ABOUT WOLVEN PARTNERS

How we work with you.

We offer flexible ways to support your hiring, depending on your needs and stage

We're typically brought in when hiring has become a bottleneck. Roles are taking too long to fill, founders are stretched thin, interview processes are inconsistent, and there's no one to properly own recruitment.

Often, startups are hiring a full-time Head of Talent or Talent Partner, but they can't wait months for that person to get hired, start and ramp up.

We bridge the gap: Close urgent roles now, build the TA function in parallel, and set them up for success when their full-time hire arrives.

In other cases, teams have tried agencies or freelancers but were left with filled roles and no infrastructure, so they're starting from scratch every time they need to hire. We build the capability so that doesn't happen again.

Embedded TA

Our core offering, fractional, hands-on, infrastructure-building.

Brand representation

Low friction, fast to onboard

Hiring Strategy

Talent mapping

Let's talk about Embedded

Hiring foundations

We build the structures that make hiring repeatable and scalable.

This is where embedded differs from short-term recruiting support. We don’t just “get hires over the line”, we put foundations in place so hiring continues to work after we step away.

Role scorecards and hiring criteria
Structured interview frameworks
ATS setup, clean-up or optimisation
Hiring processes that fit how your business actually operates

By the time we leave, hiring is documented, usable and owned internally.

Brand representation

We act as a credible, informed representative of your company in the market.

Because we work from the inside, we’re able to position your business honestly and compellingly to senior candidates, not just pitch roles, but explain the story, the trade-offs and the opportunity.

Positioning your company clearly in the market
High-quality candidate conversations
Managing expectations on both sides
Translating founder vision into a candidate-ready narrative

This is critical for attracting experienced candidates who don’t respond to generic recruiter outreach.

Hiring delivery

We own hiring end-to-end, from role definition through to offer, working as part of your internal team. We partner closely with founders and hiring managers to scope roles properly, align priorities, and deliver with clear ownership and accountability.

Role scoping and prioritisation
Active search and delivery across GTM, Product, Operations, People and Technical roles
Interview coordination, feedback loops and offer support

The goal is simple: close the right hires, at pace, without founders carrying the load.

Market intelligence

We bring market context into every hiring decision.

Rather than hiring in a vacuum, we help you understand what’s realistic, where compromises make sense, and how to adjust plans based on real market signals.

Salary calibration and benchmarking
Talent mapping and availability insights
Advice on role scope, level and trade-offs
Ongoing feedback from the market to inform decisions

This allows founders and leadership teams to make confident, informed hiring calls, not reactive ones.

Other ways we work

Flexible support when full embedded isn’t the right fit.

Project Search

A contained search for one or more critical hires, delivered with clear scope, ownership and outcomes.

How it works:
We partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define the role properly, run targeted search, and manage the process end-to-end through to offer. Delivery is focused, time-bound and hands-on.

Why clients choose it:
When the hire matters, but full embedded isn’t needed. You get senior execution, pace, and accountability, without committing to a longer engagement.

TA setup

Hands-on support to design and build your talent function from the ground up.

How it works:
We define hiring priorities, create role scorecards, design interview frameworks, and set up or optimise your ATS and processes. Everything is built to scale with the business.

Why clients choose it:
When hiring is becoming painful or inconsistent, but a full-time TA hire is premature. You leave with structure, clarity and a repeatable hiring system.

Advisory

Strategic talent advice for founders and leadership teams navigating growth, change or complexity.

How it works:
We support on hiring decisions, org design, role trade-offs, salary calibration and sequencing, acting as a sounding board and decision partner.

Why clients choose it:
When the questions are bigger than execution. You get experienced judgement, challenge and direction without operational overhead.

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Roles and disciplines we hire for

EXPERTISE

Beyond execution, we bring structure and insight to the hiring process. This includes market and talent mapping, personalised outreach, and representing your brand properly in candidate conversations. We provide compensation and benchmarking insight to support confident offers, manage candidate engagement throughout the process, and deliver clear feedback and recommendations. We also support interview design, scheduling, and provide strategic input to keep hiring moving at the right pace'.

Account Executive
Sales Manager
Customer Success Manager
Revenue Operations
Partnerships Manager
Marketing Manager
- Product Manager
- Product Lead
- Software Engineer (BE/FE)
- Engineering Manager
- Data Scientist
- Data Engineer
- UX / Product Designer
- Head of Operations
- Business Operations Manager
- People Partner / People Manager
- Talent Partner / Talent Lead
- Finance Manager
- FP&A / Commercial Finance