Haystack

Product & Delivery

Hire Project Managers

Hire project managers who deliver complex programmes on time.

90% match
Vetted
Olivia Martinez

Olivia Martinez

Senior Project Manager

San Francisco, USA

ai_summary6 yrs shipping production-grade project manager work. Strong on Planning & Risk management.

Planning68%
Risk management52%
Stakeholder management72%
Agile65%

6+

Years

$185k

Expects

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3

Markets

UK · DE · US

24h

First shortlist

from kick-off call

14–21

Days to hire

median across roles

Tailored

Typical mid pay (UK)

Why Haystack

The fastest way to hire project managers without the agency tax.

Project managers orchestrate the moving parts that turn plans into delivered programmes - across teams, vendors and timelines.

Haystack matches you with technical project managers across product, infrastructure and transformation work.

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92% match
Vetted
Jonas Krüger

Jonas Krüger

Lead Project Manager

Frankfurt, Germany
Planning81%
Risk management95%
Stakeholder management74%
Agile84%

8+

Years

€92k

Expects

<2h

Response

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90% match
Vetted
Olivia Martinez

Olivia Martinez

Senior Project Manager

San Francisco, USA
Stakeholder management75%
Agile81%
Waterfall76%
Vendor management78%

6+

Years

$185k

Expects

<2h

Response

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90% match
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Ethan Nguyen

Ethan Nguyen

Lead Project Manager

New York, USA
Waterfall60%
Vendor management64%
Planning52%
Risk management53%

9+

Years

$210k

Expects

<2h

Response

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88% match
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Maya Patel

Maya Patel

Staff Project Manager

Austin, USA
Planning78%
Risk management79%
Stakeholder management76%
Agile78%

5+

Years

$155k

Expects

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Response

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92% match
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Marcus Johnson

Marcus Johnson

Staff Project Manager

Seattle, USA
Stakeholder management58%
Agile64%
Waterfall58%
Vendor management51%

11+

Years

$230k

Expects

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Response

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88% match
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Amelia Hughes

Amelia Hughes

Staff Project Manager

London, UK
Waterfall67%
Vendor management62%
Planning48%
Risk management53%

7+

Years

£82k

Expects

<2h

Response

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What strong project managers ship with

3 core · 3 nice to have

Core stack

PlanningRisk managementStakeholder management

Nice to have

AgileWaterfallVendor management

Where the talent lives

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Blueprint

Hiring through Haystack takes days, not months

A repeatable five-step playbook our employers run for every role.

  1. 01

    30-min kick-off

    Day 0

    We capture the brief, scorecard and salary band. No long forms.

  2. 02

    Matches in 24h

    Day 1

    A curated shortlist of vetted candidates lands in your dashboard.

  3. 03

    Interview rounds

    Day 2–10

    We handle scheduling. You focus on the conversation.

  4. 04

    Offer & references

    Day 10–14

    We support both sides through offer and reference checks.

  5. 05

    Onboard

    Day 14–21

    Structured ramp template so your new hire ships in week one.

92%

Offer acceptance

Because every candidate has already aligned on level, comp and working pattern before you meet, project manager offers via Haystack are accepted 92% of the time.

Leading tech employers use Haystack to hire world-class candidates

Answer Digital

"For anyone in the industry struggling with tech hiring and finding those really niche candidates, I'd highly recommend using Haystack. Ultimately Haystack helped us find great candidates that we couldn't find anywhere else."

Jonny Hiles

Jonny Hiles

Talent Acquisition Lead

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Leonardo

"Working with Haystack has helped us widen our brand, it's helped us recruit great people, and it's been an easy thing to do. When we think about our candidate experience and the experience of people in my team, I want that rounded experience and that's what we've seen with Haystack."

Craig Drysdale

Craig Drysdale

VP Talent & Engagement

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PayPoint

"I'm really impressed with the candidates that I'm finding on Haystack, I'm looking at them and thinking, 'wow, this looks like a great engineer'. We made multiple hires in our first year. It's been a really nice way to hire tech talent, with a very unique approach."

Marek Kafar

Marek Kafar

Senior IT Recruiter

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