INTERNATIONALLY LED · CAIRO-BASED · AI-ENABLED

Build better teams.
Redesign how work gets done.

Onboard Cairo helps global businesses access high-calibre Cairo talent and redesign teams around AI, automation and human expertise.

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Talent where capability matters. Transformation where the model itself must change.

WHAT WE DO

Two arms. One clear offer.

Onboard Cairo is a talent and transformation company built in Cairo for global businesses.

ARM 1 Talent

High-Calibre Offshore Talent

We source, assess, employ and support exceptional Cairo-based professionals who become genuine extensions of our clients' teams.

FinanceTechnologyMarketingOperationsCustomer

Define→Source→Assess→Onboard→Support

ARM 2 Transformation

AI & Workforce Transformation

We review process-heavy functions, redesign the future-state team, implement AI and automation, and build the human layer around it.

ReviewRedesignAutomateBuildOperate

Map→Classify→Design→Implement→Improve

HOW IT WORKS

From business need to better operating model.

Clients can enter through either arm. We keep the process simple and commercially focused.

Identify

Understand the role, team or business problem.

Assess

Evaluate talent or map the existing function.

Design

Decide what remains human, what AI supports and what can be automated.

Build

Recruit the people and implement the operating model.

Improve

Support performance and continuously refine the model.

WHY ONBOARD CAIRO

A more thoughtful model than traditional outsourcing.

We focus on the quality of the people, the quality of the operating model, and the judgement required to combine humans and AI responsibly.

High-calibre talent

Professional capability, strong English, sound judgement and international client readiness.

Assessment-led hiring

Structured testing across skills, communication, ethics, AI literacy, information security and practical reasoning.

End-to-end support

From defining the need to onboarding, performance development, transformation and continuous improvement.

WHO IT'S FOR

Built for businesses that need better talent or a better way of working.

Growing SMEs

Businesses that need strong professionals without equivalent local employment cost or lengthy recruitment cycles.

Process-heavy organisations

Teams of 5–10+ people doing repetitive, rules-based or data-led work that may be restructured around AI.

Global businesses

Leadership teams seeking scalable professional delivery from Cairo with clear standards, oversight and communication.

ILLUSTRATIVE CASE STUDIES

Two examples. Two different client problems.

ARM 1 · TALENT

A growing accounting firm needs another accountant.

The firm needs qualified capability but local hiring cost and recruitment time are becoming difficult to justify.

Need: Qualified or part-qualified accounting support
Work: Reconciliations, reporting, bookkeeping review, VAT and month-end support
Onboard solution: Source, assess and employ a Cairo-based accountant integrated into the firm's team
Outcome: Faster access to talent, lower cost and scalable support

ARM 2 · TRANSFORMATION

An eight-person claims operations team needs redesigning.

The organisation has repetitive, rules-based work with decisions informed by structured data and wants to reduce cost responsibly with AI.

Need: Reduce cost, increase throughput and retain human judgement
Work: Intake, document review, validation, scoring, routing and escalation
Onboard solution: Task-level review, AI workflow design and a lean Cairo team for exceptions and quality
Outcome: Leaner operating model, faster processing and human judgement retained where it matters

ABOUT US

International experience. Local understanding.

Global experience. Cairo capability. One operating standard.

FOUNDER & CEO

Sarah Thomas

British executive with 20 years of experience across the UK, Middle East and US, including large global investment banks.

OPERATIONS LEAD

Hazem Nassef

Egyptian fintech executive with 20 years of experience across international businesses, including US global public companies.

START WITH THE BUSINESS PROBLEM

Do you need talent, or does the way your team works need to change?

Tell us the challenge. We’ll help determine whether the right next step is exceptional Cairo talent, workforce redesign, or both.

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