recover Time
The fix: your time back.
I run the whole process — sourcing, screening, scheduling, offer. Those 20+ hours a week go back into the work only you can do.
One partner. None of the trade-offs. Here's how it works.
How it works
Three letters. One repeatable process.
The 'RED Model' is how every engagement runs — whether you need one urgent hire or a full quarter of volume hiring.
Review
The result: a scope you actually agree with.
It starts under the bonnet. A discovery session to map the roles, the goals, the budget and what 'good' looks like for your team — no brief lifted from a template. Because you can't fix a hiring problem you haven't properly defined.
Embed
The result: a Recruiter who feels in-house.
Then I embed, properly — inside your tools and your rhythm, as a genuine extension of your team, or your entire Talent function if you haven't built one yet. Your hiring managers stop managing a Recruitment Agency and start working with someone who already knows your stack, your culture and your bar.
Deliver
The result: the right hires, faster.
Then I deliver. One urgent role or a longer stretch of volume hiring — the standard never changes. Quicker time-to-hire, a process your candidates actually rate, and a bar that doesn't drop just to fill a seat.
Review, embed, deliver — for as long as you need me, and not a day longer.
Savings calculator
Everyone promises savings. Few show the maths.
So here it is — no spin, no inflated percentages. Put in your own hiring plans and see what the usual routes really cost over a year. I've left the assumptions on show, so you can poke holes in them.
And if the numbers say an agency is actually your cheapest option? The tool will tell you that, too.
Move the sliders to see what your next 12 months of hiring would cost through the usual routes.
employer NI + pension
licence per year
12-month estimate
6 × £80,000 × 20%
£65,000 salary + on-costs (×1.20) + £10,000 tools = £88,000, fixed for 12 months regardless of how many hires you make.
At this volume, agency fees overtake a full-time salary — but a salaried Recruiter is a 12-month commitment whether your hiring stays this busy or not. Fractional gives you the capacity without the fixed overhead.
The fractional alternative
Typically a fraction of either — and you only pay while you're actively hiring. Your exact cost depends on scope, which is what a discovery call is for.
Book a discovery callIllustrative estimate, not a quote — real figures depend on your specific roles, salaries and timelines.
Kind words
Don't just take my word for it
From the Founders and Talent leaders I've worked with.
"Liam had the very challenging task of bringing in 3 senior, specialised hires in less than 4 weeks and he delivered… He ramped up to our ways of working extremely quickly, and built a high-quality pool of candidates almost instantly. Liam hits the ground running."
Thomas Forstner
VP of People & Talent @ Juro
"Liam joined us as a Fractional Tech TA Partner during a period of significant growth in our product and engineering teams. He quickly integrated into our TA team, driving value for both hiring managers and candidates, and delivered against some critical hires in a short period."
Lorenzo Spina
VP of Talent Acquisition @ Booksy
"Liam joined on a Fractional basis at a time when we were incredibly busy. He settled in with the team quickly, got to grips with urgent roles and delivered strong candidates — filling some difficult roles along the way. He has a great network… I'd have no issue recommending him."
Linda Watkins
Head of Talent Acquisition @ Scott Logic
Got hiring on the horizon?
Book a discovery call. No pitch, no hard sell — just a straight conversation about the roles you need to fill, and whether I'm the right person to help.
- Pay-as-you-go
- No long-term contract
- A direct line to me — not an account manager