Horizontal Talent

Horizontal Talent is a privately-held, minority-owned professional services firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company specialises in connecting organisations with skilled professionals through flexible talent solutions including contract, contract-to-hire and direct hire options. Horizontal Talent delivers holistic, innovative recruitment and staffing services tailored to technology, business strategy, creative and marketing needs, supported by robust AI-enabled recruitment teams and in-house subject matter experts. With more than 2,100 global employees, the company operates as a people-powered, technology-driven and solutions-focused organisation.

Horizontal Talent's core recruitment specialisations span information technology, digital marketing and creative services, and business strategy. In IT, the company supports organisations in modernising and scaling business-critical technology across cloud infrastructure, enterprise development, SAP services, data and digital delivery. The digital, marketing and creative division accelerates transformation through expertise in product management, UX research, UI design, content, front-end development and marketing communications. The business strategy team guides clients through portfolio and project management, organisational readiness, change management and agile team development.

The company maintains a global presence across 10 offices, with four locations in the United States and six across India, Malaysia and Australia. In the US, Horizontal Talent operates from its Minneapolis headquarters alongside offices in Chicago, Denver and Dallas. Internationally, the company serves clients from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Vadodara in India, with additional offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Melbourne, Australia. Clients choose Horizontal Talent for its global reach combined with local expertise, end-to-end service offerings, custom blended solutions and recognition as a top 2% staffing firm worldwide, complemented by multiple industry certifications and awards.