How Drivvn delivered 50+ hires through RPO

About drivvn.

drivvn is a UK-based automotive eCommerce technology company that builds online sales platforms and digital storefronts for major car manufacturers. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Warwick, the company works with global OEMs including Stellantis, Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo and Audi.

As the business continued to grow, Drivvn launched a new development hub to support product innovation, platform development and long-term expansion. To support this growth, the company required a scalable hiring solution capable of delivering talent across product, engineering, design and QA.

Scaling a new development hub from the ground up.

Launching a new development hub required Drivvn to hire at a pace that would have been difficult to achieve through traditional recruitment methods alone.

The business needed to build capability across several specialist areas while maintaining quality, consistency and alignment with its culture. Hiring demand was ongoing, with multiple vacancies active at any given time and new requirements emerging as the hub continued to grow.

Competition for experienced tech professionals remained high, making it increasingly difficult to attract and secure the right people at the pace required. Drivvn needed a recruitment partner that could operate as an extension of the business, providing the scale, flexibility and market expertise needed to support long-term growth.

Rather than solving a single hiring challenge, the objective was to create a repeatable hiring model capable of supporting the development hub over an extended period.

Delivering an embedded RPO solution.

To support the launch and growth of the development hub, we implemented a fully embedded RPO solution.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, we developed a deep understanding of Drivvn's culture, hiring requirements and long-term objectives. This allowed us to represent the business effectively in the market and create a consistent candidate experience across every role.

As an extension of the internal team, we managed sourcing, candidate engagement, interview coordination, feedback and hiring activity across multiple workstreams simultaneously. This provided Drivvn with the recruitment capacity needed to scale efficiently while maintaining momentum throughout the project.

Regular collaboration and market insight ensured hiring strategies could evolve alongside the needs of the business, helping maintain a steady pipeline of high-quality candidates throughout the partnership.

More than 50 hires delivered in 24 months.

Over a 24-month period, Digital Waffle delivered more than 50 hires across permanent and contract positions, helping Drivvn successfully scale its new development hub.

The hires strengthened key areas of the business and provided the capability needed to support product development, platform delivery and continued growth.

By implementing an embedded RPO solution, Drivvn gained access to a scalable recruitment model that supported both immediate hiring needs and long-term expansion plans.

Key outcomes:

The partnership gave drivvn a scalable recruitment model to build its development hub, support ongoing hiring and maintain quality across multiple specialist teams. Here are the key outcomes:

• More than 50 hires delivered in 24 months
• Embedded RPO solution implemented
• Permanent and contract hiring supported
• Scaled a new development hub
• Supported long-term business growth

"We brought Digital Waffle in to run our hiring through the development hub launch, and they've placed over 50 specialists for us across product, development, design and QA in the two years since. The quality has been consistent throughout, which matters across a stretch that long. They've become the team we go to when we need to hire."

- Director, Drivvn

By embedding ourselves within Drivvn's hiring process, we helped the business scale a new development hub and build the teams needed to support continued growth.

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