Stood up operations so the founder could step back
Built scheduling, quoting and crew leadership so a trades business could take on more work without everything running through the owner.
People. Work. Outcomes.
What do you need to get done?
Fill a role, add capacity, enter a new market, or fix what is not working.
From an hour of help to a hire for years. We work out the right people and teams for what you need done.
Routes
Two ways to get the work done.
Route 1
Hire someone full-time
Meet the work before the CV.
We introduce people because their recorded work is relevant to what you need, not simply because their title matches.
You meet them. You run your process. You decide whether to hire.
- Work-backed introductions
- Transparent pricing
- You run the hiring process
Route 2
Bring in fractional capability
An individual when that's enough. A team when it isn't.
Bring in an experienced specialist or assemble a focused team around a defined outcome or project.
A new revenue function. A market launch. A RevOps build. A customer retention problem. A partner channel.
We get in, get the work moving and build capability that stays with the business.
- Experienced operators
- Defined outcomes
- Flexible team shape
The system
How it fits together
Work needed
What needs to happen in the business.
Businesses explain what needs to happen, even when they are not sure of the shape of help yet. The Bench clarifies the need and works out the right route.
The Bench
The Bench finds the overlap.
People show the work they have done. Businesses explain what needs to happen. The Bench connects the need to relevant capability and the right way to engage it.
Full-time hire. Fractional specialist. Focused team.
Atlas
The work people choose to put forward.
Atlas is a person-owned Work Passport where people record meaningful work, confirm it, and choose when The Bench may consider them for relevant opportunities.
Your work. Your time. Your choice.
Explore Atlas →How it works
From need to the right people
- 01
Tell us what needs to happen
Describe what is going on in the business, or pick what is closest. You do not need to know the solution yet.
- 02
We break down the work
The need is translated into the outcomes, work patterns and experience that matter.
- 03
We find relevant experience
The Bench looks for relevant recorded work and available context across the network.
- 04
Choose the right route
Meet someone for a full-time role, bring in a fractional specialist, or deploy a focused team.
The kind of work our network has experience in.
Titles tell you where someone sat. The work tells you what they can help you do. Our network spans hands-on operators, functional leaders and experienced teams.
Built a partner channel from zero
Designed the commercial model, recruited initial partners and created the operating rhythm for a new APAC channel.
Rebuilt a revenue operation across multiple markets
Created forecasting, territory and CRM systems supporting a distributed sales organisation.
Scaled customer success through rapid growth
Designed the operating model, processes and tools needed to improve retention and support expansion.
Led a new market entry
Identified target segments, built the go-to-market approach and launched into a new market.
Supporting more than one business?
We work with investment firms, advisers and partners that repeatedly see businesses needing experienced capability.
For operators
Your work. Your time. Your choice.
Atlas gives you a private, person-owned record of the work you've done throughout your career.
Record meaningful work. Add evidence. Ask people who saw it to confirm it. Then choose when and how that record is used, from your next full-time role to advisory, project or fractional work.
- Full-time roles when the right move appears
- Advisory hours alongside your current role
- Fractional work and focused projects
- Bench teams when the problem needs more than one person
Private by default. Nothing is shared without your approval.
Questions, answered.
For businesses
Is this only for large companies?
No. Businesses arrive at every stage, from owner-operators and small teams through to scale-ups and larger organisations. Tell us what needs to happen in plain language. We will work out whether the right next step is a hire, one experienced person, a focused team, or a conversation to diagnose first.
What happens after I tell you what I need?
Tell us what needs to happen, even if you are not sure of the shape of help yet. We read what you send, clarify the underlying need, and work out the right route: a full-time introduction, fractional specialist, focused team, or a conversation to diagnose first.
Do you help with full-time hires and fractional work?
Yes. Full-time introductions and fractional work are both core routes. Sometimes one experienced person is enough. Sometimes a focused team is needed for a defined outcome.
How is this different from traditional recruitment?
We start with the work required, not just a job title. Introductions are based on relevant recorded work and context, not keyword matching. You meet people, run your own process and decide whether to hire. We are not a full-service recruitment agency.
How do you decide who is relevant?
We look at the outcomes and work patterns behind your need, then match against meaningful work recorded in Atlas and other available context across the network. Relevance is about the work someone has done, not just where they sat.
What does work-backed mean?
It means an introduction is informed by recorded work and evidence behind someone's experience, rather than a title or CV alone. Not every piece of work has the same level of confirmation, and we describe that carefully.
How does pricing work?
Pricing depends on the route. Full-time introductions and fractional engagements are priced transparently before you commit. We will be clear about what is included and what is not before you proceed.
Can you assemble a whole team?
Yes. For more complex problems we can bring together a focused combination of people around a defined outcome or project. The team shape follows the work.
How do you protect confidential information?
We treat your numbers, strategy and commercially sensitive information as confidential. We are happy to work under an NDA where needed.
For people in the network
What is Atlas?
Atlas is a person-owned Work Passport. It is where you record meaningful work throughout your career and optionally ask people who saw that work to confirm it.
Who owns my Work Passport?
You do. Atlas is person-owned. You control what goes in, what is shared and when it is used.
How does work confirmation work?
When you record meaningful work, you can ask people who saw that work to confirm it. Confirmation adds context. It is optional and not required for every entry.
Does all of my work need to be confirmed?
No. You choose what to record and what to ask people to confirm. Different pieces of work may have different levels of evidence and confirmation.
Who can see my Passport?
You control visibility. Your record is private by default. You choose when and how any part of it is shared for opportunities.
Do I have to be looking for work?
No. You can record work without being open to anything. You choose whether you are open to full-time, fractional or project opportunities.
What kinds of opportunities can come through The Bench?
Full-time roles, fractional work with an individual scope, and focused team projects. Opportunities are matched against relevant work, with your permission.
Can I be open to full-time and fractional work?
Yes. You can set your openness to different types of opportunity and change it at any time.
What do you need to get done?
Tell us what needs to happen. We will help work out the right capability and the right way to engage it.
Atlas records the work. The Bench puts that experience back to work.
Why The Bench exists. Read the story.
For Businesses
Tell us what needs to happen. Pick what is closest if you are not sure how to describe it yet. We work with owner-operators, growing teams and larger businesses, and will help you work out the right people and the right shape of support.
Join The Bench
We're assembling a network of proven operators, our Players, who help ambitious businesses build what comes next. Tell us the basics and we'll take it from there.