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    WORKFORCE DESIGN FOR THE AI ERA

    Get More Work Done. Without Another Full-Time Hire.

    We redesign your workflows around AI, recruit and vet skilled part-time professionals, then help them become productive with the right tools and 60 days of hands-on support.

    Your business needs more capacity. The work is there, but another full-time salary may be hard to justify. And hiring a freelancer on your own can turn into weeks of interviews, disappointing work samples and time spent checking every assignment.

    Integral Workforce helps you solve the whole problem. We examine the work, determine what people and AI should each do, recruit someone who fits the redesigned role and help the arrangement work after the contract is signed.

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    Design the workFind the personEquip with AISupport for 60 daysManage when needed

    AI, PEOPLE OR BOTH

    Three Ways to Get the Work Done.

    AI Agent. Need a defined task handled by AI? We can build and configure an agent for your business. Starting at $1,000 for a scoped installation.

    Human Professional. Need reliable judgment, coordination or ongoing hands-on work? We help define the role and recruit a capable part-time professional.

    Human + AI Team. Need the person and the AI tools working together? We design, equip and support the combined workflow.

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    GROWTH CHANGES THE STAFFING QUESTION

    You Need More Capacity. Another Full-Time Position May Be More Than You Need.

    A marketing calendar has fallen behind. Lead follow-up is inconsistent. The founder's inbox has become a second job. Project updates depend on someone remembering to ask. Each problem is important enough to fix, but perhaps none calls for a new 40-hour position.

    So work gets absorbed by people who are already busy. Or the founder hires an inexpensive contractor, provides loose instructions and hopes the person figures it out. When output disappoints, the manager takes the work back.

    There is a better sequence: understand the work, design the workflow, choose the tools, then decide who to hire and for how many hours.

    ONE INTEGRATED SERVICE

    The Right Work. The Right Mix of People and AI.

    Design the work. We map the tasks, handoffs, deadlines and quality standards. We identify what needs human judgment and what can be simplified, automated or supported by AI.

    Find the person. We manage sourcing, interviews and practical work samples through your Upwork company account, using a role-specific assessment instead of relying on polished profiles or interview confidence.

    Equip and onboard. We configure appropriate tools, document the workflow and help the selected contractor learn your standards. During the first 60 days, we coach performance, check outcomes and make targeted improvements.

    Manage the operation. When you have several contractors and AI-enabled workflows, our fractional operations service can coordinate work, monitor quality and report progress so management does not come back to the founder by default.

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    COMMON ROLES, REDESIGNED

    Start With the Business Function That Needs Help.

    Each role is a part-time human professional supported by a practical toolkit of AI capabilities. The person remains responsible for judgment, quality, communication and completed work.

    The weekly hours shown on each role page are starting configurations. We set the actual workload after reviewing your process.

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    WHY FOUNDERS ARE RETHINKING THE TEAM

    The Pressure to Hire Smarter Is Growing.

    71% of surveyed leaders at U.S. companies with 10–99 employees planned to increase freelance hiring in the following three months. Source: Upwork Research Institute, Q1 2026, n=195.

    65% of surveyed SMEs already using generative AI reported improved employee performance. Source: OECD, 2025, more than 5,000 SMEs across seven countries.

    14% of surveyed U.S. small businesses said AI was fully integrated into core operations. Source: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices, 2026, n=1,256 program participants.

    73% of the same Goldman Sachs respondents wanted additional AI training and implementation resources. Source: Goldman Sachs, 2026.

    These are findings from different studies and populations. They indicate direction and demand, not an expected result for your company.

    THE BUSINESS CASE

    Buy the Work You Need. Measure What It Costs to Produce.

    Consider a recurring function requiring 15 hours of specialist work each week. At an illustrative $35 an hour, a U.S. contractor costs $27,300 a year. At an illustrative $16 an hour, an overseas contractor costs $12,480 for the same 15 hours.

    Add a $1,800 annual allowance for AI tools and a one-time $4,500 Integral Workforce deployment. The modeled first-year cost is $18,780, compared with $27,300. That is an illustrative difference of $8,520, or about 31% before marketplace fees, extra management expense and differences in quality.

    AI may also reduce the hours required, but we measure that after the workflow is running. A 15-hour contractor is not automatically equivalent to a 40-hour employee.

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    Your actual economics depend on the role, rate, workflow, quality standards and the total cost of management.

    WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT

    Better Hiring Starts Before You Post the Job.

    For more than 25 years, Integral's founder has worked with business leaders on organizational performance. For 13 years, he has hired and worked with professionals through Upwork. Integral also builds AI-enabled software and agentic workflows.

    Those capabilities come together in one engagement. We can tell whether the role has been designed well, determine which tasks AI should support, assess the worker against the job they will perform and help the client manage the first two months.

    The goal is dependable output with less hiring risk and less founder supervision.

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    TWO WAYS TO WORK WITH US

    Install One Role. Or Let Us Help Run the Team.

    AI Workforce Deployment | Typically $3,500–$5,000 per role. Our $4,500 flagship engagement covers one role, workflow design, tool configuration within an agreed scope, recruiting and vetting, onboarding and structured 60-day support.

    Fractional Workforce Management | From $2,000/month. Ongoing oversight for defined groups of contractors and AI workflows. We review execution, coach performance, handle agreed escalations and improve the operating process.

    Contractor wages, marketplace charges and software subscriptions are paid separately. Custom software engineering is quoted when needed.

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    THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT STAFFING

    Before You Hire Again, Read These.

    Before You Hire Another Full-Time Employee, Redesign the Work

    Discover why the job description should be the last step in designing a position.

    Read article

    The Case for Outsourcing: Why Growing Companies Are Hiring Globally

    Learn how part-time global talent can expand capacity, and what must go right for it to work.

    Read article

    The Hybrid Workforce: How Humans and AI Agents Work Together

    See what agents should do, what people should control and how to measure the combination.

    Read article
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    Frequently Asked Questions

    The Next Person You Hire Should Be Set Up to Succeed.

    Tell us what work needs attention. We will help you decide how to design it, which capabilities to automate and what sort of person the job needs.

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