Great founders are stretched thin.
You started a company to solve a problem, not to draft contracts and chase CVs. But people decisions can’t wait.
Hiring eats your week
Every interview is time away from product, sales and customers.
A wrong hire is expensive
Lost momentum, lost trust, and a team that feels it.
Your team wants clarity
What good looks like, where they can grow and what your culture stands for. It gets harder to answer as you add people.
No policies, no paper trail
Offer letters, contracts and leave rules get improvised, and risk follows.
Growth outpaces structure
At 5 people it's chat. At 15 it needs a system.
You don't need a full HR department.
You need one partner for every people need.
What We do
One partner. Every people need.
We’re a recruiter-led HR partner for founders, taking hiring, onboarding, HR foundations and compliance off your plate so you can stay focused on the business.
Hire faster
Role scoping, sourcing, screening and shortlists.
Start strong
Offer letters, employment contracts and onboarding plans.
Set the foundations
Employee handbook, HR policies, job descriptions, org structure and employee records.
Stay compliant
Guidance on statutory requirements, pension, tax and payroll coordination.
Grow your people
KPIs, review cycles, feedback habits and culture-building
Exit with care
Offboarding and exit processes handled properly and respectfully
Culture and Alignment Sprint
Build a high-performance culture into your company through systems, reporting, policies, training and coaching.
OUR PROMISE
Handheld support
Until the results are delivered
YOUR BENEFITS
Clear, scalable people strategy and streamlined HR operations
that grow with your business
Why TAO People
Recruiter-led HR for people who build.
We recruit for clients across different sectors. This gives us insight into what strong candidates expect. We understand what makes an offer competitive and help growing teams avoid common hiring mistakes.
Sectors We Have Helped
Recruiter-led
HR advice shaped by real hiring, not theory.
Startup-sized
Right-sized support for 0–20 person teams, not enterprise bloat.
Plain-spoken
Clear advice and clear pricing.
Flexible
One-off, monthly, or cohort-wide. Pay for what you need.
TAO People have been a true partner in helping me bring more structure and consistency to how we manage people matters. They’ve taken a lot off my plate, giving me more time to focus on growing the business.
Managing Director, Asset Management Company
Questions founders ask
Straight answers.
You need the basics: contracts, policies and a clean hiring process. That’s where we start.
We start with a documentation check and fill the gaps, such as employee records and personnel files, and leave what already works.
Yes. Many clients start with a single role search and add support later.
We help with the day-to-day people management too: clear work expectations and reviews, growth paths, and defining your culture as the team grows.
Let's build the team behind your next chapter.
Start with a free 30-minute HR health check.
