Mars Solutions Group

What Mars Solutions Group does

Mars Solutions Group (legal entity MARS IT Corp.) is a privately held talent solutions company founded in 2018 by Rashi Arora Khosla and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company operates a multi-product ecosystem spanning contingent and contract staffing, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), offshore talent hub management (MARS GlobalHubs), AI-powered talent sourcing (MARS TalentFlex), a career re-entry program (MARS Returnship), an employee engagement SaaS platform (Ovation), healthcare workforce solutions, and startup-focused talent and software services (MARS Orbit). The technical backbone is a proprietary Workforce AI capability — predictive fit scoring, bias detection, retention forecasting, and market signal analysis — combined with a 2M+ candidate AI Talent Network and a 3-layer filtration methodology blending AI screening, process precision, and human intuition. The company is WBENC, NMSDC, Disability:IN, and Joint Commission International certified, supporting participation in enterprise supplier diversity programs and regulated healthcare staffing contracts.

Name

Mars Solutions Group

Legal name

MARS IT Corp.

Website

https://marssg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Mars Solutions Group is a privately held Milwaukee-based talent solutions firm that provides AI-augmented staffing, RPO, offshore talent hubs, and employee engagement SaaS to Fortune 500 enterprises and mid-market companies across 18+ industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Process Outsourcing

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise RPO (End-to-End Program Management) (BPACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

RPO Technology, ATS Administration & Recruitment Operations (BPACABAN), Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD), Onsite / Embedded RPO (In-House Recruiter Teams) (BPACABAD)

Keywords

• Staffing and recruitment
• Talent acquisition services
• Recruitment process outsourcing
• AI talent sourcing
• Employee engagement SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Waukesha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contingent & Contract Staffing (TalentFlex): On-demand contingent and contract staffing at enterprise scale. Rapid deployment of vetted professionals across technical, operational, and specialist functions. Subscription-based model with flat monthly fee. Delivers 5-day average time-to-first-submission.
2. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): Full-cycle RPO with embedded MARS talent teams per account. Owns full hiring lifecycle from sourcing strategy to offer management. Drives measurable cost and quality improvements with 40% average cost-per-hire reduction.
3. TalentFlex Subscription Plans: Subscription-based AI sourcing engine with three tiers (Lift-Off, Velocity, Infinity). Flat monthly subscription fees with outcome-focused delivery of matched talent.
4. MARS GlobalHubs: Offshore talent hub services - dedicated delivery centers for tech, data, finance, or operations built, staffed, and managed by MARS. APAC, EMEA & LATAM hub locations with 90-day launch timeline.
5. MARS Healthcare Staffing: Specialized healthcare workforce solutions including travel nurses, allied health, healthcare IT, and administrative leadership. MSP and VMS-compatible programs.
6. Ovation SaaS Platform: Employee engagement SaaS platform generating recurring subscription revenue through real-time pulse surveys, leadership analytics, recognition workflows, and culture benchmarking features.
7. MARS Returnship Program: Career re-entry programs for professionals returning after a break. Structured paid training, mentorship, and enterprise alignment. Helps organizations access experienced talent that traditional hiring models overlook.
8. MARS Orbit: Expert talent and software solutions for startup growth including strategic foundation building and software solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Mars Solutions Group provides end-to-end talent acquisition solutions including direct hire staffing, project-based staffing, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), AI-powered subscription sourcing via MARS TalentFlex, offshore talent hubs via MARS GlobalHubs, healthcare staffing, career re-entry programs via MARS Returnship, and employee engagement SaaS via Ovation. It combines proprietary Workforce AI technology with embedded human talent teams to deliver pre-screened, ranked candidates and manage the full hiring lifecycle for enterprise and mid-market clients.

Product overview

Mars Solutions Group operates as a talent solutions ecosystem rather than a single unified product, comprising multiple specialized platforms and programs. The core offerings include MARS TalentFlex (AI-powered subscription-based talent sourcing with tiered plans: Lift-Off, Velocity, and INFINITY), MARS RPO (full-cycle recruitment process outsourcing), and MARS GlobalHubs (offshore talent hub management). Supporting these are MARS Returnship (career re-entry program), Ovation (employee engagement SaaS platform), MARS Healthcare (healthcare staffing), MARS Orbit (startup talent solutions), and MARS AI-Labs (AI recruitment intelligence). The company also offers MARS TalentFlex as an AI layer using proprietary models for predictive fit scoring, bias detection, and market analysis. Workforce AI provides intelligent talent infrastructure across the platform. The ecosystem is unified through shared AI capabilities, DEI focus, and integrated service delivery across 18+ industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MARS Returnship: Flagship program providing a structured re-entry pathway for professionals returning after a career break with paid training, mentorship, and enterprise alignment.
• MARS TalentFlex
• MARS Healthcare
• MARS Orbit
• Ovation
• MARS GlobalHubs

Products and services

• MARS TalentFlex AI-powered subscription-based talent sourcing platform that delivers 5-8 verified, ranked candidate profiles per role in as low as 72 hours using a 3-layer filtration system combining AI screening, process precision, and human insight. Targets enterprise hiring teams, growth-stage companies, and startups via Lift-Off, Velocity, and INFINITY subscription tiers.
• MARS Returnship Structured career re-entry program offering paid training, mentorship, confidence rebuilding, and enterprise alignment for professionals re-entering the workforce after a career break. Sells cohorts to enterprise clients; 87% of participants secure full-time roles within 90 days.
• Ovation SaaS employee engagement platform that lets organizations measure, manage, and amplify employee engagement with real-time pulse surveys, leadership analytics, recognition workflows, and culture benchmarking. Drives 93% year-two retention of placed candidates.
• MARS RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) Recruitment Process Outsourcing service that embeds MARS talent teams within client operations to own the full hiring lifecycle from sourcing strategy to offer management, with dedicated teams, real-time SLA reporting, and an average 40% reduction in cost-per-hire.
• MARS GlobalHubs Offshore talent hub solution where MARS builds, staffs, and manages dedicated delivery centers for tech, data, finance, or operations in APAC, EMEA, and LATAM. Launches fully operational hubs in 90 days with full compliance and operations management.
• MARS Healthcare Specialized healthcare workforce solutions delivering skilled professionals for travel nursing, allied health, healthcare IT, and administrative leadership roles, with credentialing, compliance management, and compatibility with MSP and VMS programs.
• MARS Orbit Expert talent and software solutions for startups that deliver a strategic foundation for growth and momentum acceleration, including direct hire of senior engineers, product, and operations leaders.
• MARS AI-Labs AI-powered recruitment intelligence providing access to an AI Talent Network of 2M+ passive candidates, the AI Fit Scorecard for cultural and technical benchmarking, and advanced sourcing capabilities for technical and leadership roles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in cost-per-hire across enterprise RPO engagements vs. traditional agency models
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Eightfold AI: AI-native talent intelligence platform providing talent matching, skills inference, and DEI analytics, directly overlapping with MARS Workforce AI predictive fit scoring and AI Talent Network on the technology layer.
• SeekOut: AI sourcing platform with a large passive candidate database and talent analytics, directly overlapping with MARS AI Talent Network of 2M+ passive candidates on tech-enabled candidate sourcing.

Broad incumbents

• Hays: Global professional staffing and recruiting firm covering technology, finance, life sciences, and engineering, comparable to MARS in professional talent placement and RPO service overlap.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing conglomerate operating MSP, RPO (Talent Solutions), and contingent staffing programs, directly comparable to MARS Healthcare, GlobalHubs, and enterprise RPO offerings at scale.
• iCIMS: Established enterprise talent acquisition platform providing ATS, CRM, and candidate engagement, overlapping with MARS where TalentFlex INFINITY integrates with customer ATS/HRIS systems and on broader TA workflows.
• Robert Half International: Established professional staffing firm specializing in finance, accounting, technology, and administrative placements, comparable to MARS in direct hire and project-based staffing across enterprise and mid-market.

Direct peers

• Cielo: Pure-play enterprise RPO provider offering end-to-end recruitment outsourcing to Fortune 500 clients, comparable to MARS on service model, target customer (CHROs/TA leaders), and outcome-based ROI claims.
• Randstad Sourceright: RPO and MSP division of Randstad, the world's largest staffing company, competing head-to-head with MARS in enterprise recruitment outsourcing and managed service provider programs.
• Alexander Mann Solutions: Independent global RPO provider serving enterprise clients across multiple industries with end-to-end recruitment outsourcing, directly comparable to MARS RPO and TalentFlex offerings.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a sizeable RPO and talent advisory practice, directly competing for enterprise RPO mandates against MARS with similar end-to-end outsourcing positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MARS_SGCorp

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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