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Embedded Recruiter & RPO

Inside your process.
Accountable for the
output, not the activity.

Pipeline volume is not the same as hiring quality. When internal TA capacity is the constraint, the answer is not more CVs. It is direct ownership of the process, brief calibration at every stage, and shortlists built on evidence rather than availability. This is outsourced recruiting redesigned as an embedded recruiter inside your team, not a vendor at arm's length.

The difference from a contract recruiter is ownership: structured calibration loops, assessed shortlists not raw applicants, and weekly pipeline reports that surface what is working and what is not. This model requires direct collaboration, if you want a managed vendor at arm's length, RPO is not the right choice.

What this model is

Not a vendor.
Inside the process.

A Talhive recruiter operates inside your team: in your standups, calibrating directly with hiring managers, owning the full pipeline from sourcing to offer. The brief gets refined. The shortlist gets stronger. The process does not drift silently.

RPO is the right model when:
You are hiring 5 to 30 roles concurrently and internal TA is the constraint
You are running lean TA (1 to 2 people) and need augmentation without a permanent headcount add
You are entering India for the first time and need local expertise alongside process ownership
Headcount is approved but the pipeline is not moving
The hiring team is producing CVs, not qualified shortlists
How the model runs
Role Priority Matrix, which roles to close fastest, which profiles are scarcest, where to build pipeline depth first
Assessed shortlists, hiring managers receive qualified candidates, not raw applicants to sort through
Candidate updates within the working day, you know where every candidate stands without asking
Weekly pipeline report, roles by stage, conversion signals, and market observations. Structured for a 10-minute leadership review.
Calibration after every two interview rounds, no silent brief drift
ATS integration, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, and custom setups. We map to your system in week one.
Process

Four steps.
Full accountability.

Step 01

Kickoff & Role Prioritisation

Hiring manager briefing for every open role. We produce a Role Priority Matrix before week one: which roles need to close fastest, which profiles are scarcest, where to build pipeline depth first.

Step 02

Full Funnel Ownership

Talhive owns sourcing, screening, scheduling, and pipeline hygiene. Hiring managers receive qualified candidates, not raw applicants to sort through.

Step 03

Weekly Pipeline Reports

Every Monday: roles by stage, interview-to-pass rate, conversion by source, offer stage, and market observations. Designed for a 10-minute CEO or VP Engineering review.

Step 04

Calibration Loops

Formal recalibration after every two rounds of first interviews. No silent brief drift. If the market is telling us the profile or compensation is misaligned, you hear it in writing before you spend more time interviewing the wrong candidates.

Proof
Series B Logistics SaaS · Stockholm · 18 months

22 roles. 18 months. 91% retention.

Logistics domain expertise in India is concentrated inside a small number of enterprise companies. Candidates do not respond to inbound postings. The problem was a sourcing thesis problem, not a pipeline volume problem.

22
Roles filled in 6 months
29d
Avg time to hire
91%
12-month retention
B2B SaaS · Toronto · 4 months

18 roles open. 16 closed in 4 months.

All 18 roles were treated as equal urgency by the previous vendor. Hiring managers were receiving raw applicant profiles. No calibration loop, so briefs were drifting silently. The pipeline felt active but nothing was closing.

16/18
Roles closed in 4 months
24d
Avg time to hire
88%
Hiring manager satisfaction
Start an RPO engagement

If the pipeline is not moving,
something upstream is wrong.

Tell us about your current open roles, TA team size, and where the process is breaking down. We will tell you whether embedded RPO or fractional outsourced recruiting is the right fix, and if so, what week one looks like.

RPO Engagement Brief

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