What to Expect from First Hire
The full First Hire timeline, time commitment, price, and what happens once the six months are up.
First Hire is a six-month engagement to scope, train, and run up to three fully managed Handlers. This is what it actually involves, week by week.
The timeline
- 20% deposit. The engagement begins. If you’ve completed Discovery within the last 30 days, that $6,000 is credited here.
- Week 1 — Scope. Handle’s team sits with yours, looks at how the work actually runs, and writes (or finalises) the job descriptions for up to three Handlers.
- Weeks 2–4 — Build & trial. Handlers go live on real work. You see results before the remaining payment is due.
- Remaining payment due, once the trial has proven value.
- Remaining 5 months — included. Full-time Handler capacity, fully managed by Handle, at no additional cost.
Time commitment
About four weeks of active involvement up front — sitting in the scoping session, reviewing the trial. After that, roughly 30 minutes a week while Handle keeps managing your Handlers.
Price
$30,000 upfront.
What happens after the six months
At the six-month mark, choose Standard capacity for each Handler or Enterprise for reserved capacity and a shared capacity pool. Add the Managed Handler service to either plan and Handle keeps building and tuning the processes and integrations. Or take over management with your team. See ongoing pricing for capacity and service details.
Skipping Discovery
You don’t have to do Discovery first. If you already have a clear brief for what you want to hand off, book an intake call and start directly with Week 1.