When RPO / Fractional Support Makes Sense
RPO and fractional recruiting are ideal when you need ongoing help filling finance and operations roles but don’t want a full internal recruiting team or multiple agency contracts. It works well for PE/VC-backed companies, family offices, and growing firms that expect several hires over 6–18 months rather than a single one-off search.
How Our RPO / Fractional Model Works
Instead of paying per placement, you get part-time, embedded recruiting support that plugs into your existing processes and tools. Swell Recruit acts as your fractional talent partner for finance, accounting, and ops roles—handling sourcing, screening, shortlists, and offer support while your leaders stay focused on running the business.
Typical Use Cases
- Building out a lean finance team (Controller, FP&A, senior accountant) over several quarters.
- Standing up talent pipelines for recurring roles (fund accounting, portfolio operations, compliance).
- Supporting a spike in hiring after a fundraise, acquisition, or new fund launch.
- Providing interim recruiting support while you decide whether to hire in-house TA.
What You Get with Swell’s RPO / Fractional Support
- Dedicated recruiter focused on your mandates, acting as an extension of your team.
- Flexible scope: we can own sourcing only, full-cycle recruiting, or just top-of-funnel market mapping.
- Scalable hours that expand or contract as your hiring needs change.
- Consistent process and reporting so you always know where each search stands and what the pipeline looks like.
RPO / Fractional vs. Traditional Search
With RPO/fractional, you’re buying ongoing recruiting capacity and market coverage instead of one-off placements. It’s the right fit when you expect multiple hires, want to reduce cost-per-hire, and value having one embedded partner who learns your culture and keeps improving results over time.
Next Step
If you’re planning a series of finance or operations hires and want to explore a fractional or RPO-style model, we can scope a lean, flexible engagement around your forecast and budget.
email me for a RPO / Fractional Discovery Call.