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Title: Helena Voss | Deftridge
Summary: Helena Voss, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Deftridge, based in London, United Kingdom. Writes only from helena.voss@deftridge.com.

Leadership

# Helena Voss

Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer. Runs recruiting operations across four markets and owns the rule that nothing reaches a company without the professional's written OK.

- **E-mail** [helena.voss@deftridge.com](mailto:helena.voss@deftridge.com)

- **Based in** London, United Kingdom

- **Team** Leadership

- **On the team since** 2025

About Helena

## What Helena handles

Runs recruiting operations across four markets and owns the rule that nothing reaches a company without the professional's written OK.

Responsible for

Operations across four markets, candidate success, payments, people.

Team

Works with every team on this page.

Writes from

helena.voss@deftridge.com and from no other address.

Never asks for

Money, a password or an identity document in a chat message.

How it works

## How to work with Helena


### Write with the details

E-mail Helena at helena.voss@deftridge.com or use the contact form, with the task or invoice number if you have one.


### A reply in writing

You get an answer in writing within one working day, in your time zone.


### One thread

The conversation stays in one thread, so nobody asks you the same thing twice.


### Escalate if it stalls

If a request is stuck, reply to the thread and a team head picks it up the same day.

Stay safe

## Did someone use Helena's name?

Genuine mail from Helena arrives from **helena.voss@deftridge.com** and from no other address. Nobody here asks for money, a password or bank details, or pushes for a quick answer. In doubt, run the sender through our checker.

Editor

## Edited by Helena

48 pages on Deftridge, read and approved before publication.

- [How Deftridge rates are built Published 2026-11-01](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)

- [Check your contract before you take side work Published 2026-11-01](https://deftridge.com/guides/check-your-contract-before-side-work/)

- [How to price a task Published 2026-11-01](https://deftridge.com/guides/how-to-price-a-task/)

- [How to read a task brief Published 2026-11-01](https://deftridge.com/guides/how-to-read-a-task-brief/)

- [Side income and tax: the basics Published 2026-11-01](https://deftridge.com/guides/side-income-and-tax-basics/)

- [Fractional, part time or freelance? Published 2026-11-01](https://deftridge.com/guides/fractional-vs-part-time/)

- [Stay safe from recruiting scams Published 2026-11-01](https://deftridge.com/guides/stay-safe-from-recruiting-scams/)

- [Side work for working professionals, next to a job Published 2026-11-01](https://deftridge.com/side-work/)

- [Side work for Accountants Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/accountant/)

- [Side work for Financial Analysts Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/financial-analyst/)

- [Side work for Controllers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/controller/)

- [Side work for Bookkeepers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/bookkeeper/)

- [Side work for Payroll Managers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/payroll-manager/)

- [Side work for CPAs Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/cpa/)

- [Side work for Data Analysts Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/data-analyst/)

- [Side work for Business Analysts Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/business-analyst/)

- [Side work for BI Analysts Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/bi-analyst/)

- [Side work for Data Scientists Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/data-scientist/)

- [Side work for Market Researchers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/market-researcher/)

- [Side work for Technical Writers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/technical-writer/)

- [Side work for Marketing Managers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/marketing-manager/)

- [Side work for Content Managers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/content-manager/)

- [Side work for SEO Specialists Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/seo-specialist/)

- [Side work for Copywriters Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/copywriter/)

- [Side work for Social Media Managers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/social-media-manager/)

- [Side work for HR Managers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/hr-manager/)

- [Side work for HR Business Partners Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/hr-business-partner/)

- [Side work for Recruiters Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/recruiter/)

- [Side work for Compensation Analysts Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/compensation-analyst/)

- [Side work for In-House Lawyers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/in-house-lawyer/)

- [Side work for Paralegals Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/paralegal/)

- [Side work for Compliance Officers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/compliance-officer/)

- [Side work for Project Managers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/project-manager/)

- [Side work for Operations Managers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/operations-manager/)

- [Side work for Executive Assistants Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/executive-assistant/)

- [Side work for Procurement Managers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/procurement-manager/)

- [Side work for Customer Success Managers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/customer-success-manager/)

- [Side work for Product Managers Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/side-work/product-manager/)

- [Part-time work in SaaS Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/industries/saas/)

- [Part-time work in Fintech Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/industries/fintech/)

- [Part-time work in Insurance Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/industries/insurance/)

- [Part-time work in Healthcare & HealthTech Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/industries/healthcare-and-healthtech/)

- [Part-time work in E-commerce Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/industries/ecommerce/)

- [Part-time work in Retail Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/industries/retail/)

- [Part-time work in Logistics & Supply Chain Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/industries/logistics-and-supply-chain/)

- [Part-time work in Manufacturing Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/industries/manufacturing/)

- [Part-time work in Consulting Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/industries/consulting/)

- [Part-time work in Nonprofit Published 2026-11-02](https://deftridge.com/industries/nonprofit/)

Colleagues

## The other leaders

Six people lead Deftridge.

- [Catherine Doyle Head of Rates and Data](https://deftridge.com/team/catherine-doyle/)

- [Daniel Okafor Chief Recruiting Officer](https://deftridge.com/team/daniel-okafor/)

- [Nina Castellanos Head of Trust and Safety](https://deftridge.com/team/nina-castellanos/)

- [Peter Lindgren Head of Client Services](https://deftridge.com/team/peter-lindgren/)

- [Richard Calloway Co-founder and CEO](https://deftridge.com/team/richard-calloway/)

[Meet all 120 people](https://deftridge.com/team/#dt-dir)

## Common questions

How to check that a message is really from Helena, what a recruiter can and cannot ask for, and what happens after the first e-mail: [Verify a sender](https://deftridge.com/verify/), [Our promise](https://deftridge.com/our-promise/) and [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/).

## Useful next steps

- [Meet the team](https://deftridge.com/team/)

- [Verify a sender](https://deftridge.com/verify/)

- [Our promise](https://deftridge.com/our-promise/)

- [Free Rate Report](https://deftridge.com/rate-report/)
