What TQ Solutions does

TQ Solutions (legal entity TQSolutions (Aust) Pty Ltd) is an Australian talent consulting and people solutions firm founded in 2008 by Gareth Flynn and headquartered in Melbourne. The firm serves transforming organisations — predominantly large Australian enterprises with selective global engagements — across the full talent lifecycle: workforce strategy and operating model design, Employer Value Proposition (EVP) and employer brand development, talent technology selection and implementation, flexible talent acquisition and HR delivery, talent intelligence and labour market research, and training and capability uplift.

The firm's IP rests on three proprietary frameworks: the Talent Maturity Model (now v3.0, co-created with industry in 2017, assessing 8 dimensions of talent practice maturity and hosted as a self-assessment on Qualtrics), the 5-Dimension EVP Model branded 'Belief Beyond Reason', and the global 6R Talent Strategy Model (Review, Recruit, Rotate, Refresh, Retain, Release). TQ operates a vendor-agnostic model across the talent technology stack, maintaining relationships with ATS, CRM, survey and sourcing platforms including SmartRecruiters, Phenom, PageUp, Clinch, Cornerstone, SAP SuccessFactors, Qualtrics, HireEZ, and LinkedIn Talent Insights. Its stated technical differentiator is the practitioner experience of its consultants, most of whom have 15-25+ years in-house experience in talent acquisition, HR, and employer branding.

The business runs a virtual-first, primarily senior practitioner model of 11-50 staff. Revenue is generated across five service streams via multiple commercial structures: on-demand hourly engagements with no minimum spend; fixed-cost 'Squad Solutions' as an alternative to RPO; time-and-materials, fixed-fee, or milestone-based strategic consulting projects; multi-year training programmes; and talent intelligence research delivered on an hourly basis. Client relationships are described as multi-year (one named client relationship of nearly a decade) and span enterprise customers including Bupa, Coles, Worley, NRMA, Culture Amp, ANZ, KPMG, Deloitte, PwC, Crown Resorts, and Anglicare WA. The firm does not disclose revenue, has no external funding, and operates as a privately held, founder-led entity with no parent company.

Name

TQ Solutions

Legal name

TQSolutions (Aust) Pty Ltd

Website

https://tqsolutions.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TQ Solutions is an Australian talent consulting and people solutions firm that helps transforming organisations with workforce strategy, EVP and employer brand design, talent technology advisory, and flexible talent acquisition and HR delivery across Australia and selective global engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Management Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Management & Workforce Planning Consulting (BPAHAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD), Learning Management (LMS) & Talent Development (BPACAPAG), Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Training (EDABAIAA)

Keywords

• Talent consulting services
• Employer branding advisory
• Talent acquisition outsourcing
• HR consulting services
• Workforce strategy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for talent strategy, operating model design, employer branding, and talent technology advisory. Delivered through discovery, design phases, workshops, stakeholder interviews, surveys and technology reviews. Projects scoped with time and fee estimates, delivered on time and materials or fixed fee/milestone basis.
2. Talent Acquisition Solutions: Flexible talent acquisition support including on-demand hourly consulting, Squad Solutions (fixed-cost alternatives to RPO), Executive Search research and mapping, and Sourcing-as-a-Service. On-demand model offers pay-as-you-go with no minimum spend and adaptable to changing requirements.
3. HR Solutions: On-demand HR consulting services covering performance frameworks, leadership coaching, workplace compliance, industrial relations, change management, and wellbeing support. Delivered by HR consultants with 15+ years experience.
4. Talent Intelligence: Data-driven talent intelligence and labour market research services including labour market analysis, talent mapping, competitor analysis, and candidate preference research. Billed on an hourly commercial model with pay-as-you-go structure.
5. Training and Development: Skills training and development programs covering Hiring Manager Capability, Recruitment Foundations, Leadership Evolved, and Employer Brand Strategy. Delivered as fixed price engagements tailored to client learning and delivery needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TQ Solutions is a talent consulting and people solutions firm that advises enterprises on talent strategy, employer branding, talent technology selection and implementation, and provides outsourced talent acquisition, HR support, talent intelligence research, and training. The firm delivers strategic consulting projects plus flexible on-demand and outsourced solutions using proprietary frameworks (Talent Maturity Model, 5D EVP Model, 6R Talent Strategy Model) and vendor-agnostic technology advisory.

Product overview

TQ Solutions is a talent consulting and people solutions business offering strategic advisory and outsourced hiring/HR solutions. The portfolio consists of two main service lines: Strategic Consulting (covering Talent Strategy and Operating Model, Employer Brand and Experience, and Talent Technology and Innovation) and People Solutions (covering Talent Acquisition, HR Solutions, Talent Intelligence, and Training and Development). The company also offers a proprietary Talent Maturity Diagnostic tool (Version 3.0) that organizations can use for self-assessment. All offerings are delivered through experienced consultants with in-house backgrounds, using various commercial models including on-demand hourly, fixed-price Squad Solutions, and time-and-materials approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Talent Strategy and Operating Model Consulting Strategic consulting service that helps organizations identify talent strategy challenges, optimize talent operating models, and build transformation roadmaps aligned with business strategy. Delivered through discovery, design phases, workshops, stakeholder interviews, surveys and technology reviews.
• Employer Brand and Experience Consulting End-to-end employer branding service covering EVP research and strategy, creative design, activation, and advocacy programs using TQ's proprietary 'Belief Beyond Reason' 5-Dimension methodology.
• Talent Technology and Innovation Consulting Advisory service helping organizations navigate talent technology ecosystems, develop technology strategies, evaluate vendors (SmartRecruiters, Clinch, PageUp, Phenom), and implement ATS/CRM solutions.
• Talent Acquisition Solutions Flexible, on-demand talent acquisition support including hourly consulting, Squad Solutions (fixed-cost project teams), Executive Search, and Sourcing-as-a-Service offerings.
• HR Solutions On-demand HR consulting covering engagement and performance frameworks, workplace compliance, industrial relations, change management, and workforce design.
• Talent Intelligence Data-driven talent research and labor market intelligence services including talent mapping, competitor analysis, and sourcing strategy using tools like LinkedIn Talent Insights and HireEZ.
• Training and Development Skills training solutions covering Hiring Manager Capability, Recruitment Foundations, Leadership Evolved, and Employer Brand Strategy modules, delivered by experienced practitioners on a fixed-price basis.
• Talent Maturity Diagnostic (Version 3.0) Proprietary self-assessment diagnostic tool assessing 8 dimensions of talent practice maturity across organizational mindset and operating model enablers. Hosted on Qualtrics platform and available as a free public-facing diagnostic.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced time to fill from 20+ days to 6 days for volume hiring processes
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• SmartRecruiterscoreTechnology or IntegrationTQ Solutions supports SmartRecruiters implementations and optimisation. Sara Payne is a certified SmartRecruiter implementation consultant. TQ provides ATS realignment services including system configuration to work with new processes and operating rhythms.
• PhenomcoreTechnology or IntegrationTQ Solutions recommended Phenom People as preferred partner for Coles Group's high-volume hiring technology solution. Sarah Fennessy is an accredited Phenom power user. TQ supports Phenom implementations and configuration optimisation.
• PageUpsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTQ Solutions supports PageUp ATS platform configuration, systems optimisation, and process mapping. Part of their talent technology advisory and implementation services.
• ClinchsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTQ Solutions supports Clinch platform solutions as part of their talent technology and recruitment marketing capabilities.
• QualtricscoreTechnology or IntegrationTQ Solutions licenses Qualtrics to run survey solutions including the Talent Maturity Model self-assessment. The platform is used for all survey-based diagnostics and assessments.
• SAP SuccessFactorscoreTechnology or IntegrationTQ Solutions worked with Coles Group on SAP SuccessFactors implementation, providing consulting for re-designing high-volume hiring processes following the implementation.
• CornerstonesupportingTechnology or IntegrationTQ Solutions supports Cornerstone platform expertise including HR tech project management, process mapping, and systems configuration as part of their talent technology advisory services.
• HireEZsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTQ Solutions utilizes HireEZ as part of their talent intelligence and sourcing tools for talent mapping and research services.
• LinkedIn Talent InsightssupportingTechnology or IntegrationTQ Solutions utilizes LinkedIn Talent Insights as a data source for talent intelligence and labour market research services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercer: Global consulting leader in health, wealth and career, with significant talent and workforce consulting practices. Comparable in EVP, talent strategy and workforce transformation offerings, but with multinational delivery and proprietary data assets.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm specializing in talent management, executive search, and workforce strategy. Overlaps with TQ's Talent Strategy, Operating Model and EVP practices but at significantly larger scale.
• Hays: Global recruitment and workforce solutions firm with substantial Australian operations across talent acquisition, RPO and consulting. Larger scale, broader geographic footprint, and overlapping enterprise customers make it the dominant direct competitor in ANZ.
• Randstad Sourceright: Global RPO and managed services provider within Randstad, focused on enterprise talent acquisition outsourcing. Competes directly for the same enterprise transformation and outsourced TA RFPs as TQ.

Direct peers

• Talent International: Australia-based recruitment and talent solutions firm offering contingent staffing, permanent placement and talent consulting. Comparable in size and APAC footprint with similar mix of on-demand and project-based delivery.
• Robert Walters: International professional recruitment and talent solutions firm with strong ANZ presence in white-collar and executive hiring plus talent consulting. Overlapping services in talent acquisition, employer brand and HR advisory.
• PeopleScout: Global RPO and total talent solutions provider offering enterprise RPO, MSP and talent advisory. Direct competitor for TQ's 'Squad Solutions' alternative-to-RPO and on-demand TA offerings.
• Hudson: ANZ-headquartered talent solutions provider offering recruitment, talent management and RPO services. Closest regional peer to TQ given overlapping service lines (TA outsourcing, HR consulting, talent advisory) and Australian enterprise customer overlap.

Emerging players

• FutureFit AI: Skills-based workforce transformation and talent intelligence platform/consultancy. Adjacent peer given TQ's 6R skills-based model and talent intelligence offerings, but FutureFit AI operates as a tech-enabled platform rather than pure advisory.

Regional players

• Chandler Macleod: Australia-based recruitment, talent management and workforce solutions provider (part of Recruit Holdings). Comparable ANZ footprint and mix of contingent staffing, RPO and HR consulting services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 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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