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Your People Function Deserves a CHRO-Grade Strategy
We combine fractional CHRO leadership, AI-powered recruiting, and modern HR tech implementation — so you hire faster, retain longer, and build culture that scales without the $400K executive hire.
No long-term contracts. Cancel anytime. Plans from $3,000/mo.
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One People Team. Every HR Function.
Most founders manage recruiting through spreadsheets, HR through whoever has time, and tech through whoever set it up in year one. We replace that patchwork with one coordinated people operation — powered by AI, led by a senior CHRO.
Senior People Leadership. No Full-Time Hire.
A senior CHRO embedded in your business — setting people strategy, attending leadership meetings, guiding culture and compensation design, and making the high-stakes talent calls with you.
- Weekly CHRO calls & Slack access
- Compensation & levelling framework
- Culture design & engagement strategy
- Board-ready people metrics & reporting
Hire Faster. Hire Better. With AI Doing the Heavy Lifting.
AI sourcing, automated screening, structured interview frameworks, and offer optimisation — so you fill roles 3x faster without sacrificing quality or culture fit.
- AI candidate sourcing across 40+ channels
- Automated CV screening & scoring
- Structured interview kits & scorecards
- Offer modelling & acceptance optimisation
Modern HR Infrastructure. Built and Running in Weeks.
ATS, HRIS, onboarding, payroll, and performance tooling — selected, configured, and integrated for your stage. No more duct-taped spreadsheets masquerading as people ops.
- ATS setup & workflow configuration
- HRIS implementation & data migration
- Onboarding automation & portals
- Performance & OKR tooling integration
Faster Time-to-Hire vs Industry Average
Roles Filled Across All Clients
12-Month Employee Retention Rate
Average HR Tech Stack Live Time
From Strategy Call to First Hire in Days
We move fast because we've done this before. No lengthy audits, no 12-week implementation plans. You start seeing results within the first week.
People Strategy Call (30 min)
We audit your current hiring, HR ops, and tech stack. We identify the biggest gaps and map out exactly what a Skillfi retainer covers for your stage.
Custom People Plan
Within 24 hours we send a tailored people strategy: which roles to hire first, which HR tools to implement, and what your CHRO engagement looks like month to month.
AI Stack & Pipeline Live
We configure your ATS, activate AI sourcing across 40+ channels, and build your interview framework. Your first pipeline is running within the first week.
Ongoing People Partnership
Weekly CHRO calls, live hiring dashboards, proactive alerts on pipeline health and retention risks. Your people function runs itself — we just never let it slip.
Every Role Your People Team Needs — Without the Headcount
A full-time CHRO costs $350K–$500K per year. Add a Head of Talent, HR Ops Manager, and HR Tech admin and you're at $800K before benefits. We give you all of it on a flat monthly retainer.
Built for Founders Who Know People Problems Kill Growth
If any of these sound familiar, we built this for you.
You're hiring for 10+ roles and your process is held together with spreadsheets
No ATS, no structured interviews, no sourcing strategy. Every hire feels like a miracle. We fix the system so every hire feels inevitable.
Your best people are leaving and you don't know why
Retention problems are always downstream of something — compensation, management, culture, or growth path. We diagnose the root cause and fix it before it costs you another key hire.
You're scaling fast and HR is whoever has capacity this week
A rotating cast of non-HR people doing HR work is a liability. We bring structure, process, and senior oversight before it becomes a legal or cultural problem.
Roles are taking 3–6 months to fill and costing you growth
Every week a key role sits open is revenue not earned and product not shipped. Our AI sourcing pipeline cuts time-to-hire by 3x — without sacrificing quality.
You need a CHRO in the room but can't justify the salary
Board meetings, leadership offsites, Series B prep, compensation benchmarking. You need senior people leadership — just not on a $450K annual package.
Not Your Father's Recruitment Agency
Traditional recruiters charge 15–25% per hire and disappear. HR consultants bill hourly and move slowly. We're neither — we're an embedded people team powered by AI.
Transparent Pricing. No Per-Hire Fees. Ever.
All plans include a dedicated people team, live hiring dashboard, and direct Slack access. No hourly billing. No placement fees. No surprises.
- AI-Powered Recruiting (up to 3 roles)
- ATS Setup & Configuration
- Structured Interview Kits
- Offer Letter Templates & Guidance
- Dedicated Recruiter (Slack)
- Fractional CHRO Access
- Full HR Tech Stack
- People Strategy & Culture Design
- Everything in Foundations
- Unlimited Roles in Pipeline
- Full HR Tech Stack Setup
- HRIS Implementation
- Onboarding Automation
- Monthly CHRO Strategy Call
- Compensation Benchmarking
- Weekly CHRO Embedded Access
- Everything in Growth
- Fractional CHRO (Weekly Calls)
- Board-Level People Reporting
- Culture & Engagement Strategy
- Performance Framework Design
- Retention Risk Modelling
- Series B / C People Prep
- Priority Same-Day Response
All plans are fully customisable. Need a bespoke scope? Talk to us →
How We Stack Up
See exactly what you get — compared to every other option available to you.
| Feature | Recruitment Agency | In-House HR Hire | Skillfi Us | HR Consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-powered sourcing | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Flat monthly fee | ✕ Per-hire % | ✕ Fixed salary | ✓ | ✕ Hourly |
| Fractional CHRO access | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | Sometimes |
| HR tech setup included | ✕ | Maybe | ✓ | ✕ |
| Retention accountability | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Culture & people strategy | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | Sometimes |
| Avg time-to-hire | 45–90 days | 60–120 days | 14–21 days | Varies |
| Typical annual cost | 15–25% per hire | $120K–$200K | $36K–$120K | $150–$400/hr |
What Founders Actually Say
"We went from a chaotic hiring process to a fully structured AI pipeline in under two weeks. Skillfi filled our Head of Engineering role in 18 days — a role we'd been trying to fill for four months on our own."
"Having a Fractional CHRO in our leadership meetings completely changed how we talk about people decisions. We now have a compensation framework, a levelling guide, and a culture playbook — none of which existed six months ago."
"We were losing good people and didn't know why. Skillfi ran a retention audit, identified our compensation gaps and management issues, and helped us fix both. Our 12-month retention went from 68% to 91% in one year."
"The HR tech stack setup alone saved us three months of back and forth. Greenhouse configured, Rippling live, onboarding automated — all in two weeks. Our new hires now have a proper first-day experience."
"The AI sourcing is genuinely impressive. We were getting three strong candidates per role per week — more than we'd seen from any recruiter we'd used before, at a fraction of the cost per hire."
"We needed to hire 14 people in three months to hit our Series B targets. Skillfi built the entire process — sourcing, screening, interview kits, offers — and we hit 12 out of 14. Best money we spent that year."
Questions Founders Actually Ask
Our AI sources candidates across 40+ channels simultaneously — LinkedIn, GitHub, AngelList, niche job boards, and our own talent network. It screens CVs against structured criteria, scores candidates, and surfaces the top matches to your dedicated recruiter. You only see pre-qualified candidates. No manual CV reviewing required from your team.
Your ATS is configured and your first pipeline is live within 5 business days of signing. Most clients receive their first shortlist of pre-screened candidates within the first week. Average time-to-hire across our clients is 14–21 days — compared to an industry average of 45–90 days.
We work with Greenhouse, Lever, and Ashby for ATS. For HRIS we implement Rippling, HiBob, and Workday. For sourcing we use Gem, SeekOut, and LinkedIn Recruiter. If you're already using a specific tool we'll work within it — if you're starting fresh we'll recommend the right stack for your stage and headcount.
Yes. All retainers are month-to-month with 30 days' notice. No lock-in contracts, no penalties. We earn your business every month — we don't trap you in it.
CHRO access is included in the Growth plan as a monthly strategy call, and in the CHRO Suite as weekly embedded access. It can be added to the Foundations plan as a standalone add-on. Talk to us about your specific leadership needs.
Yes. We hire across all seniority levels — from individual contributors to C-suite. For VP and C-level roles our CHRO leads the search directly, with a dedicated executive search methodology including reference frameworks, compensation benchmarking, and structured assessment.
We work alongside existing people — often as an extension of your internal team rather than a replacement. Your recruiter or HR lead handles internal ops while we bring AI sourcing power, senior CHRO oversight, and strategic frameworks they wouldn't otherwise have access to.
Yes — the majority of our clients are fully remote or hybrid. We source globally, build remote-first onboarding experiences, and design compensation frameworks that account for geographic pay differentials. We're set up for distributed teams by default, not as an afterthought.
Stop Losing Great People to Broken Hiring.
Book a free 30-minute people strategy call. We'll audit your current hiring process, identify your biggest retention risks, and show you exactly what a Skillfi CHRO retainer would look like for your stage — no obligation, no pitch.