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In-house recruitment, on-demand. Custom built for you, fully flexible, true talent acquisition at a fraction of the cost of an agency.

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In-house recruitment: on demand

When you need a specialist, we are the global network of fractional, in-house recruiters to call upon. We match niche recruiters to customer needs and deploy on a transactional basis. Custom built, fully flexible support to your in-house resources to ensure a quality outcome – engaging specialists for your specialist hiring requirements.

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what we do...

We build in-house quality recruiter networks custom built to hiring needs, matching your niche roles with specialist recruiters anywhere in the world.

We deploy in-market, language and skills domain-aligned expert recruiters on a fully transactional, ‘no placement, no fee’ basis.

We significantly reduce the cost of supply and we share fees 50/50 with our recruiting experts who are aligned to your needs, fully flexible and highly incentivised to deliver.

Whether you need to find a niche skill in a country you rarely hire in, or rapidly deploy additional recruiting firepower to meet short-term hiring spikes, we give you speed of access to quality resources on a ‘pay for results’ basis to seamlessly integrate into your in-house team.

who we work with...

We work with companies of all types, scales, and locations. We’ve supported clients across 6 continents by deploying specialist recruiters on a transactional basis to deliver across all functions. Whether you’re hiring for corporate functions, STEM or GTM,  we can deploy the on-demand recruiting skills you need.

Start-ups/Scale-ups
SME's
enterprises
RPO's

Start-ups & Scale-ups

Benefits

Too small to hire an in-house team, but want a flexible, on-demand, fractional expert to support your hiring?

Our recruiters often work fractionally for both us and mega brands you’d struggle to attract recruiter talent from. Now you can.

Potential to spread costs so hiring doesn’t have negative cash flow impact.

SME's

Benefits

In-house quality with full flexibility gives you comfort when managing peaks and troughs in activity.

Access recruiters with experience at the brands you aspire to be.

Effective, cost-efficient solution, guaranteed to be cheaper than agency supply.

Enterprises

Benefits

A fully flexible, built specific to your need, in-country network of recruiters to complement your in-house team

Match specialist recruiters with active candidate networks to those difficult to fill reqs to diversify your sourcing channels

Cost effective solution to niche hiring and those roles that require extra firepower to deliver

RPO's

Benefits

We build recruiting teams exactly like you do. Our team fits seamlessly into yours.

Work you currently pass to the PSL is lost revenue opportunity. Not anymore.

We work with customers with significant agency usage - who may value RPO expertise when considering their TA strategy.

Why we exist...

  • In-house can’t always resource to meet spikes in demand or are hesitant to commit to additional headcount
  • In-house recruiters often work roles they do not have significant expertise in specific markets or skills niches because cost is more of a priority than quality
  • Traditional recruitment suppliers have their place in the talent ecosystem. But are all limited by one factor – the number and quality of employees they can afford to hire
  • In a world where the haystack gets bigger every day, specialists searching for needles is more and more important 

Fractal was created to solve a simple problem – it is inefficient to build an in-house team of genuine specialists for every requisition that needs filling. So there’s a need for a solution that combines the quality and “bespoke to my need” features of an in-house team, with the deployment and flexibility of an agency.

There’s a need for Fractal…

Are you a top tier recruiter who can deliver on Fractal roles as a “side hustle” or on a fractional basis, and earn as much as a month’s salary or more for each?

Join our network

Whether you’re a freelancer, you’re employed but work part-time, you’re employed but looking for a lucrative side gig, or you’re between jobs, join our network. We act as an outsourced sales function for you, and once we’ve found a role that matches your skill sets and experience, there’s 50% of the fees we generate coming your way when you fill a role.

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Tech Hub

Recruitment and HR is awash with tech for you to spend your money on. Want the hard work done for you of knowing where the true innovation sits and how to access it?

Check out the latest in RecTech and HRTech with a difference, and connect directly with founders.

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Companies

If you’re a company looking for access to a global network of expert recruiters to complement your in-house team:

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Recruiters

If you’re a recruiter looking for high value fractional work, get in touch today:

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James Jenkins

Advisor

James is senior TA professional with over 20 years experience in leading brands across agency, RPO and in-house talent acquisition.

With extensive experience designing and leading global RPO solutions for Cielo and KornFerry, James has spent the last 7 years in-house in senior leadership roles for Accenture and Google, delivering high volume, high tech and innovative recruiting solutions within EMEA.

His passion remains being an advocate for the role of talent advisory, influencing workforce planning and data led recruiting efforts to support business growth. He also has great hair.

Steph Robson

COO

With 5 years at a global leadership development consultancy under my belt, where I managed large-scale talent programmes, I then spent 8 years in the recruitment world. My journey took me from agency recruitment to internal talent acquisition, and RPO onsite with a global media giant. I've had the pleasure of working with organisations ranging from ambitious startups to large enterprises. I’m driven by helping drive growth and performance, and my sweet spot to do that is by combining my passion for operational excellence and my commitment to delivering fantastic service to every organisation I partner with.

Mark Lee

CEO & Founder

With 25 years of experience in the recruitment industry, I have built global outsourcing businesses, owned successful recruitment agencies, and advised cutting-edge recruitment and tech start-ups, helping them scale and secure funding. My journey includes investing in numerous tech companies, completing a management buyout (MBO), and authoring a book.

Driven by a passion for innovation and social impact, I founded Fractal, inspired by the comment that I was "too much of a socialist to be a recruitment business owner"—the highest compliment I’ve ever received.

Paul Flavin

Amercias Lead

Paul has 25 years in the recruitment industry, 12 of those spent in-house leading Talent Acquisition functions for companies like PwC, Accenture and Deloitte in the UK.

In the US, Paul led recruitment functions for global financial services organisations like Credit Suisse, Macquarie and SitusAMC in the Real Estate industry.

He then spent 5 years leading Search, Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Recruitment Projects for Korn Ferry, delivering results for a range of leading brands across industries and various functions.

For 3 years prior to working with Fractal, Paul set up a US based Search and Project recruiting business delivering leadership search for companies as diverse as high-growth, Tech start ups through to Paramount+ and Dentsu in the media and marketing sectors.