Our mission: to be the best operating system for all things freelancer
From customized freelancer onboarding and compliance taken care of, to automated global payments and streamlined workflow management, our purpose is to give our clients the freedom to focus on what they do best, to reach their highest heights, with the best flexible talent, wherever they find it.
Our founding story
Our vision
Our goal is to be that company that brings our vision to every company in the world.
Highly rated by industry experts
Our credo:
"small" enough to care
big enough to deliver
We promise to remain true to the ethos that allowed us to gain and retain the trust of our first customers, which is ‘small enough to care, big enough to deliver’ .. retaining that true focus on customer centricity no matter how large or successful we get. We promise to never become one of those big companies that become too arrogant to care or listen to their customers.
Our values... meet “ERIC”
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Ethics
We live by the old saying: if you lose a bit of money that’s all you've lost; if you lose your integrity you've lost everything.
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Resilience
We believe that no company can withstand the test of time or is built for the long term without mastering resilience, no matter how mighty and strong they are today.
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Innovation
It's about finding new and better ways to serve our customers, whether via the launch of new platform features, new products altogether or just better service.
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Customer success
Everything we do culminates in helping our customers. By sticking to our values and mission of staying small as we scale, we fulfill our purpose of making our customers more successful.
By the numbers
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Currencies paying out
55+
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Countries acting as AOR
30+
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Platform users
30K+
Our global team
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Nitesh
Customer Support/Service Rep, India TalentDeskBased out of India and with a little over 7 years of professional experience, likes long walks, bike rides, and big movies and anime fan. Has a deep love for nature and mountains, likes to travel. -
Connor
Customer Success Manager, Ireland TalentDeskAn experienced Customer Success Manager who enjoys music festivals, traveling, bad reality TV, and extolling the virtues of being Irish to anyone who will listen!
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Claire
Customer Success Manager, United States TalentDeskWhen I’m not working, I prefer to spend my free time outdoors whether that’s going for a hike in the mountains, tending to my vegetable garden, or biking around the city in search of the next best cup of coffee. -
Jordan
CTO, Spain TalentDeskJordan bas been working in tech development since the late 1990s and has been leading remote teams for the past 8 years. Australian by origin, but based in Europe since 2000 (12 years London, 10 years Barcelona), Jordan is now heading up our engineering team from Spain. Loves cycling, cooking, investing, entrepreneurship and travel.
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Abdi
Payments Manager, United Kingdom TalentDeskLove all things Payments, trying out new cuisines and experiencing immersive and eclectic artistry and music.
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Panos
Technical Architect, Greece TalentDeskI have worked in a range of positions, from researcher for academic institutions to full stack engineer for small startups, from contractor for the public sector, to freelancer for international companies.
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João
Full Stack Engineer, Portugal TalentDeskAn avid techie, thriving amidst computers, coding, and the digital world. A passionate driver, embracing the open road and a person with strong affinity for the gym. -
Sadaf
Quality Assurance Engineer, United Kingdom TalentDeskI am very much passionate about concept of working without borders. On my free time I play lots of sports like Tennis, skiing, and I enjoy traveling and spending time with family.
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Tzanis
Senior Full Stack Engineer, Greece TalentDeskA senior web developer with over 13 years experience, Tzanis is a problem solver able to delve into complex programming tasks with ease. Tzanis works closely with our creative team to develop beautiful and clean UI and is a talented and experienced javascript engineer.
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Anu
Customer Support/Service Rep, India TalentDeskA vivid learner, Cardmaker, Artist and Calligrapher who loves to craft alphabets and colour palettes. I can sit all day making beautiful handmade cards.
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Paddington
Chief Cuddler , United Kingdom TalentDeskBased in our co-working space in London (but working from home on Fridays!), Paddington loves naps, rolling in the grass, and the smell of barbeque. -
William
Senior Full Stack Engineer, United Kingdom TalentDeskWhen I'm not working, I'm probably writing code for something, most likely a game. I'm a big film fan and have an interest in Japanese culture and language. -
Emma
Marketing Executive, Scotland TalentDeskWhen I’m not producing marketing content, I’m usually pursuing other creative hobbies. You’ll often find me at events doing photography, going to the cinema or enjoying live music.
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Xenios
Founder & CEO, United Kingdom TalentDeskOne of the early pioneers of the freelance economy, founding PeoplePerHour.com in 2007, which became one of the largest freelance marketplaces in Europe. On the rare occasion that Xenios is not hosting a BBQ for friends, or cooking, he spends his time indulging in his other passions which include painting, wine tasting, martial arts, or just unwinding in the countryside.
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Aigars
UX/UI Designer, Latvia TalentDeskDesign ninja who crafts beautiful and usable designs that make people lives better. -
George
Full-stack Web developer, Greece TalentDeskIf I am not wondering about the mysteries of the code,
I am wandering to discover our world -
Ella
Junior Payments Specialist, United Kingdom TalentDeskHey, my name is Ella. Payments has always been something that is of interest to me, as there is always something to be doing and no day is the same. I left sixth form and went straight into the industry and have been doing payments for just over 3 and half years. In my spare time, I love to educate myself through reading and I also enjoy going to the gym and socialising.
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Stefani
VP Marketing, United Kingdom TalentDeskI love all things creative but I'm what you would call a right-side / left-side of the brain hybrid, which is why I love Marketing. I enjoy long walks, especially in London parks during Autumn season, and outside of work hours you can usually find me at live music gigs.
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Olivia
Junior Payments Specialist, United Kingdom TalentDeskI love starting my weekday with a 4am workout, then relaxing with a hot chocolate and a good book before work. Outside of work, I’m an avid sneaker collector. I also like graphic design, learning languages, travelling and bad jokes. -
Scott
Platform Team Lead, Scotland TalentDeskA film buff and loves a pint in a dive bar
Leadership team
Xenios Thrasyvoulou
Founder & CEO
Jordan Hammond
CTO
Stefani Thrasyvoulou
VP of Marketing
Investor advisory board
Gavin Patterson
Investor
Gavin Patterson is the President and Chief Revenue Officer of Salesforce. He has served as Chief Executive of the FTSE30 company BT Group from 2013-19. He led the $19.7 billion BT acquisition of EE, launched BT Sport, expanded BT’s cybersecurity practice, and championed BT’s social purpose agenda.
Isaac Oates
Investor & Advisor
Josh March
Investor & Advisor
Josh March is an experienced SaaS entrepreneur who previously founded Conversocial and grew it to $15m ARR, eventually selling the business for $50m. He has been an active advisor for TalentDesk since early 2020.
Sami McCabe
Investor & Advisor
Sami is the Founder and CEO of Clarity PR one of the world's fastest-growing communications agencies, as well as an active angel investor in numerous early-stage technology companies in the UK and US - particularly in the Bay Area where he's based.
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We are hiring
We’re a rapidly growing team, distributed across the world. Wherever you live, if you share our passion and mindset, we’d love to hear from you. Email us at jobs@talentdesk.io