Exceptional design talent. Flexible capacity.
Hire product designers, UX researchers, and design specialists from Turtle's global design talent network. Embedded direct hire or specialist support when you need it.
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Companies we've helped with design talent and capacity
Designers helping designers
Turtle was founded by designers. For more than a decade, we have built and supported product design teams for ambitious companies around the world.
Our global talent network gives us reach across disciplines, seniority levels, regions, and working models, while our experience running design programs means we understand what actually makes someone successful once they are inside the team.
Ways we bring talent
Embedded capacity
Designers embedded with your team for as long as the work needs them.
Direct hire
We source, evaluate, and help you hire design talent that becomes part of your team permanently.
Specialist and surge support
Research, brand, operations, motion, or other specialist capability for a specific need or moment.
Why Turtle
4/400
Our quality bar. Every designer we bring you has four years of relevant experience or 400 hours working under a Turtle design lead.
Global design talent network
A studio-vetted network built over more than a decade, so we can match a real person to the shape of the work quickly.
Capability Matching
Product, research, brand, operations, and other design capabilities matched to what the team actually needs, not what happens to be on the bench.
Flexible engagement
Embed a designer, hire someone permanently, or bring in specialist support. Turtle supports different engagement models, not just extra capacity.
How it works
Understand what you need
Roles, capabilities, seniority, timing, and team context. We start with the shape of the work.
Meet studio-vetted talent
Designers we know and trust, selected for the shape of the work in your team.
Embed and adapt
Bring in the right people and change the mix as your needs evolve.
Enterprise programs
We build and run design programs for global product organizations across disciplines and regions.
Turtle rapidly scaled design capacity for Glassdoor, embedding designers across B2B and consumer products, then returning for focused teams and vision work.
Talent
8+
Teams
3
Years
2
Turtle provides design capacity across Tempo’s product and marketing teams, adapting between embedded, part-time and on-demand support as needs change.
Talent
8+
Teams
2
Years
4
Turtle scaled design capacity across TELUS, placing 30+ people across eight teams and adapting support to the needs of each organization.
Talent
30+
Teams
8
Years
3
Roles we fill
Product Designer
UX Researcher
Content Designer
Brand Designer
Motion Designer
Design Ops Manager
Product Strategist
Frontend Developer
Design Recruiter
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