Our Models · Pay While They Stay™
Pay While They Stay™ — recruitment with no big upfront fee
Instead of a single upfront fee, you spread the cost of a successful hire over 12 monthly instalments — and if your new hire leaves, for any reason, your payments stop immediately. It shares the risk and protects your cashflow: a flexible, lower-risk way to pay.
It’s one of several ways to work with us. We also offer traditional, standard-fee permanent and contract hiring — same search, same quality, simply a different way to pay.
“If they leave, you stop paying. As simple as that.”
How it works
Four simple steps
We find your candidate
We run the search and present a focused shortlist of genuinely relevant people.
You hire with confidence
You make the hire knowing your investment is protected from day one.
Spread the cost
The fee is split into 12 equal monthly instalments across the year.
They leave? Payments stop
If the hire leaves for any reason, the remaining instalments stop immediately.
Why it works for you
Built to share the risk
Reduced risk
An effective rolling 12-month guarantee — you only pay while the hire stays.
Improved cashflow
Manageable monthly payments instead of a single one-off fee.
Predictable costs
Budget with confidence; no surprise lump sums.
True partnership
We only get paid while your hire stays, so our success is tied to yours.
Two ways to pay
Choose what suits you
Prefer a traditional arrangement? That’s absolutely fine — here’s how the two compare so you can choose what suits you.
| Standard fee | Pay While They Stay™ | |
|---|---|---|
| When you pay | Once, shortly after the hire starts | Spread over 12 monthly instalments |
| If the hire leaves | Covered by our standard rebate period | Remaining payments stop immediately |
| Cashflow | A single fee | Smoothed across the year |
| Best when | You prefer a simple, one-off arrangement | You want to protect cashflow and share the risk |
Who it’s for
Open to every client
Pay While They Stay™ is open to every client we hire for — it is not limited to VC-backed companies. It is especially popular with high-growth AI and SaaS scale-ups protecting their cashflow, but any business that wants to de-risk an important hire can use it. Hiring several roles at once? A retained campaign may suit better; VC-backed and want to offset fees until your next round? Ask us about Aligned™.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How does Pay While They Stay™ work?
Instead of one upfront fee, the cost of a successful hire is split into 12 equal monthly instalments across the year. If the hire leaves at any point, the remaining payments stop immediately.
What happens if the new hire leaves?
Your remaining instalments stop immediately — for any reason they leave. It works like an effective rolling 12-month guarantee, so you only ever pay while the hire stays.
Do you also offer standard recruitment fees?
Yes. Pay While They Stay™ is one of several ways to work with us — we also offer traditional standard-fee permanent and contract recruitment. Same search, same quality, just a different way to pay.
Who can use Pay While They Stay™?
Every client we hire for — it is not limited to VC-backed companies. It is especially popular with high-growth AI and SaaS scale-ups, but any business wanting to de-risk an important hire can use it.
Hire with your risk shared
Tell us about the role and we’ll explain exactly how Pay While They Stay™ — or any of our models — would work for your hire.
