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Hiring before there's an HR team

Helix Talent works only with technology startups and scaleups, helping founders hire the engineers, product managers and growth specialists who set how fast they can move. We know the early-stage conversation: the runway, the equity, and the pitch you make to a candidate who has a safer offer on the table.

The first twenty people shape everything that follows, so we take longer at the start: more conversations with the founders, a plain view of what the role really is and a candid read on whether a candidate will thrive with little structure. We would rather fill a role slowly than refill it in six months.

We are open about what we cannot do. We will tell a founder when a role is not defined well enough to hire for, or when the salary will not land the person they want, because candid advice early is cheaper than a hire that does not work out.

Helix Talent team and office culture photo