What is fractional talent acquisition?
Fractional talent acquisition gives you experienced in-house capability for the time and scope you actually need. We can operate inside your team, represent your brand and run hiring end to end, or work at arm's length on a specific outcome.
It is designed for businesses that need more than individual placements but are not ready for — or do not need — another permanent senior hire. The model flexes with your roadmap rather than locking you into unnecessary capacity.
How it works
How a fractional engagement works
A defined brief, visible delivery and knowledge that stays with your team.
Scope
We agree the hiring outcomes, working rhythm, decision-makers and measures of success.
Embed
We join the right systems and conversations, learn your business and represent your employer brand.
Deliver
We run the agreed hiring, process or capability work with clear visibility through Velo North Dōjō™.
Transfer
We leave your team with documented workflows, market insight and stronger hiring capability.
What's included
- Fractional talent leadership
- End-to-end hiring delivery
- Workforce and hiring planning
- Sourcing and pipeline management
- Interview process design
- Client visibility through Velo North Dōjō™
A good fit if
- You need experienced talent capability quickly
- Hiring demand changes month to month
- Your team needs delivery and practical improvement
- You want an embedded partner without permanent overhead
Probably not if
- You only need one isolated hire
- You want CV volume without integration
- There is no internal owner for hiring decisions
FAQs
Common questions
They overlap, but fractional support is deliberately flexible in time and scope. It can include embedded delivery, talent leadership, advisory work or a defined combination. Our RPO page explains the fuller outsourced model.
Yes. Where the engagement calls for it, we work as an extension of your team and give candidates a joined-up experience.
Yes. The purpose of the model is to flex around real hiring demand, with changes agreed openly rather than hidden in a rigid package.
Not sure this is the right model?
Tell us what you're hiring for and we'll tell you honestly which approach fits — even when the answer isn't us.