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Talent Infrastructure Implementation

The systems, strategy, and structure behind scalable hiring that lasts.

We go beyond talent operations to design and build everything your startup needs to hire repeatably. Scoped project packages with clear deliverables.

Packages

Scoped to meet you where you are

Current

3 to 4 weeks

Early-stage startups

$10,000 Starting at
  • Full ATS implementation and pipeline architecture
  • Structured interview framework with scorecards
  • Role-specific job description library
  • End-to-end recruiting playbook
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Rising Tide

6 to 8 weeks

Scaling companies

$15,000 Starting at
  • Everything in Current
  • Employer brand strategy and messaging
  • Workforce planning and headcount modeling
  • Hiring manager enablement program
  • Multi-channel sourcing playbooks
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High Tide

10 to 12 weeks

Growth-stage companies

$20,000 Starting at
  • Everything in Rising Tide
  • Branded careers page design and copy
  • Candidate engagement and nurture sequences
  • 90-day structured onboarding program
  • Employee referral program with incentive design
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What We Build

The infrastructure behind every great hiring team

Most startups grow until hiring breaks. These are the systems that keep it from breaking, and the ones your team will use long after we leave.

01ATS and Pipeline Architecture
Your applicant tracking system is the backbone of every hire you make. We configure it from scratch or rebuild what you have, including stage definitions, automation rules, rejection workflows, and reporting dashboards. The goal is a pipeline that tells you exactly where every candidate stands at any given moment without anyone having to ask.
02Interview Process Design
Unstructured interviews lead to bad hires. We build role-specific interview frameworks with calibrated scorecards, evaluation rubrics, and interviewer guides so your team makes consistent, defensible hiring decisions. Every interviewer knows what to ask, what to look for, and how to score it.
03Recruiting Playbooks
Playbooks turn tribal knowledge into repeatable process. We document your end-to-end hiring workflow, sourcing strategies for each role type, outreach templates, and candidate communication sequences. When someone new joins your team, they can start recruiting on day one.
04Employer Brand Strategy
Candidates decide whether to apply based on how your company shows up online. We develop your employer value proposition, write the messaging, and create the assets your team needs to attract the right people, including careers page copy, job description templates, and social content frameworks.
05Hiring Manager Enablement
Your hiring managers are the bottleneck nobody talks about. We train them on intake meetings, candidate evaluation, structured feedback, and closing techniques so they stop slowing down the process and start owning their hiring outcomes.
06Onboarding Programs
A great hire who churns in 90 days is not a great hire. We design structured onboarding programs with milestone check-ins, role-specific ramp plans, and feedback loops that turn new hires into productive team members faster and keep them around longer.
The Difference

Not consulting. Infrastructure.

Do Nothing

Hiring stays reactive. Every open role costs you weeks of founder time. There is no process, no pipeline, and no way to measure what is working.

Hire a Consultant

You spend $20-50K and get a PDF of recommendations. Then your team has to figure out how to implement it. Most of it never gets used.

Talent Tide

You get working infrastructure. Live systems. Trained teams. Everything is set up, documented, and ready to use the day we finish.

You keep everything we build. Forever.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on the tier. Current is 3-4 weeks, Rising Tide is 6-8 weeks, and High Tide is 10-12 weeks. We front-load the most critical work (ATS setup, interview frameworks) so you can start hiring immediately while we complete the rest.

Yes, absolutely. Everything we build is yours to keep forever. We hand over all documentation, templates, processes, systems, and credentials. You own your infrastructure completely.

Absolutely. Most of our clients do both. We build your infrastructure while simultaneously filling your open roles with our embedded recruiter. This gives you both the systems and the talent right away.

We audit what you currently have and scope the project around what is missing. You don't pay to rebuild what already works. We might de-scope and reduce the project cost accordingly.

No. You do not get a PDF of recommendations sitting in a folder. You get working infrastructure, live systems, and trained teams. Everything is set up, documented, and ready to use immediately after the engagement ends.

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