Source: https://deftridge.com/for-companies/ Title: Part-time experts for your company | Deftridge Summary: Send a brief and get three to five vetted, anonymous profiles with rates in 48 hours. Rate plus 15%, no placement fee. Deftridge is free for professionals. For companies # Part-time experts, on your terms Send a brief and get three to five vetted, anonymous profiles with hourly rates in 48 hours. You pay the rate plus 15%, you prepay, and hiring someone full time later costs nothing. - **First reply** Within 1 working day - **Shortlist** 3 to 5 profiles in 48 hours - **Fee** 15% on top of the rate - **Hire full time** No placement fee Why teams use it ## Capacity without a requisition **38,000** professionals ready to take tasks **96** roles across seven categories **94%** of companies would work with the same person again **6 days** median from brief to first offer Where companies use it ## Six situations where a few hours a week is the right size Regular role Cover a gap A team member leaves and the replacement starts in three months. A senior part-timer carries the work for five hours a week in between. Task bundle Handle a peak Budget season, an audit, a launch or a hiring wave: ten to twenty hours a month, capped, then it stops. One-off task Finish a defined job A board pack, a model rebuild, a contract review or a market scan, with a written scope, a price and a date. Expert hour Get a second opinion One paid hour with a senior specialist before you sign a deal, set a price or hire for a role you have not run before. One-off or regular Try before you hire Work with someone for a month and see how they fit. If you want them full time, there is no placement fee. AI Expert Review Check what AI produced Qualified people in your field rate and correct AI answers against your rubric, without access to your client data. What you receive ## A shortlist looks like this A typical shortlist for a senior FP&A analyst, five hours a week. First names only: surnames, employers and contact details are shared only after the person agrees to an introduction. Profile 1 **Maya** Senior FP&A Analyst - **Experience** 9 years, planning in SaaS and fintech - **Tools** Excel, Adaptive Planning, NetSuite - **Offers** 5 hours a week, weekday evenings (US Eastern) - **Rate** $84 an hour Profile 2 **Daniel** FP&A Manager - **Experience** 12 years, Big 4 then manufacturing - **Tools** Anaplan, Power BI, SAP - **Offers** 7 hours a week, early mornings (US Eastern) - **Rate** $96 an hour Profile 3 **Priya** Senior Financial Analyst - **Experience** 7 years, retail and e-commerce - **Tools** Excel, Looker, SQL - **Offers** 4 hours a week, weekday evenings (US Pacific) - **Rate** $78 an hour How we vet ## A recruiter who has done the job checks every profile Four checks before a name goes on a shortlist. A recruiter who worked in the field reads the profile; nobody is added by a keyword match alone. 1. **Field and experience** Years in the role, the level, the industries and the tools, read against the brief. 1. **References and work history** The recruiter checks work history and speaks to a reference when the role calls for it. 1. **A skills check** A short call or a small task that matches the role, so the first hour with you is not the first test. 1. **A conflict check** Confirms the person's contract allows outside work, and that the work does not clash with their employer or yours. Five ways to staff ## Pick the format, not a headcount - [hourly Regular role Ongoing part-time work of 3-10 hours a week, about one to two hours a day. See how it works](https://deftridge.com/work/regular/) - [fixed price One-off task A single deliverable with a fixed scope and a fixed price. See how it works](https://deftridge.com/work/one-off/) - [hourly, monthly cap Task bundle A package of 10-20 hours a month for a recurring set of tasks. See how it works](https://deftridge.com/work/bundle/) - [per slot Expert hour One paid slot with a senior specialist, typically an hour. See how it works](https://deftridge.com/work/expert-hour/) - [hourly AI Expert Review Reviewing and rating AI output in your own field, 5-15 hours a week. Human work only. See how it works](https://deftridge.com/work/ai-review/) How it runs ## Four steps, one named recruiter ### Send a brief Category, hours and budget in a short form. ### We screen A recruiter checks skills, availability and references. ### Shortlist in 48 hours Three to five anonymous profiles with rates. ### Prepay and start Pay up front; replacement is free if it is not working. The cost of capacity ## What a month of part-time work costs A senior FP&A analyst at the typical US rate of $90 an hour, paid for 4.33 weeks. [Full pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) · [Rates by role](https://deftridge.com/rates/) | Hours a week | Worker rate | Fee, 15% | You pay, per month | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 hours | $1,950 | $293 | $2,243 | | 10 hours | $3,900 | $585 | $4,485 | | 15 hours (platform cap) | $5,850 | $878 | $6,728 | Guarantees If it is not working, you are covered - One round of free revisions within five working days. - Free replacement of the person on a standing role. - A refund for hours in the first two weeks that you do not confirm. - A replacement within 48 hours if someone drops out. [Read the guarantees](https://deftridge.com/guarantees/) Outplacement Letting people go? We help them land. Free for the company and for the people affected. A landing page for your team, a report for HR and part-time tasks that bridge the gap. [How outplacement works](https://deftridge.com/outplacement/) Request a shortlist ## Tell us what you need A few lines are enough. Expect an answer from a recruiter inside one working day, and no phone call unless you request one. - No placement fee if you hire the person full time. - You see anonymous profiles with rates first. - Prepay, with a refund if it does not work. ## Questions from companies How fast is a shortlist? Three to five anonymous profiles with hourly rates within 48 hours of a complete brief. A recruiter replies within one working day to confirm the brief. What does it cost? The professional's rate plus 15%, all-inclusive, prepaid. There is no placement fee, no subscription and no minimum. Can I hire the person full time later? Yes. There is no placement fee. The decision is between you and the person. Who are the professionals? People with full-time jobs and experience in the field, screened by a recruiter who did the same work. You see an anonymous profile until they agree to an introduction. What if it does not work out? Free revisions, free replacement on standing roles and refunds for unconfirmed hours. The conditions are on the guarantees page. Are they employees? No. They work as independent contractors. Rules on classification depend on your jurisdiction and the nature of the work (for example IR35 in the UK or the ABC test in California), so check them with your own adviser. The agreement describes the working pattern so that it matches what is actually done. When are they available, and how do you know they will show up? Every profile states the hours offered and the usual time window, for example weekday evenings in your time zone. Work is agreed in weekly or monthly slots with an hours cap, not on call. If someone cannot keep to the slots, a recruiter offers a replacement within 48 hours. What about confidentiality and conflicts of interest? Every professional signs your confidentiality terms and a conflict-of-interest declaration before the first hour. They work only with the files and access you grant, and they may not take work from a direct competitor of their employer or of yours without your written consent. Who owns the work? You do. The agreement assigns the deliverable to your company on payment.