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Different teams need different levels of recruiting ownership.

From putting the recruiting infrastructure and process in place before hiring starts to pick up, to operating as an embedded talent partner, to supporting a critical engineering search, Gradient can plug in where the need is greatest.

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Recruiting Infrastructure & Talent Advisory

Project-Based · Not Ongoing Capacity

Build the foundation.

For early-stage teams that need the recruiting systems, processes, and hiring infrastructure in place before hiring begins to scale.

Areas of Support

  • ATS selection and configuration
  • Recruiting workflows and stage design
  • Interview plans and scorecards
  • Intake and hiring-manager process
  • Candidate communication templates
  • Careers and job-page setup
  • Reporting and recruiting operations
  • Workflow documentation and team handoff
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Fractional / Interim Head of Talent

Interim Leadership · Toward Internal Handoff

Own the function.

For growing companies that need senior talent leadership before they are ready to hire a permanent internal Head of Talent.

Areas of Support

  • Recruiting strategy and hiring planning
  • Prioritization across open roles
  • Recruiting operations and infrastructure
  • Hiring-manager partnership
  • Interview process design
  • Vendor and tooling decisions
  • Pipeline and performance reporting
  • Hands-on recruiting execution where needed
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Embedded Talent Acquisition

Embedded Alongside Your Team

Extend the team.

For companies that need dedicated recruiting capacity without adding another full-time employee.

Areas of Support

  • Dedicated weekly recruiting capacity
  • Technical sourcing
  • Candidate outreach
  • Pipeline management
  • Screening and candidate coordination
  • Hiring-manager partnership
  • Recruiting analytics and reporting
  • Ongoing support across multiple technical searches
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Targeted Search Support

Focused Technical Search Support

Solve the difficult search.

For teams that already have internal recruiting coverage but need specialized support around a difficult engineering search, a new technical domain, a sudden hiring priority, or a search that has stalled.

Areas of Support

  • Senior and specialized engineering searches
  • AI/ML and technical leadership
  • Embedded systems, firmware, FPGA, robotics, autonomy, and related technical areas
  • Market mapping
  • Candidate identification and outreach
  • Search calibration
  • Talent-market insight

Not sure where you fit?

Whether you need the recruiting foundation, ongoing ownership, added capacity, or support around one difficult search, we can shape the engagement around the problem.

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