Client Story: Strategic Location Intelligence: How Horsefly Revolutionized Global Talent Acquisition for a Largescale Global RPO

A global RPO provider serving the financial services sector transformed their talent acquisition strategy with Horsefly Analytics, successfully pivoting recruitment locations and establishing new talent hubs through data-driven market intelligence.

The Situation  

• Needed to recruit senior tax operations professionals in Edinburgh (10-12 positions)

• Required complete payroll team build in Budapest

• Faced limited data availability in Hungarian market

• Sought deep market insights for multiple locations

• Targeted early 2025 recruitment goals 

Horsefly Delivered 

• Comprehensive talent mapping across UK financial hubs

• Skill adjacency analysis in financial operations

• Salary and cost of living benchmarking

• Target organization identification

• Multi-dimensional market intelligence

Horsefly's platform transformed our approach to location strategy and talent identification. The depth of data allowed us to make confident decisions about geographical pivots and skill targeting, resulting in significant cost savings and successful team building in challenging markets.

- Global Operations Director, Leading RPO Provider

The Impact 

• Successfully pivoted recruitment from Edinburgh to Glasgow

• Achieved cost savings through strategic location choice

• Expanded candidate pool through skill-adjacent roles

• Built complete payroll team in Budapest

• Accessed untapped talent sources

• Optimized recruitment strategy through data insights