Scaling Hiring for Fixed Gear Interactive
Fixed Gear Interactive is a consultancy focused on talent and organizational design, helping startups and high-growth companies build scalable team structures and efficient internal processes. The company works with organizations that need to rapidly scale while maintaining performance, alignment, and operational clarity.
Client:
Fixed Gear Interactive
Industry:
Other
Country:
Global
Service:
Recruitment
Background
Consultancies operating in talent and organizational design often require a mix of analytical and engineering capabilities to support both internal tools and client-facing solutions.
As Fixed Gear Interactive expanded its operations, it needed to strengthen its internal team with professionals capable of supporting data-driven decision-making and infrastructure reliability.
Challenges
Hiring for a consultancy that works with high-growth startups requires candidates who can operate in dynamic environments and adapt quickly to changing requirements.
Fixed Gear Interactive needed to hire across both analytical and infrastructure roles, ensuring that candidates could contribute to internal systems while also supporting client projects.
At the same time, competition for senior-level specialists made sourcing more complex.
Limited availability of senior candidates with both consulting and technical expertise
High competition for Site Reliability Engineers and product analysts
Need for candidates who can operate in fast-changing environments
Parallel hiring across product and infrastructure roles
Requirement for structured evaluation across different skill sets
Solution
OnHires implemented a recruitment strategy tailored to consulting environments working with high-growth startups.
We conducted role calibration sessions to define expectations for each position. For the Senior Product Analyst, focus was placed on data interpretation, business insights, and decision-making support. For the Site Reliability Engineer, priority was given to system stability, scalability, and infrastructure performance.
Targeted sourcing pipelines were launched across global talent markets, supported by structured hiring workflows and weekly alignment sessions.
Targeted sourcing within product analytics and infrastructure engineering communities
Structured evaluation frameworks for analytical and technical roles
Dedicated pipelines for product and infrastructure hiring
Weekly hiring operations for speed and transparency
Full-cycle recruitment management
Results
The structured hiring approach enabled Fixed Gear Interactive to strengthen its internal capabilities while maintaining speed and quality.
By aligning hiring with both internal and client-facing needs, the company was able to bring in candidates who could contribute immediately across multiple projects.
This improved operational efficiency and supported the company’s ability to scale its consulting services.
2 key hires successfully completed
54 percent faster time to hire
Improved candidate fit across both analytical and engineering roles
Stronger alignment between internal operations and client delivery
Faster integration of new hires into ongoing projects
Roles successfully filled:
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
This case demonstrates how structured recruitment helps consulting companies build teams that support both internal operations and client delivery.
By aligning hiring with business needs and project requirements, Fixed Gear Interactive was able to scale its capabilities while maintaining flexibility and performance in a fast-paced environment.
OnHires helped us find strong candidates who could quickly integrate into our team and contribute to both internal and client-facing work. Their structured approach made the hiring process much more efficient.
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