People & Capability for New Zealand tech businesses

We don’t do HR. We do performance.

Senior expertise. Hands-on delivery. We help you hire, lead and organise your team, so the business moves faster.

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

Sound familiar?

Your team is growing. The business isn’t moving any faster.

Pick the one that sounds most like you. We’ll show you where we’d start.

What we take off your plate

Productivity through people.

Every engagement is scoped to what the business needs now. These are the four areas we own.

Build the right team

Workforce planning, role design, recruitment.

Lift performance

Clear goals, performance reviews, pay frameworks.

Back your leaders

Coaching, manager support, the tough calls.

Manage change

Org design, restructures, employment relations.

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 we work with you

Three ways in. One senior partner.

EE Embedded

Ongoing ownership

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

10 or 20hours 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
  1. Agree the priorities

    Scope, capacity and cost, before we start.

  2. Deliver the work

    Your partner owns it, alongside your leaders.

  3. Review and adapt

    Priorities move as your business changes.

Client voices

Founders who’ve worked with us.

“Gabi and her team get tech, they get the startup and scale-up hustle, and they certainly get the concept of the need for a high performing team.”
Brenna TownshendFounder & CGO, Trev
“They didn’t just offer a one-size-fits-all solution, but truly understood our business to design a robust, equitable framework tailored to our culture.”
Daniel XuCEO, Element X
“Claire is an incredible partner and has helped create a sense of community and support in our NZ office.”
Jolene SmithP&C Director, AskNicely

Your team

Founder-led. Backed by a senior bench.

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

The next step

Let’s talk about the team you need.

30 minutes with a senior staff member.

Tell us where the business is heading. We’ll tell you where we’d start.

Email ushello@emergingengines.com