Proven Talent Acquisition + HR Services
Your Embedded Talent & HR Partner — Without the Headcount, Payroll, or Headaches.
We help growth-stage companies attract aligned talent, hire with confidence, and install scalable fully-managed HR systems.
From executive recruiting to compliant onboarding and retention systems, we act as a true extension of your business – solving the people side of growth so you can stay focused on building the rest.
Talent Acquisition
Embedded Recruitment for High-Growth Teams
Functions as your in-house recruiting team — without the overhead. We partner with your leadership to understand the business, develop candidate pipeline, and create sourcing strategies that attract the right talent. Whether you're growing headcount fast or hiring for key leadership roles, we deliver a recruitment engine that evolves with your business.
- ✔Embedded recruiters that act as internal partners
- ✔Detailed sourcing strategy
- ✔Custom-built recruiting workflows & systems
- ✔Active pipeline development & role prioritization
- ✔Advisory on hiring strategy, equity, and process
HR Consultancy
On-Demand HR Built for Scale
Your embedded HR business unit. We handle the full employee lifecycle from onboarding and compliance to culture design and team development. You get senior HR strategy without the headcount, complexity, or cost of building it in-house.
- ✔Embedded fractional HR team
- ✔Employment policies, documentation & compliance
- ✔Scalable onboarding & offboarding systems
- ✔Culture building & retention programs
- ✔Conflict resolution & employee relations
Our Proven Methodology
A proven methodology that ensures successful talent acquisition and long-term partnership success
Discovery & Alignment
Deep dive into your business objectives, culture, and specific talent needs
Strategy Development
Custom talent acquisition strategy with clear timelines and success metrics
Execution & Sourcing
Active candidate sourcing, screening, and presentation of qualified candidates
Integration & Success
We stay engaged beyond the hire supporting onboarding, feedback loops, and long-term talent retention.
Unicorn-powered people ops that scale with you — no headcount headaches, just hiring magic.
We Build the People Side of Your Business—So You Can Build the Rest. Fractional Talent & HR leadership, embedded with care.
Speed to Market
Get up and running in weeks, not months. Our proven systems and processes accelerate your time to value.
Proven Expertise
Benefit from strategies that have been tested and refined across hundreds of successful placements and scaling initiatives.
Scalable Solutions
From seed to Series C and beyond, our systems grow with you. We align with your culture, evolve with your team, and scale hiring as your business expands.
Seamless Integration
Our solutions integrate with your existing HR systems and workflows for maximum efficiency
ATS Systems
Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, BambooHR, and more
HRIS Platforms
Rippling, Gusto, ADP, Paycom integration
Communication
Slack, Teams, email automation systems
Analytics
Custom dashboards and reporting tools
Conor Boland
Co-Founder / Chief Talent Officer
Conor brings 13+ years of experience building and scaling dynamic teams across agency and corporate environments. He co-founded Purple Unicorn to bridge the gap between great talent and the organizations that need it most — and to give growing companies the people infrastructure they rarely have time to build on their own.
He leads our embedded HR practice with a focus on structure, clarity, and accountability: the hiring frameworks, manager support, and people systems that hold up as an organization scales. The work is immersive by design — embedded alongside your leaders rather than delivered from the outside.
Conor has shaped talent caliber at companies like Ford, Amazon, Chewy, and Hitachi — supporting everyone from first-time managers to senior executives navigating complex organizational challenges.
13+ years of talent development experience across agency and corporate environments
Builder of scalable hiring frameworks and culture-first people operations