Our story

Fifteen years of measured growth.

No acquisitions, no hype, no race to the top of a league table. Just one desk at a time, hired by people who understood the work.

The timeline
  1. 2011

    One engineering desk

    Global Rise is founded with a single engineering desk and a rule: every consultant comes from the industry they hire for.

  2. 2013

    Healthcare & finance desks

    Clinicians and former bankers join to lead two new desks. The shortlists change overnight.

  3. 2015

    First international roles

    We place our first cross-border appointments in the Gulf and South-East Asia, learning the compliance the hard way.

  4. 2018

    Twelve sector desks

    Energy, construction, logistics, legal and aviation desks all live. The cross-sector model is complete.

  5. 2020

    Embedded RPO partnerships

    We run dedicated, on-site recruitment pods for enterprise clients — scaling hiring from ten to a thousand.

  6. 2023

    Employer of record goes live

    Full employer-of-record, visa and payroll service across 42 countries. Hire anywhere without an entity of your own.

  7. 2026

    18,400 placements

    One Bhopal HQ coordinating twelve specialist desks, with a 94% twelve-month retention rate across every sector.

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