Lean, AI-built people foundations for startups and scale-ups. Hire sharper, lead better, and grow the team without HR bloat slowing you down.
When you are scaling, the wrong people decisions cost you months. Most HR support reacts with policy and process. We give founders the systems and the judgement to hire well, keep good people, and build a team that grows with the company.
Hiring, onboarding, performance and comp, set up to run without you.
Work that used to take an HR team months, done in days for a fraction of the cost.
Who to hire, who to grow, where to invest. Based on data, not a handbook.
Better hires and better leaders, so the company performs as it grows.
Score your people setup in two minutes and see exactly what to fix first.
Start with a fast read, then go as deep as you need. No lock-in, no bloat.
A fast, fixed-fee read on your people setup. What is working, what is exposing you, and what to fix before it slows your growth, with a clear 90-day plan.
The people operating system for a scaling company. Hiring, onboarding, performance, comp and role clarity, set up fast and documented so the team runs without you.
The legal and compliance basics done right and kept light, so you stay covered as you grow without drowning in policy.
Put AI to work across hiring and people ops. Faster screening, sharper decisions, and the guardrails to use it safely.
Behavioural profiling, sharper hiring and stronger leaders, building a high-performing team as you scale.
A senior people partner on tap. Strategy, hiring, the tricky calls and a priority line, without a full-time hire.
Also available: Policy Pack (from $1,500) and the AI for People Leaders workshop (from $2,000). All fees plus GST.
Talentsmith exists because traditional HR becomes a handbrake. Slow, process heavy, and disconnected from the numbers. Growing companies need something leaner.
Founded by Paul Smith, Talentsmith brings deep people and hiring expertise, accredited behavioural profiling, and serious AI fluency. We focus on one thing: building the team that lets your company scale, with the compliance basics handled quietly in the background.
Start with the free Handbrake Scorecard, or book a fixed-fee audit to see where your people setup stands.
Talentsmith Consulting · ABN 90 119 567 849 · Melbourne, Australia