{"id":24076,"date":"2025-11-24T10:01:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/?post_type=case-studies&#038;p=24076"},"modified":"2026-07-05T13:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:34:33","slug":"london-tech-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/?case-studies=london-tech-recruitment","title":{"rendered":"Building a Contractor-Led Product &amp; Engineering Function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 id=\"h-the-challenge\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">hey were scaling quickly, with ambitious timelines for product innovation. They required senior engineers, product managers, designers, and data specialists who could immediately strengthen delivery while also shaping the long-term capability of the team. Traditional permanent hiring alone wouldn\u2019t meet the demand nor pace, and the client needed a solution that balanced speed, flexibility, and quality.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ewan-buck-xc9B3i-1QiI-unsplash-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25190 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ewan-buck-xc9B3i-1QiI-unsplash-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ewan-buck-xc9B3i-1QiI-unsplash-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ewan-buck-xc9B3i-1QiI-unsplash-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ewan-buck-xc9B3i-1QiI-unsplash-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ewan-buck-xc9B3i-1QiI-unsplash.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-nNMBa7Y1Ymk-unsplash-scaled-1-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25191 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-nNMBa7Y1Ymk-unsplash-scaled-1-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-nNMBa7Y1Ymk-unsplash-scaled-1-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-nNMBa7Y1Ymk-unsplash-scaled-1-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-nNMBa7Y1Ymk-unsplash-scaled-1-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-nNMBa7Y1Ymk-unsplash-scaled-1-1366x2048.webp 1366w, https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/priscilla-du-preez-nNMBa7Y1Ymk-unsplash-scaled-1.webp 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 id=\"h-our-solution\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We took a strategic approach, embedding a dedicated delivery team to run hiring sprints aligned to the client\u2019s roadmap. The urgency and complexity of timelines made contractors the ideal solution. Multi-channel headhunting meant we were able to present high-quality candidates across Engineering, Product Management, Data &amp; Infrastructure and Design at speed. We provided access to a pre-qualified contractor specialists, sourced within 24 hours and had them onsite inside 5 working days.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blocks-addons-block-case-study-result block-case-study-result\"><h2 class=\"block-case-study-result__heading h2\">The Result<\/h2><p class=\"block-case-study-result__description\">Within a short timeline we delivered a fully onsite, high-performing product and engineering function in London. While contractors were initially hired to bridge the gap during permanent searches, their impact meant the majority stayed 12 months, and five ultimately moved to permanent roles, providing both immediate delivery capability and long term stability.<br><br><\/p><div class=\"block-case-study-result__stats\"><div class=\"block-case-study-result__stat\"><h3 class=\"block-case-study-result__stat-value\" data-count-up=\"true\">24hrs<\/h3><p class=\"block-case-study-result__stat-label\">From initial brief to shortlist delivery.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"block-case-study-result__stat\"><h3 class=\"block-case-study-result__stat-value\" data-count-up=\"true\">5<\/h3><p class=\"block-case-study-result__stat-label\">Working days from brief to candidates on site.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"block-case-study-result__stat\"><h3 class=\"block-case-study-result__stat-value\" data-count-up=\"true\">38<\/h3><p class=\"block-case-study-result__stat-label\">Senior placements, including Head of Engineering, Lead Product Managers, and Lead Designers.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"block-case-study-result__stat\"><h3 class=\"block-case-study-result__stat-value\" data-count-up=\"true\">47%<\/h3><p class=\"block-case-study-result__stat-label\">Contract hires, with most staying 12+ months.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25028,"template":"","case-study-types":[307],"class_list":["post-24076","case-studies","type-case-studies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","types-executive-search"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Building a Contractor-Led Product &amp; Engineering Function - Albert Bow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/albertbow.stellar-soft.info\/?case-studies=london-tech-recruitment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Building a Contractor-Led Product &amp; Engineering Function\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Challenge hey were scaling quickly, with ambitious timelines for product innovation. 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