Where the Microsoft world's remarkable people meet ambitious companies.

Conversational AI to help the hiring process. Companies build a prequalified bench of Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure and Copilot specialists and can hire talent. Specialists set their terms and get found for the work they actually want.

Full-time Contract Freelance Outcome-based
Bench search Example

Specialists across the whole Microsoft stack

Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations Business Central Customer Engagement / CRM Power Platform Power BI & Fabric Azure Infrastructure Azure Data & AI Copilot Studio Dataverse Microsoft 365 & Security D365 Field Service AX / NAV
Two sides, one bench

Pick your side.

For companies

Hire from the bench.

Describe the need in plain English, get a ranked shortlist of prequalified specialists and engage them directly, on whatever terms suit the work.

  • No placement fees. Free to use, no cut of the contract
  • A shortlist in days. Search the whole bench in plain English
  • Scale both ways. Engage when the work lands, release when it ends
How hiring works
For specialists

Get on the bench.

Build one profile, set your rate, your notice period and how you like to be engaged, then let companies find you when the brief fits.

  • Keep every penny. Free to join, with no cut of your rate
  • Found by fit. Matched on your real experience, not keywords
  • Your terms. Day rate or a fixed outcome fee, one-tap availability
How the bench works
What is a virtual bench?

All of the readiness.
None of the payroll.

A virtual bench is a pool of prequalified specialists who already match a company's criteria: the stack, the rate band, the regions, the security requirements, all sitting ready before the need lands.

Companies engage from the bench in days rather than weeks and scale straight back down when the project ends. Specialists stay on the bench between contracts and surface the moment a brief fits, with no agency in the middle.

  • Prequalified up front. Every profile is reviewed before
  • Elastic by design. Scale up and down as the pipeline moves
  • Any length of engagement. Two weeks or two years, same bench
  • Free on both sides. No placement fees
Join the bench
What's different

Search that reads like a conversation.
A CV that fits the job.

Type what you need, the way you'd say it

No boolean strings and no filters to fight with. Describe the role as if you were briefing a recruiter and the bench is searched on meaning, across skills, project history and the CV itself.

A digital CV that aligns to the job

Upload a CV once and it becomes a structured profile. Find a job, save it or enter your own, and 365 aligns your CV to what that role asks for. Download it and apply.

Questions

What everyone asks.

Is this only for Microsoft technology?

Yes, deliberately. Every specialist on the bench works somewhere in the Microsoft ecosystem: Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, Fabric, Copilot and Microsoft 365. A narrow bench is a better bench, with sharper matching and vetting that means something.

What does it cost?

Nothing, right now. 365 Virtual Bench is free for specialists and companies while we open up the bench: profiles, search, contacting specialists and applying for work are all included. There are no placement fees and no cut of anyone's rate.

How is this different from a recruitment agency?

You are not paying a percentage of anyone's contract. It's free to use, and you deal with the specialist directly.

What does "outcome-based delivery" actually mean?

Instead of agreeing a day rate and counting days, you share the engagement, meaning the scope and the result you need, and the specialist quotes for delivering it. Useful for well-defined pieces of work like a data migration, an integration or an upgrade.

How are specialists vetted?

Profiles are reviewed before they reach the bench, and CVs are parsed so that claimed skills line up with actual project history. The Verified badge goes further: our team has seen the specialist's photo ID, confirmed their Microsoft certifications on their Microsoft Learn transcript, and spoken to them. Certifications without that check are marked "Self-declared". Companies see availability, notice period and fee model up front so there are fewer wasted conversations.

Can I hire permanently, or only contract?

Both. The bench covers full-time, part-time, contract, freelance and outcome-based work. The specialist sets what they're open to, and you can filter on it.

When does it open?

The first cohort is forming now. Join the list below and we'll get you in as we open access, with founding-member terms locked in.

Get started

Join the bench.

Every account is reviewed before it goes live, which is what keeps the bench worth searching. Tell us who you are and we'll get you set up.

  • No cut of your rate. Free to join, and no fees on your work
  • Reviewed by a person, not an automated filter
  • You set the terms. Day rate or outcome fee, your notice period, your regions

Create your account

Tell us who you are.

We review every account before it goes live, usually within a working day.

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No spam, and nothing to pay. We'll be in touch when your account is approved.

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