For investors

People risk is portfolio risk.

We help your founders manage it. Senior People & Capability support for portfolio companies of 10 to 100 people.

The Emerging Engines team
Every one of us has scaled a high-growth team.EE EmbeddedEE VirtualTalent by EE

The pattern

After the raise, people become the bottleneck.

Pick the pattern you’re seeing in your portfolio. We’ll show you where we’d start.

When to introduce us

Four moments that matter.

Each one usually maps to a service, but the first conversation decides the right level of support.

01

Just raised

Plan the organisation and hiring priorities before the money goes out the door.

EE Embedded
02

Hiring fast

Role brief to offer, with regular reporting and no placement fees.

Talent by EE
03

Leaders stretched

Clear expectations, coaching and support for the hard conversations.

EE Embedded
04

Changing shape

Workforce plan, restructure and change, done properly.

EE Virtual
There’s no HR jargon or fluff, just solid and logical discussions that challenged us to look at our business in a critical way.
Jamie Wallis, Director, Cognecy
Clients include
  • First Table
  • Levno
  • Adminis
  • TracPlus
  • AskNicely
  • Preno
  • Stickybeak

How founders work with us

Flexible for every stage.

EE Embedded

Ongoing ownership

A senior partner in the team, owning the people work week to week.

1, 2 or 3days a week
EE Virtual

Projects and big decisions

A Virtual Chief People Officer for a restructure, pay review or leadership programme.

1Virtual CPO for the job
Talent by EE

Hiring, done for you

Role brief to offer, with regular reporting. No placement fees.

Hourlyor day rate

Pricing

Clear fees. No surprises.

Pick the days a week a founder needs and see what Embedded costs. All prices AUD, excluding GST.

EE Embedded

A senior partner, inside the team.

AUD $6,500per month

Fixed monthly fee, excluding GST.

What’s included in Embedded

  • Agreed days each week, on site and remote as needed.
  • A people and performance strategy, including your tech stack and executive support.
  • Values and ways of working embedded, with leadership coaching for your SLT.
  • Key people processes that fit your size: performance, talent reviews, pay and engagement.
  • Ad hoc support when you need it: org design, change and day-to-day people operations.
  • A team behind your partner, so the work gets delivered quickly.
EE Virtual
AUD $270per hour, or a fixed fee depending on the engagement

Virtual CPO services for a defined project or decision.

Every engagement starts with a conversation about scope. Fees are confirmed in a proposal before any work begins.

Your team

Led in Sydney. Backed by a senior bench.

Every partner has scaled a high-growth team. Hover or tap to meet them.

The ask

One introduction is all it takes.

A founder who needs senior people support.

Just raised, hiring fast or changing shape? Introduce us. Hassanah takes it from there.

Introduce a founderhassanah@emergingengines.com