How a Public Telecom Enterprise built a global tech team and cut salary costs by 58%

The Challenge: Building a Tech Team with Speed, Innovation, and Long-Term Growth

Our client is a major telecommunications company with more than 11,000 employees across the U.S. They were scaling fast and needed a tech team that could keep up. The vision was big, but their internal teams were at capacity. They needed more people who could contribute right away and help them stay ahead of the work, not constantly chase it.

Here are some challenges they needed to solve, and fast:

A growing backlog

Their Engineering teams were handling a significant workload and growing backlog. To address this, they built and hired a dedicated Software Development team focused on creating automations that would help the Engineering teams work more efficiently.

Hiring locally was slow and expensive

Roles like AI Engineer, Platform Engineer, or Network Engineer require niche skills and fast onboarding.

While the Public Telecom Enterprise had an internal HR team handling their US-based recruitment, they needed a partner who could help them tap into global talent markets with speed and efficiency.

Athyna brought not only deep knowledge of international tech talent pools but also the infrastructure and engagement strategies to hire successfully beyond US borders. This allowed the Public Telecom Enterprise to access specialized skills faster and more cost-effectively than their traditional hiring process could deliver.

Their team needed more than extra hands

They needed professionals who could ramp up quickly, understand complex systems, and add value from the start. They needed a team that could grow with them, not just fill a temporary gap.

Even with so many concerns, the Public Telecom Enterprise trusted Athyna to assemble a high-performing, multi-disciplinary global team that accelerated growth.

The Solution: An Effective Tech Team Ready in Days

Athyna partnered with the Public Telecom Enterprise to build a complete global tech team using a simple, fast, and reliable approach. The best part? Today, we see contract extensions, talent recognition, and team expansion. Let's see all the outcomes:

Fast Matching and Smooth Onboarding

Instead of waiting months, our client received vetted candidates in just a few days — 3 business days on average — which meant no slowdown in hiring and no disruption to the roadmap.

Once onboard, the team integrated quickly into our client's processes and systems. They supported:

• Automation and internal tooling
• AI and machine learning initiatives
• Network engineering and infrastructure
• Cross-functional engineering projects
• Platform and operations work

Talent feedback consistently highlighted how easy it was to collaborate with our client's leadership and how quickly they were trusted with important work.

A Team that Became Part of the Organization

The Public Telecom Enterprise didn't just expand their team. They built a path for long-term growth and stability.

During the first year of working together, Athyna and our client's managers collaborated to introduce tools and practices that would keep performance and retention high: professional development paths, pay bands, performance reviews, and a quarterly bonus program to recognize outstanding work. The focus was clear: keep the team engaged, rewarded, and set up for long-term success.

The Software Development team surpassed the 2025 goal of 3,100 automation hours saved by September. Their impact was clear, and our client expressed their commitment to keep working with this team to continue the momentum.

Results that Show the Impact

Strong performance across every metric

• Time to Endorse (average time from search start to candidate introduction) = 3 days
• Retention = 100%
• Endorsed to Hired (percentage of presented candidates actually hired) = 50%
• Team NPS (talent would recommend our client as a place to work) = 10 out of 10

The Public Telecom Enterprise saved $1,697,760 USD annually by building its team through Athyna. Savings per role ranged between 49% and 65%. These efficiencies gave our client the freedom to invest more in innovation and new technical initiatives.

Milestones that speak for themselves

• One-year anniversaries across the Software Development team
• Commitment to expand their team with Athyna due to strong performance
• Expansion into AI/ML automations with newly added AI Engineers and Network Engineers
• A global team that feels supported, included, and aligned with our client's mission