Talent as a Service
One specialist
or fifteen.
Managed by us.
Skilled engineers, designers, operators and analysts, working inside your team within weeks.
You direct the work. We find the right people, get them productive fast, manage their performance and replace them if they’re not right. One fixed monthly fee, from £4,000 per specialist.
No recruitment fees · No permanent headcount · Three-month minimum term
Real clients. Real teams.
Teams built for
Harper Concierge
15 people
Full product team run for Bain & Company’s NPSx
Engineering, product, design and QA
< 2 weeks
From contract signature to a trained team
Merlin Entertainments · 5-person team
~£700k
Saved a year against a UK-employed team
Bain & Company / NPSx
+40%
User retention after one embedded designer
Pyxis · client-measured over 3 months
Figures from individual client engagements. Pyxis metrics were measured by the client; the NPSx saving is modelled against a UK-employed equivalent team at prevailing market rates.
The problem
Hiring is slow. Freelancers drift. AI tools don’t sign off work.
01
Recruitment
Three to six months to hire, 15–20% in fees, then a slow ramp. If the hire doesn’t work out, you start again, and you carry the cost.
02
Freelancers and agencies
Quick to start, hard to manage. Nobody owns performance, quality varies, and the knowledge leaves when the contract ends.
03
AI on its own
Tools produce drafts, not finished work. Someone still has to check it, own it and answer for it when it’s wrong.
SixBerries is the third option: skilled people working inside your team, with a named person accountable for their performance.
Two ways to start
Start with one. Scale to a team.
Same model, same accountability, whether you need one person or fifteen.
For a clear skills gap
One specialist
A designer to fix adoption. An engineer to clear the backlog. An operator to own a recurring queue. Full-time in your team, in your tools, on your priorities.
- Full-time and dedicated to you
- Working hours that overlap with yours
- A named SixBerries contact
- Monthly performance review
- Replacement if it’s not the right fit
From £4,000 / month
Example: Pyxis. One senior designer, retention up 40%.
For a whole workstream
A managed team
Engineering, operations, content or back-office capacity, stood up as one team with a named delivery lead. You set priorities and accept the work. We run throughput, quality and people.
- A named delivery lead
- Daily check-ins and weekly scorecards
- Holiday and sickness cover
- Scale up as the work grows
- One monthly invoice
From £4,000 per specialist / month
Examples: Merlin (5 people), Bain & Company / NPSx (15 people).
Client results
Proof at every scale: one, five and fifteen people.
Pyxis · 1 specialist
+40%
User retention, client-measured
One designer. A product people keep using.
A senior UX designer embedded as design lead in a B2B SaaS team. Retention up 40% and product utilisation up 60% in the three months after the redesign shipped.
Merlin Entertainments · 5 people
< 2 weeks
Contract signature to trained team
A content operation, live in under two weeks.
Four specialists and a London-based delivery lead running content and automation for a global attractions operator, at roughly half the internal budget.
Bain & Company / NPSx · 15 people
~£700k
Saved a year vs. a UK-employed team
A full product team, outside the cost base.
Engineering, product, design and QA for a Bain & Company product division, run as one team with delivery leadership rather than fifteen contracts.
Results relate to the individual engagement and were reported or modelled as described in each story.
How it works
From first call to a working team in weeks.
01
Scope
A 30-minute call about the work, the outcome you need and the skills it takes. You get a written proposal with a fixed monthly price.
02
Match
We shortlist vetted specialists for the role. You interview them and choose who joins.
03
Onboard
We handle contracts, payroll and equipment. Your specialists join your tools, channels and routines.
04
Manage
Daily check-ins, weekly scorecards and a monthly review with you. If someone isn’t right, we fix it or replace them.
The SixBerries model
You direct the work. We guarantee the people.
Responsibilities are agreed in writing before anyone starts, so you always know who to call.
You own
- Priorities and task allocation
- Day-to-day direction
- Accepting the work
We own
- Finding, vetting and onboarding
- Throughput and quality
- Performance management
- Holiday cover and replacement
- Contracts, payroll and equipment
We agree together
- Service levels and measures
- Working hours and overlap
- Reporting rhythm and escalation
AI-enabled. Human-accountable.
Our specialists are trained to use approved AI tools where they speed up the work. Every output is checked and owned by a named person, and we measure accepted work, not drafts.
What we cover
Specialists for the work that keeps a business moving.
Engineering, product & design
Software engineers, product managers, UX and product designers, QA.
Content & digital operations
Content editors, CMS and web operators, service-desk and ticket support, marketing operations.
AI & automation
Specialists who build and run automations and put AI tools to work on real workflows, with a person checking every output.
Finance, legal & back-office
Finance operations and bookkeeping support, legal process support, administration.
Insights
Practical thinking on people, delivery and AI.
AI & accountability
Your AI productivity metric should survive the review queue.
A faster first draft is only part of the story. Measure accepted work, checking and rework together.
Building teams
Before you ask for five people, find the constraint.
One specialist can unlock a whole team. First, identify what’s actually holding the work back.
Delivery leadership
Put a name against the work.
An agreed standard needs an owner, a review and a response when something falls short.
Straight answers
Before you book.
Can we start with just one person?
Yes. Many clients start with one specialist and add more once they’ve seen the work. The model and the accountability are the same at any size.
How quickly can someone start?
Usually within weeks, not months. Merlin’s five-person team was live and in training within two weeks of signing. It depends on the role, and we’ll give you a realistic date on the first call.
Is this staff augmentation?
It’s staff augmentation with the management built in. Your specialists work inside your team like any colleague, but we own their performance: check-ins, scorecards, cover and replacement. You get the capacity without the management overhead.
Where are your specialists based?
In the UK and across our international talent pool in Europe, the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa and India. Working hours are agreed up front so they overlap with yours.
What if someone isn’t the right fit?
Tell us. We act quickly, with coaching or a replacement, at no extra cost to you.
Can they work in our systems and follow our security policies?
Yes. Specialists work in your tools under your access controls. We agree tool, data and AI-use rules with you before work starts.
What’s the minimum commitment?
Six months. That gives us time to recruit properly and gives you time to see real results. After that, you can scale up or down with notice.
What would one more capable person change for you?
Tell us about the work. In 30 minutes we’ll tell you whether we can help, who you’d need and what it would cost.
Or email hello@sixberries.com