Scoped work, not open-ended retainers.
Every request arrives with a defined deliverable, a timebox, and a price you agree to before you accept.
For recruiters, free to join
Sell your judgment,
not your hours.
Dirigent runs hiring end to end for founder-led teams. When a role needs human expertise, we route that piece to a recruiter in our network, with the scope, the bar, and the price agreed before you start.You bring the judgment. We bring the context.
Free to join. No subscription. No exclusivity.
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HUMAN JUDGMENT, ON DEMAND
HYou
The right person. At the right moment.
Hannah + your expertise
WHY RECRUITERS JOIN
Less pitching.
More of the work you’re good at.
The context is already written.
You start from a calibrated role brief: must-haves, dealbreakers, comp band, scorecard. No discovery call to reverse-engineer the bar.
Scored on outcomes, not activity.
Your track record is built on hires that stuck and shortlists that converted, not on how many InMails you sent.
FROM APPLICATION TO FIRST ROLE
How partnering works.
- [01]
Apply in two minutes.
Tell us where you do your best work: functions, seniority, markets. Joining the network is free and takes no commitment.
No subscription. No exclusivity. - [02]
We match you to the role.
When a founder’s pipeline needs human expertise in your area, Hannah routes the request to you on WhatsApp, email, or Slack, with the brief attached.
Relevant work, or none at all. - [03]
You accept the scope, or pass.
Deliverable, timebox, and fee are on the table up front. Take what fits your week; decline the rest without penalty.
Your calendar stays yours. - [04]
Deliver, get paid, build a record.
Hand back your work in the same thread you were briefed in. Outcomes are logged, so strong judgment earns you the next request.
Evidence, not self-promotion.
WHERE THE WORK HAPPENS
Run it from your phone.
The request, the brief, your questions, and the handback all move through a channel you already have open. There is no portal to check and no password to reset.
The request arrives as a message. Read the brief, accept or pass, ask what you need, send the work back in the same thread.
Prefer a written trail? The identical brief lands in your inbox and a reply is all it takes to take the work or decline it.
Slack
Already living in Slack? Connect your workspace and Hannah shows up as a DM, alongside everything else you work on.
Pick one or use all three. Hannah keeps the thread in sync, so nothing is repeated and nothing is lost.
WHAT THE WORK LOOKS LIKE
Three ways to plug in.
Take one piece or all three. Each is scoped, priced, and briefed before you say yes.
Profiling call
Sit with the founder and turn a vague role into a defensible bar.
Shortlist review
Read the pipeline against the brief and say who is actually worth a conversation.
Closing conversation
Step in at the offer stage, handle the hesitation, and bring the candidate over the line.
More module types are opening up as pilots expand: references, market mapping, and comp benchmarking.
You keep your clients
No exclusivity, ever.
Scope agreed up front
Deliverable and fee before you start.
EU-hosted, GDPR by design
Candidate data handled properly.
Free to join
No fee to be in the network.
JOIN THE NETWORK
Good judgment belongs here.
We’re building a small network of recruiters we’d hire ourselves. Tell us where you do your best work and we’ll be in touch as roles come up in your area.
- Free to join, no subscription
- Scoped, priced work routed to you
- Keep your clients and your brand
We read every application ourselves. Expect a real reply.
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Good judgment belongs here.
WHAT RECRUITERS ASK US
Fair questions.
01What does it cost to join?
Nothing. The network is free to join and there is no subscription. You agree a fee per piece of work before you accept it, and we take a platform margin on that fee, stated up front, never deducted afterwards.
02Do I have to give up my own clients?
No. There is no exclusivity. Dirigent work sits alongside your own desk, and you decide how much of it you take.
03How much work should I expect?
We’re in pilot, so honestly: not a full desk yet. Requests are routed by function, seniority, and market, so volume depends on how closely your focus matches the roles founders bring us.
04Will an AI be making the hiring decisions?
No. Hannah coordinates the role and prepares the work; people decide. Your judgment is the reason the request gets routed to you in the first place.
05Do I have to learn a new tool?
No. The whole flow runs in WhatsApp, email, or Slack, whichever you pick. The role brief is a link you open when you want the detail, and there is no dashboard you are expected to keep checking.
06What happens to candidates I bring in?
They enter the same role brief and audit trail as every other candidate, under EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant handling. You keep visibility of the candidates you introduced.