The Job to be done
The objective was to support high-priority hiring across Strategy & Operations (Aug–Dec) and Global HR (Jan–May). A total of 36 positions were successfully filled within this timeframe. The roles ranged from Associate to Senior Manager level, spanning geographies from Azerbaijan to Austria. The hiring demand covered both high-volume and niche, complex searches requiring agile and high-quality delivery.
The Approach
Wolt provided an onboarding for the pplwise Talent Partner to be fully aligned with the culture, ways of working, and values to maintain quality while growing. pplwise shadowed calls with other Talent Partners and hiring managers and quickly embedded into the HQ talent team, earning stakeholder trust through consistency, speed, and delivery quality. Agile hiring solutions were tailored to fit the diverse role requirements, ensuring a balance between volume and quality.
The Talent Partner took a funnel-focused approach to ensure time-to-hire stayed efficient while maintaining high candidate quality standards. Regular check-ins, real-time reporting, and proactive communication helped align with stakeholder expectations across multiple functions and countries.
The Result
36 hires delivered by the pplwise talent partner across two critical business units in under 10 months, with an average time to hire of 50 days and an offer acceptance rate of 94%.
About Wolt
Wolt is a technology company based in Helsinki, focused on making it incredibly easy to discover and get deliveries from top restaurants, grocery stores, and other local businesses. Founded in 2014 and merged with DoorDash in 2022, Wolt has expanded from its start in Helsinki with ten restaurants to serving over 10 million customers in 23 countries and more than 129 cities, alongside 60,000 courier partners and 30,000 restaurant and retail partners.
What our client says
“Hiring across different regions and functions is always a challenge, but our TA Partner made it feel under control from day one. They ramped up fast, built trust with stakeholders quickly, and brought the right mix of speed, structure, and adaptability. Whether it was volume roles or niche searches, they navigated it all with a calm, focused approach that really raised the bar. Having someone that embedded so well into the team made a big difference.”
