Staffing Solutions · How Rivago engages

Staffing for every role,
at every level.

Contract, contract-to-hire and direct hire across four countries. A specialist partner runs the search end to end — and stays on the line for every role after it.

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Why Rivago

Staffing, done the way
it should be.

Most agencies sell volume and hand your role to a junior. We do the opposite — one senior partner owns the search end to end, sources the people who never apply, and puts the commitments that matter in writing before you sign.

48h

Median shortlist

Signed brief to three calibrated finalists.

94%

Offer-accept rate

Last 12 months, every level.

10

Specialist practices

Deep benches across every sector.

4

Countries covered

US, Canada, the UAE and India.

Senior recruiters only

Every search is run by a specialist with 7+ years in your field — no juniors learning on your role.

Access to hidden talent

A private network of senior operators who never touch a job board — reached directly, on your behalf.

Inclusive shortlists

Calibrated scorecards and diverse, fairly-assessed slates on every role — bias designed out from the brief.

Care past the offer

Structured check-ins at 3, 6 and 12 months — we stay invested long after the placement is made.

How we engage

Three ways to put a
partner on the role.

One quality bar across all three. Tell us the role and your partner will recommend the right structure before you commit — no pressure to over-buy.

01

Direct hire

Permanent placements across every function and level. Pay only on a hire that sticks past the guarantee window — fast, low-risk, no retainer.

  • 48-hour median shortlist
  • 90-day replacement guarantee
  • No upfront fee
Most popular
02

Contract & contract-to-hire

Skilled professionals on flexible terms — scale up, trial before you commit, or convert to permanent. We run payroll and compliance.

  • Talent in 5–7 days
  • Payroll & compliance handled
  • Convert to permanent anytime
03

Temporary staffing

On-demand professionals for peaks, seasonal spikes and leave cover. Deployed fast, fully compliant, scaled up or down as the work changes.

  • Deployed in days, not weeks
  • Payroll & compliance handled
  • Scale up or down anytime
Roles we fill

Specialists, not generalists.

Pick a domain. Every partner runs one practice and has placed inside it for years — so they know the titles, the org charts and the people who never apply through a portal. Here is a sample of the roles we fill, and what it looks like when we do.

Technology

Typical roles · last 90 days

AI, data and platform engineering talent — from ML and LLM engineers to the leaders who build the teams around them — across cloud-native and enterprise stacks.

Typical roles · last 90 days
VP of AI / ML Engineering8 placements
Principal Software Architect11 placements
Senior Data Engineer28 placements
Senior Java Engineer26 placements
AI / LLM Engineer22 placements
MLOps / Platform Engineer19 placements
Data Scientist31 placements
GCP AI Engineer20 placements
Java Microservices Engineer34 placements
React / Frontend Engineer38 placements
Client story
We had an AI roadmap and no one to build it. Rivago stood up our ML, data and platform team — LLM and GCP AI engineers included — in a single quarter.
RP
VP of AI / ML Engineering
Series-C SaaS · United States
312
Active technology mandates this quarter
38%
Outreach reply rate (versus 9% industry baseline)
18days
Median time-to-shortlist for VP-level engineering
97%
90-day retention on technology placements
Recent placement
VP of AI / ML Engineering at a Series C SaaS
Delaware · 22 days brief-to-offer · $345K base + 0.3% equity

Healthcare

Typical roles · last 90 days

Provider, payer and life-sciences senior hires — clinical, regulatory and quality leaders, held to the highest credential bar in the firm.

Typical roles · last 90 days
Chief Medical Officer6 placements
VP of Clinical Development5 placements
Director of Clinical Operations18 placements
VP of Regulatory Affairs11 placements
Director of Medical Affairs10 placements
Head of Quality & 510(k)9 placements
Clinical Research Associate34 placements
Pharmacovigilance Manager14 placements
Biostatistician16 placements
Medical Science Liaison21 placements
Client story
Regulatory and quality hires are unforgiving to get wrong. Every candidate Rivago sent could do the job on day one.
AL
Chief Medical Officer
Clinical-stage biotech · US
184
Active healthcare mandates this quarter
24days
Median time-to-shortlist for clinical leadership
100%
Of clinical placements pre-credentialed at submission
94%
12-month retention on physician-leader placements
Recent placement
Director of Clinical Operations · UAE hospital network
Dubai · 31 days · pre-cleared for DHA licensure

Legal

Typical roles · last 90 days

First-GC searches, deputy succession and lateral hires for in-house teams scaling across jurisdictions.

Typical roles · last 90 days
General Counsel8 placements
Deputy General Counsel6 placements
Compliance Director12 placements
Head of Commercial / Privacy15 placements
IP / Patent Counsel6 placements
Regulatory Counsel8 placements
Corporate Counsel24 placements
Contracts Manager22 placements
Data Privacy Counsel13 placements
Employment Counsel11 placements
Client story
We were scaling into three jurisdictions at once. Rivago found counsel who had actually done it before.
SV
General Counsel
Fintech · US & UAE
92
Active legal mandates this quarter
100%
Of finalists licensed in the operating jurisdiction
29days
Median time-to-shortlist for GC searches
96%
12-month retention on GC placements
Recent placement
General Counsel · pre-IPO fintech
Delaware · 38 days · $420K base + 0.5% equity

Finance

Typical roles · last 90 days

CFO succession, treasury, FP&A and the long bench beneath — in markets where we know the comp committees by name.

Typical roles · last 90 days
Chief Financial Officer9 placements
Head of Treasury7 placements
VP of FP&A20 placements
Head of Risk & Compliance18 placements
Tax Director11 placements
Director of Internal Audit12 placements
Financial Controller28 placements
Head of Financial Reporting15 placements
Fund / Portfolio Accountant30 placements
Quant Analyst16 placements
Client story
Their partner knew our regulatory world cold. We had a shortlist of four for a hard compliance seat inside a week.
MS
Head of Talent
Global bank · Delaware
228
Active finance mandates this quarter
19days
Median time-to-shortlist for finance leadership
11%
Counter-offer recovery rate (vs. 28% baseline)
92%
12-month retention on CFO placements
Recent placement
Head of Risk & Compliance · Tier-1 Canadian bank
Ontario · 27 days · CAD 295K + deferred

Aerospace & Defence

Typical roles · last 90 days

Tier-1 OEMs, defence primes and the supplier ecosystem beneath — cleared talent pre-vetted through Rivago’s cleared-talent program.

Typical roles · last 90 days
Director of Manufacturing5 placements
Director, Cleared Cybersecurity6 placements
Principal Systems Engineer11 placements
Programme Manager (Cleared)9 placements
Quality / AS9100 Manager10 placements
Head of FAR/AR & Compliance4 placements
Avionics Engineer16 placements
Stress / Structures Engineer14 placements
Propulsion Engineer8 placements
RF / Radar Systems Engineer9 placements
Client story
Cleared, niche and fast — three things that rarely come together. Rivago delivered a programme team we could not build ourselves.
JT
Programme Director
Defence prime · US
74
Active aerospace mandates this quarter
80%
Of finalists with active TS/SCI at submission
42days
Median time-to-shortlist (clearance constraints)
100%
Of placements pre-vetted via cleared program
Recent placement
Director of Aerospace Manufacturing · tier-1 supplier
Delaware · 49 days · $260K + relocation

Telecom

Typical roles · last 90 days

5G core, fibre rollout and MSO leadership — staffed on both the operator and supplier side, with pricing intelligence across the table.

Typical roles · last 90 days
VP of Network Operations5 placements
Head of 5G Core Engineering4 placements
Principal Network Architect9 placements
Director, Field Operations11 placements
SDN / NFV Engineer8 placements
Telecom Product Manager9 placements
RF Engineer22 placements
Core Network Engineer16 placements
OSS / BSS Specialist13 placements
Transport / Backhaul Engineer12 placements
Client story
We were rolling out 5G and short on RF talent nationwide. Rivago staffed the whole region in under two months.
RN
VP Network
Telecom operator · UAE
86
Active telecom mandates this quarter
23days
Median time-to-shortlist for network leadership
14
Active mandates across operator + supplier sides
88%
12-month retention on telecom placements
Recent placement
Head of 5G Core Engineering · national operator
Dubai · 34 days · $310K + relocation

Automotive

Typical roles · last 90 days

OEM, tier-1 supplier and the new mobility entrants — battery, ADAS and software-defined vehicle talent, sourced before it hits the market.

Typical roles · last 90 days
VP of Software (SDV)4 placements
Head of Battery Engineering4 placements
ADAS / Autonomy Engineer12 placements
Functional Safety (ISO 26262) Lead6 placements
Head of Supply Quality8 placements
Plant / Production Manager9 placements
Powertrain Engineer15 placements
Embedded Systems Engineer17 placements
Manufacturing Process Engineer14 placements
Vehicle Integration Engineer10 placements
Client story
An EV line launch with an immovable date. Rivago built the manufacturing and quality team that hit it.
DM
Director of Ops
EV manufacturer · US
62
Active automotive mandates this quarter
28days
Median time-to-shortlist (relocation-heavy)
3.4×
Inbound interest per OEM mandate, last 90 days
89%
12-month retention on automotive placements
Recent placement
Head of Battery Engineering · EV manufacturer
Ontario · 41 days · CAD 320K + equity

Supply & Operations

Typical roles · last 90 days

From distribution-centre leadership to global head-of-supply roles — the people who keep the operation moving when everything else is on fire.

Typical roles · last 90 days
Chief Operating Officer6 placements
VP of Supply Chain11 placements
Director, S&OP15 placements
Procurement Director13 placements
Head of Distribution11 placements
Continuous Improvement Lead14 placements
Logistics Manager24 placements
Demand Planning Analyst18 placements
Warehouse / DC Manager20 placements
Inventory / Materials Manager17 placements
Client story
They placed a plant leadership team across two sites — on time, on budget — while our own pipeline was bone dry.
HK
VP Operations
Manufacturer · UAE
128
Active supply & ops mandates this quarter
22days
Median time-to-shortlist for VP-level supply
62%
Of supply placements involve relocation
90%
12-month retention on supply placements
Recent placement
VP of Supply Chain · industrial manufacturer
Dubai · 26 days · $285K + bonus

Sales & Marketing

Typical roles · last 90 days

CRO succession, first-VP-of-marketing hires and demand-gen leadership — we know the OTE patterns and which “100% to plan” résumé actually beat the number.

Typical roles · last 90 days
Chief Revenue Officer6 placements
VP of Marketing12 placements
Sales Director17 placements
Head of Demand Gen15 placements
Product Marketing Lead15 placements
Head of Growth9 placements
Enterprise Account Executive38 placements
RevOps Manager16 placements
Brand / Content Manager14 placements
Field Marketing Manager13 placements
Client story
We doubled the revenue org in a quarter. The reps Rivago placed beat quota faster than anyone we hired ourselves.
DK
Chief Revenue Officer
Growth-stage scale-up · Canada
204
Active GTM mandates this quarter
17days
Median time-to-shortlist for VP+ GTM roles
68%
Of CRO finalists beat-plan in their last role
89%
12-month retention on CRO placements
Recent placement
VP of Marketing · growth-stage SaaS
Ontario · 24 days · CAD 265K + equity
What we actually do

Every engagement runs five stages.
None of them are a portal.

One partner owns every stage — permanent, contract, temporary or retained. Pace varies by engagement; each service page states its own timeline.

01
Stage 01

Calibrate

We agree the spec, the bar and the commercials up front, so nothing about the engagement is ambiguous later.

You getSigned-off scorecard
02
Stage 02

Map

Your partner works their own practice network — people approached directly, never a job ad reposted at scale.

You getTargeted longlist
03
Stage 03

Screen

Everyone you meet has been interviewed against the agreed bar, with written evidence behind the recommendation.

You getCalibrated profiles
04
Stage 04

Panel

We carry the admin — scheduling, debriefs, references and compliance — so your team only spends time on decisions.

You getDebriefs & references
05
Stage 05

Placed & guaranteed

We close the offer, protect it against counters, and stay accountable through the guarantee window.

You getSigned start · guarantee applies
Five stages. One partner runs all of them.
Follow-the-sun delivery · pipeline moves around the clock
Global delivery

Four markets. One handshake.

Wherever the role sits, a local partner runs it — backed by a centralised research and sourcing team. You get regional fluency and round-the-clock pipeline, on a single contract.

3
Offices across 3 countries
1
Central delivery hub, Pune
1,000+
Placements to date
10+
Years of global staffing
Browse all offices & delivery centers
Customer story

Proof, not promises.

Read all case studies
Healthcare · United States

We were opening a second hospital with beds coming online in ninety days and no clinical leaders in post. Rivago filled every seat — credentialed, compliant, and still here a year on.

DN
Chief Nursing Officer
Healthcare provider · United States
16
Clinical leaders placed in one quarter
90 days
Brief to a fully-staffed unit
100%
Retained at 12 months (this cohort)
FAQ

The questions we get on
the first call.

Contract staffing places a professional on our payroll for a fixed term — you get the skills without the headcount commitment, and we handle payroll, compliance and classification. Contract-to-hire is the same, with the option to convert the person to a permanent employee once they’ve proven the fit. Direct hire is a permanent placement from day one, sourced on a contingent fee and backed by a replacement guarantee. Not sure which fits? Your partner will recommend the right structure on the first call — no pressure to over-buy.
For contract and temporary roles, we can put vetted professionals in front of you in 5–7 days. For direct-hire searches, three to five calibrated finalists typically land within 48 hours of a signed brief. Executive and cleared roles run longer because the bar is higher — but you’ll get a realistic date in writing on the first call, not a vague promise.
No. Plenty of our clients bring us in alongside an incumbent — often on the roles they’re struggling to fill, or in a market where we have deeper reach. We’re happy to prove ourselves on a single hard requisition before you consolidate anything. If we earn more of your work, great; if not, you’ve lost nothing.
Every permanent placement carries a replacement guarantee — 90 days on contingent direct hires, up to 12 months on retained searches. If someone leaves inside the window, we restart the search at no additional fee. On contract, we replace a poor-fit worker fast and you only pay for time worked.
Yes — that’s our Recruitment Process Outsourcing and team build-out work. Rather than filling one seat, we stand up an entire function or project pod — engineering, clinical, operations — with one partner owning the outcome end to end. We’ve built plant leadership teams, AI platform teams and 40-person cohorts on a single contract, and stayed accountable for retention long after.
Every Rivago partner runs a single practice and has placed inside it for years — so they know the tools, the certifications and the people before a brief ever lands. For fast-moving fields like AI/ML, cleared cybersecurity and energy-grid modernization, we maintain live talent maps and a private network of specialists who never touch a job board, and we localise comp benchmarks continuously across our four markets.

Tell us the role.
We’ll be back tomorrow.

A 30-minute scoping call with a partner — not a portal — and a written shortlist plan within one business day.

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