About Plain Scaling
A specialist workforce partner built for financial services and consulting.
Why Plain Scaling exists
Plain Scaling was founded by Robbie Hoare to help organisations scale delivery capability more effectively.
With nearly 20 years of experience scaling start-ups and consulting teams, Robbie recognised that traditional recruitment models often struggle to support complex transformation programmes.
Plain Scaling combines embedded recruitment, specialist programme expertise and flexible workforce solutions to help organisations build and scale high-performing teams.
Our approach
We work as a genuine partner — not a supplier. That means understanding your business, your programmes and your constraints before proposing solutions. It means being honest about what we can and can't do. And it means staying accountable for the outcomes we commit to.
Our commercial model is designed to flex with your needs. Whether you need a single specialist, a full delivery pod, or an embedded recruitment function, we structure our engagement around your objectives — not our margin.
Robbie Hoare
Founder, Plain Scaling
With nearly 20 years’ experience helping start-ups, consultancies and financial services organisations scale, he launched Plain Scaling to provide a smarter, more flexible alternative to traditional recruitment models.
Today he connects clients with experienced consultants across digital, data, AI and regulatory transformation, drawing on a career built in consulting and specialist recruitment supporting large-scale change programmes.
Ready to Scale Your Workforce?
Get in touch to discuss how Plain Scaling can help your business grow with the right talent at the right time.